Brian McHugh 🌏🏳️🌈
@BrianMcHugh2011
#ClimateCrisis
333.98 ppm CO2
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Mainly post on the environment
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Yes United Utilities paid £452,00,000 in dividends to shareholders in 2023 and yet they are still trying to fill lake Windermere with sewage.
As always brilliantly done by Susanna Reid 👏👏👏
In Scotland, BrewDog aimed to create a 'Lost Forest' on land they bought by planting 100,000s of trees, despite lots of natural regeneration.
Why? Because they got £690k in grants. The result? Most of the planted trees died.
It's a racket, pure + simple
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2024/04/14/bre…
'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage'
California has set a benchmark for renewable energy, with wind, solar & hydro providing 100% of the state's energy demand for a part of 25 out of last 32 days (& counting).
thecooldown.com/green-tech/cal… The Cool Down
'Water giant accused of ‘covering up’ release of wet-wipe sewage into river.'
Did I mention that Scottish Water is now being run by a former @anglianwater executive. 🤔
inews.co.uk/news/water-gia…
Taft and Lawyers Leading #PFAS Litigation Announce Another Historic 'Forever Chemicals' Drinking Water Settlement prn.to/3UgYUSP
Right Livelihood Dark Waters #ExposureBook Lesscancer
'Morocco has been experiencing 6 consecutive years of drought, exacerbated by climate change, which has led to record temperatures and increased evaporation'
Vital water source for farms, Al Massira reservoir is at just 3% of its average water level.
moroccoworldnews.com/2024/04/362010…
HMRC admits to not collecting £35bn/£36bn of taxes a year - over £500bn since 2010.
Others estimate it to be around £90bn a year - over £1,200bn since 2010.
Corporations and the rich let off, the rest squeezed. Govt content.
Must fund and reform HMRC.
leftfootforward.org/2024/04/labour…
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Our investigative journalist Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social explains how a luxury dog food entrepreneur teamed up with a former Tory MP to bag £258m of PPE contracts – and bought a mansion just weeks later 💰
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