Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth
@rtfoe.bsky.social
Campaigning for a healthy and eco-friendly future for people in Richmond and Twickenham and beyond. Check out our guide to sustainable living in Richmond Borough here: https://greenrichmond.org.uk/
Now that the #Chancellor is proposing a pay per mile tax on low pollution EVs, it must be time to review the exemption from road tax for any car or van built before 1985. By definition these will be hugely polluting. www.gov.uk/historic-veh... @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #AirQuality
Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
www.gov.uk
December 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Now that the #Chancellor is proposing a pay per mile tax on low pollution EVs, it must be time to review the exemption from road tax for any car or van built before 1985. By definition these will be hugely polluting. www.gov.uk/historic-veh... @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #AirQuality
Expanding #Heathrow would not only be an act of gross environmental vandalism but also a personal tragedy for many local people. Hear some of their stories here: www.no3rdrunwaycoalition.co.uk/villagers-vo...
December 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Expanding #Heathrow would not only be an act of gross environmental vandalism but also a personal tragedy for many local people. Hear some of their stories here: www.no3rdrunwaycoalition.co.uk/villagers-vo...
Interesting that the #Christmas video ad from one of the biggest French supermarkets is promoting a #vegetarian #Christmas lunch: youtu.be/Na9VmMNJvsA?... Can't imagine that happening in the UK.
Intermarché - Conte de Noël
YouTube video by Intermarché
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December 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Interesting that the #Christmas video ad from one of the biggest French supermarkets is promoting a #vegetarian #Christmas lunch: youtu.be/Na9VmMNJvsA?... Can't imagine that happening in the UK.
London still has too many #DangerousJunctions, putting pedestrians and cyclists at risk. Thanks to @londoncycling.bsky.social you can check out the ones near you, and tell @london.gov.uk to fix them: lcc-dangerous-junctions.streamlit.app
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December 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
London still has too many #DangerousJunctions, putting pedestrians and cyclists at risk. Thanks to @londoncycling.bsky.social you can check out the ones near you, and tell @london.gov.uk to fix them: lcc-dangerous-junctions.streamlit.app
Otters on the high street - oh yes please!! Sadly, we need #ThamesWater to clean up their act before that's likely in our neck of the woods. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hightailing along city streets and raiding ponds: otters’ revival in Britain
Still rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success story
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Otters on the high street - oh yes please!! Sadly, we need #ThamesWater to clean up their act before that's likely in our neck of the woods. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How ironic that the dash for #growth and profit is so costly, and putting the world on a course that will achieve precisely the opposite www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
How ironic that the dash for #growth and profit is so costly, and putting the world on a course that will achieve precisely the opposite www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If you live by a busy road and are worried about #AirPollution then here's some useful advice on plants that can help: www.rhs.org.uk/garden-desig... Another example of how nature can help to solve man-made problems if it's given a chance.
December 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
If you live by a busy road and are worried about #AirPollution then here's some useful advice on plants that can help: www.rhs.org.uk/garden-desig... Another example of how nature can help to solve man-made problems if it's given a chance.
Great to see @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social's exciting plans to bring beavers and storks to East London. #rewilding
www.wildlondon.org.uk/rewilding-ea...
www.wildlondon.org.uk/rewilding-ea...
Rewilding East London | London Wildlife Trust
London Wildlife Trust is delighted to have launched ‘Rewilding East London’, a new species recovery project to reintroduce white storks and beavers into suitable habitats in East London.
www.wildlondon.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Great to see @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social's exciting plans to bring beavers and storks to East London. #rewilding
www.wildlondon.org.uk/rewilding-ea...
www.wildlondon.org.uk/rewilding-ea...
It's shocking that 78% of what ends up in Richmond’s #rubbish bins could have been recycled. Here's how to do your bit to get that number down: www.richmond.gov.uk/news/news_no...
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's shocking that 78% of what ends up in Richmond’s #rubbish bins could have been recycled. Here's how to do your bit to get that number down: www.richmond.gov.uk/news/news_no...
Starting to think about next year's holidays? Here are some stunning places in the UK that you can reach without #flying: www.which.co.uk/reviews/uk-d... @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
The UK's most beautiful places - Which?
We survey Which? members to find the best Areas of Natural Beauty, National Landscapes and Scottish Scenic Areas
www.which.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Starting to think about next year's holidays? Here are some stunning places in the UK that you can reach without #flying: www.which.co.uk/reviews/uk-d... @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
Eye-wateringly depressing - the #CarbonFootprint of next summer's FIFA world cup:
December 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Eye-wateringly depressing - the #CarbonFootprint of next summer's FIFA world cup:
A classic case of 'if you build it they will come'. More safe #cycle lanes is driving growth in cycling. But there's still a way to go to make London's roads safe. So let's have some more safe routes please @london.gov.uk
lcc.org.uk/news/1-5-mil...
lcc.org.uk/news/1-5-mil...
December 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A classic case of 'if you build it they will come'. More safe #cycle lanes is driving growth in cycling. But there's still a way to go to make London's roads safe. So let's have some more safe routes please @london.gov.uk
lcc.org.uk/news/1-5-mil...
lcc.org.uk/news/1-5-mil...
Brilliant stuff from @olifro.st Humour is a really powerful tool for drawing attention to serious messages. Hope SocGen is shamed into a rethink.
We went to Paris to launch a fake brand campaign for the bank Société Générale.
Société Générale said they’d stop funding coal.
But instead underwrote a $409 million a bond to the world’s largest private coal company (through one of their subsidiaries).
Sign the petition at pollutiongenerale.fr
Société Générale said they’d stop funding coal.
But instead underwrote a $409 million a bond to the world’s largest private coal company (through one of their subsidiaries).
Sign the petition at pollutiongenerale.fr
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Brilliant stuff from @olifro.st Humour is a really powerful tool for drawing attention to serious messages. Hope SocGen is shamed into a rethink.
We love the #WildlifePhotographer exhibition at London's @nhm.org If you haven't been yet it's definitely worth the trip.
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We love the #WildlifePhotographer exhibition at London's @nhm.org If you haven't been yet it's definitely worth the trip.
Really exciting plans from @treesforlife.bsky.social to bring back species such as lynx to Scotland. We LOVE #rewilding - such positive action in the face of so many negative stories on #biodiversity loss
treesforlife.org.uk/support/miss...
treesforlife.org.uk/support/miss...
Missing Species Appeal - Trees for Life
We are fundraising £25,000 to support our Missing Species Programme to bring back Scotland's lost keystone animals.
treesforlife.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Really exciting plans from @treesforlife.bsky.social to bring back species such as lynx to Scotland. We LOVE #rewilding - such positive action in the face of so many negative stories on #biodiversity loss
treesforlife.org.uk/support/miss...
treesforlife.org.uk/support/miss...
Fed up with the miserable weather today? Here's why we should be grateful for rain (and yes, that includes those of us in the South East of England):
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Fed up with the miserable weather today? Here's why we should be grateful for rain (and yes, that includes those of us in the South East of England):
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No way expansion of #Heathrow can meet Labour's "key tests .... on the environment", especially as it's "already the single largest polluter in the UK". @thecccuk.bsky.social & @commonseac.parliament.uk say a 3rd runway "risks torpedoing the UK's climate goals."
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Government backs Heathrow’s £49bn third runway plan as Twickenham MP renews opposition
Heathrow's third runway advances as UK Transport Secretary backs Heathrow Airport Limited's proposal, with plans aiming for a 2035 completion.
richmond.nub.news
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
No way expansion of #Heathrow can meet Labour's "key tests .... on the environment", especially as it's "already the single largest polluter in the UK". @thecccuk.bsky.social & @commonseac.parliament.uk say a 3rd runway "risks torpedoing the UK's climate goals."
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So true. Another missed opportunity.
A huge and glaring omission. It's clear the Chancellor protects aviation's profits instead of making polluters pay. We urgently need a frequent flyer levy and fuel tax to fix this broken system. #MakePollutersPay #FlightFreeFuture
MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy.
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So true. Another missed opportunity.
Mixed news for environmentalists in today's UK #Budget, but on balance "“Today’s announcements fall far short of what’s needed”. sustainabilitymag.com/news/the-sus... It appears that the government still doesn't understand that #ClimateChange is likely to severely damage long term economic growth.
The Sustainability Headlines of the UK's 2025 Autumn Budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today revealed the UK's budget for 2026 and beyond, including updates on EV spending, taxes and energy investment
sustainabilitymag.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Mixed news for environmentalists in today's UK #Budget, but on balance "“Today’s announcements fall far short of what’s needed”. sustainabilitymag.com/news/the-sus... It appears that the government still doesn't understand that #ClimateChange is likely to severely damage long term economic growth.
This is worryingly Trump-esque! An independent judiciary is essential for a healthy #democratic society.
The judge due to rule on the proscription of Palestine Action is swapped last minute for a panel that includes a judge with a history of working for the government and another who ruled in favour UK selling jets to Israel.
Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
A ‘Stitch-Up’: Palestine Action Case Gets New Judges | Novara Media
The judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription has been thrown into turmoil by a last-minute change. A new panel of judges includes one with a long history of working for the government and an...
novaramedia.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is worryingly Trump-esque! An independent judiciary is essential for a healthy #democratic society.
We know where the dangerous junctions are, but we don't understand why #TfL, @london.gov.uk and councils are so slow to act on them. Take @londoncycling.bsky.social's 1-minute action calling for more action on London's most dangerous junctions. action.lcc.org.uk/junctions
Fix London’s dangerous junctions faster
Take 1-minute today to ask the Mayor of London for more, better and safer junctions faster – stop the flow of people being killed just because they’re walking, wheeling & cycling.
action.lcc.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We know where the dangerous junctions are, but we don't understand why #TfL, @london.gov.uk and councils are so slow to act on them. Take @londoncycling.bsky.social's 1-minute action calling for more action on London's most dangerous junctions. action.lcc.org.uk/junctions
Hooray!! It's good to hear that not every MP thinks we have to ride roughshod over nature in order to build more homes: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/nature-... Hope #Reeves and #Starmer are listening.
Nature not an ‘enemy’ or ‘blocker’ to housebuilding, MPs find
Nature should not be viewed as an “inconvenience” to development and most housebuilding delays are for other reasons, a parliamentary committee has found.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hooray!! It's good to hear that not every MP thinks we have to ride roughshod over nature in order to build more homes: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/nature-... Hope #Reeves and #Starmer are listening.
Interesting piece on #HammersmithBridge. Another great example of traffic evaporation.
“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Interesting piece on #HammersmithBridge. Another great example of traffic evaporation.
COP out. So depressing ;-(
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
COP out. So depressing ;-(
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's crazy that some people still claim #ClimateChange isn't happening when evidence is everywhere you look: from hurricanes in the Caribbean to flooding nearer to home. One day they will wake up and find their home is uninsurable, then look for someone to blame www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
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November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's crazy that some people still claim #ClimateChange isn't happening when evidence is everywhere you look: from hurricanes in the Caribbean to flooding nearer to home. One day they will wake up and find their home is uninsurable, then look for someone to blame www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...