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carolinelucas.bsky.social
WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …
Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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markavery.bsky.social
Very close to 94,000 signatures petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
April 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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dalevince.com
UK economy growth: 1%
Green economy growth: 10%

But Reform and the Tories say we can’t afford the green economy. 

What planet….?
March 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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therickwilson.bsky.social
What the actual fuck:
March 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
“Isolate growth from public good (let alone environmental security), and you are simply planning for breakdown: individual psychological collapse in varying degrees of seriousness & collective implosion as limited resources run out…”. Essential reading👇
When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: ‘Why, and for whom?’
Isolate growth from public good and you are simply planning for breakdown. My research shows that a resilient society should be rooted in wellbeing, not wealth, says former archbishop of Canterbury Ro...
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March 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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fife4europe.bsky.social
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Trump & Putin: America Suspends Cyber Security With Russia!
YouTube video by Maximilien Robespierre
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March 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
This area of the Cairngorms National Park, dominated by driven grouse moors, has long been a raptor persecution hotspot. NatureScot's shiny new grouse moor licensing scheme is not up to the job.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland

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Red kite found shot dead in Strathdon area of Cairngorms National Park – Police Scotland appeals for information
Press release from Police Scotland (28 February 2025): APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER BIRD OF PREY SHOT NEAR STRATHDON Officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was shot near Strath…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
February 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
The SGA claimed the programme caused "unfair reputation [sic] damage".

Nope, reputational damage is not being caused by the BBC reporting the evidence, it's being caused by criminal gamekeepers who continue to kill birds of prey.

#RaptorResearch

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BBC rejects Scottish Gamekeepers Association’s complaint about programme that linked raptor persecution to land managed for gamebird shooting
Last November the BBC aired an episode of Highland Cops (Series 2, Episode 4) that featured a Police Scotland Wildlife Crime Officer, PC Dan Sutherland, investigating the suspicious disappearance o…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
February 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
This is a common & widespread practice taking place across the UK.

More mindless, selfish, illegal behaviour from the gamebird shooting industry who claim to be the 'custodians of the countryside'.

#Ornithology

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Shot gamebirds & geese dumped in Nottinghamshire
Here we go again. The remains of shot gamebirds and geese have been found dumped at the side of the road, this time in Nottinghamshire in early February 2025. Many thanks to Helena M who has given …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
February 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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windsweptsarah.bsky.social
The poisonous truth about lead shot...
February 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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wildjustice.bsky.social
Our petition has now passed 60,000 signatures, and is heading steadily for 65K.

Every name added draws us closer to a parliamentary debate. Please sign and share!

➡️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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February 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law

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ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law
The ACLU says it stands ready to sue for access to government records that detail DOGE’s access to sensitive personnel data.
www.wired.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
About to go on @lbc.co.uk to talk about resilience in the #ClimateEmergency. A huge amount of work and resources needed

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Fire chiefs warn UK is not prepared for climate crisis impacts
Exclusive: National Fire Chiefs Council says firefighters’ ability to respond is at risk as it calls for preventive action
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Senator Rips Into RFK Jr. — And Gets Him To Admit He Spread A Conspiracy Theory

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Senator Rips Into RFK Jr. — And Gets Him To Admit He Spread A Conspiracy Theory
Pretty sure Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) won't be supporting Kennedy's nomination.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
The gamebird shooting industry once again sticking up two fingers to the rest of society.

#Ornithology #UKBirding #BirdFlu

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Shot pheasants dumped in Lincolnshire during heightened risk of Avian Influenza
A blog reader has sent in this photograph of shot pheasants that had been dumped by a roadside in Lincolnshire. Regular blog readers will know that this is a common and widespread illegal practice …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
The threat is considered severe enough to require significantly increased biosecurity measures for captive birds and yet the chasing of potentially infected gamebirds across the countryside can still continue.....bonkers.

#Ornithology #BirdingScotland

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National Avian Influenza Prevention Zones (AIPZ) declared across England & Scotland
Following an increase in the number of detections of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in wild birds and other captive birds, the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer from Scotland and Chief …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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annawatson99.bsky.social
This is a disaster for the environment, biodiversity and rare birds. Stopping grouse shooting would give better flood mitigation too. Let's ban it.
January 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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johnboorman.bsky.social
If you haven't already signed this petition, please consider doing so. If it reaches 100,000 signatures it will force a debate at Westminster Hall.
January 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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markavery.bsky.social
47,000 signatures to ban driven grouse shooting. Plz sign petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... if you would like to see this. Need 100k signs in 4 more months to get parliamentary debate.
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
January 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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thecourier.co.uk
6-mile surveillance zone around Kirriemuir after bird flu outbreak
6-mile surveillance zone around Kirriemuir after bird flu outbreak
The restrictions have no end date.
dlvr.it
January 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
As horrific fires rage in LA, news comes that world has breached 1.5 degree limit on global heating. When will political leaders join the dots & take urgent far-reaching action? Leave all new fossil fuels in the ground & prioritise building resilience - home retrofits, flood defences & much more
January 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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"Despite the fact that California is a famously flammable state, the residents of Los Angeles County... imagined that they might somehow magically be impervious to this."

Journalist John Vaillant talks to Matt Frei.

Read and watch: www.channel4.com/news/la-fire...
LA fires ‘like being in a blast furnace’, says journalist and author
We were joined by John Vaillant, journalist and author of the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction for his book Fire Weather, an account of the 2016 inferno that engulfed the oil town of Fort McMurra...
www.channel4.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
#Microplastics - there is no escape on this choked, #PoisonedPlanet

#PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution #PublicHealth
www.sciencealert.com/study-finds-...
Study Finds Microplastics Are Widespread in Popular Seafoods
Like a salmon returning to its birthplace, ocean plastic is finding its way back to its makers.
www.sciencealert.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM