Kevin Thornton
@lowcarbonkev.bsky.social
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#LowCarbon / #climate.
A lapsed purposeful birder, just #BareNakedBirding (no longer carry binoculars/telescope) just camera for a few pics.
Exploring n/ne #Kent by #train/ #bike.
Centred on #Medway towns/ estuary .
#Allotment holder.
#LowCarbon / #climate.
A lapsed purposeful birder, just #BareNakedBirding (no longer carry binoculars/telescope) just camera for a few pics.
Exploring n/ne #Kent by #train/ #bike.
Centred on #Medway towns/ estuary .
#Allotment holder.
A quiet day pottering at the allotment - chided by noisy chalkpit Blackcaps. That'll do.
But have another view from y/day, from the train: East Court/ Shorne marshes, e. of Gravesend. Bushes red with berries. Stripped by now in recent autumns, by passing migrant winter thrushes. Not this year.
But have another view from y/day, from the train: East Court/ Shorne marshes, e. of Gravesend. Bushes red with berries. Stripped by now in recent autumns, by passing migrant winter thrushes. Not this year.
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A quiet day pottering at the allotment - chided by noisy chalkpit Blackcaps. That'll do.
But have another view from y/day, from the train: East Court/ Shorne marshes, e. of Gravesend. Bushes red with berries. Stripped by now in recent autumns, by passing migrant winter thrushes. Not this year.
But have another view from y/day, from the train: East Court/ Shorne marshes, e. of Gravesend. Bushes red with berries. Stripped by now in recent autumns, by passing migrant winter thrushes. Not this year.
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Thanks to @sioldridge.bsky.social @nickoldridge.bsky.social & the team for their monumental efforts in pulling together yesterday’s National Emergency Briefing www.nebriefing.org on climate change. Thanks also go to those MPs, journalists & others who attended.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Thanks to @sioldridge.bsky.social @nickoldridge.bsky.social & the team for their monumental efforts in pulling together yesterday’s National Emergency Briefing www.nebriefing.org on climate change. Thanks also go to those MPs, journalists & others who attended.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. And it’s huge | CNN
The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system, providing vital suburban links – just not quite in time for the ...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
Broke journey home w. a quick stop in Rochester, taking just minutes to find the Common creek wintering Common Sandpiper.
Too easy. In his usual spot, w. his usual chums.
Nice to see his creek up on the big screen right outside the railway station. (I added the arrow, he's not that popular yet.)
Too easy. In his usual spot, w. his usual chums.
Nice to see his creek up on the big screen right outside the railway station. (I added the arrow, he's not that popular yet.)
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Broke journey home w. a quick stop in Rochester, taking just minutes to find the Common creek wintering Common Sandpiper.
Too easy. In his usual spot, w. his usual chums.
Nice to see his creek up on the big screen right outside the railway station. (I added the arrow, he's not that popular yet.)
Too easy. In his usual spot, w. his usual chums.
Nice to see his creek up on the big screen right outside the railway station. (I added the arrow, he's not that popular yet.)
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An entire city under water
The media: *crickets*
The media: *crickets*
Disaster unfolding in Thailand with background global heating at ~1.5°C.
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
‘Desert island’: trapped Thais plead for rescue as floodwaters rise
The navy will deploy an aircraft carrier and deliver meals to help those in the flood-hit south, amid public outcry over chaotic relief efforts.
www.scmp.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
An entire city under water
The media: *crickets*
The media: *crickets*
The view from today's lunch-bench. I really shouldn't have had chips.
1/4
1/4
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The view from today's lunch-bench. I really shouldn't have had chips.
1/4
1/4
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2 very sensible discussions with overlapping themes
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@herdyshepherd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@herdyshepherd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radical with Amol Rajan - A War on Climate Change: Are Environmental Activists Losing The Fight? (Chris Packham) - BBC Sounds
Chris Packham says conservationists like him have not done enough to protect nature.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
2 very sensible discussions with overlapping themes
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@herdyshepherd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@herdyshepherd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Good to meet, and to hear more about your talk.
Low carbon travel advocacy FTW.
Low carbon travel advocacy FTW.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Good to meet, and to hear more about your talk.
Low carbon travel advocacy FTW.
Low carbon travel advocacy FTW.
Immediately recognised bike from Bluesky pics😉, great to finally meet @kentridergaz.bsky.social this morning.
Nice to find out more on work of Kent Community Rail Partnership, plus a nice supply of freebie handouts for my RSPB talk next month (cheers Garry!).
kentcrp.org
group.rspb.org.uk/medway/
Nice to find out more on work of Kent Community Rail Partnership, plus a nice supply of freebie handouts for my RSPB talk next month (cheers Garry!).
kentcrp.org
group.rspb.org.uk/medway/
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Immediately recognised bike from Bluesky pics😉, great to finally meet @kentridergaz.bsky.social this morning.
Nice to find out more on work of Kent Community Rail Partnership, plus a nice supply of freebie handouts for my RSPB talk next month (cheers Garry!).
kentcrp.org
group.rspb.org.uk/medway/
Nice to find out more on work of Kent Community Rail Partnership, plus a nice supply of freebie handouts for my RSPB talk next month (cheers Garry!).
kentcrp.org
group.rspb.org.uk/medway/
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A fishing Spotted Redshank today Rye Harbour at the west end of the Salt Pool. It caught 2 fish in 5 minutes, but sadly not in this video.
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A fishing Spotted Redshank today Rye Harbour at the west end of the Salt Pool. It caught 2 fish in 5 minutes, but sadly not in this video.
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
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I caught the train and bus to Broad Oak, Carmarthenshire from Haverfordwest, and then cycled to Cilsan Bridge to see Whooper Swans wintering there. It was lovely to ride a section of newly constructed cycle path through the Tywi Valley from Carmarthen to Llandeilo 😊 🚴
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I caught the train and bus to Broad Oak, Carmarthenshire from Haverfordwest, and then cycled to Cilsan Bridge to see Whooper Swans wintering there. It was lovely to ride a section of newly constructed cycle path through the Tywi Valley from Carmarthen to Llandeilo 😊 🚴
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This is fucking horrific. Trial by jury is a fundamental part of our justice system.
Wonderful. Now Labour plan to "destroy justice as we know it".
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is fucking horrific. Trial by jury is a fundamental part of our justice system.
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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Puffins in the news today, but no mention of the 90% decline in numbers the BTO predict by 2050, caused by rising sea surface temperatures affecting prey and therefore chick survival… 🤷♂️🙄
Don’t look up!
www.mpa-management.eu/wp-content/u...
Don’t look up!
www.mpa-management.eu/wp-content/u...
www.mpa-management.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Puffins in the news today, but no mention of the 90% decline in numbers the BTO predict by 2050, caused by rising sea surface temperatures affecting prey and therefore chick survival… 🤷♂️🙄
Don’t look up!
www.mpa-management.eu/wp-content/u...
Don’t look up!
www.mpa-management.eu/wp-content/u...
This is how the news should be reported 👏
Discussing a subject close to my heart first on the Sky News newspaper review this morning: Heathrow expansion.
It's simple: there is no way we can have a safe, liveable climate and expand London's airport capacity.
It's simple: there is no way we can have a safe, liveable climate and expand London's airport capacity.
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is how the news should be reported 👏
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'On Mon, several small rockfalls occurred above the mountain village of Brienz in SE Switzerland. A gully has formed from which more rock is falling & geologists expect the imminent collapse of the plateau above.
“We expect it to take hrs to days, not days to weeks, for the E plateau to subside,”'
“We expect it to take hrs to days, not days to weeks, for the E plateau to subside,”'
Swiss mountain village faces imminent landslide www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Landslide #Brienz #Switzerland
Swiss mountain village faces imminent landslide
A gully has formed on the mountain above Brienz from which more rock is falling. Geologists expect the imminent collapse of the plateau above.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
'On Mon, several small rockfalls occurred above the mountain village of Brienz in SE Switzerland. A gully has formed from which more rock is falling & geologists expect the imminent collapse of the plateau above.
“We expect it to take hrs to days, not days to weeks, for the E plateau to subside,”'
“We expect it to take hrs to days, not days to weeks, for the E plateau to subside,”'
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On World Sustainable Transport Day, we’re calling for change.
Ryanair culture? Not the future 👀
Join the #FlightFreeChallenge, choose slower travel, smaller footprints, better impact. #Climate
Ryanair culture? Not the future 👀
Join the #FlightFreeChallenge, choose slower travel, smaller footprints, better impact. #Climate
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
On World Sustainable Transport Day, we’re calling for change.
Ryanair culture? Not the future 👀
Join the #FlightFreeChallenge, choose slower travel, smaller footprints, better impact. #Climate
Ryanair culture? Not the future 👀
Join the #FlightFreeChallenge, choose slower travel, smaller footprints, better impact. #Climate
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COP30 total cop out – the polluters own the process > thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/11/24/c... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels💀#OilBarons💀#Capitalists💀#Cop30💀#Brazil
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
COP30 total cop out – the polluters own the process > thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/11/24/c... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels💀#OilBarons💀#Capitalists💀#Cop30💀#Brazil
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A rail fare freeze until 2027 is a win for travellers and the climate. We know skipping flights isn’t always easy, but cheaper rail makes low-carbon travel way more accessible. Slower journeys = less stress, smaller footprints.
#ClimateAction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateAction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rail fares to be frozen in England next year - BBC News
Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak returns, will not see annual price rises for the first time in 30 years, the government announces.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A rail fare freeze until 2027 is a win for travellers and the climate. We know skipping flights isn’t always easy, but cheaper rail makes low-carbon travel way more accessible. Slower journeys = less stress, smaller footprints.
#ClimateAction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateAction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Flat calm first thing- GC Grebe looking like its been tie-pinned on a swatch of Paul Smith fabric
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Flat calm first thing- GC Grebe looking like its been tie-pinned on a swatch of Paul Smith fabric
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Yesterday the prime time TV show #eventothier replaced the plaques at the entrance of the cemetery, and the name of a black soldier in hay bales in the neighbouring field.Unfortunately already removed, but great publicity, increasing the likelihood of a permanent memorial.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Yesterday the prime time TV show #eventothier replaced the plaques at the entrance of the cemetery, and the name of a black soldier in hay bales in the neighbouring field.Unfortunately already removed, but great publicity, increasing the likelihood of a permanent memorial.
bsky.app/profile/jane...
bsky.app/profile/jane...
Something of a different night out for me; on last 'Ghost tour' of autumn 2025 #HistoricDockyardChatham
Great fun😊 Wasn't really there for ghosts, but for historic tales of mayhem and murder and for visits to old buildings not usually open to public.
And for Redshank calling from the river 😉
Great fun😊 Wasn't really there for ghosts, but for historic tales of mayhem and murder and for visits to old buildings not usually open to public.
And for Redshank calling from the river 😉
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Something of a different night out for me; on last 'Ghost tour' of autumn 2025 #HistoricDockyardChatham
Great fun😊 Wasn't really there for ghosts, but for historic tales of mayhem and murder and for visits to old buildings not usually open to public.
And for Redshank calling from the river 😉
Great fun😊 Wasn't really there for ghosts, but for historic tales of mayhem and murder and for visits to old buildings not usually open to public.
And for Redshank calling from the river 😉
Choices, choices, choices..
No private cars during this video in the center of Paris ! This is not because of some enforcement, it just turns out the users of the road in this video are many cyclists, a bus, a few taxis and one moped ;)
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Choices, choices, choices..
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Domino's lorry with an instruction for everyone to stay away due to the driver not being able to see.
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Domino's lorry with an instruction for everyone to stay away due to the driver not being able to see.
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
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Throwback to when I added more sound fx to make this worse.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Throwback to when I added more sound fx to make this worse.