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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 8h

Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎

These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there's 50,000 of them

Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.

www.abc.net.au

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The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 17h

30,000 troops in Vietnam race to rescue families after record floods e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Typhoon #Matmo #Flood #Hanoi #Vietnam

30,000 troops in Vietnam race to rescue families after record floods - VnExpress International

Vietnam's military has mobilized over 30,000 troops, helicopters and rescue boats to rush aid as floodwaters surge across northern provinces in the wake of Typhoon Matmo.

e.vnexpress.net

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 10h

The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the #climatecrisis & the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages & economic disaster potentially just years away, a powerful report by UK’s intelligence chiefs is due to warn.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 4d

My friend Larch has given 40 years to frontline resistance — most recently defending ancient woodlands from HS2’s destruction.

Now HS2 want revenge. They’re trying to take his only home. We’ve 3 weeks to raise £25k.

Please donate & share with a friend. Thanks.

Donate to Save Larch’s home from HS2, organized by Merlin Matthews

Hi, Dr. Larch Maxey has dedicated 40 years to sustainability and climate solutions. In 2020… Merlin Matthews needs your support for Save Larch’s home from HS2

www.gofundme.com

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 15h

More authoritarianism from Starmer.

#righttoprotest
#resist
#stoparmingisrael

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

Starmer targets inflammatory chants at Palestine protests for further curbs

PM says Labour will address suggestions of antisemitic hate as he orders review of protest policing powers

www.theguardian.com

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 19h

Good idea. #Worthing has high #airpollution from wood burning stoves.

Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 19h

Worried about wood burning? Join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.

#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.

Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 19h

Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution

The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the country has been filed at the High Court.

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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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

#Climate breakdown already having a massive impact on crop yields

By 2050, the world is projected to need 50% more food, at a time yields of key crops could be down 30%

More than a halving of calories per head

Just think about that for a moment

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

One year’s worth of bread lost in UK to wrecked harvests since 2020, report finds

Worsening droughts and floods have destroyed wheat for 4bn loaves of bread and forced record levels of imports

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19h

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe.
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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Ross McNally @rossmcnally.bsky.social · 1d

I'm proud to have played a small part in collecting individuals for this translocation. The new site will hopefully be supplemented by further releases over the next few years. 1/2
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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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 1d

'Many, especially women, speak of a sense of suffocation and dread; fearing their bodies won’t cope or that a loved one will collapse' - the brutal reality for people enduring climate-driven extreme heat:

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How extreme temperatures strain minds and bodies: a Karachi case study

Sleeplessness, anxiety and invisible care work show why extreme heat is a public-health emergency.

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 1d

In a change to bad news about the climate crisis, here’s some good news.
“Solar and wind are now growing fast enough to meet the world’s growing appetite for electricity. This marks the beginning of a shift where clean power is keeping pace with demand growth.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 1d

Good news!

Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier in the summer York became the 22nd council to endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty thanks to the tireless work of campaigners from Global Justice York 💪🏽

Around the UK and the world, momentum is growing for a globally just transition away from fossil fuels!

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d

World generated 1/3 more #solar power in first half of year compared with same period in 2024, meeting 83% of the global increase in electricity demand. “Solar and #wind growing fast enough to meet the world’s growing appetite for #electricity.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 2d

Please sign and share
😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now!
#righttoprotest

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Don’t crush our right to protest!

The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg among 171 Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel.
#globalsumudflotilla
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Greta Thunberg among 171 Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel; ceasefire negotiations due to begin in Egypt – Middle East crisis live

Activists deported to Greece and Slovakia; negotiators from the US, Israel and Hamas are set to begin talks

www.theguardian.com

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 3d

Police already have huge powers to restrict protests.

Handing them more would undermine our rights further while failing to keep people safe from violence like the horrific and heartbreaking anti-Semitic attack in Manchester.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests

The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.

www.bbc.com

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 3d

These are scary times. 😢
A volunteer at the mosque, who asked not to be named, said that two people tried to enter through the front door, only to find it locked.
They then poured a liquid at the entrance and near a car parked outside, which set alight.
#sussex
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'

Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 3d

More repression is on its way. 😡
Ministers are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said.
#righttoprotest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

www.theguardian.com

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Godzila 🇵🇸 @godzzzila.bsky.social · 4d

Italian journalist Lorenzo Agostino tells @anadoluagency:
— Greta Thunberg, just 22, was humiliated, wrapped in an Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy.
— They seized every chance to degrade us
— I felt I was in a truly barbaric place
#FreePalestine #Gaza #GlobalMovementToGaza #GlobalSumudFlotilla

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Alex Morss 🦇🏴‍☠️♾️ @alexmorss.bsky.social · 4d

Fellow naturalists, nature authors, ecologists, biologists, scientists, nature sector workers, environmental charities & NGO staff, wildlife “influencers”, natural history film makers/artists/photographers… you are invited to add your names.

#N4P #Naturalists4Palestine

naturalistsforpalestine.org

Naturalists for Palestine

Naturalists for Palestine is a call from individuals and organisations in the UK nature sector to stand for an end to the genocide in Gaza, and to the suffering and oppression of the people of Palesti...

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 4d

“She has received insufficient amounts of both water and food. She also stated that she had developed rashes which she suspects were caused by bedbugs. She spoke of harsh treatment and said she had been sitting for long periods on hard surfaces.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Over a thousand people gather in Trafalgar Square to oppose genocide and the Palestine Action ban.

Police have already started arresting peaceful protestors under the Terrorism Act for silently holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 5d

‘I don’t call on anyone to stop protesting’: Polanski on pro-Palestine marches
www.channel4.com/news/i-dont-...

‘I don’t call on anyone to stop protesting’: Polanski on pro-Palestine marches

We spoke to the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski, who has been addressing his party's annual conference in Bournemouth.

www.channel4.com

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