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“This will be our sixth nitrates derogation since 2006. Every time the derogation is extended, we hear the same commitments that water quality will improve.
It has yet to happen. In fact, our waterways are continuing to deteriorate."
Well said, Jennifer Whitmore 👏
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
It has yet to happen. In fact, our waterways are continuing to deteriorate."
Well said, Jennifer Whitmore 👏
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Social Democrats ‘hugely concerned’ by nitrates derogation extension
The extension of the nitrates derogation must be used to draw up plans for its phase out, says Jennifer Whitmore of Social Democrats.
www.agriland.ie
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“This will be our sixth nitrates derogation since 2006. Every time the derogation is extended, we hear the same commitments that water quality will improve.
It has yet to happen. In fact, our waterways are continuing to deteriorate."
Well said, Jennifer Whitmore 👏
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
It has yet to happen. In fact, our waterways are continuing to deteriorate."
Well said, Jennifer Whitmore 👏
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Adult male Alpine Ibex (Steinbock or mountain goat) on a chimney at Merlet Park, Les Houches, France'
Unknown photographer
Unknown photographer
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
'Adult male Alpine Ibex (Steinbock or mountain goat) on a chimney at Merlet Park, Les Houches, France'
Unknown photographer
Unknown photographer
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My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Ireland's lax approach to inspecting farms and enforcing rules
The EU Nitrates Committee meets tomorrow and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same time we need to protect or restore water quality on a national scale writes ecol...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
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"Sit ye near some old Cavern's Mouth and brood,
Until ye start, as if the sea nymphs quired!"
Until ye start, as if the sea nymphs quired!"
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
"Sit ye near some old Cavern's Mouth and brood,
Until ye start, as if the sea nymphs quired!"
Until ye start, as if the sea nymphs quired!"
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Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
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Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
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"Research released this month by economists at the Bank of England, the Bundesbank, King’s College London and the universities of Stanford and Nottingham underscored the economic hit from leaving the EU. Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6-8%"
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Rachel Reeves signals she will break manifesto pledge with Budget tax rises
Chancellor hopes to win support from Labour MPs by lifting two-child benefit cap
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
"Research released this month by economists at the Bank of England, the Bundesbank, King’s College London and the universities of Stanford and Nottingham underscored the economic hit from leaving the EU. Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6-8%"
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Seems like an appropriate time to repost this.
Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse.
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
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Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
share.google/K4FBGkiuuUdc...
Bird flu outbreak at commercial turkey flock in Carlow
Restriction zones have been put in place around a commercial turkey farm in Co Carlow, after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu was detected there.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Seems like an appropriate time to repost this.
Today’s office
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today’s office
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'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.
Very encouraging to see small-scale fishermen demand better protections from bottom trawling
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
Small-Scale Fishermen Demand EU Ban On Bottom Trawling In MPAs - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
Small-scale fishermen urge Commissioner Kadis to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas under the proposed EU Ocean Act
thefishingdaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.
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A quarter of Britain’s native plants are now at risk of extinction
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A quarter of Britain’s native plants are now at risk of extinction
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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"Intensive dairying is only wildly profitable as long as the sector is allowed a free ride to produce massive pollution impacts"
The principle that the polluter should pay has long been central to environmental regulation but does not apply to dairy farming
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The principle that the polluter should pay has long been central to environmental regulation but does not apply to dairy farming
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
John Gibbons: Saying nuclear power is better for the environment than solar is ludicrous
The idea that intensive dairy farming is some kind of pastoral idyll with no impact on the environment has been allowed to take hold to the point that serious people are now suggesting nuclear reactor...
www.irishexaminer.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Intensive dairying is only wildly profitable as long as the sector is allowed a free ride to produce massive pollution impacts"
The principle that the polluter should pay has long been central to environmental regulation but does not apply to dairy farming
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The principle that the polluter should pay has long been central to environmental regulation but does not apply to dairy farming
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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For anyone interested in Nature in the UK, this is really, really depressing reading. Despite all our efforts over the past decades (site protection, farming schemes), wild plants, an essential element of the natural world, are disappearing before our eyes. britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bi...
A new vascular plant Red List for Great Britain
| British & Irish Botany
britishandirishbotany.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For anyone interested in Nature in the UK, this is really, really depressing reading. Despite all our efforts over the past decades (site protection, farming schemes), wild plants, an essential element of the natural world, are disappearing before our eyes. britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bi...
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How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Artificial grass: the gift that keeps on giving.
Artificial grass catches fire at Derbyshire farm in heatwave
A plume of black smoke is rising from a farm in Stanton, near Swadlincote.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Artificial grass: the gift that keeps on giving.
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- PFAS forever chemicals above proposed safety limits in nearly all English rivers, lakes & ponds, study finds
- levels of internationally banned PFOS in fish were 322 times above proposed safety limits on average
Our new article out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- levels of internationally banned PFOS in fish were 322 times above proposed safety limits on average
Our new article out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested
Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
- PFAS forever chemicals above proposed safety limits in nearly all English rivers, lakes & ponds, study finds
- levels of internationally banned PFOS in fish were 322 times above proposed safety limits on average
Our new article out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- levels of internationally banned PFOS in fish were 322 times above proposed safety limits on average
Our new article out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Two exciting @bsbibotany.bsky.social field botany trips coming up in #NorthernIreland this week. For more details and booking, visit bsbi.org/field-meetin....
June 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Two exciting @bsbibotany.bsky.social field botany trips coming up in #NorthernIreland this week. For more details and booking, visit bsbi.org/field-meetin....
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EBU: We don't like you using the word "Kant." Can you please tone it down?
Malta: sure ok.
#Eurovision
Malta: sure ok.
#Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
EBU: We don't like you using the word "Kant." Can you please tone it down?
Malta: sure ok.
#Eurovision
Malta: sure ok.
#Eurovision
France getting through a lot of wheat #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
France getting through a lot of wheat #eurovision
Sweden to win #eurovision
Catchy tune, accordion, sausage, immense hook
Catchy tune, accordion, sausage, immense hook
May 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sweden to win #eurovision
Catchy tune, accordion, sausage, immense hook
Catchy tune, accordion, sausage, immense hook
I’m half an hour behind everyone else watching #Eurovision
Liking Norway
Liking Norway
May 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’m half an hour behind everyone else watching #Eurovision
Liking Norway
Liking Norway
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Report: record number of river-blocking barriers removed in Europe 🙌
The gathering momentum to rewild and rewind Europe's rivers has a host of benefits:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The gathering momentum to rewild and rewind Europe's rivers has a host of benefits:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Record number of river-blocking barriers removed in Europe, report says
Hundreds of dams, weirs, culverts and sluices dismantled in 2024 to help waterways resume natural course
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Report: record number of river-blocking barriers removed in Europe 🙌
The gathering momentum to rewild and rewind Europe's rivers has a host of benefits:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The gathering momentum to rewild and rewind Europe's rivers has a host of benefits:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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April 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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As the US ‘liberates’ itself from a strong economy & basic logic, this is a moment for doing the things in our control to protect people + jobs here. I raised the impact of Big Tech on politics & young people, and ensuring Trump’s ‘inner circle’ don’t get a free ride in all this
April 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
As the US ‘liberates’ itself from a strong economy & basic logic, this is a moment for doing the things in our control to protect people + jobs here. I raised the impact of Big Tech on politics & young people, and ensuring Trump’s ‘inner circle’ don’t get a free ride in all this