Bibi van der Zee
@bibivanderzee.bsky.social
Guardian environment desk. Very fond of invertebrates. And corvids.
This looks good! An online one hour session on how to write poetry about environmental issues 😍 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
How to write a winning climate poem | TCUK Climate Poetry Prize 2026
Poetry masterclass with Professor Sam Illingworth of Edinburgh Napier University ahead of The Conversation UK's Climate Poetry Prize 2026.
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Captured this beautiful creature in our living room - can anyone identify? The colourings are so beautiful.
"Seventy-one percent of journalists in our sample came from a privileged background." (just to be clear, i'm as middle class as they come. but anyone can see that this is wrong and unfair - and also bad for journalism) theconversation.com/new-survey-s...
New survey shows the extent of class privilege in UK journalism
Only 9% of journalists working for national and transnational media come from a working class background.
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Powerful and important work on deforestation and the Amazon by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social @unearthednews.bsky.social and @reporterbrasil.org.br www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again
Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattle
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Our invertebrate of the year competition starts today and excitement is at a FEVER pitch. First dog on the moon joined the frenzy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Invertebrates! Everyone loves invertebrates! Which is your favourite? | First Dog on the Moon
I love them all even the creepy weird ones
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BLOODY HELL. “We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age” says the head of the US's EPA. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump officials reconsider greenhouse gas harm amid slew of climate rollbacks
Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that greenhouse gases harm public health
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This is a genuinely landmark ruling which could have vast implications: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules
US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling
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Fantastic, thought provoking piece from the brilliant @vickihird.bsky.social … & a reminder to vote for your favourite invertebrate by Tuesday 4th March!
Bibi van der Zee@bibivanderzee.bsky.social · last yr.Does a worm feel pain? Many thanks to the wonderful @vickihird.bsky.social for her meditation on invertebrate sentience - don't forget to vote for your favourite! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Does a worm feel pain? Many thanks to the wonderful @vickihird.bsky.social for her meditation on invertebrate sentience - don't forget to vote for your favourite! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Do worms feel pain and are ants happy? Why the science on invertebrate feelings is evolving
For the next few weeks we’re asking readers to nominate their invertebrate of the year: click here to give us your suggestions
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The impact of flea treatments - in other words pesticides which are banned for agricultural work - must be properly understood. This is a brilliant piece about what we know now.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle
Today's amazing invertebrate fact: did you know there is a beetle called the Blue Feigning Death Beetle? Just the existence of such a thing is immensely pleasing I think. Please nominate your favourite invertebrate! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nominate your invertebrate species of the year
We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition
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It's our Invertebrate of the Year competition yet again! There was such a wonderful response last year that this year we've gone global: please send us your nominations for the world's greatest invertebrate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nominate your invertebrate species of the year
We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition
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‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials
Mixed reaction from campaigners as ministers impose reduced subsidies and stringent conditions on Yorkshire wood-burning plant
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Crazily it looks as if the Drax subsidy might actually be renewed: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station
Billions of pounds from energy bill-payers to run out in 2027 but could be extended as soon as Monday
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I have been thinking about this piece all weekend (I edited it on friday). It turns out that pet flea treatments are killing birds- the birds line their nests with pet fur which contains pesticides and kills the chicks. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Some useful advice here from my colleague @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on how to look after the birdfeeders and the birds that give so many of us such delight www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature lovers urged to take part in UK bird count amid fears over climate and disease
Birdwatch survey comes as concerns grow over infection risks posed by garden bird feeders
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"Every 14-year-old is someone’s baby; a kid who ought to be clattering in from school to raid the fridge and getting nagged to do their homework, worrying about their first kiss." Beautiful, sad piece from Gabby Hinsliff www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Loved ones mourn Kelyan Bokassa, the 14-year-old boy killed on a London bus. And we all have some thinking to do | Gaby Hinsliff
His mother says he was groomed by drug gangsters despite her attempts to get help. Let his death spark fresh debate about how we care for vulnerable people, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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"Right-leaning outlets such as the Sun and the Daily Mail repeatedly called Miliband an “eco-zealot”, a “madman” and a “hysterical eco-obsessive”, due to his support for net-zero policies." The vitriol directed at Miliband has always been quite something. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Analysis: UK newspaper editorials attacked Ed Miliband relentlessly throughout 2024 - Carbon Brief
The UK's right-leaning newspapers unleashed a huge wave of editorials attacking energy secretary Ed Miliband throughout 2024.
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"Bottlenose dolphins, along with humpback and minke whales, have been spotted in greater numbers in recent years along England’s North Sea coast, monitoring groups say." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days?
Hollywood stars once came for the big-game fishing, but the return of a host of species to the depleted waters around Britain’s coast is a cause for quiet optimism
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seems relevant all the time #flooding so much to acknowledge and acted on re vulnerabilities in our farming & food system, and as what and how we grow means what we eat too must shift. and we 100% need nature-based, lasting approaches to ensure ecosystems are still there for food and nature
Vicki Hird MSc FRES@vickihird.bsky.social · 2y agoSometimes it looks like flooding is happening everyday somewhere in the world and the UK too. Blog by me looks at nature-based solutions for water management and wider climate adaptation in farming. @the-wildifetrusts.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/vicki-h...
Renewables produced 45% of the UK's energy last year. Extremely heartening news.
Best first line ever? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Chunky European snails may be coming to Australia, with their crazy sexual practices – but all in good time
Farmers seek permission to import live molluscs so they can breed the sexually remarkable hermaphrodites and sell them to restaurants
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"They are another step towards using the built environment to generate electricity." We'll smuggle this renewable stuff in everywhere bwahahaha! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear
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"I put the kettle on and it struck me that I hadn’t felt a single moment of solitude all day." Sometimes a piece of journalism can make you glad to be alive. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me: A year after losing my parents, I spent Christmas Day cycling around London alone
I was in a state of intense grief and needed a break from family occasions. On my own in the city, I found companionship and adventure
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"Nothing feels as dumb as smart tech in a blackout." Brilliant and insightful from Gabby Hinsliff www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Storm Darragh showed me how unprepared my family – and Britain – are for disaster | Gaby Hinsliff
After just 12 hours without power, we were cold, isolated and facing the fact that everyday life is far more precarious than it seems, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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This would be good - New towns should follow the principle of “gentle density”, which means that they avoid sprawl and people can easily walk to shops, work and amenities. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
England’s new towns must be walkable and green, say campaigners
Thinktank founder says recent attempts to build new towns are ‘depressing, unsustainable and stupid’
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