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Can this decision not be challenged in court? Surely there are legal protections, we can’t lose any more water to these places especially not now, crazy decision. @goodlawproject.org
THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 4d agoHousing Minister Matthew Pennycook has approved the controversial data centre on behalf of Angela Rayner, overruling Tower Hamlets Council and local opposition. Brick Lane local residents react:
Direct, full-time jobs opening Rosebank oilfield would create: 450 D, f-t jobs opening Jackdaw gasfield would create: 27 D, f-t jobs in UK's net-zero economy: 300,000 + 400,000 more on the way D, f-t jobs in the rest of the green economy: 600,000 Is that really the hill Burnham wants to die on?
An NHS mental health trust in East London & Bedfordshire plans to cut £25M from its budget, axing around 330 jobs and key services like CAMHS, talking therapies, and crisis care. Unions and local MPs warn wait times will surge as demand rises. Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Over 800 people have written to Yvette Cooper, can we hit 1,000 today? Every new appointment is a chance to shape the future of healthcare, so she needs to hear directly from patients and staff. We’re making sure she gets the message. Send here: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/save-the-nhs...
Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.
Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d agoBP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I’ve just responded to the government’s consultation by saying no to Heathrow’s climate-wrecking third runway. Will you join me and tell the government you oppose expansion too? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/say-n...
Stop Heathrow's climate-wrecking third runway
Take action We're in a climate crisis, with out-of-control wildfires in the UK, France and Spain and an ongoing battle to clean up the air in our cities. So why is Andy Burnham's government backing pl...
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Absolute insanity now, are we really going to accept this, they all need stopped
38 Degrees@38degrees.bsky.social · 2d agoWhat about not enough water for the public? While millions of us face hosepipe bans, AI datacentres are gulping down millions of litres of fresh drinking water every single day.
Just read the article - excellent, couldn’t agree more
Ann Pettifor@annpettifor.bsky.social · 2d agoI am angry.
⚠️ It's been the driest July on record. ❓️ But have you heard Andy Burnham say anything about the #ClimateCrisis? 🛢 Instead, he says he is "open-minded" about new North Sea oil and gas. 🟢 Only the Green Party will tackle the climate crisis with the urgency it demands.
I'm a bit too old for festivals! But not too old to know that @greenparty.org.uk and @scottishgreens.org are a real alternative to the same old, stale old parties. And they don't survive on dodgy 'donations' either! Vote Green for fairness, equality and a cleaner environment!
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d agoThank you to Green Gathering - such a wonderful weekend! I'll be at lots of other festivals this summer - we're building our movement and creating an alternative to the old party politics. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Thank you to Green Gathering - such a wonderful weekend! I'll be at lots of other festivals this summer - we're building our movement and creating an alternative to the old party politics. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Powerful stuff - wonderful and thankyou
Jason Hickel@jasonhickel.bsky.social · 3d agoWe're often told that capitalism and market liberalisation are closing the gap between rich and poor countries, and the old colonial inequalities are fading. Is it true? We explored this question in a new paper, just published in NPE. Buckle up for some interesting results! 🧵
It’s not just permission to drill for fossil fuels in currently licensed fields. We need to change from a material growth mentality to focus on redistribution & well-being. Creating non-elected growth corporations which elide challenge should be dropped. @annpettifor.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
Kevin Anderson@kevinclimate.bsky.social · last wk.Open letter to the PM on Rosebank & Jackdaw oil and gas fields, covered in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... Full letter here: climateuncensored.com/letter-to-th...
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Thank You for Taking Action
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Please sign and share, this needs permanently stopped now - c.org/H77hw9T4dh
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Protect Hunterston’s Coast, Countryside and Heritage: Reject the Hyperscale Data centre
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The best ever!
Trëy@quiksnowboard7.bsky.social · 3d ago#MusicHistory On this day 1971, The Who released their landmark 5th album, Who’s Next, in the US through Decca Records. The album produced three internationally released singles: “Baba O’Riley”, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” & “Behind Blue Eyes." It's the only album by The Who to hit #1 in the UK.
Decent column, but this is not what happened. What happened is that the same petrostate bad actor (Russia) has successfully deployed the tactics it used to hijack U.S. politics against the U.K. GOP=UKIP=Putin. Goal is defeating renewables & doubling down on fossil fuel dependence.
The Observer@theobserveruk.bsky.social · 4d agoAs wildfires rage, the right’s denial of the climate crisis has gone up in smoke The effects of extreme weather, be it fires or drought, are all too real. The need for an environmental consensus is one that transcends politics, writes Will Hutton https://bit.ly/4brP2xU
Spain is demonstrating how the #energytransition can be achieved whilst bringing down electricity prices. With the massive expansion of wind and solar energy, Spain is now one of the cheapest electricity markets in EU. Gas rarely determines the price there; #renewables supply 60% of the electricity
Professor Mike Berners-Lee, in this month’s Byline Times, explaining why it’s time for the government to level with the public about the climate and nature crisis. Article online here: subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/88/n... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
And while we're speaking about China: www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/08/...
Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d agoI was not informed by the BBC that they would have a right wing political figure or lobbyist on after me to rebut what I said. The individual in question went on to spout lies about China, etc. to distract attention from the Trump administration's assault on climate action. This is unacceptable.
🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
The real question we should be asking about AI regulation is who benefits? Because right now it looks like it’s tech billionaires winning and not people & communities.
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
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Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
As the UN Secretary General says, every new fossil fuel project approved today makes tomorrow’s heatwaves more dangerous & our world less secure. I hope Andy Burnham is listening. Caving in to the fossil fuel lobby as the planet burns would be unforgivable
Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling
Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns
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Been at Green Gathering the last few days - the atmosphere has been amazing! I've loved answering questions on the climate crisis, hope and how we grow our movement even further Thanks for the amazing turnout, and sorry not everyone could get in! Join.greenparty.org.uk
@robintransition.bsky.social love the latest newsletter, brilliant, creative and imaginative stuff, so positive, just wonder where the Ursula K Le Guin quote comes from, it’s fantastic - 🙏for all your doing
Loved this weeks episode with @natashadevon.bsky.social! She's just written a book called The Nuance Drought. Does our politics still have space for nuance? youtu.be/t7G_2amH-YM?...
How Social Media Is Driving Us Apart | Natasha Devon
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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The UK’s economic relations with Israel make it complicit in the illegal occupation of Palestinian land. The impunity must end. Join me and back the call for sanctions on Israel’s war economy: act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-tel...
Petition: Tell the UK to put sanctions on Israel
Israel’s genocide in Gaza and regime of oppression across the occupied Palestinian territory are possible because countries like the UK have allowed it to act with impunity. Targeted economic sanction...
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