"In the last 30 yrs we have cut down 1/2 the world's #forests & >75 million tons of topsoil have washed off these lands. Nothing in human history prepares us for the sheer speed at which the consequences of these actions are now rushing toward us." ~David Kelly #thicktrunktuesday

Jas Athwal MP is a landlord with FIFTEEN properties. Complaints about toxic mould were ignored. One of his tenants was threatened with eviction by an estate agent for complaining. Athwal said he doesn't rent to people who receive benefits, which is unlawful. He must resign.

This is very disappointing and, at the end of the day, it's a false economy... ...because nature friendly farming boosts the economy, reduces flood risk, supports food production, and is good for the nation's health theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Last year, a Channel 4 documentary analysed the costs of the privatised railway versus the old British Rail, nationalised, model. The results may surprise many who have been told for the last 30 years that privatisation is the panacea for all ills!

I knew it wouldn't be long before the Guardian ran with a 'stop asking questions about the Labour MP with 15 homes and the Rail Minister accused of hounding an engineer out of his job' piece. In a democracy, it's your right and duty to scrutinise those in power. Whoever they be.

Your friendly, slightly dystopian bobbies, are out on the beat today!

'Shifting baselines' means you haven't noticed.

NEW ANALYSIS: UK CfD auction secured 9.6GW of wind/solar, enough to generate >10% of current annual demand, at avg £80/MWh in today's money Per Aurora Energy Research's Pranav Menon – and contrary to some very misleading newspaper reports – "deploying this capacity ultimately lowers

Men of Twitterᵀᴹ mocked my micro pond as nothing more than a "puddle". Well, it's now a puddle with FOUR frogs living in it!

We're so back! Season 13 of Cleaning Up Podcast kicks off with a conversation with Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, the world's fastest-growing and most innovative energy-utility-cum-tech provider. With support from Cleaning Up Podcast's new Leadership Circle! cleaningup.live/the-kraken-wak…

Great news! Cumbria Wildlife Trust to rewild Skiddaw with temperate rainforest channel4.com/news/exclusive… via Channel 4 News Craig Bennett

“Duped” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

At long last the 92 hereditary peers who still sit in the House of Lords - many of them large landowners - will be removed Historically the House of Lords has been a block on land reform & extending access rights - perhaps no longer theguardian.com/politics/artic…

"Biochar has another key benefit: it can store a surprisingly large volume of water. A single kilo of biochar can store up to 4 liters of water. When rain falls or when farmers irrigate, biochar-improved soil holds water for longer." theconversation.com/biochar-doesnt…

No question.

Every day, I root a little bit more for the asteroid. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a….

Ten years service in one of Tom Kerridge‘s kitchens gets you a Rolex. Good man.

Our supermarkets love nothing more than a union flag-emblazoned ‘Proudly Supporting British Farmers’ banner above an aisle full of South African apples, New Zealand Pears, Moroccan tomatoes, and Peruvian asparagus. Patriot cosplay.