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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 9h

⚠️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.⚠️

Once again, this assault on environmental safeguards is being sold as “simplification.” It’s not simplification, it’s dismantling. And it’s a betrayal of both nature and farmers.

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Steffi Lemke @steffi-lemke.de · 5h

Gute Nachrichten für sauberes Wasser!

Die Bundesregierung muss einen Aktionsplan gegen Nitrat im Grundwasser aufstellen und die Düngeverordnung wirksam machen.
Damit wird die Blockade von Bundesrat und Schwarz-Rot aufgelöst.
@umwelthilfe.bsky.social hat einen großen Erfolg f Wasserschutz errungen.

Sauberes Wasser für alle: Die Regierung muss handeln!

Das Gerichtsurteil ist ein bahnbrechender Erfolg für alle, die sauberes Wasser wollen. Jahrzehntelang hat die Bundesregierung die Verschmutzung unseres Grundwassers durch Überdüngung und Massentierhal...

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 14h

🏡 On this first ever #WorldVacantHomesDay, we highlight one of the biggest contradictions of our time: too many homes without people, too many people without homes.

🇪🇺 EU countries must prioritise renovating & reallocating vacant houses for social housing.

There is no place like home.
Yet too many of them are vacant.

It’s not only a housing crisis, it’s also a vacant homes crisis.” The graphic shows bar charts comparing the national percentage of vacant homes (yellow bars) and the percentage of vacant homes in capital cities (dark green bars) across several European countries. The countries shown are the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. A line marks 50% on the y-axis. Source: Housing Europe Observatory, 2023. Note: Data from countries with available comparable data.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13h

This is how we turn our country around.

Away from the forces of hate and division.

We're going to do it together.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 15h

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12h

UK #plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

- Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 3h

All perfectly normal. Nothing speaks of a sector’s confidence in its produce than its panicked efforts to cancel competitors, real and imaginary and stifle public choice.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods

Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’

www.theguardian.com

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Ray Cunningham @ray-cunningham.bsky.social · 2h

Greens in government - action on climate change
No Greens in government - this from the Minister for Climate
www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...

Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’

Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion

www.irishtimes.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

We just hit 93,000 members.

We're polling on average higher than we have ever before.

Over 1000 people joining a day!

Join our movement.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25m

I'm honored to earn the endorsement of Liz Holtzman, who served our city with distinction as a Congresswoman, District Attorney and Comptroller.

"Mr. Mamdani will bring tremendous energy and intelligence to the second toughest job in America along with a vision of making New York more affordable."

An endorsement graphic with a photo of Former Representative Liz Holtzman.

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Cork Greens @corkgreens.bsky.social · 5h

The Community Climate Action Fund, run by Cork City Council, opens for applications on 28 October. Groups can apply for grants of up to €100,000 to cut carbon, boost biodiversity, and make neighbourhoods greener and healthier.

Got a green idea? Cork has €1m waiting | Cork Independent

Community groups across Cork city are being invited to get creative – with almost €1 million in new funding available to support local climate action projects.

www.corkindependent.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6h

“A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef … Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers and stop this hotdog populism,” says Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh

Ditto Shepherds pie

Feel free to add your own below 👇

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Veggie burgers’ could be off the menu as MEPs vote to ban plant-based food terms

Vote is victory for MEPs who want to strengthen position of farmers in food supply chain

www.theguardian.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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Judith Leask | Fiction Editor @judithleask.bsky.social · 1d

Can't pretend I'm not excited about this. I hate the term 'fangirl', but that's how my daughter and I are behaving at the moment 😄. This man is such a good communicator, and suddenly someone is saying all the right things. Membership now 88k 😍
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7h

My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

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Michael Pidgeon @pidgeon.ie · 1d

Myself and the Greens worked out how to give more to small biz while spending a third of what they've just announced.

It was just one of many ways you could target the scheme properly. But they're just doing a big, expensive cut.

Big surpluses make lazy politicians.

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Michael Pidgeon @pidgeon.ie · 1d

I still can't believe that they're doing this. Giving a massive VAT tax break that'll do very little for small cafés and restaurants, while giving millions to big chains.

Weak, unfocused governance. They're too comfortable chucking out our tax money.

Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 1d

It's official. They're giving big restaurant chains a massive tax cut, costing nearly €700m in the #VAT cut to hospitality.

For that kind of money you could:

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Bring in a second tier of child benefit - lifting 55,000 children out of poverty
🚌 Make public transport free

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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 1d

The Residential Zoned Land Tax #RZLT is essential to take land hoarders to task and ensure that our many empty sites lying idle in the country are put to use.

Government loopholes are gutting the Land Hoarding Tax. Empty sites stay empty. Hoarders keep winning.

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

Over the summer, the Government raided the Climate & Nature fund to pay for gaps in their infrastructure bill. Today's Budget could have fixed that and committed new investment for nature and the environment.
Unfortunately, there has been no change in their approach. A wasted opportunity.

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

Government using a sledgehammer to crack a nut here 🥜

A more targeted scheme would have delivered better value to taxpayers while supporting the businesses who need it most.

Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 1d

It's official. They're giving big restaurant chains a massive tax cut, costing nearly €700m in the #VAT cut to hospitality.

For that kind of money you could:

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Bring in a second tier of child benefit - lifting 55,000 children out of poverty
🚌 Make public transport free

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing in the Budget to advance a Public Model of Childcare.
Big reforms like this take time, need to be supported through each budget. The Government is failing to progress this vital reform that will address affordability and capacity.

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

The Land-hoarding Tax (RZLT) was introduced last year. It's been a success. 2,000 returns filed. Over €40 million eared to the State.
Why is the Government allowing another year for landowners to seek an exemption? Land zone for housing needs to be brought into use now.

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Dagmar Fischer @dagmarfischer.bsky.social · 4h

"Es ist zu erwarten, dass sich der Meeresspiegelanstieg erheblich beschleunigen wird und in den nächsten Jahrzehnten weltweit Küstenregionen bedroht."

Dagmar Fischer @dagmarfischer.bsky.social · 4h

"Es ist möglich, dass noch vor 2050 in tropischen Regionen erstmals Situationen auftreten, in denen die Kombination aus hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit und extrem hohen Temperaturen ein Überleben im Freien unmöglich machen."
www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...

Globale Erwärmung beschleunigt sich - Ein Aufruf zu entschlossendem Handeln

Es ist nicht mehr zu leugnen: Der Klimawandel schreitet ungebremst voran und beschleunigt sich. In den Jahren 2023 und 2024 lagen die globalen Durchschnittstemperaturen erstmals 1,5 Grad über dem vori...

www.dpg-physik.de

Dagmar Fischer @dagmarfischer.bsky.social · 4h

"Es ist möglich, dass noch vor 2050 in tropischen Regionen erstmals Situationen auftreten, in denen die Kombination aus hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit und extrem hohen Temperaturen ein Überleben im Freien unmöglich machen."
www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...

Globale Erwärmung beschleunigt sich - Ein Aufruf zu entschlossendem Handeln

Es ist nicht mehr zu leugnen: Der Klimawandel schreitet ungebremst voran und beschleunigt sich. In den Jahren 2023 und 2024 lagen die globalen Durchschnittstemperaturen erstmals 1,5 Grad über dem vori...

www.dpg-physik.de

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Malcolm Noonan @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social · 5d

I joined the #Love30 campaign protest yesterday. Earlier we heard many excuses from the Minister's adviser as to why he couldn't introduce default speed limits.

Every day delayed will only bring more heartbreak to families. Numbers of deaths of vulnerable road users are far too high.

Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 5d

The science is clear: a default 30km/h speed limit in all urban areas will save lives!

Any further delay in implementing this long overdue change is unforgivable.
#Love30

Campaigners heap pressure on government to rollout 30km speed limit

The Love30 campaign is stepping up the pressure - calling on the government to stop delaying and deliver a default 30km speed limit in towns and cities.

www.fm104.ie

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