Bob Beaman
@bobbeaman.bsky.social
Retired Grandad, Wildlife Gardener, Beekeeper, Walker, volunteer, lover of nature, biodiversity, renewable energy & future tech. Remoaner. Poor novice at acrylic painting.
Energetic centrist.
Born when atmospheric carbon was 325ppm.
#WelshMarches
Energetic centrist.
Born when atmospheric carbon was 325ppm.
#WelshMarches
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Bob Beaman
@bobbeaman.bsky.social
· Jan 11
I don’t do #NoMowMay anymore, but I do #NoMowSummer , cutting lawns to 3 different lengths to ensure a #Mowsaic of #Wildflowers #Fungi #Biodiversity & #Habitat for #Insects & #Pollinators
More insects = More #Birds #Bats #Hedgehogs #Amphibians
#GardeningForWildlife #WildflowerLawn
More insects = More #Birds #Bats #Hedgehogs #Amphibians
#GardeningForWildlife #WildflowerLawn
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Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
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Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
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"The 'reduction in enthusiasm' [for climate action] among rich nations didn’t happen by accident.
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"The 'reduction in enthusiasm' [for climate action] among rich nations didn’t happen by accident.
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
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The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
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Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, recently invited me to discuss economics. There was a lot to talk about. youtu.be/a27AfFTOW3o?...
Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, recently invited me to discuss economics. There was a lot to talk about. youtu.be/a27AfFTOW3o?...
@reformparty_uk out in force this evening in #CaerphillyByElection
October 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
@reformparty_uk out in force this evening in #CaerphillyByElection
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"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."
It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
share.google/0cifnGipUkG5...
It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
share.google/0cifnGipUkG5...
As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down
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October 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."
It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
share.google/0cifnGipUkG5...
It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
share.google/0cifnGipUkG5...
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European way of life jeopardised by eco-collapse, EU report finds.
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
European way of life jeopardised by eco-collapse, EU report finds.
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Orange oak bolete has a mycorrhizal relationship with mainly aspen and oak, under which I found this one.
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
September 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Orange oak bolete has a mycorrhizal relationship with mainly aspen and oak, under which I found this one.
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
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An old rainforest oak like this, thick with epiphytes and ivy, is more than just a tree.
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
September 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
An old rainforest oak like this, thick with epiphytes and ivy, is more than just a tree.
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
#Maize #Depressing
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#Maize #Depressing
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
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Because Israeli ≠ Jew.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
Sure, why not say Jew while you are at it.
August 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Because Israeli ≠ Jew.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
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A stretch of the River Roughty near Kenmare (Kerry) gives an idea of how much of Ireland once was, prior to farming: a wonderland of rainforest and other wild natural habitats, heaving with diverse life.
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding
August 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A stretch of the River Roughty near Kenmare (Kerry) gives an idea of how much of Ireland once was, prior to farming: a wonderland of rainforest and other wild natural habitats, heaving with diverse life.
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding
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Two types of solar panels, both crucial in helping avert climate collapse.
But the wild rainforest ecosystem on the right is
● Sequestering CO2 as it grows
● Helping maintain a stable climate in other, equally vital ways
● Rich *HABITAT*, so helping against an ongoing global mass extinction event
But the wild rainforest ecosystem on the right is
● Sequestering CO2 as it grows
● Helping maintain a stable climate in other, equally vital ways
● Rich *HABITAT*, so helping against an ongoing global mass extinction event
July 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Two types of solar panels, both crucial in helping avert climate collapse.
But the wild rainforest ecosystem on the right is
● Sequestering CO2 as it grows
● Helping maintain a stable climate in other, equally vital ways
● Rich *HABITAT*, so helping against an ongoing global mass extinction event
But the wild rainforest ecosystem on the right is
● Sequestering CO2 as it grows
● Helping maintain a stable climate in other, equally vital ways
● Rich *HABITAT*, so helping against an ongoing global mass extinction event
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Reform UK's Darren Grimes tells constituents he can't hold surgeries with them because he's been advised by the police not to do so for "security reasons".
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
Reform's Darren Grimes Accused of Lying After Police Deny Telling Him Not to Hold Council Surgeries for 'Security' Reasons
EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader's claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents
bylinetimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reform UK's Darren Grimes tells constituents he can't hold surgeries with them because he's been advised by the police not to do so for "security reasons".
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...
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Overfishing, harvesting vast numbers of the largest fish, has caused cods' body size to hal e since 1990s.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Overfishing has caused cod to halve in body size since 1990s, study finds
Evolutionary change driven by intensive fishing led cod to ‘shrink’ from average 40cm length in 1996 to 20cm in 2019
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Overfishing, harvesting vast numbers of the largest fish, has caused cods' body size to hal e since 1990s.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is being sent out to every US embassy in the world.
June 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is being sent out to every US embassy in the world.
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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
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Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
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🚨BREAKING: The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire
"The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts"
bylinetimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🚨BREAKING: The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
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I've just watched Attenborough's Oceans film. It's excellent. But my overwhelming feeling is "at last!" I've been waiting, and fruitlessly lobbying, for a film like this for 40 years. But the institutional cowardice of the broadcasters has stymied such projects, until now.
June 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I've just watched Attenborough's Oceans film. It's excellent. But my overwhelming feeling is "at last!" I've been waiting, and fruitlessly lobbying, for a film like this for 40 years. But the institutional cowardice of the broadcasters has stymied such projects, until now.
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June 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Wow, look at this: the carbon intensity of UK electricity is currently only 32g/kWh and 86.5% of our electricity right now is coming from renewables.
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
May 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Wow, look at this: the carbon intensity of UK electricity is currently only 32g/kWh and 86.5% of our electricity right now is coming from renewables.
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )