🔴An oil-funded think tank backed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is involved in organising widespread farmer protests in the run-up to the EU elections, DeSmog can reveal.

🧵on our latest with the excellent Marta Kasztelan and Joey Grostern
desmog.com/2024/05/02/orb…

What many fail to realise is that conifers sequester carbon every day of the year, because they are ‘evergreen’ unlike deciduous trees which, on losing their leaves in the autumn can’t sequester again until they regain their leaves in spring. Hence conifers are climate champions.

What people need to realise is that Johnson in all probability deliberately ‘forgot’ to bring photo ID so he could successfully create a story about himself. In the same way as he ‘forgets’ to comb his hair. Remember he’s a narcissist.

Just a few hours left to vote in today’s local elections. 🗳️

Vote for real change with Kim McGuinness and PCC Joy Allen — but don’t forget ID! 🌹

You can’t just hope for a better future, you need to vote for one.
#VoteKimMcGuinness today.

This is very good climate news and if you would like to know why then read: waterstones.com/book/timber/pa…

. Good luck Kim! ……She’d 100% get my vote for North East Mayor! Kim McGuinness kimmcguinness.org #Labour @uklabour

Select Committee need to get Perm Sec and others in under oath and grill them.

Can Jamie Driscoll pull off a miracle by pretending to be ‘independent’ when he’s a Corbynite left-winger?

I’m disappointed Jamie’s standing as an ‘independent’ when the reality is he’s a Corbynite left-winger. A bit spineless not to be honest with the voters. In my experience ‘independent’ candidates are usually Tories who are too embarrassed to say so ie Andy Street in West Midlands

Jamie you are not an ‘independent’. You are a Corbynite. Look in the mirror, call a spade a spade, don’t be embarrassed, you’re a Corbynite left-winger.

Can’t understand why Mayor Jamie Driscoll is pretending to be an ‘independent’. He’s a Corbynite. Come on Jamie stand proud, look in the mirror, call a spade a spade, you are a Corbynite left-winger.

Please support Kim McGuinness to be the first North East Mayor and let’s bring it home for Labour.
#voteUKLabour

MailOnline headline writer sacked - I’d conclude.

“Community forests capture more carbon than strictly conserved protected areas, mostly by storing it in wood furniture and lumber for construction”. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Thanks Steve Cram for your endorsement.

Like Steve says, the North East needs a voice, a Mayor who will get things done and who will bring our region together to finally end the days of London taking our decisions for us.

I’ll be that North East Mayor.

Vote The Labour Party tomorrow.

Yes, remember to take photo ID with you tomorrow when you go to ‘Vote the Tories Out’.
But also remember photo ID was unnecessarily brought in by this Tory government as they thought it would benefit them. Please vote & prove them wrong.

Thanks Jimmy and Gingerino's Kitchen for your support 🍕

As North East Mayor I’ll help businesses thrive, give our region a voice and put our arts and culture on the international stage.

Vote The Labour Party tomorrow. Together we can make our North East the home of real opportunity.

Not just a pretty space: as well as reducing water flow into drains &, thereby, sewage discharge, SuDS can reduce flood risk, road runoff, improve urban cooling. This one includes larval foodplants for butterflies & moths, nectar for bees, hoverflies & ladybirds.

We're headed into #milkyway season, so what better time to share some time lapse footage of this spectacular sight from our Observatory!

Be in with a chance of seeing this yourself and book an event in May!

kielderobservatory.org/our-events