@natureali.bsky.social
Plant and politics nut. Occasional rants in among the wildflowers. Mid Wales.
Can you lobby your MP to pressure the government to legislate against planned obsolescence? The number of perfectly good computers about to hit landfill because of Microsoft abandoning Windows 10 is grotesque.
@therestpolitics.bsky.social Your ruddy advert🙇🏼♀️
therestartproject.org/right-to-rep...
@therestpolitics.bsky.social Your ruddy advert🙇🏼♀️
therestartproject.org/right-to-rep...
400 million PCs are destined to become e-waste before Repair Day — we demand better - The Restart Project
Due to the end of free support for Windows 10, millions of PCs will become avoidable e-waste. For Repair Day, we’re pushing back.
therestartproject.org
September 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Can you lobby your MP to pressure the government to legislate against planned obsolescence? The number of perfectly good computers about to hit landfill because of Microsoft abandoning Windows 10 is grotesque.
@therestpolitics.bsky.social Your ruddy advert🙇🏼♀️
therestartproject.org/right-to-rep...
@therestpolitics.bsky.social Your ruddy advert🙇🏼♀️
therestartproject.org/right-to-rep...
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Really cool story about long-distance pollen transport by migratory hoverflies. The actual research paper is here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Birds aren’t the only creatures that fly south for the winter.
Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why
Birds aren’t the only creatures that fly south for the winter.
tcnv.link
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Really cool story about long-distance pollen transport by migratory hoverflies. The actual research paper is here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
👇 the bit everyone forgets about when they focus on plants for pollinators...
Did u know?It's great to attract adult butterflies & moths into yr garden by providing nectar-rich plants.If you want to host their entire lifecycle, you need to grow their larval food plants.The Brimstone is one of our earliest b'flies.If you want to see its caterpillars,grow Alder Buckthorn🪲🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🦋
August 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
👇 the bit everyone forgets about when they focus on plants for pollinators...
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Biodiversity crisis, anyone?
The White House landscape now matches our national political one.
August 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Biodiversity crisis, anyone?
BBC championing Reform again 🤦🏼 I can feel the cancellation of my licence coming on...
Only one party mentioned in BBC UK Politics headlines today
August 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
BBC championing Reform again 🤦🏼 I can feel the cancellation of my licence coming on...
What climate crisis? Plus, the noise and pollution of Heathrow already directly blights the lives of millions of Londoners. Who are these businesses anyway - have they not heard of Zoom? Humankind continues to fiddle while the planet burns.
Well indeed >>> "If Labour's environmental commitments were worth the paper they're written on, these proposals would never have seen the light of day," @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow Airport's third runway expansion plans to cost £49bn
Heathrow says expansion is
www.bbc.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What climate crisis? Plus, the noise and pollution of Heathrow already directly blights the lives of millions of Londoners. Who are these businesses anyway - have they not heard of Zoom? Humankind continues to fiddle while the planet burns.
Love the Scots. The National's front page was a cracker too.
July 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Love the Scots. The National's front page was a cracker too.
Killing children - not ok. Starving children - not ok. Depriving children of medicine - not ok. Supplying arms to a state that is doing all this - not ok. Locking people up who say the above - not ok. How can any of this be allowed to continue? @stevewitherdenmp.bsky.social
How long can the traditional “the Middle East is horribly complicated” evasions survive this?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
July 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Killing children - not ok. Starving children - not ok. Depriving children of medicine - not ok. Supplying arms to a state that is doing all this - not ok. Locking people up who say the above - not ok. How can any of this be allowed to continue? @stevewitherdenmp.bsky.social
Nice explainer. Buy independent, buy local, where you can...
For too long, our government stopped vigorously enforcing laws that keep Corporate America in check.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
www.youtube.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Nice explainer. Buy independent, buy local, where you can...
How can these people not give a hoot about the future for their children and grandchildren?
The decision (to walk away) “in no way reflects a lack of commitment to climate action”
I’m increasingly amazed by the neck of some PR people who will tell outright lies with a straight face.
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I’m increasingly amazed by the neck of some PR people who will tell outright lies with a straight face.
on.ft.com/4f7tqYm
Global oil and gas emissions standard put on pause after Shell walks away
Energy group experts quit after draft guidance on global warming plans ‘did not reflect the industry view’
on.ft.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How can these people not give a hoot about the future for their children and grandchildren?
What a stunning photograph...
I was sourcing a night shot of York railway station when I saw this.
Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No.2, Carnforth, Simon Jowett, Public Domain.
Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No.2, Carnforth, Simon Jowett, Public Domain.
July 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What a stunning photograph...
Interesting...
In our nature. People can accurately judge biodiversity through sight and sound....
theecologist.org/2025/jul/08/...
theecologist.org/2025/jul/08/...
In our nature
People can accurately judge biodiversity through sight and sound.
theecologist.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Interesting...
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Life-cycle impact assessment of offshore wind energy development on migrating bird diversity in the North Sea 🐦
The combination of long-term bird ringing data & LCAs could be a useful tool for comparing potential impacts across proposed wind farm sites 🧪 🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
The combination of long-term bird ringing data & LCAs could be a useful tool for comparing potential impacts across proposed wind farm sites 🧪 🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
July 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Life-cycle impact assessment of offshore wind energy development on migrating bird diversity in the North Sea 🐦
The combination of long-term bird ringing data & LCAs could be a useful tool for comparing potential impacts across proposed wind farm sites 🧪 🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
The combination of long-term bird ringing data & LCAs could be a useful tool for comparing potential impacts across proposed wind farm sites 🧪 🌏
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Even-handed reflection on Labour's first year. Enlightening insights into goings-on hidden behind the nonsense politician threatre. I'd lost all track of most of their achievements: industrial strategy, workers' rights, net zero, EU alliances, assisted dying, abortion. Some good news for a change.
With apologies to @iandunt.bsky.social, the title doesn't quite do his nicely-balanced piece justice, even if it does represent the level of sweariness pretty accurately! FWIW, I thought this was one of the best 'One Year On' pieces I read over the last couple of days (and I've read a lot of them).
Happy birthday, you've fucked it: Seven unrelated thoughts about Labour's first year in power
iandunt.substack.com/p/seven-unre...
iandunt.substack.com/p/seven-unre...
July 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Even-handed reflection on Labour's first year. Enlightening insights into goings-on hidden behind the nonsense politician threatre. I'd lost all track of most of their achievements: industrial strategy, workers' rights, net zero, EU alliances, assisted dying, abortion. Some good news for a change.
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📝 Blog: Whose farming future is it anyway?
Dr Charlie Taverner asks whether, amid a flurry of roadmaps, strategies & visions, have decision-makers spent enough time talking to people who these policies will affect? And will these policies help farmers live better lives?
ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
Dr Charlie Taverner asks whether, amid a flurry of roadmaps, strategies & visions, have decision-makers spent enough time talking to people who these policies will affect? And will these policies help farmers live better lives?
ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
Whose farming future is it anyway?
FFCC’s Dr Charlie Taverner on the flurry of roadmaps, strategies and visions for UK agriculture
ffcc.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
📝 Blog: Whose farming future is it anyway?
Dr Charlie Taverner asks whether, amid a flurry of roadmaps, strategies & visions, have decision-makers spent enough time talking to people who these policies will affect? And will these policies help farmers live better lives?
ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
Dr Charlie Taverner asks whether, amid a flurry of roadmaps, strategies & visions, have decision-makers spent enough time talking to people who these policies will affect? And will these policies help farmers live better lives?
ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
Catching up on podcasts while gardening... On average children in the UK are consuming less than half the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables and over twice the amount of sugar. Good to hear govt is [still] working on a national food strategy. Hoping for some urgency!
pca.st/podcast/c753...
pca.st/podcast/c753...
The Food Foundation Podcast
The Food Foundation podcast is the voice of the charity that tackles the growing challenges facing the UK’s food. Reporting from the frontline of food insecurity, it reveals the gaps in the food syste...
pca.st
June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Catching up on podcasts while gardening... On average children in the UK are consuming less than half the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables and over twice the amount of sugar. Good to hear govt is [still] working on a national food strategy. Hoping for some urgency!
pca.st/podcast/c753...
pca.st/podcast/c753...
How wonderful! And how terrific to see some good news! Good news from here too - 5 swallow chicks have just fledged after 3 years of failures. Over the moon!
🥰 Good News Friday! RSPB Newport Wetlands is home to Wales’ only breeding colony of Avocet, the bird on our logo - and this year we’ve got a fantastic 13 Avocet chicks! Da iawn to all the dedicated staff and volunteers at RSPB Newport Wetlands!
📸 : Ben Andrew
📸 : Ben Andrew
June 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
How wonderful! And how terrific to see some good news! Good news from here too - 5 swallow chicks have just fledged after 3 years of failures. Over the moon!
More, better, and more joined up...
State of the UK's Woods and Trees report - putting woods and trees under the microscope to check up on their health and see what's changed...
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/state-of-uk-...
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/state-of-uk-...
State of the UK's Woods and Trees 2025
The State of the UK’s Woods and Trees 2025 report checks on the health of woodlands and sees what's changed since our first report.
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
June 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
More, better, and more joined up...
Taxing frequent flyers feels like a no-brainer. As does reducing the cost of train travel. Sat afternoon Eurostar at the start of the summer holidays last year was only one-third full 🙇🏼♀️
📊NEW ANALYSIS📊
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.
Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.
Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5
June 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Taxing frequent flyers feels like a no-brainer. As does reducing the cost of train travel. Sat afternoon Eurostar at the start of the summer holidays last year was only one-third full 🙇🏼♀️
Never thought I'd see anything like this in the US.
Democide
Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under guidelines imposed by Donald Trump.
The rules also apply to psychologists, dentists and a host of other occupation.
When hatred becomes the basis of politics.
Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under guidelines imposed by Donald Trump.
The rules also apply to psychologists, dentists and a host of other occupation.
When hatred becomes the basis of politics.
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Never thought I'd see anything like this in the US.
And the other source we never hear about is the waste from all our private septic tanks that gets sprayed over farmland.
We've just released a joint statement with some incredible NGOs and individuals calling on the Environment Minister to give a steer to the Environment Agency to update the testing and regulating regime of sewage sludge. Full statement here or read on in this 🧵 fightingdirty.org/open-stateme...
Open statement by leading environmentalists demands government action over “toxic cocktail of chemicals” spread on British farmland | Fighting Dirty
In the UK, we have a dirty secret that’s recently been brought into the light. Sewage sludge, we now know, contains far more than just human waste. Not only does a wide range of synthetic chemicals po...
fightingdirty.org
June 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
And the other source we never hear about is the waste from all our private septic tanks that gets sprayed over farmland.
Exactly the sort of work going on here in Montgomeryshire. Interesting how much traditional agriculture has to teach us about managing landscapes in ways that benefit nature...
Local farmers in Transylvania built small earth dams along an intermittent stream to retain water for cattle during drought. These nature-based solutions also create temporary wetlands, supporting biodiversity. Like beavers or ancient aurochs, humans can shape resilient landscapes.
June 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Exactly the sort of work going on here in Montgomeryshire. Interesting how much traditional agriculture has to teach us about managing landscapes in ways that benefit nature...
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NEW EPISODE
No you are not hallucinating, this is a new podcast episode!
I chat to Becky Pullinger from @the-wildlifetrusts.bky.social about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and why it will be such bad news for wildlife in the UK
Listen here: www.uk-wildlife.co.uk/ep95-why-the...
No you are not hallucinating, this is a new podcast episode!
I chat to Becky Pullinger from @the-wildlifetrusts.bky.social about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and why it will be such bad news for wildlife in the UK
Listen here: www.uk-wildlife.co.uk/ep95-why-the...
EP95 – Why the Planning Bill is bad for Wildlife with Becky Pullinger of the Wildlife Trust
I chat to Becky Pullinger who is Head of Land Use Planning for the Wildlife Trust about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and why it will be such bad news for wildlife in the UK and won’t help deli...
www.uk-wildlife.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEW EPISODE
No you are not hallucinating, this is a new podcast episode!
I chat to Becky Pullinger from @the-wildlifetrusts.bky.social about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and why it will be such bad news for wildlife in the UK
Listen here: www.uk-wildlife.co.uk/ep95-why-the...
No you are not hallucinating, this is a new podcast episode!
I chat to Becky Pullinger from @the-wildlifetrusts.bky.social about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and why it will be such bad news for wildlife in the UK
Listen here: www.uk-wildlife.co.uk/ep95-why-the...
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June 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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