@bid47.bsky.social
Former bioscientist now part-time book curator and sailor.
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
The emergency door release locations need to be well-publicised in the UK.
Tesla driver’s devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: ‘Help please … I am going to die’
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
Tesla driver’s devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: ‘Help please … I am going to die’
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning vehicle, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
nypost.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The emergency door release locations need to be well-publicised in the UK.
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Gliding our way into the weekend, and the Winter Olympics... ⛸️
This charming photo (MS Kennet D22) from Kathleen Scott’s diaries shows her son Peter ice skating in Switzerland in 1923.
Peter later became a renowned naturalist and environmentalist.
This charming photo (MS Kennet D22) from Kathleen Scott’s diaries shows her son Peter ice skating in Switzerland in 1923.
Peter later became a renowned naturalist and environmentalist.
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Gliding our way into the weekend, and the Winter Olympics... ⛸️
This charming photo (MS Kennet D22) from Kathleen Scott’s diaries shows her son Peter ice skating in Switzerland in 1923.
Peter later became a renowned naturalist and environmentalist.
This charming photo (MS Kennet D22) from Kathleen Scott’s diaries shows her son Peter ice skating in Switzerland in 1923.
Peter later became a renowned naturalist and environmentalist.
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JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK over banker tax, Mandelson told Epstein.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
archive.is
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK over banker tax, Mandelson told Epstein.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
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As governments bend over backwards to make it easier for big firms to hide which hazardous chemicals they're using, it's leaving investors "flying blind", unable to tell if the firms they're investing in are at risk of major lawsuits, says @group.bnpparibas
@clientearth.bsky.social
@clientearth.bsky.social
With Government due to announce plans to tackle #PFAS this week, a new @green-alliance.org.uk guest blog from @group.bnpparibas outlines the significant financial risks 'forever chemicals' pose to investors & calls for a transition to a PFAS-free economy 👇
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/02/w...
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/02/w...
Why we must invest in a future free from forever chemicals
This post is by Rachel Crossley, Head of Stewardship, Europe, at BNP Paribas Asset Management Investment managers, like BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM), have a critical but often little unde…
greenallianceblog.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
As governments bend over backwards to make it easier for big firms to hide which hazardous chemicals they're using, it's leaving investors "flying blind", unable to tell if the firms they're investing in are at risk of major lawsuits, says @group.bnpparibas
@clientearth.bsky.social
@clientearth.bsky.social
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust (With Lyrics)
YouTube video by Dave Bing
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free - Rolling Stone
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free - Rolling Stone
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The US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest level this century.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest level this century.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
Top satire.
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Top satire.
youtu.be/DX3o1O8ZsTw?...
Man, that slide guitar riff!
Man, that slide guitar riff!
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend
YouTube video by Creedence Clearwater Revival
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
youtu.be/DX3o1O8ZsTw?...
Man, that slide guitar riff!
Man, that slide guitar riff!
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Nina's son fought in Afghanistan.
She shares the moving poem she wrote for 'her hero,' and tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social she's 'disgusted' by Trump's insult to NATO soldiers.
She shares the moving poem she wrote for 'her hero,' and tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social she's 'disgusted' by Trump's insult to NATO soldiers.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Nina's son fought in Afghanistan.
She shares the moving poem she wrote for 'her hero,' and tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social she's 'disgusted' by Trump's insult to NATO soldiers.
She shares the moving poem she wrote for 'her hero,' and tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social she's 'disgusted' by Trump's insult to NATO soldiers.
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To the cowardly draft-dodging lump of excrement, who describes his own brave war dead as 'suckers and losers': UK personnel killed in Afghanistan fighting alongside our US allies number 454,with 2000 + wounded, many severely. In Iraq, 179 killed, 3598 wounded. Josh Leakey's VC citation says it all.
January 23, 2026 at 1:48 PM
To the cowardly draft-dodging lump of excrement, who describes his own brave war dead as 'suckers and losers': UK personnel killed in Afghanistan fighting alongside our US allies number 454,with 2000 + wounded, many severely. In Iraq, 179 killed, 3598 wounded. Josh Leakey's VC citation says it all.
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
Super "whales" art display in St Albans cathedral. An abbey here since 793 and Alban buried here c.300 AD. England's longest nave at 85m.
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Super "whales" art display in St Albans cathedral. An abbey here since 793 and Alban buried here c.300 AD. England's longest nave at 85m.
Interesting find nr St Albans cathedral, 50 yo horse chestnut tree grown from a conker brought from Verdun, 60 yrs after the battle.
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Interesting find nr St Albans cathedral, 50 yo horse chestnut tree grown from a conker brought from Verdun, 60 yrs after the battle.
The USA in 2026, as described by a former US Secretary of State. Staggering!
Renee Nicole Good was murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The USA in 2026, as described by a former US Secretary of State. Staggering!
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two fin whales, the second largest animal on planet earth (we also saw humpbacks coming up for air) - awe-inspiring and humbling beyond words 🐋 seen in the waters around Skjervøy, Norway
January 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
two fin whales, the second largest animal on planet earth (we also saw humpbacks coming up for air) - awe-inspiring and humbling beyond words 🐋 seen in the waters around Skjervøy, Norway
@chrishinchliff.bsky.social hoping you can join this, to add a well-informed voice around the table.
#DYK Big Oil spilt over 89,000 kg of oil into UK waters in 2025? 😡
Enough!
Get govt to take a stand against this relentless pollution of our ocean.
Tell your MP to join our roundtable in parliament → act.oceana.org/page/183508/...
Enough!
Get govt to take a stand against this relentless pollution of our ocean.
Tell your MP to join our roundtable in parliament → act.oceana.org/page/183508/...
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
@chrishinchliff.bsky.social hoping you can join this, to add a well-informed voice around the table.
WTAF!
A law firm is “gathering views” on the implications of the government rejecting all protected species recommendations from the UK’s wildlife agencies, in a move described by ecologists as “highly unusual” and “profoundly disrespectful” to scientists ⬇️
Lawyers ‘gathering views’ after government throws out all species protection proposals from own scientists
A law firm is “gathering views” on the implications for animals like beavers and grey seals of the government rejecting all protected species recommendations from the UK’s wildlife agencies, in a move...
www.endsreport.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
WTAF!
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In the Mediterranean, many fishing operators hide their vessels’ engine power from authorities.
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
What is Engine Power Fraud and why does it matter?
Engine power fraud is an increasingly concerning issue in the fishing industry, particularly in the Mediterranean. It refers to the delib...
europe.oceana.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
In the Mediterranean, many fishing operators hide their vessels’ engine power from authorities.
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
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The team from Pre Construct Archaeology was working a few miles from Thetford,Norfolk,when they came across the hoard,at its heart was the most complete battle trumpet, or carnyx,ever found in Europe and the first ever boar's head flag standard to be found in Britain www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
The discoveries are "extraordinarily rare", say the archaeologists who helped find them.
www.bbc.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The team from Pre Construct Archaeology was working a few miles from Thetford,Norfolk,when they came across the hoard,at its heart was the most complete battle trumpet, or carnyx,ever found in Europe and the first ever boar's head flag standard to be found in Britain www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways.
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