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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 13h

"From sunrise the wind blows
Always to sunset
Going where the stars go

My breath the wind

This little boat my body
Its ragged sail my soul

Going where the stars go"

So Far, So Good, the final, posthumously published #poems of the wonderful Ursula Le Guin.

#books #livres #poetry

The silver coloured cover the a paperback of So Far So Good by Ursula Le Guin

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 19h

This news is a tragedy for nature, and for all the people that rely on coral reefs.

But this report should also be a reminder of how much MORE we stand to lose if we don't act now. 🌳🌊🌍

We cannot afford to let the #ClimateCrisis escalate further.

Key climate tipping point is BREACHED for the first time

With global warming on track to climb past 1.5°C (2.7°F), scientists say that warm water coral reefs are now passing their thermal tipping point.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21h

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

- Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

www.theguardian.com

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 1d

The incomparable #PattiSmith performing in London on 50th anniversary of Horses tour.
I first saw her in Manchester in 1978 - she has lost none of her power!
Great to be with such an enthusiastic audience too.
#Horses
#powertothepeople

Patti Smith on stage with two guitarists and a drummer

Red light on stage with Patti Smith and her band

Blue light on stage with Patti Smith and her band.

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 1d

This looks good.

‘The enforced invisibility of a class of economic migrants who are now so numerous that many game the system, doubling their exploitation. Sangaré’s exemplary, unfeigned performance helps them speak.’

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Souleymane’s Story review – superb performance ballasts drama of man clinging on in the margins in Paris

Abou Sangaré is magnificent in a story that shines light on the enforced invisibility of economic migrants

www.theguardian.com

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British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 1d

Learn about the petition to ban the use of plastic fruit and vegetable stickers, which are contributing to the growing problem of microplastic pollution, which contaminates our soil and waterways, posing risks to wildlife and our health ☠️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 2d

Just watched the first episode of #RiotWomen by #SallyWainwright. Such a powerful, funny, moving drama about the complexities of older women’s lives.
Some amazing actors, including Jonnna Scanlon, Tamsin Grieg, Lorraine Ashbourne, Anne Reid and many others.
Brilliant!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Riot Women - Series 1: Episode 1

Frazzled by demanding jobs, chaotic families and endless spinning plates, five women’s worlds smash together when they form a punk rock band to enter a local talent contest.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant to spot a Hummingbird Hawkmoth on the pink salvias at #ParhamHouse gardens.
#westsussex
#moths
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 2d

The late flowering purple asters in the walled garden at #ParhamHouse in West Sussex are very popular with insects.
Such a gorgeous garden.
#pollinators
@bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

Purple asters in a border of a walled garden

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 2d

Beautifully camouflaged and slightly blurred but definitely a willow warbler.
There were 2 flitting about in the birch trees (so fast and acrobatic!)
I thought they’d already gone so it was lovely to see them.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social

A greenish yellow bird in a birch tree with green and yellow leaves

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 2d

Really enjoyed listening to this interview with @wanderinggaia.bsky.social
She talks with great clarity about the underlying causes of climate migration, how the #climatecrisis is affecting our world and the inevitable shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Radical with Amol Rajan - Climate Migration: Confronting the Reality of Global Warming (Gaia Vince) - BBC Sounds

Gaia Vince makes the positive case for immigration despite public concern over the issue.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 3d

We can elect a Green Mayor in Sussex, but we need your help. 💚

Please give what you can on the link below. 👇

@greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachel4sussex.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 3d

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/green-mayo...

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely! 😍

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 3d

Happy #BookshopDay !
Great to see my two novels on the local authors shelf at #TheSussexBookshop in Chichester.
Please support #independentbookshops when you can.
#booksky

Books on the shelf at a bookshop
Our Precious Earth and A Scattering

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 3d

It’s #bookshopday and I met the amazing #MonicaFeria-Tinta at The Sussex Bookshop, talking about her book Barrister for the Earth.
Inspiring listening to hear her talk about acting for the rights of nature, including for rivers and chalk streams here in the UK.
#booksky
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Woman holding her book a barrister for the Earth

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 4d

The sea was perfectly still today and merging tonally with the sky, there was just a faint hint of turquoise in the water.
#coloursofthesea

Calm sea merging into the sky with two wooden groynes visible

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People's Trust for Endangered Species @ptes-org.bsky.social · 4d

There are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty, the only real power to secure action for nature. We can't let 30 years of campaigning for National Parks go down the drain ⚠️Write to your MP👇
www.cnp.org.uk/about/our-work/securing-new-laws/defending-the-duty

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 5d

Indie publishing is the ecological niche where literature survives. This is especially true of the short story. @saltpublishing.com needs help to stay healthy in tough times. Can you pitch in - or share this skeet?

Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery

New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026

www.gofundme.com

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 5d

Beautiful sunset in Worthing.
Hoping for a permanent ceasefire 🕊️

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 5d

😊 exactly!

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 5d

Just extraordinary to witness this nature-hating government sabotaging Labour’s own legacy. And for absolutely no reason: nature protection isn’t blocking development - it’s a necessary prerequisite for it (& for everything else, come to that…)

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 5d

Ivy flowers are great for #pollinators and there’s a lot of it growing on a wall in our garden!
Loved by bees, flies and hoverflies.
#letitgrow
#rewilding
#ivy
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 6d

😢
#gazachildren
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 7d

Calling all nature people and orgs, please consider adding your name to Naturalists for Palestine.

It's essential we recognise that ecocide and genocide are two sides of the same coin, and resist both.
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Naturalists for Palestine

Naturalists for Palestine is a call from individuals and organisations in the UK nature sector to stand for an end to the genocide in Gaza, and to the suffering and oppression of the people of Palesti...

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