Tom Lancaster I never see the Telegraph complaining about golf courses - thousands of acres of potentially productive land, smothered with nitrates and herbicides, and not a turnip nor a potato in sight

Firstly, it seems to question how interconnectors - undersea cables that transport electricity between Britain and a few neighbouring countries - work:

'In theory, interconnectors are meant to facilitate two-way traffic, and ministers claim they will allow ...

I first voted in 1969 - 55 years ago.and I believe I have not missed a single voting opportunity since. This year was special - for the first time I voted for a winning candidate- Danielle Stone - Police Commissioner for Northamptonshire. Now for the National Lottery!

Hello, fellas and supporters of democracies around the globe. Please read this and share it as much as you can.

- There have been protests for over 20 days in Georgia.
- We are fighting against the Russian influence in Georgia, just like Ukraine did back in 2014.

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Just don’t drink it all before you play Bath tonight

We had just this problem when we tried to move heating onto condensing boilers. Plumbers didn’t understand them so told everyone they didn’t work and wouldn’t last.

Hello from Puglia, Italy, where a third of the region’s olive trees – which once produced almost half of Italy’s olive oil – have died of novel disease. A destabilised climate stresses plants and animals, as well as making it easier for some diseases to spread. Prices rise as a

On #EarthDay2024 we argue it needs to be #EarthDayEveryDay . Winning the battle of #PlanetvsPlastics , needs a long-term plan.

Read our latest Comment article from Fellow and Sustainability Network Lead Phillip Ward Phillip Ward and join the conversation. thersa.co/4b3E8vI

Writing a piece on a new climate report coming out later today that is, frankly, blood freezing in the veins terrifying.

The rate at which future returns are discounted leads to long term investments being shelved when they should be promoted. A tidal electricity barrage with an entirely predictable generation profile for 100 years must be worth more than a road project.

He really is no scientist - he is speaking rubbish and frankly should not be interviewed again on this until he has had some basic education - that does not rely on Latin or Greek

Once again a movement will crystallize around these statements, pretending that they have an easy solution to the UK's problems. And a responsible, smart politician would not allow that to happen.

We held a discussion in partnership last week about the consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine, situated in the context of wider environmental challenges faced globally.

Watch: thersa.co/3TkugWX

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Wouldn’t be Easter without that.

Some of this litter on the M65 motorway had been there for years. You don’t see this on motorways in other European countries - why are ⁦National Highways⁩ allowed to get away with this? ⁦BBC North West⁩

THREAD 🧵: Donald Trump isn't just bleeding the RNC dry of funds, he's bleeding the party of voters. Those who know how he works best, his own former employees, are refusing to give him their vote.

Don't take our word for it, listen to them:

It is a matter of measured fact that global temperatures are increasing. Abnormal weather events are signs of a changing climate. No climate scientist claims that global warming just means we get our usual weather only a bit warmer!

God I hope not

Yet another scandal coming from a failure to fund public services in line with the demands we put on them - with an added slice of nonsense from a belief that contracting out will give better outcomes.

My daughter has young children and a large pond - she has installed a rigid open plastic network just under the surface. The kids can’t fall in but the ducks fish herons and other wild life can live with it.