TinaLouiseUK
@tinalouise.bsky.social
Once you go through the door marked ‘activism’, it’s a sheer drop; when you land, you discover that you've been in the wrong room all your life & there's a lot more doors (but no ‘exit’).. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnU6rUuUlzM #Nanas
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The Lie of the Land: who really cares for the countryside?
Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
The Lie of the Land: who really cares for the countryside?
Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The Lie of the Land: who really cares for the countryside?
Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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This year has been brutal for the #climate movement.
Rollbacks, repression, & outright denial, especially in the US, have made progress feel fragile & uneven.
Which is exactly why it matters to pause & look back at what did move forward in 2025.
Here are 12 real wins 🏆, one for each month 🧵⬇️
Rollbacks, repression, & outright denial, especially in the US, have made progress feel fragile & uneven.
Which is exactly why it matters to pause & look back at what did move forward in 2025.
Here are 12 real wins 🏆, one for each month 🧵⬇️
January 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM
This year has been brutal for the #climate movement.
Rollbacks, repression, & outright denial, especially in the US, have made progress feel fragile & uneven.
Which is exactly why it matters to pause & look back at what did move forward in 2025.
Here are 12 real wins 🏆, one for each month 🧵⬇️
Rollbacks, repression, & outright denial, especially in the US, have made progress feel fragile & uneven.
Which is exactly why it matters to pause & look back at what did move forward in 2025.
Here are 12 real wins 🏆, one for each month 🧵⬇️
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Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
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A new record - on 5 December wind power produced enough electricity for 3/4 of UK homes
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months - edie
Great Britain’s maximum wind generation record was broken on Friday, 5 December, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed.
www.edie.net
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A new record - on 5 December wind power produced enough electricity for 3/4 of UK homes
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
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"A lack of contact with nature and limited knowledge about nature can reinforce each other in a negative spiral."
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
New study challenges the idea of humans as innately nature-loving
Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or...
phys.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"A lack of contact with nature and limited knowledge about nature can reinforce each other in a negative spiral."
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
It feels freakishly like a 'past' is being created/curated & one day in the future, all of this will seem like it was a big deal to people... wonder if the reality we think we have now, will just be cut in an edit? Surreal times
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It feels freakishly like a 'past' is being created/curated & one day in the future, all of this will seem like it was a big deal to people... wonder if the reality we think we have now, will just be cut in an edit? Surreal times
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So many existing oil + gas licenses, pipelines, wells are sited in Marine 'Protected' Areas, as shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. The pollution risks + risks to wildlife if existing licences are expanded are likely to be huge:
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November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
So many existing oil + gas licenses, pipelines, wells are sited in Marine 'Protected' Areas, as shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. The pollution risks + risks to wildlife if existing licences are expanded are likely to be huge:
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
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“Hong Kong fire: police blame construction firm’s ‘gross negligence’ as death toll rises.. alleged buildings were covered with protective mesh sheets & plastic that may not meet fire standards & discovered some windows were sealed with a foam material” #HongKong www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Hong Kong fire: police blame construction firm’s ‘gross negligence’ as death toll rises to 55
Three construction industry employees arrested after police allege unsafe scaffolding materials may have been behind fire’s rapid spread
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
“Hong Kong fire: police blame construction firm’s ‘gross negligence’ as death toll rises.. alleged buildings were covered with protective mesh sheets & plastic that may not meet fire standards & discovered some windows were sealed with a foam material” #HongKong www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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🧵 /1 Hi @stopcambo.bsky.social - You and Uplift have succeeded here - you deserve huge credit 🙏🙏
However, there is a dark side to this new North Sea plan in which the fossil fuel industry &lobbyists win - lock-in to gas based carbon capture
🧵 Thread continues here: bsky.app/profile/dran...
However, there is a dark side to this new North Sea plan in which the fossil fuel industry &lobbyists win - lock-in to gas based carbon capture
🧵 Thread continues here: bsky.app/profile/dran...
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🧵 /1 Hi @stopcambo.bsky.social - You and Uplift have succeeded here - you deserve huge credit 🙏🙏
However, there is a dark side to this new North Sea plan in which the fossil fuel industry &lobbyists win - lock-in to gas based carbon capture
🧵 Thread continues here: bsky.app/profile/dran...
However, there is a dark side to this new North Sea plan in which the fossil fuel industry &lobbyists win - lock-in to gas based carbon capture
🧵 Thread continues here: bsky.app/profile/dran...
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Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
[Cuadrilla said needed another year for groundwater monitoring to surrender an environmental permit + extra time to restore to pasture. This is 2nd try for extension. If county council votes against extension, it would be 1st refusal for Preston New Road in a decade.] drillordrop.com/2025/11/26/r...
Refuse more time for Lancashire frack site – planners recommend
Officials in Lancashire are recommending refusal of a bid to extend the life of the mothballed Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool.
drillordrop.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
[Cuadrilla said needed another year for groundwater monitoring to surrender an environmental permit + extra time to restore to pasture. This is 2nd try for extension. If county council votes against extension, it would be 1st refusal for Preston New Road in a decade.] drillordrop.com/2025/11/26/r...
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💚 Very sad to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall. Her work and life’s mission championed conservation and the protection of our planet, and deepened our understanding of the natural world.
🌿 “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
🌿 “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
💚 Very sad to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall. Her work and life’s mission championed conservation and the protection of our planet, and deepened our understanding of the natural world.
🌿 “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
🌿 “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
"@teamlabouruk.bsky.social will BAN fracking" sounds fab; reality though will be in the detail (along with the devil). Meanwhile please let Ed Miliband know we want an actual all-encompassing BAN. No loopholes/wriggle room/get-out-clauses. Please sign: @friends-earth.bsky.social 👇 foe.uk/ksojs
Tell Keir Starmer to make the fracking ban permanent
Nigel Farage's Reform party has declared it wants to “drill baby drill” if it wins the next general election. There’s a temporary pause on fracking in England, but it’s not even written into law. So i...
foe.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"@teamlabouruk.bsky.social will BAN fracking" sounds fab; reality though will be in the detail (along with the devil). Meanwhile please let Ed Miliband know we want an actual all-encompassing BAN. No loopholes/wriggle room/get-out-clauses. Please sign: @friends-earth.bsky.social 👇 foe.uk/ksojs
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Water company United Utilities promised to spend £129m to connect private septic tanks to the mains network and reduce sewage pollution.
Spent £76.7m over the last 25 years.
UU paid nearly £13bn in dividends since privatisation
Can't trust water companies
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Spent £76.7m over the last 25 years.
UU paid nearly £13bn in dividends since privatisation
Can't trust water companies
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
United Utilities underspent £52m on vital work to reduce sewage pollution, FoI reveals
Privatised water company criticised over efforts to connect private septic tanks to mains and cut pollution
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Water company United Utilities promised to spend £129m to connect private septic tanks to the mains network and reduce sewage pollution.
Spent £76.7m over the last 25 years.
UU paid nearly £13bn in dividends since privatisation
Can't trust water companies
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Spent £76.7m over the last 25 years.
UU paid nearly £13bn in dividends since privatisation
Can't trust water companies
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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🌍 Wonderful to see ‘Letters from the Global South’ at Ealing Climate Week. Don’t miss out—it's on until Saturday 28 September!
📍 Southall Library and Dominion Centre, Ealing
🗓️ To find out how to book the exhibition head to: lettersfromtheglobalsouth.org
🌳 #CANBill
📍 Southall Library and Dominion Centre, Ealing
🗓️ To find out how to book the exhibition head to: lettersfromtheglobalsouth.org
🌳 #CANBill
September 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🌍 Wonderful to see ‘Letters from the Global South’ at Ealing Climate Week. Don’t miss out—it's on until Saturday 28 September!
📍 Southall Library and Dominion Centre, Ealing
🗓️ To find out how to book the exhibition head to: lettersfromtheglobalsouth.org
🌳 #CANBill
📍 Southall Library and Dominion Centre, Ealing
🗓️ To find out how to book the exhibition head to: lettersfromtheglobalsouth.org
🌳 #CANBill
Thoughts on politics right now...
September 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thoughts on politics right now...
Such an important campaign; this grieving family has spent 11 years fighting for the truth, not only to obtain justice for Zane - but for truth that will protect all of us. #CleanAir #Landfill #TruthAboutZane #ZanesLaw
*Thank you @tuc.org.uk & @fbunational.bsky.social
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
*Thank you @tuc.org.uk & @fbunational.bsky.social
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
TUC Congress votes to support Zane’s Law
The Law aims to improve public safety relating to contaminated land in the UK, under greater risk because of increased flooding events.
www.pcs.org.uk
September 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Such an important campaign; this grieving family has spent 11 years fighting for the truth, not only to obtain justice for Zane - but for truth that will protect all of us. #CleanAir #Landfill #TruthAboutZane #ZanesLaw
*Thank you @tuc.org.uk & @fbunational.bsky.social
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
*Thank you @tuc.org.uk & @fbunational.bsky.social
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
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Did you spot it?
This government wants to use a PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP for Neighbourhood Health Centres in its 10 year NHS plan
*Even though Private Finance Initiatives mean the NHS paying up to 27 x over for hospitals*
Take 1 minute to say no weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
This government wants to use a PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP for Neighbourhood Health Centres in its 10 year NHS plan
*Even though Private Finance Initiatives mean the NHS paying up to 27 x over for hospitals*
Take 1 minute to say no weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services | We Own It
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
July 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Did you spot it?
This government wants to use a PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP for Neighbourhood Health Centres in its 10 year NHS plan
*Even though Private Finance Initiatives mean the NHS paying up to 27 x over for hospitals*
Take 1 minute to say no weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
This government wants to use a PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP for Neighbourhood Health Centres in its 10 year NHS plan
*Even though Private Finance Initiatives mean the NHS paying up to 27 x over for hospitals*
Take 1 minute to say no weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
[..deeply concerning to imagine return to hugely damaging past. Residents/local workers/police/activists – all forced into situation of government’s making. 2019 moratorium stopped fracking & makes clear it can't resume unless proven safe; industry just can’t do that] drillordrop.com/2025/09/03/f...
Fracking splits in Reform
The controversial issue of fracking in Lancashire has divided Reform politicians in the county from their national leadership.
drillordrop.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
[..deeply concerning to imagine return to hugely damaging past. Residents/local workers/police/activists – all forced into situation of government’s making. 2019 moratorium stopped fracking & makes clear it can't resume unless proven safe; industry just can’t do that] drillordrop.com/2025/09/03/f...
That which divides us... doesn't always win:
August 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
That which divides us... doesn't always win:
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From riverside holes to underground 'central heating'?
Water voles build burrows with composting chambers that generate warmth in winter.
Nature’s little engineers!
Kate Moore reports🔥🌱
#WaterVoleFacts
Water voles build burrows with composting chambers that generate warmth in winter.
Nature’s little engineers!
Kate Moore reports🔥🌱
#WaterVoleFacts
Endangered – the remarkable water vole is making a comeback
Predation, pollution, climate change and habitat loss made Kenneth Grahame's Ratty one of the UK's most endangered species. But wildlife trusts are on the case
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
From riverside holes to underground 'central heating'?
Water voles build burrows with composting chambers that generate warmth in winter.
Nature’s little engineers!
Kate Moore reports🔥🌱
#WaterVoleFacts
Water voles build burrows with composting chambers that generate warmth in winter.
Nature’s little engineers!
Kate Moore reports🔥🌱
#WaterVoleFacts
"What's on your mind?" Facebook prompt, prompts. I search mine & find the unbearable...
-Images of starving children/war ravaged places
-Sounds of bombing/shooting/weeping/mourning/raging/begging/pleading to a god or anyone, to end man's inhumanity
-Feelings of helplessness/hopelessness/impotence
-Images of starving children/war ravaged places
-Sounds of bombing/shooting/weeping/mourning/raging/begging/pleading to a god or anyone, to end man's inhumanity
-Feelings of helplessness/hopelessness/impotence
August 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"What's on your mind?" Facebook prompt, prompts. I search mine & find the unbearable...
-Images of starving children/war ravaged places
-Sounds of bombing/shooting/weeping/mourning/raging/begging/pleading to a god or anyone, to end man's inhumanity
-Feelings of helplessness/hopelessness/impotence
-Images of starving children/war ravaged places
-Sounds of bombing/shooting/weeping/mourning/raging/begging/pleading to a god or anyone, to end man's inhumanity
-Feelings of helplessness/hopelessness/impotence
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A society that doesn’t value life, care for those in need, regards healthcare as a luxury not a necessity, will ultimately not value the care givers, the providers & cut them
It will see life expectancy fall, distain for the poor & sick, value placed in material things instead
It will see life expectancy fall, distain for the poor & sick, value placed in material things instead
July 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A society that doesn’t value life, care for those in need, regards healthcare as a luxury not a necessity, will ultimately not value the care givers, the providers & cut them
It will see life expectancy fall, distain for the poor & sick, value placed in material things instead
It will see life expectancy fall, distain for the poor & sick, value placed in material things instead
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And, finally, a message of hope and encouragement from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
And, finally, a message of hope and encouragement from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Ploughing & draining the Fens of Cambridgeshire creating an ‘illusion of food security’, says @tonyjuniper.bsky.social at Moor Meadows conference in Chagford, Devon - because the fertile peat soils are being lost & causing huge carbon emissions
July 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Ploughing & draining the Fens of Cambridgeshire creating an ‘illusion of food security’, says @tonyjuniper.bsky.social at Moor Meadows conference in Chagford, Devon - because the fertile peat soils are being lost & causing huge carbon emissions