Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \
@chrisgeeuk.bsky.social
Human, enjoys debate, 🤘 rock gigs, humour, 🏊♂️, ⛷️, 🤿, 🍴 & 🐺 FC. Citizen of 🌎, 🇮🇪, 🇪🇺 & 🇬🇧. Work @Oakfnd. Trying to learn French. Les vues ici sont les miennes. Mostly in Geneva & Twickenham
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers
Our rivers can't take any more Big Chicken. Now is the time to act, not plan to make the problem worse. Across the UK, rivers are already paying the price for industrial chicken farming. Every year, o...
you.38degrees.org.uk
UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste
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UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions
Exclusive: Environment Agency is considering whether to prosecute Huntsman Polyurethanes over emissions of carcinogenic benzene
theguardian.com
These two roles are open for application until Friday - but the sooner the better as I'm already working through the applications.
Lauri Myllyvirta@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 2w agoJOB OPPORTUNITY: Come work with me to produce timely, high-impact analysis of the biggest developments in energy, economy and air pollution! We're looking for a data scientist to produce cutting edge analysis and an insights analyst to turn it into high-quality briefings.
Why are volunteers and taxpayers fitting the bill? Surely the companies responsible should have to pay up? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England
Volunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July
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Men. So much easier for a man to do this than a woman if you don't want kids, or more kids, I recommend. BBC News - Why more men in their 20s are having vasectomies - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why more men in their 20s are having vasectomies
As the number of young men having vasectomies rises, BBC News spoke to two about why they chose to have the snip.
bbc.co.uk
"the platforms have no interest in establishing norms of behaviour, only in maximising engagement with the platforms themselves." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
William Davies · Let’s eat badly: Irrationality and its Other
Once democracy and public argument are premised on the logic of the platform, it simply doesn’t matter what anyone...
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The growing intermittency of…conventional nuclear energy. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Low Danube river levels force Romania to shut down both of its nuclear power reactors
Romania will shut down its second nuclear reactor on the Danube river, the energy ministry said on Wednesday, three days after decades-low river levels forced it to shut down the first.
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Carbon tunnel vision is a dead end, most often pushed by vested interests. Clearly this study was limited in its nature. “A truly sustainable food system must also consider impacts on nature, soil health, water quality, the use of synthetic inputs, and animal welfare.” tinyurl.com/ydchdj4u
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
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Poisoning us? "Rising rates of antimicrobial resistance, in which bacteria resist drugs designed to kill them, are making Campylobacter infections increasingly difficult to treat" www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Factory farming could be fuelling spread of disease which causes food poisoning
Farmed chicken is thought to have increased the spread of Campylobacter, the most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea worldwide
independent.co.uk
Hmmm.. UNEP, whose secretariat supports the plastics treaty negotiations, says it is “fully committed to a transparent and inclusive INC process”. dialogue.earth/en/ocean/as-...
As plastic talks move behind closed doors, observers worry
Previously deadlocked talks to curb plastic pollution are restarting. Some who want a strong agreement say they are being excluded
dialogue.earth
++BREAKING++ The Daily Telegraph has... *rubs eyes* ...published something sensible about climate change: "I’m coming to the view that the Online Right is going wrong, eschewing compassion or charm, talking itself into corners of angry irrelevance. Take climate change."
Good. Adults should be able to decide how much, or how little, they wear. "the case raised questions not only of religious freedom, but also of health, modesty and personal choice." lenews.ch/2026/07/24/g...
Geneva court suspends ban on full-cover swimwear
Long-sleeved swimwear may once again be worn in Geneva’s public swimming pools, at least temporarily, after a cantonal court suspended a ban introduced in May, reported various media. Photo by Tomr...
lenews.ch
"The spill is less than 3 miles (4.8km) away from Marsden Bay, which is home to one of England’s most important seabird colonies." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide
Up to 25 tonnes of nurdles, the raw material for plastic manufacturing, have spread further than initially feared
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I much prefer the train to all the airport faffing (h/t @maninseat61) timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/t...
Psychology reveals why some people happily choose a 10-hour train journey over a two-hour flight
For many travellers, the fastest route is not always the most appealing one. A flight can cut hours from a journey, yet some people still choose a train seat, a window view and the steady movement of ...
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Over 85% Britons say that climate change is responsible - strikingly this extends even across more socially conservative segments more sceptical about things like net-zero. More broadly 66% of Brits are worried about climate change.
New investigation from @grilledmedia.bsky.social & @theguardian.com Documents from inside Europe's most powerful farming org show how it lobbied "in the same way as the tobacco industry" (their own words!) to block policies for public health & the environment www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law
Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife
theguardian.com
"the 2 Sisters Food Group factory used the same amount of water in one day that 2,000 people used in a week" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chicken factory in 'critical situation' as water use restricted
2 Sisters Food Group says it faces animal welfare issues amid South West Water supply restrictions.
bbc.co.uk
Reuse gets another shot as regulators take aim at packaging waste | Reuters www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Reuse gets another shot as regulators take aim at packaging waste
After decades of mostly failed attempts to make reusable bottles, tubs and cups work, looming waste-reduction laws are forcing companies to take a harder look at putting drinks, food and everyday groc...
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As we come to the end of the latest burst of warm weather what do Britons think about heatwaves? Asked at the end of the June heatwaves and climate, people's unsurprising top reaction was 'Hot' but that was followed by unbeatable, uncomfortable, worried, concerned and exhausted
Irish environmental agency reiterates calls to ban salmon farms - Donegal Daily www.donegaldaily.com/news/environ...
Environmental agency reiterates calls to ban salmon farms - Donegal Daily
One of Ireland's leading environmental organisations has reiterated the need to impose a ban on open-net salmon farming across the country. The Sustainable Wate...
donegaldaily.com
Industrially produced frankenchickens (exploding chickens) a clucking food security risk. Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn | Farming | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn
Government’s food security push is said to rely on animal feed imports with vulnerability to supply chain shocks
theguardian.com
Residents in of Earth's hottest spots share how extreme temperatures, fuelled by the burning of fossil fuels, is making daily life a gruelling challenge.
What it's really like living in one of the world's hottest towns
Residents in of Earth's hottest spots share how extreme temperatures, fuelled by the burning of fossil fuels, is making daily life a gruelling challenge.
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Agribusiness interest lobby Copa Cogeca found to be working to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law
Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife
theguardian.com
