"It’s almost a death sentence for these chicks" - in some shearwater chicks, plastic made up 5-10% of their body weight -microplastic exposure linked to similar patterns of damage to brain as are seen in Alzheimer's - harm to liver, kidney & stomach theguardian.com/environment/…

Press release. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! President Trump keeps declaring that he wants to take over our beloved country, Greenland – and most recently, he repeated it yesterday, on March 12. As a people in Greenland , we must stand together and send a clear message to Trump that we will in no way accept his threats. Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people. On Saturday at 13:00, we will meet in Amisut and carry out a peaceful protest, marching together to the U.S. consulate. When we reach the U.S. consulate, we will sing our national anthem, “Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit.” If possible, we would greatly appreciate it if you bring the Greenlandic flag. It is emphasized that the protest must remain peaceful. - END- Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱 March 13, 2025

Ah yes, the absolutely hapless and hopeless @WaterREast. I wonder how many of the eNOGs involved in all of that would now like to admit they got played. Apparently we're now going to save East Anglian's chalk streams by fixing all the leaks and getting customers to use less water. Something WCs haven't even come close to achieving in the last 35 years. 🤔

Donald Trump has told Putin to sign a peace deal or he'll ruin Russia's finances, and if you think he's joking just look at what he's done to the American economy

So let me see how this works then. Local campaigner Steve Lavelle asks @NorthumbrianH2O for details of how much sewage they dump into the sea at Whitburn. @NorthumbrianH2O says get stuffed. Steve Lavelle takes @NorthumbrianH2O to the first-tier tribunal (High Court) which orders @NorthumbrianH2O to release the data, turns out to be 1 million tonnes in 2023. Yesterday @NorthumbrianH2O CEO tells Parliament the data is "not necessarily accurate". So who's being mislead then, is it the High Court or Parliament? 🤔 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mw…

This is fascism…this is Becky Burke she was on a back packing tour of North America and crashed into Trumps immigration pogroms. Her father writes “Our daughter Becky, a 28-year-old British tourist, has been caught up in the recent immigration crackdown in the US. What was meant to be a life-changing four-month backpacking trip across North America has turned into a nightmare. Despite being a tourist with no criminal record, she was handcuffed and taken to a detention facility in Tacoma, Washington. Becky’s current conditions are deeply concerning. She is sharing a cell, surviving on a diet of cold rice, potatoes, and beans (she is vegan), and has limited access to phone calls. Visitors are restricted to speaking through a glass screen via telephone. All her possessions have been confiscated, and she feels isolated and desperate to come home. We are doing everything we can. We are in touch with the British Consulate in London and San Francisco. An American friend is helping by sending funds to her inmate account so she can buy basic necessities like tea. But progress has been slow, and we urgently need more support. We are asking for your help. Please share Becky’s story widely through your networks. We hope to connect with experts, legal professionals, or anyone who can offer advice or assistance. Becky is a kind, adventurous young woman who simply wants to return home to her family.”

Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells New recycling method environmentally friendly way to deal with e-waste from old smartphones and electric cars independent.co.uk/tech/batte…

This is seriously disappointing and will seriously impact the work of @wyeuskfoundation and farmers in herefordshire to balance river restoration with food Production. I really feel for the #farmers trying to do the right thing right now. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2g…]

INTRODUCING.. the River Rescue Kit!🌊🧪 Britain’s rivers are in crisis. Sewage, agricultural runoff & water scarcity are pushing our waterways to the brink. But across the country, communities are fighting back - and now, you can too. Take action today! kit.riveractionuk.com/

Re progress of Oxford Chancellor to do list & East of England & Cambridge. Li Ka Shing has sold Felixstowe to BlackRock. Might it be relevant that Trinity College (who own Felixstowe freehold) senior bursar Richard Turnill is BlackRock’s former Global Chief Investment Strategist?

Let me see if I've got this right, don't swim in our rivers as they're not clean enough for humans but hey, tough luck the fish and other wild life that are dependent on them? Hmm. 🤔

Note the threat to disallow challenges in the courts to nuclear planning decisions... gov.uk/government/news/plann…

Ms Bennett, who worked as an accountant for 30 years before becoming a councillor, said: “Millions are being spent on consultants alone. This is not how council tax should be spent. Public money should be a sacred trust but I don’t think it is to these councillors.”

Remember those new environmental schemes govt launched to replace EU farm subsidies? Well ⁦@DefraGovUK⁩ just unexpectedly shut the main scheme to new applicants leaving many farms in the lurch. Thought farmers couldn't get any angrier? Think again... gov.uk/government/news/recor…

Sizewell C: When you look at the scale of the destruction, length of construction, complexity, cost & long-term unsolvable radioactive waste problems & it's just to boil water! Yet, we have 200 degrees C beneath our feet - we should use it. #SayNo2SizewellC #StopSizewellC

British spies discovered that FDR had offered HK to China, so we snuck British officers into the Japanese prison there with a union flag. They accepted the formal surrender and got it raised in time to greet the (furious) US ship expecting to seize HK before we could react.

Day one - Appeal Court hearing to overturn an extortionate Thames Water loan plan that will waste almost £1 billion customers' money in 6 months. Windrushwasp's MP Charlie Maynard leading for the public interest v financial predation. windrushwasp.org/single-post…

Packed out meeting last night in Bishops Castle where @stwater tried to explain why their plans to divert wastewater to the River Onny make sense. Shame @EnvAgency and @ShropCouncil who'll be making decisions about whether it goes ahead didn't turn up. bit.ly/4ihxm9t

📸This video of Orbán’s daughter & family returning from a Maldives luxury island (owned by a Czech tycoon) on OTP Bank’s private jet has 700K views. Since EU taxpayers are footing the bill, they deserve to see how it's being spent. Let’s get it to 800K!

Good result. It’s blindingly obvious that chicken manure is a waste product in the Wye catchment where such vast quantities are produced with no clear disposal route. One day the NFU might act sensibly on environmental concerns rather than try to obstruct everything.