Come and meet our friendly team at our #Barnham #sewage #flooding Green Talk with special guest Green Party #Sussex Police Crime Commissioner candidate Jonathan Kent. Click the link for more details: actionnetwork.org/events/green-t…

Local authorities can play a key role in helping to end fuel poverty.

Our councillor pledge is now open for signatures from any candidate in the 2024 local elections - or existing councillor.

endfuelpoverty.org.uk/end-fuel-pover…

Flooding will substantially damage UK harvest in 2024 after the wettest 18 months on record, driven by warm temps locally & globally

This should (but likely won't) be a good corrective to the bunch who think 'we can just adapt' to climate change

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/0…

It's been a busy day, where I've shared some of my take aways from today's Cass Report. It's taken a little longer to put my thoughts on paper for The New Statesman . Here they are: The Cass review into children’s gender care should shame us all
newstatesman.com/politics/healt…

National Parks are fundamental to tackling species extinction and biodiversity loss.

But most National Parks land is privately owned and the National Park Authorities, therefore, have little control and influence over it.

This is interesting...

Nobody had reported this when I tweeted yesterday about Lord Bamford retiring from the House of Lords

And suddenly here we are

Funny that...

It's happening a lot.

Nice to be of assistance

EU has MUCH lower permitted levels than UK as our Govt would rather protect big business than its people
Govt should ban 25 pesticides containing so-called 'forever chemicals', PFAs, campaigners said, as harmful toxins found in >1/2 food & drinks in UK.
news.sky.com/story/forever-…

📢 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. In a decision which has just been communicated in Court, Judge Francesco Depasquale has rejected BirdLife Malta's request to stop the Government of Malta 🇲🇹 from opening a spring hunting season on the European Turtle-dove in 2024 as recommended by the ORNIS Committee.

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The Green Party candidate who pulled out of the Tees Valley mayoral election has told me she did it because she doesn't want to split the progressive vote and allow Ben Houchen to win.
yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/…

As National Parks turn 75, a new report highlights only 6% of their land is recorded as being in good health for nature - with the Yorkshire Dales having less tree cover than York and waterways across these special places heavily polluted by sewage released from storm overflows.

Turning camels into cows
Humans are maximising milk production in vast dairy farms from a species that once grazed & browsed over huge distances by enclosing & controlling mobility
The way we treat sentient creatures is truly #shameful
theconversation.com/turning-camels… via The Conversation

Great result for all of us, thanks to the efforts of 2,400 mature Swiss women who took their govt to court due to inaction over climate change. ECHR has ruled in their favour. The Green Party Jenny Jones Green Party Women #ForWomenAndPlanet Green Feminists UK Caroline Lucas
theguardian.com/environment/20…

Livestock finally arrives in Israel on MV Bahijah after 3 month Houthi-delayed voyage
“One of the most shameful episodes in #Australian live export history”
An horrendous cruel ordeal for 14,000+ animals
A #Shameful stain on humanity
thejc.com/news/israel/li… via The Jewish Chronicle

Nothing poses a greater threat to our food security than the terrible farming practices that are destroying the soil, earthworms, watercourses, pollinators and all the other natural capital on which food production depends entirely. We must be mad.

#Flooding can have extreme #Psychological effects on children and adults. Many people feel they have lost control of their lives & the security they feel in their homes has gone.

National Flood Forum can help in many different ways. Find out more - nationalfloodforum.org.uk/how-we-help/wh…

#Support

⚠️Our crews are supporting rescue operations in Littlehampton near Ferry Road and Rope Walk where the River Arun has burst its banks leading to severe flooding. Residents should remain in their properties if it is safe to do so and get as high as possible within their homes 1/2⚠️

River #Arun burst it's banks last night due to #flooding . One person in hospital, many evacuated. There's a #ClimateEmergency - our MPs need to act to protect us and our environment Gillian Keegan MP Andrew Griffith MP Nick Gibb

If you treat your dog or cat or rabbit with a 'spot-on' flea treatment, please read this... & please retweet to spread the word. theconversation.com/pet-flea-and-t…

Queen #BUMBLEBEES - HELP THEM OUT!
Another Spring Saturday morning with The Bee Guy (follow him - he’s good, possibly even the best! 😊) means another vital thread concerning #bumblebee queens at this time of year!
Please #retweet / #share as EVERY QUEEN BEE THAT SURVIVES GETS TO…

No one is talking about it but Israel is eviscerating the natural ecosystems in Gaza. This could make the land uninhabitable not just for years but for generations. Up to 48% of tree cover and farmland has been torched. This is a war crime. This is ecocide. Nothing less. (1/13)🧵