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Lisa Bachelor @lisabachelor

Lisa Bachelor was previously deputy news editor for the Observer, is now editor of the Guardian’s Seascape

Joined April 2009
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Lisa Bachelor@lisabachelor
1 Dec 2024
I am now leaving this platform and you can find me and updates on all the work from the Guardian’s Seascape at @lisabachelor.bsky.social
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The Guardian’s Dan Boffey travelled to Greenland for Seascape to interview anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in jail ahead of possible extradition to Japan theguardian.com/environment/…

‘If I’m sent to Japan, I’m not coming home’: jailed anti-whaler defiant in face of extradition...

Captain Paul Watson talks about his arrest on behalf of the Japanese government, his ‘interesting’ Greenland prison, and separation from his children

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Non-stop helicopter noise. Just one of the impacts of cruise ship tourism on the Alaskan town of Juneau. Our final dispatch in Seascape’s cruise ship week: theguardian.com/environment/…

‘We’ve become an amusement park’: the Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism

Juneau’s residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped it

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Not all plastic is the same…as talks continue in S Korea to tackle one of the biggest problems on the planet, Emma Bryce has identified some of the worst offenders theguardian.com/environment/…

We need to talk about plastic: five everyday items choking the planet

It is one of the world’s most dangerous materials, and global leaders are meeting in South Korea to thrash out a treaty to curb its effects

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Bigger is not always better…. theguardian.com/environment/…

Can you take a clean cruise holiday and which vessels are the worst emitters?

In a booming sector where the biggest ships have doubled in size since 2000, pressure is growing to make cruising a greener, more sustainable way to travel

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Who is driving the boom in cruise holidays? The older generation? That’s what I thought - but I was wrong. I loved writing this with the excellent @cleaskopeliti.bsky.social Thanks to all who spoke to us for it theguardian.com/environment/…

Selfies and surf simulators: the young cruisers driving boom in sea holidays

A new generation is taking to the ocean in growing numbers – and fears over the environmental impact of cruise ships appear not to be denting their popularity

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He decided to become the sea’s protector…The first feature in our week long focus on the cruise ship industry. theguardian.com/environment/…

‘I feel guilty and angry’: the captain turned campaigner trying to keep cruise ships at bay

After spending most of his life on commercial vessels, Guillaume Picard is now fighting to keep these vast liners out of the French port of Marseille

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All week this week on Guardian Seascape we are going to be looking at the real cost of cruise ship holidays with a series of reports from around the world. We kicked off this morning with this news story theguardian.com/environment/…

Carnival cruise line emitted more CO2 in 2023 than Scotland’s biggest city – report

World’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologies

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I put this supplement together for this weekend’s paper. It’s primarily about how to protect our coastline, with lots of ideas for projects to get involved in. But also best beaches as picked by people like @SteveBackshall and Michael Morpurgo
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Remember this film? Here's what happened next...
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10 Feb 2024
‘You lied to us’: did the real-life saga behind Free Willy change the story for orcas in captivity? theguardian.com/environment/…
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It's 20 years tomorrow since the tragic death of the cocklepickers in Cumbria. @karenmcveigh1 spent some time up there to examine the lasting impact ‘It’s going to finish the village’: how Morecambe Bay’s tragedy changed cocklepickers’ lives for ever theguardian.com/environment/…

‘It’s going to finish the village’: how Morecambe Bay’s tragedy changed cocklepickers’ lives for...

After 23 migrants died while searching for cockles in 2004, access to the lucrative fishery became more regulated. But local fishers claim the new rules mean their families have been left behind

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Some exciting news for me for 2024. I move from the Observer's news desk to editing the Guardian's Seascape, all about the state of our oceans. I am working alongside excellent reporter @karenmcveigh1 but will also be looking for freelance contributions from around the world
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Such a moving, and unexpectedly inspiring, piece from the lovely Anna x
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5 Mar 2023
What being a hospice volunteer taught me about death and life - what Anna does when she’s not answering readers’ letters is amazing theguardian.com/society/2023…
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The Observer’s splash by the excellent @tobyhelm Revealed: secret cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit theguardian.com/politics/202…

Revealed: secret cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit

Leading Brexiters and remainers, including Michael Gove and David Lammy, met for two-day ‘private discussion’ with diplomats and business leaders

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I 100% agree with Rebecca on this - I love this show so much, and the fun of watching it, gasping in shock at every episode with my son, that I’ve stated dreaming about it: I’m 100% faithful: The Traitors is the most exquisite reality TV of the year theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

I’m 100% faithful: The Traitors is the most exquisite reality TV of the year

On paper, it sounds a bit tepid. In reality, I am devouring each episode with multiple text chats on the go. This is White Lotus meets Big Brother 1 – the most addictive show in ages

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A place to grow: the gardener and land owner pairings making happy unions and plenty of produce theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

A place to grow: the gardener and land owner pairings making happy unions and plenty of produce

People keen to garden but who have no outdoor space of their own are connecting with people eager to have someone work their land thanks to a new online initiative. Meet four green-fingered growers...

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Brilliant
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jonathanwatts@jonathanwatts
6 Jun 2022
Dom Phillips, a superb journalist, regular contributor to @guardian, and great friend, is missing in Javari Valley of Amazon after death threats to his indigenista companion, Bruno Pereira, who is also missing. Calling on Brazilian authorities to urgently launch search operation.
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Anna Fazackerley@AnnaFazack1
31 Mar 2022
I revealed the govt was poised to axe the firm making a "disaster" of the National Tutoring Prog six weeks ago. Glad they've finally done it. theguardian.com/education/20… theguardian.com/education/20…

Firm behind England’s flagship tuition scheme faces dismissal after failing to hit targets

Ministers poised to replace Dutch company Randstad in running national tutoring programme

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