Margot Hodson
@margothodson.bsky.social
Environmentalist, theologian and church minister in Oxfordshire, UK. Director of Theology and Education for The John Ray Initiative https://bsky.app/profile/johnrayinitiative.bsky.social Seeking resilient hope at a time of environmental crisis.
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Margot Hodson
@margothodson.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Just to introduce myself. I am both a geographer and a theologian and seek to combine these disciplines to find ways forward in the deepening environmental crisis. Married to environmental scientist @martinjhodson.bsky.social and we have a starter pack for Creation Care.
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I love dogs but there is a real complexity over dog food and carbon emissions.
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Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Study of 1,000 products finds wet, raw and meat-rich products have higher climate impact than dry kibble
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
I love dogs but there is a real complexity over dog food and carbon emissions.
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‘The Americans know so little about us, yet talk so much about us’: Greenlanders
‘The Americans know so little about us, yet talk so much about us’: Greenlanders
Few in Nuuk believe Washington’s arguments that its takeover ambition is about reversing Danish neglect of regional security
www.irishtimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
‘The Americans know so little about us, yet talk so much about us’: Greenlanders
BBC News - Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'
Oil executives expressed caution, with one executive saying Venezuela had seized their assets twice.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 6:51 AM
BBC News - Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'
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An interesting analysis of the current geopolitical shifts.
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What Trump's vision of the new world order means for Europe
The turbocharged events of the last week - and the new US National Security Strategy - raise pressing questions about the new world order, and what it means for Europe
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
An interesting analysis of the current geopolitical shifts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A concerning shift in recruitment policy.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment
Exclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a ‘slap in the face’ for state-educated students
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
A concerning shift in recruitment policy.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea-level rise — and it’s bad news
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Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea-level rise — and it’s bad news
Rock samples taken from the Greenland ice sheet’s Prudhoe Dome show it completely melted in the past 10,000 years — and could vanish again amid climate change.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea-level rise — and it’s bad news
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BBC News - UK biodiversity continues to decline, 2025 bioindicators show - BBC News
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UK biodiversity continues to decline, 2025 bioindicators show
Wallingford scientists contributed to the 2025 indicators with analysis of animal and plant trends.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 AM
BBC News - UK biodiversity continues to decline, 2025 bioindicators show - BBC News
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This is a brilliant opportunity to study creation care and Christian Mission. We are running at 2.00pm gmt and this means we can have participants from N. & S. America, Europe, Africa and Asia. It's all on line using live zoom lectures, flipped learning and zoom seminars.
LAST CALL! Creation Care and Christian Mission. We are pleased to say that we now definitely have enough students to run this online short course for All Nations Christian College this year! We begin on Tues 13 Jan 2026 at 2pm and run for 10 weeks. See: www.allnations.ac.uk/courses/crea...
Creation Care & Christian Mission: Advanced Short Course
Exploring the reality, theology and praxis of the missional mandate to care for creation.
www.allnations.ac.uk
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This is a brilliant opportunity to study creation care and Christian Mission. We are running at 2.00pm gmt and this means we can have participants from N. & S. America, Europe, Africa and Asia. It's all on line using live zoom lectures, flipped learning and zoom seminars.
BBC News - Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
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Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
BBC News - Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
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À very significant analysis of the current state of global affairs and security from the veteran war correspondant of the BBC.
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John Simpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025'
It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
À very significant analysis of the current state of global affairs and security from the veteran war correspondant of the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Merry Christmas to all at #clergymaltclub - it's the first time for years that I'm not taking services, so I had a nice glass of rioja with a paella. Thinking of you all and hope you land safely on the other side of the annual night shift!
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Merry Christmas to all at #clergymaltclub - it's the first time for years that I'm not taking services, so I had a nice glass of rioja with a paella. Thinking of you all and hope you land safely on the other side of the annual night shift!
It was not simply the temperature this year but the lack of rainfall that was such a problem. The UK needs to put much more emphasis on food security.
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2025 likely to be UK's hottest year ever recorded – Met Office
Scientists could not be clearer that human-caused climate change is driving the UK's warming trend.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
It was not simply the temperature this year but the lack of rainfall that was such a problem. The UK needs to put much more emphasis on food security.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brilliant Christmas message!
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Christmas is for everyone - you're invited to celebrate the birth of Jesus at a church near you
YouTube video by The Church of England
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December 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Brilliant Christmas message!
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A major reason why chocolate is so much more expensive is because of climate change hitting the countries where it is grown - yet there were only two small paragraphs on that in this article and nothing on the impact on the farmers.
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Why your chocolate is getting smaller, more expensive and less chocolatey
Christmas treats are getting eaten away by 'shrinkflation' and the Grinch even has an eye on the cocoa content.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A major reason why chocolate is so much more expensive is because of climate change hitting the countries where it is grown - yet there were only two small paragraphs on that in this article and nothing on the impact on the farmers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
For those concerned about the cost of net zero, this is a helpful analysis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Will net zero really cost UK households £500 a year?
An official report lays out different scenarios for the cost of transitioning away from fossil fuels to net zero by 2050
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For those concerned about the cost of net zero, this is a helpful analysis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is concerning both for biodiversity and for agriculture:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is concerning both for biodiversity and for agriculture:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Looks like the combined effects of climate change and over fishing are key factors in decimating the populations of these penguins.
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What caused a massive die-off of penguins off the South African coast?
There are fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs of African penguins left today.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Looks like the combined effects of climate change and over fishing are key factors in decimating the populations of these penguins.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Reposted by Margot Hodson
🚨BREAKING🚨New figures reveal the true cost of Brexit.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨BREAKING🚨New figures reveal the true cost of Brexit.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
Catastrophic floods in Thailand
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South East Asia floods: Scores killed and thousands evacuated from record rainfall
The deadly floods have affected 2 million people, the majority of whom are still cut off from help.
bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Catastrophic floods in Thailand
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And still not a single mea culpa from the architects, many of whom continue to be regarded as sages by much of the press.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
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November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
And still not a single mea culpa from the architects, many of whom continue to be regarded as sages by much of the press.
This looks positive
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
Colombia seeks to speed up a “just” fossil fuel phase-out with first global conference
The summit, co-hosted with the Netherlands, aims to help countries work out a fair path to stop using planet-heating oil, gas and coal - a sticking point at the COP30 talks in Brazil
www.climatechangenews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This looks positive
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
This is the reality of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t breathe’ – This is climate breakdown
As summer went on, the temperature climbed and climbed. Every day became harder. This is Neha’s story
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is the reality of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...