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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · 5d

greentogrey.eu - This is a great report, and reminds me of a little (quite large) area of land by the canal that Apatura wants to build on to build an AI data centre...

Green to Grey – How Europe is squandering the little nature it has left

Green to Grey is a pioneering collaboration between journalists and scientists counting every green space lost in Europe between January 2018 and December 2023.

greentogrey.eu

Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · 11d

@europeanpowell.bsky.social you may be interested in my piece, thanks for your work.

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · 11d

A company called Apatura wants to build a handful of AI data centres across the central belt, the first next to Heriott Watt. It claims it's doing consumers a favour by zapping up 200MW of electricity and an Olympic swimming pool+ worth of water. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Why I’m not buying energy-hungry AI data centres’ claims to be green

Rachael Revesz finds the temperature a little too warm at a public meeting to discuss a proposed data centre in Edinburgh, and urges people to come to the next one

www.scotsman.com

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · 15d

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · 15d

I wrote this piece for anyone who has wondered why there are Air Canada adverts on Lothian Buses and Emirates adverts on the tram, given that Edinburgh Council has a ban on fossil fuel advertising: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/09/are-...

Are arms length bodies a wasted opportunity?

What do Edinburgh Leisure (which does not guarantee a real living wage for staff) the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (which has hosted conferences for weapons manufacturers and has in the p...

theedinburghreporter.co.uk

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Aug 7

New Zealand will replace its gas tax with road user charges based on distance, time, and weight.

"Weight" is an intriguing variable. Will owners of massive SUVs and utes need to pay extra b/c of their environmental and safety costs? (They should.)

Transport Minister announces all vehicles will pay electronic road user charges

All drivers will pay for NZ’s roading network through electronic road user charges rather than petrol tax, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says

www.interest.co.nz

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you @keepscotbeautiful.bsky.social for letting me write this blog on dental flossers. How can a pack of 30 plastic 'plackers' from Tesco be called 'eco sensitive' (and get away with it....)? www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/blog/2025/de...

Dental flossers | Keep Scotland Beautiful

#FlossDontToss the new litter item being found everywhere - have you seen one?

www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org

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Paws on Plastic @pawsonplastic.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our charity is delighted to have signed this letter calling for a ban on single use dental flossers which our members are finding littered on walks on streets, parks and beaches. There are more sustainable options. #DontFlossandToss #dentalflosser

Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Aug 2

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2535869...

The 'new cotton bud'. Why campaigners want this personal hygiene product banned

A group of campaigners, NGOs and businesses have issued an open letter, urging the Scottish Government to ban single use dental flossers

www.heraldscotland.com

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Aug 5

Are people... flossing in public? Now, 22 orgs, charities and community groups have signed an open letter calling to ban single use dental flossers, or dental 'harps' - a growing feature on our beaches and streets. #dontflossandtoss #singleuseplastic #litter

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Aug 2

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2535869...

The 'new cotton bud'. Why campaigners want this personal hygiene product banned

A group of campaigners, NGOs and businesses have issued an open letter, urging the Scottish Government to ban single use dental flossers

www.heraldscotland.com

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Jul 25

I've drafted an open letter to call to ban single use plastic dental flossers. Luckily I've had some big names agree to back it. Can anyone recommend Scottish community groups around plastic pollution / litter that I can send it to? #donttossandfloss

Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Jul 21

I finally get an outlet to write about this topic = thanks @transform.scot!

Transform Scotland @transform.scot · Jul 21

📣 A positive story for sustainable transport.

Board member @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social outlines why the reclassification of pick up trucks matters for safer streets 👇

transform.scot/2025/07/21/h...

"This shows that the government can make progressive change without causing a huge fanfare."

Here's one tax against large cars that went entirely under the radar - Transform Scotland

Board member Rachael Revesz reports on a recent policy win for sustainable transport which has received very little attention. She outlines what the re-classification of pick-up trucks as cars means.....

transform.scot

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Jun 27

@dastonsnp.bsky.social Thank you Danny for your proposed moratorium on student blocks in Edinburgh! It isn't right to keep demolishing old buildings in a climate emergency, just to provide a high return for institutional investors.

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Jun 23

@gillianamartin.bsky.social We'd like to raise the fines with engine idling, as we've done with pavement parking, as we've done with LEZs, and enforce the fines, so kids - and all of us - have cleaner air. £20 fine doesn't cover the cost, it won't change behaviour. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

The £20 car engine fine that has been dished out just once in over 3 years

Only one motorist has been penalised in more than three years with this £20 fine.

www.scotsman.com

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Jun 5

Fewer bus stops is not the answer to solving the 'riddle' as to why Edinburgh is one of the most congested cities in the UK. We need a congestion charge, and more segregated bus lanes! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520571...

What would it take to make Edinburgh buses faster? Fewer bus stops

The buses in Edinburgh are slow. Could it be down to the number of bus stops? Or are better bus lanes and congestion measures the key?

www.heraldscotland.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Apr 29

Oh, hello. euroweeklynews.com/2016/04/29/t...

Tony Blair unmasked as chief lobbyist for Saudi oil firm

FLYING somewhat under the radar since his absurdist stint as Middle East peace envoy, Tony Blair has resurfaced as a key broker in a booming nexus of Chinese and Saudi oil companies.

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Apr 14

I wrote for The National about the Land Reform Bill - I don't argue this in the article but I feel the SNP would get a lot more people on side with independence if they made bold land reforms www.thenational.scot/politics/250...

Scotland's Land Reform Bill is only tinkering round the edges

I USED to go for family holidays near Ullapool every summer in the 1990s

www.thenational.scot

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Ruth Newton @ruthnewton.bsky.social · Mar 14

And here it is! The Carriers official announcement in @thebookseller.com 🎉

www.thebookseller.com/rights/trans...

Transworld acquires Ruth Newton’s high-concept thriller The Carriers

Transworld has acquired Ruth Newton’s debut novel The Carriers, a high-concept thriller that asks: would you offload your negative emotions if it meant someone else had to feel them for you?

www.thebookseller.com

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Mar 9

I'm always fascinated by career switches. Guy Ingerson switched from a decade in oil to Friends of the Earth! Here is my first piece for the Local Storytelling Exchange - in @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/business/249...

I worked in Scotland's oil and gas sector — now green transition is my job

I STARTED working in the oil industry after gatecrashing a Christmas party. I was working in Primark at the time but found out about a job at the…

www.thenational.scot

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Feb 21

Is Britain 'open for business' or 'up for sale'? Every stage of our lives - and where we live - is now designed to profit institutional investors. by Adam Almeida cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f3...

Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Jan 16

Wow, to think the UK could do more than simply raise interest rates even higher or impose austerity 2.0 to battle inflation. Instead, they could actually control rents, tax big companies and lay out a clear plan to the public. Who would have thought it!

Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · Jan 15

There was an alternative to landing on the graveyard of incumbent governments in the wake of inflation. Mexico and Spain have demonstrated to the world how stabilizing the prices of essentials can pay back - economically and politically.

My first @foreignaffairs.bsky.social

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Transform Scotland @transform.scot · Dec 6

Join us in @scotparl.bsky.social next week to discuss gender inequalities in transport.

tickettailor.com/events/cross...

* Challenges, including safety
* Designing services that align with travel needs
* Representation in frontline and decision-making roles

Speakers from TS & @swbg.bsky.social

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Rachael Revesz @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social · Nov 28

Hello to this new platform and hopefully goodbye to doctored images of Eilean Donan castle and videos of hungry polar bears rummaging through trash cans.

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