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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 1h

Haha! But those interviews were so valuable. Maybe next time you go to bed occasionally… and you delegate some interviews to other greeny comms people?
We’re stronger together (and better rested 😜)

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 14h

It’s so relieving to have 3 leaders now in the GP who really get authentic comms and how effective it can be!

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 14h

The power of effective comms:

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15h

Nearly 3000 new members in the 24 hours since the Party Political Broadcast.

Extraordinary.

Hope is returning. 💚🚀

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 16h

www.nebriefing.org

Check if your MP is attending the National Emergency Briefing - experts laying out situation across climate, food, health, security and more.

If they haven't confirmed, email them to ask.
MPs need a push from their constituents to get them there.

www.nebriefing.org

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 22h

Must-read thread: Why both sides are trying to take over your imagination. Dreaming of a sustainable future is a big part of how we make it come true.

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 1d

Has anyone else been dealing with some serious headline whiplash recently?

Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!

So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 1d

🔴BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted an interview on the flagship BBC show after being elected, or during his party conference

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll be talking at the Carbon accounting Alliance today about the step change that this industry is so long overdue for.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 1d

Nice work! Great to have you with us 💚

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 1d

Good choice. Great to have you here! 💚

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 1d

Extended Producer Responsibility. Sounds like a pretty dull bit of legislation, right?

But TLDR> It could make the greenest choice also the cheapest choice. Now you're interested, yes?! Read on...

Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 1d

Who pays the cost of packaing?

As of last week, larger company that import or supply packaging in the UK must now pay fees under Extended Producer Responsibility.

What is EPR and how what impact could it have?

#GreenSky #EPR #recycling #packaging

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Mandoline, yes there are plans to film the briefing and then release a documentary, so the public can hear what the MPs and leaders at the breifing heard.
We'll post details of the film as soon as know dates / channels etc.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 4d

Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 3d

Went to my first canvassing day, there was homemade curry, samosas, homemade cakes and tea. Above and beyond!

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 3d

Get yourself to a meeting, or a canvassing day, or leafleting. Or, if there’s nothing going on in your local area - you could organise a meet up yourself. That way you get to choose the type of cake.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s go for by bonfire night.

The anniversary of stopping rouge forces trying to enflame our parliament - seems vaguely appropriate.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3d

"The system that has caused such destruction of nature is the same system that rips us apart from each other." - @rachelmillward.bsky.social

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 3d

This fear has grown...

tweet of mine from Oct 25 2022: "I fear what we may be witnessing right now is that private/corporate ownership of the media has now become fundamentally incompatible with democracy."

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 The climate & nature crisis is the biggest threat to our future.

On 27 Nov 9am, MPs have a chance to hear the unfiltered science at the National Emergency Briefing, with a UK focus, including solutions.

👉 Check if your MP is going – and urge them to attend: nebriefing.org

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

+ Big Ag is a powerful, well/funded, well connected lobby group.
The big corporates seem to own the farming unions, their views dominate official policy and positions, not those of smaller, individual farmers which are often more nuanced.

Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

Yer maybe. Have you joined the Green Party?
If you’re gonna be accused of being in a cult, might as well be in.
It’s a fun cult. People are friendly. And there’s normally tea - and cake sometimes.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

Less meat, more beans = healthy you + a planet we might still be able to live on by 2050.

Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d

When it comes to climate change, our diets matter — and matter a lot.

Not to mention for biodiversity, water, and especially our own health.

The updated EAT-Lancet report makes this abundantly clear.

apnews.com/article/plan...

A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say

Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.

apnews.com

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

Checked my postcode ✅
Emailed my MP ✅
Shared this post ✅

You know what to do people. Let's go!

National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 4d

Is your MP attending the definitive briefing on the climate and nature crisis?

Go to our bio, lookup your MP, email if they are not confirmed.

Then please SHARE this post 🔥

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

This is the story we all need to hear today.
We are not alone.
There’s no one hero… there is all of us!

The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 5d

The most powerful video you’ll see today.

@mherskovitz.bsky.social talks about the hero’s journey from ‘The Rising’ podcast.

Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 5d

A family tradition and valuable for the farm - nice to see the motivations that started it.
I wish they’d asked him if he feels the rain has changed over those 75 years. Those personal sprites of changing weather and climate are so powerful.

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