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Grassland Ecologist in England trying hard to save nature in an official capacity, annoying some in the process. Fungi, insects, plants fanboy, indie music, occasional loud lefty, union geyser, politics, football, cycling & tofu.
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A #Tax on the Uber rich. Put forward by French Green Party opposed by Far Right Parties. So anyone daft enough to believe right wing politicians represent the masses😂😂 www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

Burn baby burn. Two fingers up to the 🌍 , my kids, you and yours. It’s all about the money, the profit & dividends for shareholders. #Fossil #fuel companies just don’t give a shit. BP to slash green investment and ramp up #gas and #oil www.bbc.com/news/article...

Putting a face to what you read in the news. Until last Friday, I served our nation working as a Research Ecologist with the US Geological Survey (USGS). As a federal scientist, I provided robust, defensible information to support good decisions in natural resource management.

Free speech. A total hero. He and everyone that stands up to corruption, stands up against fascism, bigotry, gender and colour hate, stands up to protect the environment, stands up for others. #FreeSpeech

Five more water companies in England appeal against Ofwat’s curb on bill rises. OFWAT permitted average price rise of 36%. They want more People can't appeal, have to pay up, put up with sewage in rivers, exploitation. Corporations rule and no one is protecting people.

One of the most devastating global industries is the food industry. The appalling bile shove into processed, crappy food is destroying children’s health. They should pay huge corporate compensation to our healthcare system. It doesn’t have to be this way www.instagram.com/reel/DF0OsrX...

Just asking if there are any top level women diplomats from US and Russia 🤷‍♂️ A farce, travesty, hubris … Does anyone remember the slaughter at Mariupol. Let’s broker a deal ffs… Who was at the table at US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia? www.bbc.com/news/article...

🇺🇸 has gone from a government to a regime. Ultimately it is doomed to fail as it creates enemies and its allies dry up. Beyond stupid.

“Natural England seem to have ground to a halt with SSSI notification in recent years” Why? Because of a lack of resources and “regulation is a dirty word now” Great piece by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social with analysis & comments by @milesking.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I've written a news story about the worrying slow-down in Natural England designating SSSIs. NE is full of brilliant people, working so hard for nature. But it appears almost impossible at moment for them to designate sites under immediate threat of development. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It’s great to see ‘British’ Petroleum doesn’t give a fcuk about the #climate #climatechaos profit margins stupid… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Really not far to go now. Link —> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Mandy, the least divisive politician of recent times; everyone united about his obnoxiousness…UK must respect Trump's mandate, new ambassador to US Mandelson tells BBC: rotten tomatoes lined up for Trumps state visit✊ www.bbc.com/news/article...

www.theguardian.com/environment/.... - well, another great story this week. I hope this amazing place can finally be secured for nature and people.

One of the last weeks better news items🥰

Sussex resident Ian Wood says about winning the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award "I'm humbled. It's wonderful to be on the receiving end of so much Badger love & hope the huge worldwide media coverage will lead to action on the British Government rescinding all Badger culling licenses"

Deranged. Trump is making USA a fcuked up nation.

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

This is one of the most consequential stories today, this year! which most won’t realise🤷‍♂️ Lab-grown meat will be frowned upon by many, but given mass produced chicken meat is tasteless, chemically awful, watery slop & of course mass slaughter & welfare horrors this will be the norm soon.

Joyous….

I have two ponds in my garden, two species of #newts and I’m contemplating a third - gonna name it Reeve’s pond. Fortunately no immediate threat of it being concreted over……

worth reading - a counter & reasoned case outlining why the government is so wrong about wildlife being a blocker. I suppose Reeves could just say they’re going to railroad wildlife legislation but reel in the legal challenges🤷‍♂️ you’d think the Tory sewage scandal would’ve been a lesson.

Let Denmark cook.

Nature safe in Labours hands😳 Bring out the bulldozers…Reeves says she has been "genuinely shocked" at how slow the wider planning system is - adding developers should be able to stop worrying about "the bats and the newts". What biodiversity crisis🤬 #Reeves #Wildlife #ClimateChaos

Cyclists are the problem 🤷‍♂️ The sooner motorists speeds are curtailed by tech the better. 30mph is max speed in 30 zones. Most motorists barely recognise that principle. Selfish should be replaced by calous. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The rich will inherit a totally destroyed world. Not very Christian 😳

Travelled on train to Bristol yesterday. Floodplains doing what floodplains do, taking the water (colour an issue🤔). This is now such a commonplace thing for many of these areas their use for farming must be seriously questionable. More dynamic wetlands, riverine forests and grasslands.