Ian
@ianthegecko.bsky.social
Cyclist, former scientist, taking action on Clean Water and focused on Climate change, rewilding and the natural world.
What a farce! I got a 60% price (way above the price cap) increase and Ofwat did nothing when I told them. They don't enforce the cap so this is all hot air. Ofwat not fit for purpose
A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - polluting our water until 2040.
JANUARY: Thames Water's creditors push for £3bn bailout - at a potential cost of £250/year to customers.
Here's what we said about it: vist.ly/4iz5n
JANUARY: Thames Water's creditors push for £3bn bailout - at a potential cost of £250/year to customers.
Here's what we said about it: vist.ly/4iz5n
December 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
What a farce! I got a 60% price (way above the price cap) increase and Ofwat did nothing when I told them. They don't enforce the cap so this is all hot air. Ofwat not fit for purpose
The response needs to be clear, don't buy a German car! #savetheplanet
The EU Commission has bent to pressure from Germany and the car industry, taking the first steps to scrap the phase-out date for new petrol and diesel cars
Climate-heating emissions from transport are rising, and air pollution kills too many each year
No new polluting cars – more public transport
Climate-heating emissions from transport are rising, and air pollution kills too many each year
No new polluting cars – more public transport
Car industry spinning wheels as EU prolongs petrol and diesel - Greenpeace European Unit
The European Commission is making a U-turn on commitments to phase out petrol and diesel cars in the EU starting in 2035.
www.greenpeace.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The response needs to be clear, don't buy a German car! #savetheplanet
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The EU Commission has bent to pressure from Germany and the car industry, taking the first steps to scrap the phase-out date for new petrol and diesel cars
Climate-heating emissions from transport are rising, and air pollution kills too many each year
No new polluting cars – more public transport
Climate-heating emissions from transport are rising, and air pollution kills too many each year
No new polluting cars – more public transport
Car industry spinning wheels as EU prolongs petrol and diesel - Greenpeace European Unit
The European Commission is making a U-turn on commitments to phase out petrol and diesel cars in the EU starting in 2035.
www.greenpeace.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The EU Commission has bent to pressure from Germany and the car industry, taking the first steps to scrap the phase-out date for new petrol and diesel cars
Climate-heating emissions from transport are rising, and air pollution kills too many each year
No new polluting cars – more public transport
Climate-heating emissions from transport are rising, and air pollution kills too many each year
No new polluting cars – more public transport
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Wise words from Mia Mottley on the urgent need to cut methane emissions (the ‘emergency brake’ on warming), and to turn the voluntary ‘methane pledge’ agreed at COP26 into a legally binding agreement:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley
The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out, says the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Wise words from Mia Mottley on the urgent need to cut methane emissions (the ‘emergency brake’ on warming), and to turn the voluntary ‘methane pledge’ agreed at COP26 into a legally binding agreement:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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🔴 NEW 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
“Groundbreaking investigation” reveals how the IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
“Groundbreaking investigation” reveals how the IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🔴 NEW 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
“Groundbreaking investigation” reveals how the IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
“Groundbreaking investigation” reveals how the IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
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NEW: Mapping England's Landscape Recovery projects
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
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whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
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whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
Mapping England’s Landscape Recovery Projects
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Image: West Penwith, Cornwall – one of over 50 Landscape Recovery pilots. Since Brexit, the UK Government has been engaged in lengthy reforms of farm payments &…
whoownsengland.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
NEW: Mapping England's Landscape Recovery projects
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
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whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
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whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
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This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
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This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
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Thames Water is teetering but wants to pay £2.5m bonus to execs.
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
archive.ph
December 9, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Thames Water is teetering but wants to pay £2.5m bonus to execs.
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
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#DontLookUp
"neue Studie zeigt, dass die Gefahr von #Pestizide n nicht nur darin besteht, was sie töten, sondern auch darin, was sie verändern.
Wenn Bienen weniger Nahrung sammeln und Fische sich anders verhalten, beginnen Ökosysteme zu versagen, lange bevor wir die Verluste bemerken"
(via L Lewis)
"neue Studie zeigt, dass die Gefahr von #Pestizide n nicht nur darin besteht, was sie töten, sondern auch darin, was sie verändern.
Wenn Bienen weniger Nahrung sammeln und Fische sich anders verhalten, beginnen Ökosysteme zu versagen, lange bevor wir die Verluste bemerken"
(via L Lewis)
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#DontLookUp
"neue Studie zeigt, dass die Gefahr von #Pestizide n nicht nur darin besteht, was sie töten, sondern auch darin, was sie verändern.
Wenn Bienen weniger Nahrung sammeln und Fische sich anders verhalten, beginnen Ökosysteme zu versagen, lange bevor wir die Verluste bemerken"
(via L Lewis)
"neue Studie zeigt, dass die Gefahr von #Pestizide n nicht nur darin besteht, was sie töten, sondern auch darin, was sie verändern.
Wenn Bienen weniger Nahrung sammeln und Fische sich anders verhalten, beginnen Ökosysteme zu versagen, lange bevor wir die Verluste bemerken"
(via L Lewis)
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
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I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
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'As scientists, we are increasingly being asked to tell the public the truth about the crises we face in simple and direct terms.
The truth is that we are shocked by the ferocity of the extreme weather events in 2023.
We are afraid of the uncharted territory that we have now entered.'
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The truth is that we are shocked by the ferocity of the extreme weather events in 2023.
We are afraid of the uncharted territory that we have now entered.'
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December 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
'As scientists, we are increasingly being asked to tell the public the truth about the crises we face in simple and direct terms.
The truth is that we are shocked by the ferocity of the extreme weather events in 2023.
We are afraid of the uncharted territory that we have now entered.'
1/2
The truth is that we are shocked by the ferocity of the extreme weather events in 2023.
We are afraid of the uncharted territory that we have now entered.'
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More information here Vanna about them and their funder/partner - #Agropalma a #palmoil giant razing the Amazon, displacing indigenous peoples and killing animals, yet also they are in the RSPO and use "sustainable" palm oil 🤮 palmoildetectives.com/2022/11/30/a...
Amazon Palm Oil: Top Brands Source from Amazon Destroyers
Expose the truth about brands like Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Unilever sourcing “sustainable” palm oil from Brazil linked to violence, abuses and fraud. Shame!
palmoildetectives.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
More information here Vanna about them and their funder/partner - #Agropalma a #palmoil giant razing the Amazon, displacing indigenous peoples and killing animals, yet also they are in the RSPO and use "sustainable" palm oil 🤮 palmoildetectives.com/2022/11/30/a...
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
time to act yet Kier?
#savetheplanet
#savetheplanet
Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
time to act yet Kier?
#savetheplanet
#savetheplanet
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Have you seen our compelling new short film? 'An Uninsurable Future?' shines a spotlight on the growing #insurance crisis already impacting people around the world. Watch now 👇
#ClimateMajority @climatemajority.bsky.social
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#ClimateMajority @climatemajority.bsky.social
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An uninsurable world isn’t a future idea. Climate risks are rising so fast that insurers are pulling back, leaving some regions nearly impossible to cover.
Watch our short film “An uninsurable future?” and join the conversation:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Yq...
Watch our short film “An uninsurable future?” and join the conversation:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Yq...
An Uninsurable Future? | Climate Majority Project
YouTube video by Climate Majority Project
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Have you seen our compelling new short film? 'An Uninsurable Future?' shines a spotlight on the growing #insurance crisis already impacting people around the world. Watch now 👇
#ClimateMajority @climatemajority.bsky.social
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#ClimateMajority @climatemajority.bsky.social
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Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
Thames Water is a test for the British economy
It is a particularly British paradox that one of the country’s biggest companies can both generate hundreds of millions in profit and be at imminent risk of bankruptcy. This is the story of Thames Wat...
unherd.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
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@Greenpeace report finds #seafood certified by #MSC 🐠 and #palmoil certified by #RSPO is “absolutely untrustworthy” in 2025. Resist the #ecocide and #greed. Adopt a #Vegan lifestyle and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife when you shop @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-am5
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@Greenpeace report finds #seafood certified by #MSC 🐠 and #palmoil certified by #RSPO is “absolutely untrustworthy” in 2025. Resist the #ecocide and #greed. Adopt a #Vegan lifestyle and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife when you shop @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-am5
As giving out peace prizes seems to be a thing now I'm going to award the "Not Killing Anyone Peace prize" to David Attenborough 🎖️, A significant difference to other "peace prizes"
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
As giving out peace prizes seems to be a thing now I'm going to award the "Not Killing Anyone Peace prize" to David Attenborough 🎖️, A significant difference to other "peace prizes"