@danwrench.bsky.social
Ecologist, Climate practitioner for Shropshire Council (CO2 removal; biochar!), lapsed genetisist, actor, occasional raver, etc
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Don't spread this around, wouldn't want the gammons having heart attacks because the Daily Mail has gone 'woke'.
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Don't spread this around, wouldn't want the gammons having heart attacks because the Daily Mail has gone 'woke'.
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Manure Biochar plus Humic Acid Slashes Soil Salinity by 44.1% in Cotton Fields
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Manure Biochar plus Humic Acid Slashes Soil Salinity by 44.1% in Cotton Fields
Adding humic acid to manure-based biochar cut soil electrical conductivity (salinity) by 44.1% in saline-alkali cotton fields. This co-application also boosted available phosphorus by 45.8%, transf…
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October 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Manure Biochar plus Humic Acid Slashes Soil Salinity by 44.1% in Cotton Fields
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‘List of words to avoid’: US energy department bans use of ‘climate change’, ‘green’ in official communications; cites administrative priorities
https://www.europesays.com/2449474/
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list …
https://www.europesays.com/2449474/
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list …
‘List of words to avoid’: US energy department bans use of ‘climate change’, ‘green’ in official communications; cites administrative priorities - EUROPE SAYS
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list of words to avoid” within the Office of
www.europesays.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
‘List of words to avoid’: US energy department bans use of ‘climate change’, ‘green’ in official communications; cites administrative priorities
https://www.europesays.com/2449474/
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list …
https://www.europesays.com/2449474/
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list …
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This is so BOSS!! Courageous. Ingenious!
‘David Rubenstein, Governor Youngkin, and Governor Moore all on stage together, plotting how to profit from our extinction. They were having such a nice time. We ruined it.’
Private equity = Public enemy.
#climatecrisis
#STAYLOUD
‘David Rubenstein, Governor Youngkin, and Governor Moore all on stage together, plotting how to profit from our extinction. They were having such a nice time. We ruined it.’
Private equity = Public enemy.
#climatecrisis
#STAYLOUD
September 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This is so BOSS!! Courageous. Ingenious!
‘David Rubenstein, Governor Youngkin, and Governor Moore all on stage together, plotting how to profit from our extinction. They were having such a nice time. We ruined it.’
Private equity = Public enemy.
#climatecrisis
#STAYLOUD
‘David Rubenstein, Governor Youngkin, and Governor Moore all on stage together, plotting how to profit from our extinction. They were having such a nice time. We ruined it.’
Private equity = Public enemy.
#climatecrisis
#STAYLOUD
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JUST IN: We just disrupted this vile, vulture capitalist lovefest. David Rubenstein, Governor Youngkin, and Governor Moore all on stage together, plotting how to profit from our extinction. They were having such a nice time. We ruined it.
September 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
JUST IN: We just disrupted this vile, vulture capitalist lovefest. David Rubenstein, Governor Youngkin, and Governor Moore all on stage together, plotting how to profit from our extinction. They were having such a nice time. We ruined it.
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A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues, says Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
September 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues, says Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
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🚨 The EU is trying to quietly weaken nature laws during summer break. We have 10 days to stop this.
Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature www.wwf.eu/campaigns/it...
Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature www.wwf.eu/campaigns/it...
#ItsOurNature
#ItsOurNature
www.wwf.eu
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🚨 The EU is trying to quietly weaken nature laws during summer break. We have 10 days to stop this.
Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature www.wwf.eu/campaigns/it...
Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature www.wwf.eu/campaigns/it...
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It's very simple.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
August 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's very simple.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.
Not the people with hardly any money.
It really shouldn't need explaining.
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Ennui shared this.
I am thankful for science.
I am thankful for science.
August 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ennui shared this.
I am thankful for science.
I am thankful for science.
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An Associated Press reporter visited parts of the Kafue River, where dead fish could be seen washing up on the banks about 100 kilometers (60 miles) downstream from the mine run by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, which is majority owned by the state-run China Nonferrous Metals Industry Group.
A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
The spill could potentially affect millions of people.
www.politico.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
An Associated Press reporter visited parts of the Kafue River, where dead fish could be seen washing up on the banks about 100 kilometers (60 miles) downstream from the mine run by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, which is majority owned by the state-run China Nonferrous Metals Industry Group.
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The degree of contrast between @donnarainey4.bsky.social 's wildflower-rich land, just heaving with invertebrates + other life, and the endless surrounding ryegrass deadzones has to be seen to be believed.
It's yet another example of why nature is dying, and how very simple the solutions are.
It's yet another example of why nature is dying, and how very simple the solutions are.
August 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The degree of contrast between @donnarainey4.bsky.social 's wildflower-rich land, just heaving with invertebrates + other life, and the endless surrounding ryegrass deadzones has to be seen to be believed.
It's yet another example of why nature is dying, and how very simple the solutions are.
It's yet another example of why nature is dying, and how very simple the solutions are.
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“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution
Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.
theprogressplaybook.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
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BP has made its largest oil and gas discovery of the past 25 years as it shifts its focus away from renewables and back to fossil fuels.
Here is a totally unrelated clip from the Simpsons.
Here is a totally unrelated clip from the Simpsons.
August 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
BP has made its largest oil and gas discovery of the past 25 years as it shifts its focus away from renewables and back to fossil fuels.
Here is a totally unrelated clip from the Simpsons.
Here is a totally unrelated clip from the Simpsons.
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This has always been clear: plant-based meat alternatives are better for the planet and, at least compared to red meat, better for your health. That this is not widely accepted is the product of meat industry disinfo, science illiteracy, and some very stupid journalists.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/h...
Eating this ultraprocessed food may be good for you and the planet, experts say | CNN
Plant-based meats have been viewed at times as ultraprocessed and possibly unhealthy. But some experts believe they deserve a second look.
www.cnn.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This has always been clear: plant-based meat alternatives are better for the planet and, at least compared to red meat, better for your health. That this is not widely accepted is the product of meat industry disinfo, science illiteracy, and some very stupid journalists.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/h...
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‘Biochar’ Can Naturally Clean the Pollution that Rain Washes Off Georgia’s Roads news.gatech.edu/news/2025/07...
A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways.
A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways.
July 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
‘Biochar’ Can Naturally Clean the Pollution that Rain Washes Off Georgia’s Roads news.gatech.edu/news/2025/07...
A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways.
A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways.
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I wrote about new research by Maximilian Kotz @bsc-cns.bsky.social and others, linking extreme climate events to price hikes for foods including South Korean cabbage, Australian lettuce, Japanese rice, Brazilian coffee and Ghanaian cocoa (since this keeps coming up in elections)
aje.io/q4yxvt
aje.io/q4yxvt
Climate crisis causing food price spikes around the world, scientists say
Report finds extreme climate events linked to price hikes for rice, corn, cocoa, coffee, potatoes and other food items.
aje.io
July 21, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I wrote about new research by Maximilian Kotz @bsc-cns.bsky.social and others, linking extreme climate events to price hikes for foods including South Korean cabbage, Australian lettuce, Japanese rice, Brazilian coffee and Ghanaian cocoa (since this keeps coming up in elections)
aje.io/q4yxvt
aje.io/q4yxvt
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farmtario.com/news/innovat...
“piglets fed biochar showed better gut health, gained one kilogram more weight, and had lower mortality than piglets who did not receive biochar”
Cite your evidence.
“piglets fed biochar showed better gut health, gained one kilogram more weight, and had lower mortality than piglets who did not receive biochar”
Cite your evidence.
Innovation helps farmers improve gut health, build soil, and capture carbon | Farmtario
Norwegian company Obiochar is using a fully automated system to turn biomass from dead trees from nearby forests that can’t be used by the lumber industry into a powerful tool for agriculture.
farmtario.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
farmtario.com/news/innovat...
“piglets fed biochar showed better gut health, gained one kilogram more weight, and had lower mortality than piglets who did not receive biochar”
Cite your evidence.
“piglets fed biochar showed better gut health, gained one kilogram more weight, and had lower mortality than piglets who did not receive biochar”
Cite your evidence.
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92 per cent of Reform UK’s funding comes from oil and gas investors, high polluters, and climate science deniers.
Follow the Money: Reform UK's Funding and Fossil Fuel Influence
Reform UK, the rebranded Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage and Richard Tice, has positioned itself as the UK’s most aggressively anti-Net Zero political force. A deep dive into its finances and network...
www.linkedin.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
92 per cent of Reform UK’s funding comes from oil and gas investors, high polluters, and climate science deniers.
Found this very cool pseudoscorpion indoors. Perhaps transported in a peach stalk. Anyone know which species it is?
July 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Found this very cool pseudoscorpion indoors. Perhaps transported in a peach stalk. Anyone know which species it is?
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If this tastes good (and I'm sure it will), then yes, of course people will eat it.
And that will be a great thing for nature, potentially freeing up vast areas for rewilding.
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And that will be a great thing for nature, potentially freeing up vast areas for rewilding.
share.google/XyyGCk89yoBq...
Lab-grown cheese is coming – but would you eat it?
As vegan cheese sales decline and concerns about ultra-processed foods grow, a new cheese on the block faces challenges.
share.google
July 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If this tastes good (and I'm sure it will), then yes, of course people will eat it.
And that will be a great thing for nature, potentially freeing up vast areas for rewilding.
share.google/XyyGCk89yoBq...
And that will be a great thing for nature, potentially freeing up vast areas for rewilding.
share.google/XyyGCk89yoBq...
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The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas
The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
n.pr
July 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
Isn't it great that the biological control of the spiky and not very welcome Green Alkanet is so pretty?!
Scarlet Tiger moths are very welcome in my garden
Scarlet Tiger moths are very welcome in my garden
June 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Isn't it great that the biological control of the spiky and not very welcome Green Alkanet is so pretty?!
Scarlet Tiger moths are very welcome in my garden
Scarlet Tiger moths are very welcome in my garden
I've gone past no-mow May and intend to only cut in September when most plants have set seed. It also helps feed up these Green Shield-bug nymphs on the Crested Dog's-tail grass
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I've gone past no-mow May and intend to only cut in September when most plants have set seed. It also helps feed up these Green Shield-bug nymphs on the Crested Dog's-tail grass
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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China’s solar now pumps out more power per month than the entire U.S. nuclear fleet. Solar isn’t just real—it’s dominating. The GOP’s anti-solar crusade isn’t policy, it’s sabotage. They’re kneecapping America’s potential while China races ahead to own the future of energy. Math 101. #Solar #Energy
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM