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Ecologist | Environmental Journalist | Drone Pilot | Filmmaker Websites: https://www.stuartspray.co.uk/ www.stuartspraywildlife.co.uk www.albatrossdrones.co.uk

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The Longdendale Reservoirs are at an all time low whilst Derbyshire County Council's Reform UK leadership has abolished it's climate change committee.

The Manchester Greenpeace Group has been out to film the dry Woodhead Reservoir.

This is what a climate crisis looks like in England.

28.07.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is what the #ClimateCrisis looks like in the UK. Filmed for @mancgreenpeace.bsky.social last weekend at #WoodheadReservoir in #Derbyshire. @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social @desmog.com @mcrfoe.bsky.social

28.07.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am looking forward to discussing why the UK is so crap at looking after #biodiversity at the Byline Festival with Alexa Culver, @kitstoner.bsky.social, @malcolmtait.bsky.social and @carexnigra.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Visit the website to find out more: lnkd.in/eXfAnf3k

09.07.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ“ฎ In Cambridge, South West Norfolk, Derby South and Wells and Mendip Hills, campaigners posted their constituencyโ€™s open letter to Keir Starmerโ€”calling on him to give the Climate and Nature Bill an emergency debate and vote!

๐Ÿ action.zerohour.uk #CANBill @scientistsforxr.earth

04.07.2025 08:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Electronic billboards in #Manchester have been taken over by @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social, @amnestyuk.bsky.social @friends-earth.bsky.social, highlighting the threats to our right to protest.

Today Manchester was also visited by www.theherds.org

@mancgreenpeace.bsky.social @mcrfoe.bsky.social

03.07.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We spent decades combatting fake climate science, now we are battling fake climate solutions - at a time when we simply cant afford to make mistakes (last roll of the dice).

Oligarchs should not be advising government โš ๏ธ

16.06.2025 09:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Apropos of nothing in particular, just resharing this chart showing why North Sea gas is drying up (we burned it all already)

12.06.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC โ€œstory selectionโ€ in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farageโ€™s party

๐Ÿ”ดBBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output

The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering the BBC's โ€œstory selectionโ€ in order to secure the โ€œtrustโ€ of supporters of Nigel Farageโ€™s party

bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

11.06.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

And #ThinkAgainRachel didn't. ..
Think - about how CCS at Peterhead and on Humberside will make climate change worse

Another ยฃ9.4 billion blown to continue burning fossil fuels

This is a terrible government which has just thrown away our children's' future

11.06.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reeves talks about investing in industries of the future. This MUST include an Energy Jobs Plan to guarantee a livelihood for oil & gas workers as they transition into green jobs and turn Britain into a clean energy superpower #Spendingreview

11.06.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 154    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#ThinkAgainRachel
#Chancellor
#SpendingReview

Revealed: The ยฃ264 billion Price Tag of the UKโ€™s Carbon Capture Strategy - @bylinetimes.bsky.social

โ€œa colossal waste of money that actively worsens the climate crisis even with carbon captureโ€.

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰ scrapcc.org/BYLINE

11.06.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#ThinkAgainRachel
#Chancellor
#SpendingReview

Revealed: The ยฃ264 billion Price Tag of the UKโ€™s Carbon Capture Strategy - @bylinetimes.bsky.social

โ€œa colossal waste of money that actively worsens the climate crisis even with carbon captureโ€.

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰ scrapcc.org/BYLINE

11.06.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐ŸšจShocking scandal exposed in this excellent article๐Ÿ‘‡

UK stumbling towards wasting a staggering amount of money on a 'climate solution' that isn't just fake, it'll actually worsen global heatingโ€”paid for by the state, and by consumers on energy bills.

Webinar tonightโ€”more info in reply.

11.06.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Not a solution to pollution: campaign to Scrap Carbon Capture Online panel with MP Watch, Campaign against Climate Change and Zero Hour discussing false solution of Carbon Capture and Storage.

Please help by raising this with your MP๐Ÿ™

We'll help you prepare.

Please join the free webinar tonight at 7pm where @drandrewboswell.bsky.social, Jessica Townsend of @mpwatch.bsky.social, Ellen Robottom and I will outline the problems with #CCS and answer all your questions.

11.06.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Al Gore said in 2023 "the UK Government is seemingly in the pocket of the fossil fuel companies"

www.youtube.com/shorts/NkDMU...

I hate to say itโ€”as I had hoped for better with Labourโ€”but this new @bylinetimes.bsky.social article shows that Big Oil's grip on the UK Gov remains as strong as ever๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

11.06.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @foescot.bsky.social @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @dogwoodalliance.org @thecccuk.bsky.social

11.06.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Revealed: The ยฃ264 billion Price Tag of the UKโ€™s Carbon Capture Strategy Critics argue the technology is a "dangerous distraction" to the real measures required to tackle catastrophic man-made climate change

The ยฃ264 billion price tag of the UKโ€™s unproven carbon capture strategy.

My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social

@drandrewboswell.bsky.social @sioldridge.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2025/06/11/r...

11.06.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Revealed: The ยฃ264 billion Price Tag of the UKโ€™s Carbon Capture Strategy
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/11/r...
My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
โ€ช@drandrewboswell.bsky.socialโ€ฌ @sioldridge.bsky.social @adrianramsay.bsky.social
#CCS

11.06.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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A Toxic โ€˜Sewage Sludgeโ€™ is Covering Britain's Crops in Microplastics โ€“ Then Flowing Into Our Rivers Campaigners including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Caroline Lucas warn that decades-old testing rules need to be urgently updated

๐Ÿ”ดA Toxic โ€˜Sewage Sludgeโ€™ is Covering Britainโ€™s Crops in Microplastics โ€“ Then Flowing Into Our Rivers

Campaigners including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Caroline Lucas warn that decades-old testing rules need to be urgently updated

bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/a...

10.06.2025 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 147    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Toxic โ€˜Sewage Sludgeโ€™ is Covering Britain's Crops in Microplastics โ€“ Then Flowing Into Our Rivers Campaigners including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Caroline Lucas warn that decades-old testing rules need to be urgently updated

Write up of our open statement: "Fighting Dirty says that while it contains useful nutrients, as a result of โ€œshocking regulatory failureโ€, it also contains a cocktail of highly toxic chemicals..." bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/a... via @bylinetimes.bsky.social / @josiah.writes.news

10.06.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oil and Gas Lobby Behind โ€˜Concertedโ€™ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds The fossil fuel industry is ramping up efforts to weaken a key EU policy aimed at tackling the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a new report by research group InfluenceMap. Published today,...

๐ŸŸก NEW ๐ŸŸก

Oil and Gas Lobby Behind โ€˜Concertedโ€™ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy - New Report

๐Ÿ“ @stellalevantesi.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.desmog.com/2025/06/10/o...

10.06.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"โ€ฆ99% of the world population lives in areas where air pollution levels exceed WHO guideline limits" โ€“ Ganfeng Luo: Doctor of Public Health. Postdoctoral Scientist at International Agency for Research on Cancer

08.06.2025 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer caused by smoking, so what causes it?

Outdoor air pollution is the second leading cause of all lung cancer cases after smoking, writes @theresluethi.bsky.social

Studies have revealed that people who live in highly polluted areas are more likely to die of lung cancer than those who do not.

Important piece:

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

08.06.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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We spent Saturday at New Islington Marina, where the constituents of @lucympowell.bsky.social MP want her to get ocean protection done by allowing parliament to ratify the Global Oceans Treaty. Send your own message to the government here:

docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

@greenpeaceuk.bsky.social

14.04.2025 06:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Our activists have been out and about trying to persuade @lucympowell.bsky.social to let parliament ratify the Global Oceans Treaty, which is the best chance of helping our seas survive.

Send the government your own message here.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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13.05.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show

The awesome @carolecadwalla.bsky.social warning Americans of the techno authoritarian state being built by Trump and his tech broligarchs

youtu.be/vG7CvbccdVM?...

03.06.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 318    ๐Ÿ” 154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

This is great! And yes we should f***ing swear more about how we are still neither reducing global emissions to meet agreed targets nor adapting to increasing extreme weather already now happening

03.06.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Richard Senkondo calls for KCB, Development Bank of Oman, Standard Bank, Stanbic Bank Uganda, AIG, Liberty Mutual, Tokio Marine, BRIT & Chaucer to:

"Stop supporting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline!"

#StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social โ€ฌ @insureourfuture.bsky.social @extinctionrebellion.uk

02.06.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazing to see how Muskโ€™s X, with its algorithms deliberately encoded to suppress news of Ukraine, isnโ€™t even trending in the last two days on one of the most dramatic developments in modern warfare โ€” the destruction of strategic bombers by drones

02.06.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 327    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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