Some of the highlights of this morning's press conference on climate change 👇

The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 14h ago

"Ignoring extreme heat and raging fires isn't just complacency. It's a dereliction of duty." Experts warn the climate crisis is already costing lives and urgent action from the Government is needed.

St. Dabeoc's heath!

St. Babeoc's heath, seen in Co Mayo & Co Galway,a member of the Lusitanian flora. #wildflowerhour nice to see white form too.

Highest quarterly fucking profit in 4 years while our countryside continues to burn 😖

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h ago

Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense. Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.

Why is Labour being so unnecessarily disappointing? They are trashing their chances at the next General Election by demonstrating their ignorance on nature and climate. It's mad.

Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18h ago

I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …

Midweek Treat: #RecipeOfTheDay is Peach Melba! www.nigella.com/recipes/peac...

Peach Melba

This is it — summer on a plate. Most days I take the view that cooking fruit rather loses the point of its delectable freshness, but this somehow intensifies it. Besides, most peaches are disappointin...

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We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/s/zDwUWi

“I can call [the climate crisis] out as a political leader, but you [the media] also has a role to play... the contrast between how much we hear about whatever Nigel Farage or Reform want to talk about versus how little we hear about the climate and nature crisis is pretty glaring.” Quite.

Burnham failing public over heat threats, says Green leader

Zack Polanski has accused ministers of a "dereliction of duty" in response to this summer's heatwaves.

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Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

'Jordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and Islamic world over what it says is an “imminent” threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important Muslim site in Jerusalem, with the potential to “trigger a religious conflict”.' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan

Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’

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Rewilding AND Rewetting the land is necessary!

Rewilding Britain@rewildingbritain.org.uk · yesterday

As prolonged heatwaves and rising global temperatures make Britain’s weather increasingly volatile, we are witnessing a dramatic escalation in wildfire activity both here and across Europe. 🧵1/9

Very likely that people living in SCAs next to "modern" stoves are exposed to worse Benzene concentrations than properties in the vicinity of this factory. 1040tonnes from "modern" stoves (Eco+Adv) Vs 1070tonnes from industry. Why do we accept this just because Defra fails to measure it at source?

pippaneill.bsky.social@pippaneill.bsky.social · 2d ago

🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨 My new investigation reveals plastic manufacturer in the north of England is facing potential legal action over emissions of benzene, a carcinogenic chemical with no safe level. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

What BS Politico! Abdul El-Sayed WON against all the onslaught, all the money thrown at mod-dem-candidate by the soon-to-be disestablished monied-dems, all the slurs and vileness thrown at El-Sayed. GET REAL Politico .. this is a continuing turning of America towards what is good for its people!

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 17h ago

I think winning a race where you get outspent by like a factor of 10 is a pretty solid outcome all things considered, if you wanted a landslide, I dunno which race you were watching

Every book needs a champion. When a distributor backs a book, they’re saying good books still matter. Thank you, Central Books, for choosing to back Nature’s Acre. In publishing, human judgement still matters. www.centralbooks.com/nature-s-acr...

Nature's Acre: An Irish Garden Memoir of Making a Place

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The 2026 #WainwrightPrize Shortlists are here! 📚🌿 Across six categories, 43 outstanding books celebrate the power of stories to connect people and planet, from nature writing and conservation to breathtaking illustration and inspiring children's books. wainwrightprize.com

BBC News - Fires started 'deliberately' on mountain as crews tackle blaze www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fires started 'deliberately' on Llanwonno mountain as crews tackle blaze

Firefighters have been tackling the blaze on the mountain in the Rhondda Valley since Saturday.

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Research in Nature Communications confirms a flowering plant as a new carnivorous lineage. The findings show that Saxifraga candelabrum can attract, trap, and digest insects, and absorb nitrogen from them, supporting a prediction made by Charles Darwin. go.nature.com/4xpJCMt 🌎🧪

Well done Abdul El-Sayed and all who voted for you! Abdul El-Sayed Projected Winner in Michigan! What It Means for Dems and America! open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

Abdul El-Sayed Projected Winner in Michigan! What It Means for Dems and America!

A recording from THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video

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UPDATE It has stopped raining in Raunds, Northants. 10min proper rain and 10min drizzle. People dancing in the streets, small children asking what it was, floods expected soon.

Mark Avery@markavery.bsky.social · 18h ago

NEWS It is raining in Raunds, Northants!

As the leaders in Israel continue their destiny into history books as the hellmakers joining Hitler & Himler et al, some humans show the best that humanity can offer ..

The Ecologist@theecologist.org · 19h ago

Environmental defenders, wildlife rescuers and farmers are paying with their lives as Israeli strikes continue across southern Lebanon.

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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For many years, this hawthorn grew alone in an open landscape. Now a young species-rich rainforest ecosystem is building all around. Nature loss isn't inevitable: it *can* be reversed, through rewilding.

At last .. some enlightened thinking re giving back our streets to be become places of fun and laughter away from car tyranny!

Alison Stenning@alisonstenning.bsky.social · 20h ago

Oh, and by supporting residents to do it, especially in neighbourhoods where the obstacles might be greater. Play streets can be a simple, accessible thing, but in some places, for some communities more support is needed. See Playing Out’s toolkit: playingout.net/play-streets...

Oh, and by supporting residents to do it, especially in neighbourhoods where the obstacles might be greater. Play streets can be a simple, accessible thing, but in some places, for some communities more support is needed. See Playing Out’s toolkit: playingout.net/play-streets...

Alison Stenning@alisonstenning.bsky.social · 21h ago

“It’s a rare chance for the kids in this neighbourhood to play outside together, in a space big enough to frolic and safe from traffic” More local authorities need to make this possible easily, by simplifying the application process and ensuring it’s always free. Streets should be spaces for play.

What a relief! Hove has had one whole hour of good rain so no need for these old aching arms to carry water today 😊 Bet the plants and insects are smiling too ..

Planet Wild M41 plants 9,000 willows on a 20-ha abandoned fish farm in Poland’s Oder Delta to restart a beaver colony. Those willows are prime early-spring Bombus queen pollen—beaver restoration is pollinator restoration. https://youtu.be/4-qYZiBSK7g -A Bee

We Let Beavers Transform an Old Farm | Planet Wild M41

Mission 41: 9,000 willows planted on a 20-ha fish farm in Poland’s Oder Delta to restart a beaver colony in the Oder River rewilding arc.

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#wildlifeengineers vs #feeblesapiens

Bee Regenerative@beeregenerative.bsky.social · 2d ago

Planet Wild M41 plants 9,000 willows on a 20-ha abandoned fish farm in Poland’s Oder Delta to restart a beaver colony. Those willows are prime early-spring Bombus queen pollen—beaver restoration is pollinator restoration. https://youtu.be/4-qYZiBSK7g -A Bee

"Oh you again!" he or she thought while perching comfortably on a plant stem (Black knapweed) on the look-out for juicy grasshoppers & other creatures smaller or larger than itself. Another encounter with the hirsute wonderous #hornetrobberfly this morning along #dykeappoachpath

In a dry cooling wind, the insects were mostly hunkered down this morning, some head-down & saving energy, but still some had nectar brunch in those ever-giving stalwarts along the narrow strip of wild called the #dykeapproach path. I heard not a single moan about hose bans. #plant-insectresilience