Chris Poole

How to interrail A guide to using Europe's rail-travel pass, Interrail

So yeah, Interrail isn’t just for gap-year backpackers.
It’s a vibe.
It’s affordable.
It’s flight-free travel done right.

Plan your route, pack snacks, charge your phone, and just enjoy the view. 🌍

Full guide here → flightfree.co.uk/post/how-to-... #SustainableTravel

You don’t need to fly to see Europe.
Seriously.
Trains can take you everywhere and it’s way cheaper (and greener) than you think.
Let’s talk about Interrail. #SustainableTravel #Interrail #SlowTravel #ClimateCrisis

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

Popping this one on your radar @zackpolanski.bsky.social. 🫡 www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/e...

Watching live Geraints Alpe d'Huez win in 2018, classy wide line on last corner to take the uphill sprint. 1st brit & 1st maillot jaune to win on Alpe in Tour de France.
Also watched live at a v wet Commonwealth Games RR win in Glasgow in 2014...well worth a soaking.
Congrats G on a superb career 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@nedboulting.bsky.social NSF podcast catchup at end of 3 week interrail/ biking trip in ITA/SLO. Listening to Dauphiné St 8 Übermensch pod the perfect companion for a 'slow' efficient TER train journey from Strasbourg- Metz. A region of 🇫🇷 that i don't know but looks verdant & ripe for future trips.

If you run along the trails of our uplands then it is important to understand the landscape through which you move & how man’s management impacts its ability to act as a carbon sink.

Our national parks are not as healthy as you might think.

Important thread 👇🏻

Tony Blair backs down on criticism of Government’s net-zero policy

Since this won't get nearly so much attention as the original #NetZero #ClimateEmergency row:

www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

“The government’s planning and infrastructure bill is the worst assault on England’s ecosystems in living memory. It erases decades of environmental protections, including inherited EU legislation which even the Tories promised to uphold.”
Please read & share.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sets up next week's Paris-Roubaix beautifully & fingers crossed all today's top 4 + Ganna & Kung make it to the 'final' stages of that race.

What a brilliant mens De Ronde. Impressive performances from many of the top riders contributing to fastest race ever. As @cilliankelly.bsky.social wrote. 'This is the first time that three former (or current) world champions have finished 1-2-3 in a Monument Classic since the 1967 Paris-Roubaix'!

This is the first time that three former (or current) world champions have finished 1-2-3 in a Monument Classic since the 1967 Paris-Roubaix

As @mitchelldickau.bsky.social notes, carbon released from the lithosphere (fossil fuels) cannot be compensated by carbon taken up in the biosphere (trees, plants, etc). Sadly this scam is widespread; it needs to be called out on every occasion.

This is unbelievably and horribly shocking.

280 million acres = 1.13 million square kilometres, which is:

11.5% of the USA

33% of USA's forest cover

64-91% of USA’s national forest + protected public land area (exact figure depending on how much protected public land is also national forest)

Our planet is burning and our banks are fuelling the fire.

UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.​

It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.

Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk

Most drivers wrongly believe cyclists must ride single file, stay close to the kerb, and use cycle lanes – and one in three say they shouldn’t have equal rights on the road, new Highway Code survey fi... The study also found that 74 per cent of drivers feel some frustration around cyclists, though 96 per cent claimed they leave the recommended 1.5m distance when overtaking people on bikes

The Highway Code changes three years on… and it’s not looking great

Most drivers wrongly believe cyclists must ride single file, stay close to the kerb, and use cycle lanes – and one in three say they shouldn’t have equal rights on the road, new survey finds
road.cc/312627 #cycling

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THREAD: I’m going to share this thread here to clearly state my perspective on electric vehicles, car dependency and better cities, for all those who frequently ask me about it, including media, elected leaders and many others. Here goes. Please share it frequently if you think it will help. 🧵#EVS