Bibi van der Zee

Captured this beautiful creature in our living room - can anyone identify? The colourings are so beautiful.

This is Stephen Miller appearing to have a go at Musk's statements on the bill:

New survey shows the extent of class privilege in UK journalism Only 9% of journalists working for national and transnational media come from a working class background.

"Seventy-one percent of journalists in our sample came from a privileged background."

(just to be clear, i'm as middle class as they come. but anyone can see that this is wrong and unfair - and also bad for journalism)

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Great environment investigation from @theconversation theconversation.com/toxic-chemic...

Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattle

Powerful and important work on deforestation and the Amazon by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social @unearthednews.bsky.social and @reporterbrasil.org.br
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Invertebrates! Everyone loves invertebrates! Which is your favourite? | First Dog on the Moon I love them all even the creepy weird ones

Our invertebrate of the year competition starts today and excitement is at a FEVER pitch. First dog on the moon joined the frenzy

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Trump officials reconsider greenhouse gas harm amid slew of climate rollbacks Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that greenhouse gases harm public health

BLOODY HELL.

“We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age” says the head of the US's EPA.

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Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling

This is a genuinely landmark ruling which could have vast implications:
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Okay not quite my type but it's nice to know there's love for even the smallest creature.

Fantastic, thought provoking piece from the brilliant @vickihird.bsky.social … & a reminder to vote for your favourite invertebrate by Tuesday 4th March!

Hoverflies have some very passionate advocates!

Do worms feel pain and are ants happy? Why the science on invertebrate feelings is evolving For the next few weeks we’re asking readers to nominate their invertebrate of the year: click here to give us your suggestions

Does a worm feel pain? Many thanks to the wonderful @vickihird.bsky.social for her meditation on invertebrate sentience - don't forget to vote for your favourite!

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The impact of flea treatments - in other words pesticides which are banned for agricultural work - must be properly understood. This is a brilliant piece about what we know now.

Nominate your invertebrate species of the year We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition

Today's amazing invertebrate fact: did you know there is a beetle called the Blue Feigning Death Beetle? Just the existence of such a thing is immensely pleasing I think.

Please nominate your favourite invertebrate!
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Fascinating piece

Nominate your invertebrate species of the year We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition

It's our Invertebrate of the Year competition yet again! There was such a wonderful response last year that this year we've gone global: please send us your nominations for the world's greatest invertebrate
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‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials Mixed reaction from campaigners as ministers impose reduced subsidies and stringent conditions on Yorkshire wood-burning plant

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Really fascinating

Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station Billions of pounds from energy bill-payers to run out in 2027 but could be extended as soon as Monday

Crazily it looks as if the Drax subsidy might actually be renewed: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

This is just heartbreaking and crazy. So if you know a vet or a pet shop which is going to stop selling these treatments will you let me know? Bibi.vanderzee@theguardian.com

I have been thinking about this piece all weekend (I edited it on friday). It turns out that pet flea treatments are killing birds- the birds line their nests with pet fur which contains pesticides and kills the chicks.

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Nature lovers urged to take part in UK bird count amid fears over climate and disease Birdwatch survey comes as concerns grow over infection risks posed by garden bird feeders

Some useful advice here from my colleague @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on how to look after the birdfeeders and the birds that give so many of us such delight
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Same and i will never ever set up bloody Bixby

Loved ones mourn Kelyan Bokassa, the 14-year-old boy killed on a London bus. And we all have some thinking to do | Gaby Hinsliff His mother says he was groomed by drug gangsters despite her attempts to get help. Let his death spark fresh debate about how we care for vulnerable people, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

"Every 14-year-old is someone’s baby; a kid who ought to be clattering in from school to raid the fridge and getting nagged to do their homework, worrying about their first kiss."

Beautiful, sad piece from Gabby Hinsliff

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"The favoured editorial criticism was that Miliband is a “muddled climate zealot”, prone to “demented fantasies”... Newspapers alleged – often with little supporting evidence – that “his” policies will lead to higher energy bills and the “lights going out”. "

These are exactly the same people who said Jimmy Carter was mad to put solar panels on the roof of the White house.

Analysis: UK newspaper editorials attacked Ed Miliband relentlessly throughout 2024 - Carbon Brief The UK's right-leaning newspapers unleashed a huge wave of editorials attacking energy secretary Ed Miliband throughout 2024.

"Right-leaning outlets such as the Sun and the Daily Mail repeatedly called Miliband an “eco-zealot”, a “madman” and a “hysterical eco-obsessive”, due to his support for net-zero policies."

The vitriol directed at Miliband has always been quite something.

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Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days? Hollywood stars once came for the big-game fishing, but the return of a host of species to the depleted waters around Britain’s coast is a cause for quiet optimism

"Bottlenose dolphins, along with humpback and minke whales, have been spotted in greater numbers in recent years along England’s North Sea coast, monitoring groups say."

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seems relevant all the time #flooding
so much to acknowledge and acted on re vulnerabilities in our farming & food system, and as what and how we grow means what we eat too must shift.
and we 100% need nature-based, lasting approaches to ensure ecosystems are still there for food and nature

Renewables produced 45% of the UK's energy last year. Extremely heartening news.