Graham Wroe
@tellthetruthsheff.bsky.social
Climate and Nature activist, Blogger and writer for Sheffield Telegraph and Sheffield Star. Born at 316ppm. Formerly @GrahamWroe on Twitter.
Some highlights of today's excellent press conference with Zack Polanski.
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 18h 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.
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...
Zack Polanski is to deliver an urgent message to the Prime Minister. Watch on Bold Politics YouTube channel at 11am.
Monbiot on right wing journalists and the climate emergency. 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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Global heating versus the world's great rivers There's only going to be one winner www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers
Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output.
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“Those other countries around the world that we currently rely on to produce our food and vegetables, their climates are changing as well" As our harvests worsen and other countries hang on to what they have, we are going to get ever deeper in the sh*t www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn
Wheat is half normal height, while England is seeing earliest ever harvest as farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops
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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
The Arctic Circle just reached a temperature that once seemed almost impossible for such a frozen region: above 100°F, or 38°C … a shocking first … fragile regions are rapidly changing. Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.
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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The BBC are actively campaigning for new oil and gas to be exploited in the North Sea. Claims they are neutral are utter garbage.
Joe Taylor@climatejoe.bsky.social · 4d agoFull article with audio clips here:
Sheffield parents gather to oppose Rosebank and support energy transition Parents for Future are calling for Andy Burnham not to approve new drilling in the North Sea. As Europe continues to suffer from heatwaves and wildfires, it is clear that Rosebank is not compatible with a safe and…
Sheffield parents gather to oppose Rosebank and support energy transition
Parents for Future are calling for Andy Burnham not to approve new drilling in the North Sea. As Europe continues to suffer from heatwaves and wildfires, it is clear that Rosebank is not compatible with a safe and sustainable future for children.
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Utter chaos in court tomorrow as, according to the daily court listings, 1855 people from Defend Our Juries are listed to appear in courtrooms at Westminster Magistrates Court on the same day. Many with incorrect names/details, relating to cases the court said were adjourned.
Half of the country is in "exceptionally serious drought" - putting us at more risk of wildfires and threatening our food security. Meanwhile water companies are wasting a staggering 2.87 billion litres of water every day through leaky pipes. Time to end water privatisation.
Stop Rosebank while Europe burns! Record-breaking wildfires are ravaging Europe and prompting mass evacuations in France and Spain. Activists are urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to oppose new oil fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw, advocating for urgent climate action, renewable energy, and…
Stop Rosebank while Europe burns!
Record-breaking wildfires are ravaging Europe and prompting mass evacuations in France and Spain. Activists are urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to oppose new oil fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw, advocating for urgent climate action, renewable energy, and economic justice, as the climate crisis escalates.
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‘Gentle, Angry Women’ retrace 110-mile march to Greenham Common in award-winning film at Showroom by Danielle Hutchinson Press and Publicity Officer, Awen Productions and Folklife Films ‘Gentle, Angry Women’ is the latest documentary film by award-winning Cornish film company Awen Productions. The…
‘Gentle, Angry Women’ retrace 110-mile march to Greenham Common in award-winning film at Showroom
by Danielle Hutchinson Press and Publicity Officer, Awen Productions and Folklife Films ‘Gentle, Angry Women’ is the latest documentary film by award-winning Cornish film company Awen Productions. The story follows three young women as they retrace the march to Greenham Common, forty years on from the first Women’s Peace Protests. The film has just won the Celtic Media Festival Torc Award for History (Screen) and director Barbara Santi believes that, in light of current conflicts, the message of Gentle, Angry Women is more relevant than ever.
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Understanding Earth Overshoot Day: A Call for Ecological Awareness by Rosalind Dean This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on Thursday, July 30th. This marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. For the rest of the year, we are going into deficit, liquidating resources…
Understanding Earth Overshoot Day: A Call for Ecological Awareness
by Rosalind Dean This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on Thursday, July 30th. This marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. For the rest of the year, we are going into deficit, liquidating resources and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We are using as many ecological resources as if we live on 1.7 Earths. We are busting our budget.
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Where will you go when the fires or floods come for your house? Greta told us our house was on fire, but she was ignored by those that could make a difference.
Andy Scollick@andyscollick.bsky.social · 2w agoUndated firecrew video (probably 23, 24, 35 July) from the Gironde showing the devastation. #wildfires #France
The Green Talks are Back! 🗣️ 💚 Throughout summer, we will be hosting some groundbreaking policy webinars with leaders from the Green Party and other expert panellists. Our first event will look into Natalie Bennett's Nature's Rights Bill.
Paraquat is made in Huddersfield, even though it is banned for use in this country, but exported to countries all over the world.
Natalie Bennett@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 2w ago#GoodNews on paraquat in Australia. NOW will we stop the production of this dreadful pesticide in the UK? #PoisonedPlanet www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's astonishing to read how the police went to such great lengths to protect spy cops employed to spy on peaceful campaigners.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2w agoThe continuing claims by the police that all this is the work of a "rogue unit" or a "few bad apples" are yet more lies piled on top of 50 years of lying. The state surveillance, state rape and state cover-ups are institutional and systemic. It's not over. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Officially endorse the motion Zionism Is Racism! 📝 For individuals and organisations INSIDE and OUTSIDE of the Green Party to show their support for this motion and the Anti Zionist movement. Please sign via the link below and share this far and wide: forms.gle/V857F2MfU1Ag...
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A barrister represents his clients in court. Clients who are political dissidents. He now faces criminal prosecution for doing so. Not Turkey. Not Egypt. Not Russia. England. Astonishing, deeply disturbing, and part of a long slide towards authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
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Democracy only works when people have access to the facts. That's why I'm supporting @ChrisGPackham's petition calling for a UK-wide public briefing on climate and nature risks. Help us reach 100,000 signatures: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
petition.parliament.uk
Coming over here, winning the World Cup ...
Men in Blazers Media Network@meninblazers.bsky.social · 2w agoSpain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹
How can we hope he has a serious plan for ending "the terrible suffering of people in Gaza" when he can't even bring himself to name Israel as the genocidal aggressor causing the suffering? We need concrete action - a full arms embargo and an end to trade with illegal settlements.
We need maximum work temperatures now. If it's too hot for robots, it's too hot for humans!
Lyn@lynisalilpolitical.bsky.social · 2w agoThe robots cost more to replace.
Burnham needs to wake up to what is happening to our one and only planet.
Prof Bill McGuire@profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 2w agoAs predicted, the words 'climate change' never left the lips of the new PM The greatest threat to UK economy and society, and the biggest danger humanity has ever faced is not even worth a mention You have one hell of a shock coming @andyburnham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...