Sustainable Hackney
@sustainhackney.bsky.social
A network of groups and individuals in Hackney committed to environmental protection and social justice.
The Panel for our next Film for Action, The Happy Man Tree
on Friday 6th February
at St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
on Friday 6th February
at St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The Panel for our next Film for Action, The Happy Man Tree
on Friday 6th February
at St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
on Friday 6th February
at St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
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🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
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We've transferred funds from a successful legal campaign to stop the Waterworks Centre & surrounding land being re-designated for housing development to a new page. The threat to this closed Asset of Community Value and the wider area remains, so we will be ready www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-th...
STOP INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LEE VALLEY PARK!
I live in Hackney, close to the border with Waltham Forest, I have been an active campaigner for the marshes since 2012.
www.crowdjustice.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We've transferred funds from a successful legal campaign to stop the Waterworks Centre & surrounding land being re-designated for housing development to a new page. The threat to this closed Asset of Community Value and the wider area remains, so we will be ready www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-th...
Our next Film for Action, The Happy Man Tree.
St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY,
Friday, Feb 6
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
Panel discussion
Free, donations welcome
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/films-for-...
St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY,
Friday, Feb 6
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
Panel discussion
Free, donations welcome
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/films-for-...
Films for Action: The Happy Man Tree
The Happy Man Tree Film is about a campaign to save a 150-year-old London Plane tree in Hackney on Woodberry Down Estate.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Our next Film for Action, The Happy Man Tree.
St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY,
Friday, Feb 6
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
Panel discussion
Free, donations welcome
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/films-for-...
St Paul's Church, 184 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7UY,
Friday, Feb 6
7 pm to 10 pm
Doors open 6.30
Panel discussion
Free, donations welcome
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/films-for-...
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The latest Sustainable Hackney Newsletter here sustainablehackney.org.uk/so/ccPhkWbe9...
@sustainhackney.bsky.social @saveleamarshes.bsky.social
@sustainhackney.bsky.social @saveleamarshes.bsky.social
Sustainable Hackney Xmas Social Friday 12 December, from 7.30pm All are welcome to join the Xmas Social in The Pembury Tavern - come along for the whole evening or just drop in for a while to say hell...
Webinars by POP (People Owned Power) Following the Screening of Power Station – Hannah Ballard, Head of Community & Marketing at POP, spoke of online sessions for people who want to bring renewable en...
sustainablehackney.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The latest Sustainable Hackney Newsletter here sustainablehackney.org.uk/so/ccPhkWbe9...
@sustainhackney.bsky.social @saveleamarshes.bsky.social
@sustainhackney.bsky.social @saveleamarshes.bsky.social
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There is a clear pattern of Steve Reed looking people in the eye and making promises that he completely bulldozed over months later.
Journalists- This needs more attention.
Residents- We need to let our collective anger unite us in action. ✊
Journalists- This needs more attention.
Residents- We need to let our collective anger unite us in action. ✊
December 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There is a clear pattern of Steve Reed looking people in the eye and making promises that he completely bulldozed over months later.
Journalists- This needs more attention.
Residents- We need to let our collective anger unite us in action. ✊
Journalists- This needs more attention.
Residents- We need to let our collective anger unite us in action. ✊
GlaxoSmithKline is quietly receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks based on broken promises. I’ve just signed this huge invoice from the British public, asking for the £3.4 billion back, add your name here: 38d.gs/rahh
Sign the invoice to GlaxoSmithKline
I just signed the massive £3.4 billion invoice going direct to GlaxoSmithKline
38d.gs
December 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
GlaxoSmithKline is quietly receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks based on broken promises. I’ve just signed this huge invoice from the British public, asking for the £3.4 billion back, add your name here: 38d.gs/rahh
It's time for cruelty-free wool! Say NO to live lamb cutting! action.eko.org/a/stop-sourc...
action.eko.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's time for cruelty-free wool! Say NO to live lamb cutting! action.eko.org/a/stop-sourc...
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Deep sea miners thought it would be easy to start mining the Arctic seafloor… 🤨
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Deep sea mining in the Arctic stopped once again - Greenpeace International
Oslo, Norway, 3 December – The newly elected Norwegian government[1] today ruled out deep sea mining licenses in Arctic waters until at least the end of 2029. The agreement to…
www.greenpeace.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Deep sea miners thought it would be easy to start mining the Arctic seafloor… 🤨
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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"A ticking time bomb"
Dr Barbara Kneale tells Martin Stew what it's like to live near the Jameson Road Landfill. Local residents describe foul odours from the landfill, bordering a former chemical plant waste site. ITV News covered our report on landfill pollution with @investigate-europe.eu
Dr Barbara Kneale tells Martin Stew what it's like to live near the Jameson Road Landfill. Local residents describe foul odours from the landfill, bordering a former chemical plant waste site. ITV News covered our report on landfill pollution with @investigate-europe.eu
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"A ticking time bomb"
Dr Barbara Kneale tells Martin Stew what it's like to live near the Jameson Road Landfill. Local residents describe foul odours from the landfill, bordering a former chemical plant waste site. ITV News covered our report on landfill pollution with @investigate-europe.eu
Dr Barbara Kneale tells Martin Stew what it's like to live near the Jameson Road Landfill. Local residents describe foul odours from the landfill, bordering a former chemical plant waste site. ITV News covered our report on landfill pollution with @investigate-europe.eu
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www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/post/webinar...
Are you inspired by the film power.film Webinars by www.pop.energy/ to learn how street by street approach works.
@sustainhackney.bsky.social
Are you inspired by the film power.film Webinars by www.pop.energy/ to learn how street by street approach works.
@sustainhackney.bsky.social
Webinars by POP Energy
Following the Screening of https://power.film/ – Hannah Ballard from POP energy https://www.pop.energy/ spoke of webinars for people who want to bring renewable energy to their community, with the ...
www.sustainablehackney.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/post/webinar...
Are you inspired by the film power.film Webinars by www.pop.energy/ to learn how street by street approach works.
@sustainhackney.bsky.social
Are you inspired by the film power.film Webinars by www.pop.energy/ to learn how street by street approach works.
@sustainhackney.bsky.social
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Save Lea Marshes objection to the Lea Bridge Gas Works planning application www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/11/26/o...
Objection to the Lea Bridge Gas Works development
The latest iteration of the Lea Bridge Gas Works development is out for consultation. We previously wrote about the development here: Here is our latest objection, which you can use to craft your o…
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Save Lea Marshes objection to the Lea Bridge Gas Works planning application www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/11/26/o...
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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@sustainhackney.bsky.social Films for Action Fri 21 Nov with panel discission after www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/event-detail...
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@sustainhackney.bsky.social Films for Action Fri 21 Nov with panel discission after www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/event-detail...
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Please be aware: We have been asking supporters to write to their MPs asking them to support Amendment 130. In the new list of amendments from the Government this is now Amendment 40
Debate begins today. Act now! act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp...
Debate begins today. Act now! act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp...
URGE YOUR MP to keep Amendment 40 in the Bill
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is set to return to the House of Commons this week (week commencing 10 Nov). There is an opportunity to limit the damage the Bill will have but we need everyone to...
act.bats.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Please be aware: We have been asking supporters to write to their MPs asking them to support Amendment 130. In the new list of amendments from the Government this is now Amendment 40
Debate begins today. Act now! act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp...
Debate begins today. Act now! act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp...
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📢Pick up recycling receptacles at Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY between 10am-2pm this Friday 14th November♻️#HackneyRecycles
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
📢Pick up recycling receptacles at Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY between 10am-2pm this Friday 14th November♻️#HackneyRecycles
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This is laudable. However, please do not include Hackney Marshes as a 'wild swimming' destination. The banks of the river are a SMINC. Even if sewage is reduced, the water is shallow and highly contaminated with leachates from bomb rubble buried underneath the marshes ⚠️
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is laudable. However, please do not include Hackney Marshes as a 'wild swimming' destination. The banks of the river are a SMINC. Even if sewage is reduced, the water is shallow and highly contaminated with leachates from bomb rubble buried underneath the marshes ⚠️
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The definition of ‘grey belt’ is vague. This risks opening up Green Belt land to unnecessary development. We're supporting CPRE Hertfordshire's petition in calling for change. Sign the petition.
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The definition of ‘grey belt’ is vague. This risks opening up Green Belt land to unnecessary development. We're supporting CPRE Hertfordshire's petition in calling for change. Sign the petition.
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
🔗 https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/help-protect-our-green-belt-petition-to-change-the-grey-belt-definition/
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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick.
STOP the Planning & Infrastructure Bill ⚠️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
STOP the Planning & Infrastructure Bill ⚠️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick.
STOP the Planning & Infrastructure Bill ⚠️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
STOP the Planning & Infrastructure Bill ⚠️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Head of OFWAT hear us say, Thames Water NO way!”
OFWAT is considering allowing Thames Water to break the rules and dump sewage in our rivers and seas for the next 15 years.
We are outside OFWAT HQ to demand they say NO!
OFWAT is considering allowing Thames Water to break the rules and dump sewage in our rivers and seas for the next 15 years.
We are outside OFWAT HQ to demand they say NO!
October 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Head of OFWAT hear us say, Thames Water NO way!”
OFWAT is considering allowing Thames Water to break the rules and dump sewage in our rivers and seas for the next 15 years.
We are outside OFWAT HQ to demand they say NO!
OFWAT is considering allowing Thames Water to break the rules and dump sewage in our rivers and seas for the next 15 years.
We are outside OFWAT HQ to demand they say NO!
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In our latest blog, we explore the flood risk associated with building on the Thames Water Depot and how the transformation of the site into @elwaterworks.bsky.social would mitigate flood risk - a fitting local response to a Climate & Nature Emergency
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
Flood risk building on the Thames Water Depot
Google map illustrating the site’s proximity to the Old River Lea and Lee Navigation The following text is adapted from a speech that Save Lea Marshes was intending to give last year. Waltham…
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In our latest blog, we explore the flood risk associated with building on the Thames Water Depot and how the transformation of the site into @elwaterworks.bsky.social would mitigate flood risk - a fitting local response to a Climate & Nature Emergency
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/10/14/f...
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This film! This whole project! Artists that make things happen
#powerstation #solarstreet #danedelstyn #hilarypowell
https://streetbystreet.power.film/doughnutday2025/index
#powerstation #solarstreet #danedelstyn #hilarypowell
https://streetbystreet.power.film/doughnutday2025/index
POWER STATION DOUGHNUT DAY SCREENING
POWER STATION DIY GUIDE
streetbystreet.power.film
October 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This film! This whole project! Artists that make things happen
#powerstation #solarstreet #danedelstyn #hilarypowell
https://streetbystreet.power.film/doughnutday2025/index
#powerstation #solarstreet #danedelstyn #hilarypowell
https://streetbystreet.power.film/doughnutday2025/index
Films for Action
POWER STATION
Community-led activism for a solar energy revolution
Friday, November 21st
7.0pm - 9:30pm. Doors open 6.30pm
Panel Discussion
St Paul's Church, West Hackney
182 Stoke Newington Road London N16 7UE
Free - donations welcome
To book www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-stat...
POWER STATION
Community-led activism for a solar energy revolution
Friday, November 21st
7.0pm - 9:30pm. Doors open 6.30pm
Panel Discussion
St Paul's Church, West Hackney
182 Stoke Newington Road London N16 7UE
Free - donations welcome
To book www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-stat...
October 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Films for Action
POWER STATION
Community-led activism for a solar energy revolution
Friday, November 21st
7.0pm - 9:30pm. Doors open 6.30pm
Panel Discussion
St Paul's Church, West Hackney
182 Stoke Newington Road London N16 7UE
Free - donations welcome
To book www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-stat...
POWER STATION
Community-led activism for a solar energy revolution
Friday, November 21st
7.0pm - 9:30pm. Doors open 6.30pm
Panel Discussion
St Paul's Church, West Hackney
182 Stoke Newington Road London N16 7UE
Free - donations welcome
To book www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-stat...