George Ttoouli
@georgettoouli.co.uk
Poet, gardener, environmental activist, teacher, editor, recovering academic. www.georgettoouli.co.uk
Barnet #GreenParty; Media Policy; London Green Party 2024 manifesto writer.
#Goodgym Barnet
Barnet #GreenParty; Media Policy; London Green Party 2024 manifesto writer.
#Goodgym Barnet
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/28/c...
A great campaign to try and hold Barnet Council to account on wages. One of the last 4 councils in London not yet signed up to paying fair wages.
A great campaign to try and hold Barnet Council to account on wages. One of the last 4 councils in London not yet signed up to paying fair wages.
Campaigners push council on living wage accreditation
Luc Gauci Green on calls to make work pay in Barnet
barnetpost.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/28/c...
A great campaign to try and hold Barnet Council to account on wages. One of the last 4 councils in London not yet signed up to paying fair wages.
A great campaign to try and hold Barnet Council to account on wages. One of the last 4 councils in London not yet signed up to paying fair wages.
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i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
I made it to 4 wassails this month in North London: Friary Park, Castlehaven, Hollickwood Park and Broomfield Park. Great community bonding, bonkers, joyous celebrations, and a giant pigeon called Big Pidge! Loved seeing the New Esperance Morris dancers
January 26, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I made it to 4 wassails this month in North London: Friary Park, Castlehaven, Hollickwood Park and Broomfield Park. Great community bonding, bonkers, joyous celebrations, and a giant pigeon called Big Pidge! Loved seeing the New Esperance Morris dancers
#Goodgym #Barnet have been helping asylum seekers across the borough volunteer with local community projects. There's so much need and they are so eager to help, it's great to be able to break down barriers!
@goodgym.bsky.social
@goodgym.bsky.social
Getting stuck in
Daniel Mermelstein on Barnet asylum seekers volunteering in the community
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/25/g...
Daniel Mermelstein on Barnet asylum seekers volunteering in the community
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/25/g...
Getting stuck in
Daniel Mermelstein on Barnet asylum seekers volunteering in the community
barnetpost.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM
#Goodgym #Barnet have been helping asylum seekers across the borough volunteer with local community projects. There's so much need and they are so eager to help, it's great to be able to break down barriers!
@goodgym.bsky.social
@goodgym.bsky.social
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*TONIGHT* 7–8 pm
Ever wondered what a species of caterpillar or strange-looking mouse, might be?
Join us tonight to learn how to use the iNaturalist app to explore, identify, and record local wildlife.
📷 With Harriet Duffield, Barnet Council’s Biodiversity Officer.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/4qxo4Ky
Ever wondered what a species of caterpillar or strange-looking mouse, might be?
Join us tonight to learn how to use the iNaturalist app to explore, identify, and record local wildlife.
📷 With Harriet Duffield, Barnet Council’s Biodiversity Officer.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/4qxo4Ky
Nature in your neighbourhood: Become a nature explorer with the iNaturalist app
Wendy AlcockNature in your neighbourhood: Become a nature explorer with the iNaturalist app When: Thursday 22 January 2026, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Online. Register below and we will send you the joi...
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 PM
*TONIGHT* 7–8 pm
Ever wondered what a species of caterpillar or strange-looking mouse, might be?
Join us tonight to learn how to use the iNaturalist app to explore, identify, and record local wildlife.
📷 With Harriet Duffield, Barnet Council’s Biodiversity Officer.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/4qxo4Ky
Ever wondered what a species of caterpillar or strange-looking mouse, might be?
Join us tonight to learn how to use the iNaturalist app to explore, identify, and record local wildlife.
📷 With Harriet Duffield, Barnet Council’s Biodiversity Officer.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/4qxo4Ky
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The plan to build 260 houses on Brislington Meadows fails to consider new evidence on wildlife variety & climate breakdown that has emerged since 2023. Building hundreds of houses on @brismeadows.bsky.social amounts to over-development.
conserverliving.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
conserverliving.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
New evidence says reassess Brislington Meadows development plans
A blog about the environment, sustainability, ecology, ethics & politics, by Glenn Vowles
conserverliving.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The plan to build 260 houses on Brislington Meadows fails to consider new evidence on wildlife variety & climate breakdown that has emerged since 2023. Building hundreds of houses on @brismeadows.bsky.social amounts to over-development.
conserverliving.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
conserverliving.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
No more of that Johari Window rubbish about 'things we don't know we know': they know alright.
Ecological experts keep talking about 'old landscapes' - habitats that take centuries to form and sustain some of the rarest, most enriching parts of nature, and they can't be offset by weak metrics.
Ecological experts keep talking about 'old landscapes' - habitats that take centuries to form and sustain some of the rarest, most enriching parts of nature, and they can't be offset by weak metrics.
This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p...
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
January 22, 2026 at 12:33 AM
No more of that Johari Window rubbish about 'things we don't know we know': they know alright.
Ecological experts keep talking about 'old landscapes' - habitats that take centuries to form and sustain some of the rarest, most enriching parts of nature, and they can't be offset by weak metrics.
Ecological experts keep talking about 'old landscapes' - habitats that take centuries to form and sustain some of the rarest, most enriching parts of nature, and they can't be offset by weak metrics.
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Labour: ‘we need to shoot down slogans and easy fixes that don’t work’.
Also Labour: ‘anyway, here’s our Trump-inspired slogan which offers an easy fix that doesn’t work.’
Also Labour: ‘anyway, here’s our Trump-inspired slogan which offers an easy fix that doesn’t work.’
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Labour: ‘we need to shoot down slogans and easy fixes that don’t work’.
Also Labour: ‘anyway, here’s our Trump-inspired slogan which offers an easy fix that doesn’t work.’
Also Labour: ‘anyway, here’s our Trump-inspired slogan which offers an easy fix that doesn’t work.’
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We have just launched our Annual Tree Giveaway 2025/26 - bristoltreeforum.org/2025/12/29/b....
Please spread the word.
Please spread the word.
Bristol Tree Forum Annual Tree Giveaway 2025/26 – free saplings for planting
Once again, Bristol Tree Forum are giving away tree saplings. Since 2020, we have given away over 12,000 for tree lovers to plant around Bristol…. and beyond!
bristoltreeforum.org
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We have just launched our Annual Tree Giveaway 2025/26 - bristoltreeforum.org/2025/12/29/b....
Please spread the word.
Please spread the word.
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Lets save the world through spite!! Petty activism ftw!! 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇
Please like, comment and share this video on all your social media platforms! 🙏
#TeamBat #TeamNewt #EmailYourMP #Nature #ProtectNature
🎥: @danicapriest.bsky.social
Please like, comment and share this video on all your social media platforms! 🙏
#TeamBat #TeamNewt #EmailYourMP #Nature #ProtectNature
🎥: @danicapriest.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Lets save the world through spite!! Petty activism ftw!! 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇
Please like, comment and share this video on all your social media platforms! 🙏
#TeamBat #TeamNewt #EmailYourMP #Nature #ProtectNature
🎥: @danicapriest.bsky.social
Please like, comment and share this video on all your social media platforms! 🙏
#TeamBat #TeamNewt #EmailYourMP #Nature #ProtectNature
🎥: @danicapriest.bsky.social
Handy update on the Whitewebbs tree felling! 💚🌳
Some good news for once! The Toby Carvery in Enfield that cut down a healthy 500 year old tree without council permission is potentially getting evicted by the council!
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Handy update on the Whitewebbs tree felling! 💚🌳
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Despite everything, we are planning for and building a better world.
There's a new toolkit out to help people move forward shutting down the (explosive) gas system in their neighborhoods from @sonalj.bsky.social, a fellow @cplusc.bsky.social Fellow.
climateandcommunity.org/research/nei...
There's a new toolkit out to help people move forward shutting down the (explosive) gas system in their neighborhoods from @sonalj.bsky.social, a fellow @cplusc.bsky.social Fellow.
climateandcommunity.org/research/nei...
Neighborhood-Scale Building Decarbonization
A Toolkit for Advocates and Implementers
climateandcommunity.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Despite everything, we are planning for and building a better world.
There's a new toolkit out to help people move forward shutting down the (explosive) gas system in their neighborhoods from @sonalj.bsky.social, a fellow @cplusc.bsky.social Fellow.
climateandcommunity.org/research/nei...
There's a new toolkit out to help people move forward shutting down the (explosive) gas system in their neighborhoods from @sonalj.bsky.social, a fellow @cplusc.bsky.social Fellow.
climateandcommunity.org/research/nei...
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Driving is a privilege, earned through assessment and retained via acceptable standards.
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
A driver doing 50mph in a 20mph limit killed 27 year old Harry Webb two years ago in Kenworthy Rd in Hackney.
Communities rightly remember people killed on roads, treated as race tracks, by people speeding through.
We all need to be clear that speeding is harmful and a risk never worth taking.
Communities rightly remember people killed on roads, treated as race tracks, by people speeding through.
We all need to be clear that speeding is harmful and a risk never worth taking.
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Driving is a privilege, earned through assessment and retained via acceptable standards.
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
"The Green Party stands in solidarity with the people of Iran, who are demonstrating extraordinary courage, putting their lives at risk, in order to protest against the despotic Iranian regime."
greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/14/s...
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greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/14/s...
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Statement of solidarity with the people of Iran - Green Party
Responding to the the repressive and violent crackdown on protesters by the Iranian regime, Dr Ellie Chowns MP, leader of the Parliamentary Green Party, said: “The Green Party stands in solidarity wit...
greenparty.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"The Green Party stands in solidarity with the people of Iran, who are demonstrating extraordinary courage, putting their lives at risk, in order to protest against the despotic Iranian regime."
greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/14/s...
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greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/14/s...
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekBforBooks
The Railway Children - E Nesbit, the novel was based Lewisham’s Grove Park. The e photograph is from the 2014 Books About Town benches.
#WeekBforBooks
The Railway Children - E Nesbit, the novel was based Lewisham’s Grove Park. The e photograph is from the 2014 Books About Town benches.
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekBforBooks
The Railway Children - E Nesbit, the novel was based Lewisham’s Grove Park. The e photograph is from the 2014 Books About Town benches.
#WeekBforBooks
The Railway Children - E Nesbit, the novel was based Lewisham’s Grove Park. The e photograph is from the 2014 Books About Town benches.
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🤲 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "We should be compassionate towards asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution"
😡 Media: "How dare you! *#&!? 🤬”
😡 Media: "How dare you! *#&!? 🤬”
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🤲 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "We should be compassionate towards asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution"
😡 Media: "How dare you! *#&!? 🤬”
😡 Media: "How dare you! *#&!? 🤬”
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As the entire vision of being a 'green export superpower' fades, tech is stepping in to suck up what's left
Apparently Google is one of the major customers, if not *the* customer behind the plans to indefinitely postpone any green export from Sun Cable - and replace it with a data centre:
Apparently Google is one of the major customers, if not *the* customer behind the plans to indefinitely postpone any green export from Sun Cable - and replace it with a data centre:
Google eyes Suncable's NT solar farm for anchor data centre
Google is in advanced discussions to become the anchor tenant for a planned data centre precinct next to billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' giant SunCable solar farm...
www.energynewsbulletin.net
December 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
As the entire vision of being a 'green export superpower' fades, tech is stepping in to suck up what's left
Apparently Google is one of the major customers, if not *the* customer behind the plans to indefinitely postpone any green export from Sun Cable - and replace it with a data centre:
Apparently Google is one of the major customers, if not *the* customer behind the plans to indefinitely postpone any green export from Sun Cable - and replace it with a data centre:
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Australia's department of environment quietly removed *ALL* hydrogen projects from its annual big listing of major projects. I find that remarkable. It's admission that the raft of cancellations is just very bad optics
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fortescue axes two green hydrogen projects after Trump administration’s shift on renewables
‘Lack of certainty’ and step back in green ambition has made it hard for previously feasible projects to proceed, mining company says
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Australia's department of environment quietly removed *ALL* hydrogen projects from its annual big listing of major projects. I find that remarkable. It's admission that the raft of cancellations is just very bad optics
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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MERRY CHIPMAS: I have a new @crikey.com.au piece about how a HUGE solar farm planned in north Aus planned to send power via cable to Singapore - but is now PIvoting To Data Centre
As hydrogen projects collapse all over the place, the green export dream is dying...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/d...
As hydrogen projects collapse all over the place, the green export dream is dying...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/d...
December 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
MERRY CHIPMAS: I have a new @crikey.com.au piece about how a HUGE solar farm planned in north Aus planned to send power via cable to Singapore - but is now PIvoting To Data Centre
As hydrogen projects collapse all over the place, the green export dream is dying...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/d...
As hydrogen projects collapse all over the place, the green export dream is dying...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/d...
A guide to growing βλήτα
Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/how-to-grow-amaranth/
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A guide to growing βλήτα
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We walk the cold ways of winter. Our magics become based on mud, phyllomantic tellings of tomorrow. In this shivering territory, hats and cloaks are practical working tools worn because the witch fears no weather, but knows when to wrap up. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981 #WitchSky
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We walk the cold ways of winter. Our magics become based on mud, phyllomantic tellings of tomorrow. In this shivering territory, hats and cloaks are practical working tools worn because the witch fears no weather, but knows when to wrap up. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981 #WitchSky
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
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UPDATE: 3 things I learned today
1) Political leaders haven’t thought much about the health threats of CO2 capture and storage. Eg CO2 pipelines have kill zones. Leaks can acidify aquifers and mobilize heavy metals.
2) 45Q tax credits for CCS are now by far the biggest subsidy to oil and gas
AND…
1) Political leaders haven’t thought much about the health threats of CO2 capture and storage. Eg CO2 pipelines have kill zones. Leaks can acidify aquifers and mobilize heavy metals.
2) 45Q tax credits for CCS are now by far the biggest subsidy to oil and gas
AND…
Here at the US Capitol to talk with some senators about the risks and harms of carbon capture and storage, which is mostly used to extract more oil from ground, enjoys taxpayer subsidies, is prone to escape, threatens drinking water and public health, and is generally scammy.
Science belongs here.
Science belongs here.
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
UPDATE: 3 things I learned today
1) Political leaders haven’t thought much about the health threats of CO2 capture and storage. Eg CO2 pipelines have kill zones. Leaks can acidify aquifers and mobilize heavy metals.
2) 45Q tax credits for CCS are now by far the biggest subsidy to oil and gas
AND…
1) Political leaders haven’t thought much about the health threats of CO2 capture and storage. Eg CO2 pipelines have kill zones. Leaks can acidify aquifers and mobilize heavy metals.
2) 45Q tax credits for CCS are now by far the biggest subsidy to oil and gas
AND…
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Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...