John Sanderson

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Prompted me to donate

A great day for cheap power enthusiasts as 5GW of solar comes in at £65/MWh and 1.3GW of onshore wind comes in at £72.24/MWh. Both prices are in £2024 and are below the wholesale price, meaning that these projects will cut costs.
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Blue Peter badge,

I'm happy to award President Trump my Blue Peter badge, as long as he agrees to stop killing Americans and doesn't invade a NATO country.

I hope that might be of some help.

Christmas snowdrop

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Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity

Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."

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Clouded yellow on a sunny Suffolk morning in November…

Nature vs hunters 🤣

Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

What he said: 💯 🎯

This is what's needed

For the vast majority of people (except Ukrainians and Hongkongers) there is NO WAY to claim asylum in the UK without coming by small boat

The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes

Govt's plan is delusional

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres

#COP30
Interview by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social Watts and Wajã Xipai
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bloody brilliant 👇

English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe? | Polly Toynbee Government plans to merge councils may not save money, and do nothing to solve the very real problems they face, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

Wow!!!

@profbillmcguire.bsky.social tells it like it is:

“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”

‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’

‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond

Comedy legend Eric Idle pays a visit to Idle. Say no more, say no more! Eric Idle was certainly looking on the bright side of life this week - as he visited Idle!

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Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.

So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.

From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:

guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Operation Turtle Dove’s view on the release of captive-bred Turtle Doves as a conservation measure - Operation Turtle Dove Operation Turtle Dove is a science-led conservation partnership working to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves in the UK by restoring habitat and addressing key threats. Learn why captive-bred release...

Very firm statement on releases of captive-bred Turtle Doves, from Operation Turtle Dove inc @rspb.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social:
*Doesn't meet IUCN guidelines
*Risk of disease/genetic pollution
*Irresponsible aims
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele... 1/2 #ornithology #ukbirding

Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for community Moscar Moor is not for sale, but the group hopes to secure it under new Community Right to Buy law.

6/ A new future for England's moorlands is taking shape - with new groups like @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social starting to demand moors pass into the ownership of communities, not wealthy aristocrats - in order to restore nature, rather than destroy it www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

“Saving the country from Nigel Farage is the urgent, patriotic duty of this government; it is vital that it prevents an extremist, racist, authoritarian takeover which would be against the will of the overwhelming majority of the population”. Yes! And it needs to dramatically change course to do so

What this idiotic, xenophobic entity is too dumb to notice is that the family are standing in front of Wroxeter... a Roman city that was the very essence of multiculturalism ... established by Thracian legionnaires 2,000 years ago in modern day Shrewsbury

Norfolk folk, anti-fascists & anyone with a conscience: there’s a neo-Nazi music festival coming to Great Yarmouth in September, you can help stop this by emailing the Home Office ⬇️ Nazi scum off our streets & out of our seaside towns

lynx is still missing