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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · 4d

Good news for the European Economic Area but this offer, at least, should be extended to the United Kingdom also. Well done ‪@r2reurope.bsky.social‬ and let's hear from you @microsoft.com

Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 23d

💥 Big news: @microsoft.com confirmed that #Windows10 users in the EEA will get 1 more year of free updates if they log in with a Microsoft account.

🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · 4d

It seems that neither the government nor the monarchy is prioritising the interest of the nation and the common good.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Greenpeace threatens to sue crown estate for driving up cost of offshore wind

Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabed Greenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles’s property management company, accusing it of exploiting its monopoly ownership of the seabed. The environmental lobby group alleges the crown estate has driven up costs for wind power developers and boosted its own profits, as well as the royal household’s income, due to the “aggressive” way it auctions seabed rights. Continue reading...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 8d

🤒 EUROPE IS MISDIAGNOSED

Blood tests found PFAS in every EU leader tested, proof that pollution runs through Europe’s veins. As calls grow for a full ban on “forever chemicals,” Brussels offers the wrong cure: weaker protections disguised as “simplification.”

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · 9d

The Integrity Gap: How We Built the Authoritarian Future We Fear – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...

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NPR @npr.org · 13d

Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag

Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21d

Nathan Gill, the former Welsh leader of Nigel Farage’s right-wing party Reform UK has admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements while a member of the European Parliament.

Ex-Brexit Party MEP pleads guilty in Russia bribe case

Nathan Gill admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Kremlin statements while he was a member of the European Parliament.

www.politico.eu

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · Sep 18

Here’s what GB Energy, our publicly-owned and operationally independent energy company, looks like now – after being established by the Great British Energy Act 2025 and coming into force on 15 May 2025. @EnergySvgTrust energysavingtrust.org.uk/great-britis...

Great British Energy: 12 months on

Great British Energy - or GB Energy - is one of the UK Government's key pledges. But how is this publicly owned company run?

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · Sep 18

We are only beginning to understand how the great honeybee boom could also take a toll on wild pollinators, by @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The island that banned hives: can honeybees actually harm nature?

On a tiny Italian island, scientists conducted a radical experiment to see if the bees were causing their wild cousins to decline

www.theguardian.com

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Together Against Sizewell C @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social · Sep 15

Another blow by #Labour to UK businesses!
"Companies that use a lot of electricity but do not qualify for exemptions will have to pay levies of around £221,000 to fund Sizewell C during 2026"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.ft.com/content/30d3... via @ft

UK nuclear plant to add £200,000 a year to large businesses’ energy bills, analysts say

Cornwall Insight estimates impact of cost of building Sizewell C on companies in Britain

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · Sep 15

"New access to nature legislation is the only way to overcome the persistent barriers people face getting outdoors" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Right to swim and wild camp in England should be enshrined in law, Labour MPs say

Report from group of MPs calls for broader access to rivers, woodlands and fields to improve connection with nature

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · Sep 12

🤯STATE OF DELULU

Von der Leyen’s State of the Union was heavy on buzzwords but light on substance. Behind the talk of “simplification” hides a deregulation agenda that risks unravelling EU safeguards on climate, nature & pollution. We unpack what was said – and what was left out.

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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · Sep 12

EXCLUSIVE: England’s farms are being fertilised with a cocktail of toxic landfill juice + sewage sludge.

750,000 tonnes of landfill leachate tankered to sewage works every year → mixed into sewage → spread on farmers' fields. 1/

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

www.theguardian.com

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · Sep 9

🔴 PFAS ('forever chemicals') found in wild fish across multiple EU countries!

New EEB report shows that:

🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits
⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x
🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051

Link in comments ⬇️

#PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals

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Beyond GM @beyond-gm.bsky.social · Jul 15

The UK government doesn't want you to know if you are eating or growing GMOs. But 8 in 10 in the UK think this is wrong & want to see all GMOs labelled. We're challenging the government to #StopHiddenGMOs. Support our legal action crowdfunder today crowdjustice.com/case/stop-hidden-gmos

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · Sep 5

The EU wants to roll back vital environmental protections. Deadline to stop it: 10 September ⏰
Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👉 handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...

Take Action - Hands Off Nature

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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · Jul 24

⏰ The UK government MUST deliver a bold and strong climate plan⏰

YOU can help us put pressure on the government to deliver this in October.

Here’s how 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/174981/...

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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · Aug 19

“The rate at which humans are now injecting CO2 into the oceans & atmosphere today far surpasses the planet’s ability to keep pace. We are now at the initial stages of a system failure.”

Rosebank is part of this terrifying story 🧵

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨BREAKING: World leaders have been UNABLE to reach an agreement at the Global Plastics Treaty talks for limits on plastic production.

Over 234 fossil fuel and plastic industry LOBBYISTS came to the talks to hijack progress.

Who else thinks lobbyists should be BANNED from future talks?

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here’s an update on the petition to seek Justice for the Whitewebbs Oak, and a call to action: www.change.org/p/justice-fo...

OVER 50,000 Signatures – Still No Police Investigation

NOW Greater London Authority sanctions more destruction 🌳🌳 Follow us on Instagram 🌳🌳 Dear Supporter, You are one of 50,289 supporters calling for justice for the Whitewebbs Oak. Despite this, and our ...

www.change.org

michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · Jul 21

For more info about the Ministry of Sewers, see www.berlinartlink.com/2025/07/08/m... and www.berlinartlink.com/2025/07/08/m...

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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · Jul 19

Government launches "Good Food Cycle" to transform Britain's food system . Will it be transformed enough? www.gov.uk/government/n...

Government launches "Good Food Cycle" to transform Britain's food system

New

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Jul 18

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

MET CHIEF URGED TO INVESTIGATE GENOCIDE ALLEGATIONS RATHER THAN CARDBOARD SIGNS AND RED PAINT

“These are serious crimes, more worthy of your attention than the cardboard signs and red paint used to highlight them.”

Full: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Climate Emergency UK @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social · Jul 19

There's only a few days left to support our crowdfunder and we're nearly there, please donate if you can: 💸
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/council-cl...

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Jul 19

This used to be Serebrianskyi forest. It is the frontline now.

Scorched earth instead of a vibrant living ecosystem.

It is very painful to see our beautiful #Ukraine destroyed by Russia.

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · Jul 18

Labour promised us the NHS "will always be publicly owned and publicly funded"

We've written to Wes Streeting to oppose the "Public Private Partnership" in 10 year NHS plan 👇🏥

PFI = £13 billion actual investment in NHS has cost nearly *£80 billion*🤯

weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...

Open letter to Wes Streeting: No new private finance in our Neighbourhood Health Centres | We Own It

Dear Wes Streeting, Open letter: No new private finance in our Neighbourhood Health Centres In your new 10 Year Health Plan, you introduced a plan to include new private finance in our NHS.

weownit.org.uk

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