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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 58m
On Wednesday, the European Parliament decided that names such as hamburger, sausage, escalope or steak can only be used for meat products and not for plant-based foods. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
When is a sausage no longer one? EU Parliament answers after grilling
The European Parliament has voted to ban meat-related terms like “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products, prompting backlash from consumer and environmental groups. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 1h
Overfishing and the UK Government’s continued failure to set limits on the quantities of fish stocks caught has pushed many of the UK’s most important fish populations towards collapse,including as has been most recently reported North Sea cod and mackerel. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/a-polit...
"A political failure": Half of UK's critical fish stocks face depletion - Oceanographic
Oceana UK has accused UK government of abject failure when it comes to sustainably managing critical fish stocks, now facing collapse
oceanographicmagazine.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 1h
Analyzed data from four major US-based online aquarium retailers. The results were striking, Of 734 fish species available for sale, a staggering 655 species were sourced solely from the wild, while just 21 species were available exclusively through aquaculture. phys.org/news/2025-10...
Losing Nemo: Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild
New research has revealed that about 90% of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian Ocea...
phys.org
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 14h
Residents from the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire have launched legal action against the Netherlands, accusing the nation of failing to adequately protect them from the escalating impacts of climate change. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Tiny Caribbean island takes country to court over climate inaction
They say summers have transformed their homes into ‘prisons of concrete’
www.independent.co.uk
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 14h
A terrible mix of unemployment, poverty, crime, and the climate crisis is making life unbearable for those living in the informal settlements of Nairobi. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Kenya’s slum-dwellers are struggling to survive on the climate crisis frontline
A terrible mix of unemployment, poverty, crime, and the climate crisis is making life unbearable for those living in the informal settlements of Nairobi, writes Nick Ferris in the Kenya capital. Cuts ...
www.independent.co.uk
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 14h
New Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine environment has revealed. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds
www.theguardian.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 13h
A team of water engineers have spent a month blasting and chiselling a 100t fatberg loose from under the streets of west London,consisting mainly of wet wipes glued together by congealed fat,oil and grease,was the equivalent in mass of eight double decker buses. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thames Water removes 100-tonne fatberg from west London sewer
Toxic mass chiselled out of Feltham pipes amid campaign to stop people tipping harmful substances down drains
www.theguardian.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 11h
A state laboratory in the southern,Indian city of Chennai confirmed the worst.The syrup in question contained 48.6% diethylene glycol, a toxic industrial solvent that should never be found in medicine. Kidney failure is common after consuming this poisonous alcohol. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The deadly dose: Inside India's cough syrup obsession
India’s booming cough syrup market faces scrutiny after contaminated syrups kill multiple children.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 10h
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Oceana in Europe @oceanaeurope.bsky.social · 10h
🌊Big win for ocean conservation! Spain has just approved 5 new marine protected areas and 1 special protection area for birds—covering 17,000 km².
🇪🇸 This brings protected waters to 22.45%
Next step: ensuring effective management!
Oceana contributed data from our at-sea expeditions: bit.ly/4mTzohE
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 10h
As part of the Changing Chalk conservation partnership,Buglife,Natural England,and the Sussex Wildlife Trust have relocated 32 Wart biter Bush crickets to the South Downs in Sussex in an attempt to establish a new population. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2552475...
Rare species released in Sussex in attempt to 'establish new population'
A group of rare Wart-biter Bush-crickets have been released in the South Downs in Sussex in an attempt to "establish a new population".
www.theargus.co.uk
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 8h
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 8h
⏲️ It’s time the UK Government sets quotas at safe and sustainable levels, for healthy fish populations, healthy seas and healthy communities 🐟🌊

📩 Take action with us to demand an end to overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 9h
Researchers have found evidence of the first invasive barnacle species in Nunavut's waters a discovery they believe is a result of warming waters,Global Change Biology.Opening up the Northwest Passage increases risk of foreign species entering Arctic waters. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Looking for clues: Researchers say first invasive barnacle found in Nunavut - The Weather Network
Opening up of the Northwest Passage increases risk of foreign species entering Arctic waters, study says
www.theweathernetwork.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 12h
Almost 4,000 people have signed a lawsuit against major poultry producers and a water company over allegations of extensive and widespread pollution in three rivers the Wye,Lugg and Usk.Avara Foods Limited, Freemans of Newent Limited and Welsh Water all deny the claims. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit
Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 58m
On Wednesday, the European Parliament decided that names such as hamburger, sausage, escalope or steak can only be used for meat products and not for plant-based foods. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
When is a sausage no longer one? EU Parliament answers after grilling
The European Parliament has voted to ban meat-related terms like “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products, prompting backlash from consumer and environmental groups. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
1
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 1h
Analyzed data from four major US-based online aquarium retailers. The results were striking, Of 734 fish species available for sale, a staggering 655 species were sourced solely from the wild, while just 21 species were available exclusively through aquaculture. phys.org/news/2025-10...
Losing Nemo: Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild
New research has revealed that about 90% of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian Ocea...
phys.org
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 1h
Overfishing and the UK Government’s continued failure to set limits on the quantities of fish stocks caught has pushed many of the UK’s most important fish populations towards collapse,including as has been most recently reported North Sea cod and mackerel. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/a-polit...
"A political failure": Half of UK's critical fish stocks face depletion - Oceanographic
Oceana UK has accused UK government of abject failure when it comes to sustainably managing critical fish stocks, now facing collapse
oceanographicmagazine.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 9h
Ports of Jersey has received an international accreditation for its commitment to sustainability and the environment.
The company announced it had been awarded its first EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ports of Jersey awarded international environmental accreditation
Captain William Sadler, Jersey Harbour Master, says he is "delighted" by the EcoPorts certificate.
www.bbc.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 8h
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 8h
⏲️ It’s time the UK Government sets quotas at safe and sustainable levels, for healthy fish populations, healthy seas and healthy communities 🐟🌊

📩 Take action with us to demand an end to overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 9h
Researchers have found evidence of the first invasive barnacle species in Nunavut's waters a discovery they believe is a result of warming waters,Global Change Biology.Opening up the Northwest Passage increases risk of foreign species entering Arctic waters. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Looking for clues: Researchers say first invasive barnacle found in Nunavut - The Weather Network
Opening up of the Northwest Passage increases risk of foreign species entering Arctic waters, study says
www.theweathernetwork.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 9h
Ports of Jersey has received an international accreditation for its commitment to sustainability and the environment.
The company announced it had been awarded its first EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ports of Jersey awarded international environmental accreditation
Captain William Sadler, Jersey Harbour Master, says he is "delighted" by the EcoPorts certificate.
www.bbc.com
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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 10h
As part of the Changing Chalk conservation partnership,Buglife,Natural England,and the Sussex Wildlife Trust have relocated 32 Wart biter Bush crickets to the South Downs in Sussex in an attempt to establish a new population. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2552475...
Rare species released in Sussex in attempt to 'establish new population'
A group of rare Wart-biter Bush-crickets have been released in the South Downs in Sussex in an attempt to "establish a new population".
www.theargus.co.uk
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