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Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever...

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most #Science #Biology #Ecology #NatureConnection #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalAwareness

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world

“The key take-home points are that if you take action for biodiversity in cities (through tree planting, or enhancing habitat in parks, or creating greenways), these actions will also likely yield benefits to human health”

More studies like these please 🙏🏻

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Plastic Surpasses Plankton in Greek Seas
with some areas showing an alarming ratio of 1.3 million plastic particles per square kilometer.
This shift poses a threat not only to marine biodiversity but also to human health, as plastics enter the food chain

www.berkeywaterfilter.com/plastic-surp...

Minority representation on TV causes outrage There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television. Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg." She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce." "I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television.”

Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.

A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...

78% are murdered by a partner/ex

Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this

Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety

In fact, they voted against them...

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world

'By 2050, about 70% of the global population is expected to live in urban areas. The reduction in contact with nature has negative health impacts, including weaker immune systems and increased rates of asthma and anxiety.'
#environment #biology #biodiversity #biomes #health #nature #urbanization

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Two Die in NYC Basements as Squall Brings Massive Rain Burst to City Two men, one in Central Brooklyn and another in Upper Manhattan, were found dead in flooded areas after intense rain arrived late on Thursday.

I’m heartbroken to learn that two New Yorkers have drowned as a result of today’s torrential rain and flooding. Their families and loved ones are in my thoughts tonight.

This kind of sudden and intense rain has become the new normal—and our infrastructure isn’t prepared for it.

OCTOBER 2025 WORLDWIDE EXTREME TEMPERATURES

Northern Hemisphere Highest:46.7C Shabankareh (Iran) 1 October
NH Lowest:-50.0C Summit (Greenland) 29 October

Southern Hemisphere Highest:46.1C Birdsville (Australia) 21 October
SH Lowest:-67.6C Dome Fuji (Antarctica) 12 October

Sinn Féin calls plan to limit media access to new policing committees a 'backward step' The restrictions have become a flashpoint in the new local committees.

Sinn Féin has called Government moves to restrict media access to new local policing committees a "backwards step".

The party's criticisms follow similar concerns raised by the National Union of Journalists and the Social Democrats
www.thejournal.ie/policing-com...

A former Hampshire county council Tory leader who claimed more than £15,000 in allowances over six months – despite failing to attend meetings in that period – has won a ceremonial honour for “dedication and hard work”.

Responsible travel? Sir, - Saturday’s article, “Lessons learned from visiting 59 countries”, is an echo-chamber of encouragement to those who continue to fly despite the climate crisis (Magazine, October 26th). Flying is a highly greenhouse gas-emitting activity. With so much disinformation and misinformation around climate change on social media, we badly need newspapers that are truly “in- formed and responsible”. - Yours, etc, CO’REILLY, Dublin 18.

Letter in today's Irish Times highlighting the contradiction that travel is "responsible" if it is based on flying

Toxin levels in fish lead to calls for UK-wide ban on mercury dental fillings Exclusive: More than 98% of fish and mussels tested in English waters contain mercury above EU safety limits

98% of fish + mussels in English waters contaminated with mercury over EU safety levels

Sources:
1. burning fossil fuels in power stations, vehicles, homes, + to make cement
2. mercury fillings in dead bodies. Really.

Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social reports

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Report Details How 'Gas-Fed AI Boom' Set to Blow Up US Climate Goals | Common Dreams A Center for Biological Diversity report details how fossil fuel-powered data centers for the artificial intelligence industry in the United States are "threatening to sabotage the country's already f...

Report Details How 'Gas-Fed AI Boom' Set to Blow Up US Climate Goals www.commondreams.org/news/ai-data...

Govt should reconsider immigration policies, says Harris Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working and that the Government should reconsider existing policies "in a very serious way".

During the presidential Fine Gael swung to the extreme right on Queer ppl. This time it’s the 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who are under attack. They are the vast majority of applicants. BTW Harris created the existing system!

Govt should reconsider immigration policies in 'very serious way' -Harris

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‘Do you have any friends in the IRA?’: how Russia’s hybrid war is sowing chaos across Europe The trail from a Normandy pig farm has helped expose Russia’s campaign of sabotage across Europe aimed at inflaming division, spreading fear and weakeing support for Ukraine

www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

That this exquisite chalk stream should be polluted with e-coli, pesticides, cleaning products, industrial chemicals, medicines + toiletries is a tragedy beyond words that could be prevented by improving sewage systems so wastewater is treated 3 times - enough to remove most chemicals + pathogens

My new paper on how to increase sustainable food consumption is continuing to gather positive media attention 🙌

Link to paper:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...

#sustainablefood #sustainability
#vegan #greennudge

RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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John Collison’s analysis of Ireland’s problems is a little naive The Stripe founder has missed a fundamental truth about Irish politics

www.irishtimes.com/business/202...?

Hier eine grundsätzliche Erklärung zu der Verstärkung von Hurricanen und der globalen Erhitzung aus dem Jahr 2024 #hurricanemelissa

"Not a good look for any Member of Parliament
especially when they are Labour MPs"
via Peter Bird

Over to you @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social - let's get the rest of the Dodder Greenway built. South Dublin County Council has shown us how it's done, time to finish the job.

graphs showing rising share of renewables in energy systems in mature markets, china, emerging markets. But barely growing in petrostates

The growth of wind and solar power is happening rapidly in all kinds of countries. Except one. Which tells its own story

www.ft.com/content/c406...

Review of For and Against a United Ireland by Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride… David Mitchell is an Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin at Belfast For some people, it is hard to think about Irish unification without thinking about bloodshed. As Fintan O’Toole and Sam M...

David Mitchell reviews For and Against a United Ireland for @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social: "Remarkably and fittingly, unionists and nationalists, northerners and southerners, will find themselves united in recommending this book."

The Lingering Delusion | Fintan O’Toole Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.

On the Democrats
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

‘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

As the single most important news story this year, I can't wait to see the detailed and central coverage this will get in every media outlet we have