Dr Paula Owens

White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved

A bit under the radar .. more of our world’s precious wilderness, a home to indigenous people & wildlife, destroyed to make $$$ for a few people & fossil fuel related destruction for the rest of us. #Alaska
#climatecrisis #biodiversitycrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🦇 Have a look at our brand new Halloween guide: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... . A great resource for inspiration on how to help and celebrate bats this season!

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Interesting news #climatecrisis #renewables #geographyteacher www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Beautiful sunny Autumn Equinox & we’re celebrating apple abundance with crumble. Chair #NAEE UK Paul Vare calls this a time of the ‘Apple Moon’ & urges us to think of the privilege behind the crunch. Great Blog + Teaching activities #environmentalLunacy. naee.org.uk/apple-moon

‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes Plans to improve the world heritage site for tourists put its living culture at risk, say locals and campaigners

Geographical issues - core knowledge essential but never enough on its own. ‘Place’ also influenced by values, culture …#Criticalthinking #geographyteacher #enquiry
I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Our book #TeachingPrimaryGeography & others in series from BloomsburyEd are on offer until end of September. #StephenScoffham & I write about concepts, skills, progression + lesson outlines & sustainability links #primaryteacher #PrimaryGeography www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/bl...

I see Carol Ann Duffy the former poet laureate has written this fine poem re ‘that person’s’ visit and state banquet.

Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland Finisher T-shirts also feature outline of River Wear, as organisers spin medals as ‘most unique’ in event’s history

Ooops! Yes #geographymatters Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.

ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.

Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.

(c/o Caroline Codsi)

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds #geographyteacher www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The wheel is turning .. great Blog from Dr David Dixon as we begin the lunar cycle of #HarvestMoon. Lots of ideas for schools to engage with as they return to school and think about harvest, seasonal changes & what’s happening in their area. From NAEE UK naee.org.uk/harvest-moon/

Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows Total of 532 arrests at London protest on Saturday, most for displaying placards or signs in support of proscribed group

Ashamed of UK government & their erosion of civil liberties. Ashamed I wasn’t there protesting against the eradication of a nation & its people too. Get a grip #Labour.
Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Environmentalist becomes first juror to swear oath on river water Paul Powlesland, the co-founder of Lawyers for Nature, says he considers the River Roding to be sacred

I must have missed this but love it. #rivers #sacred www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Beautiful ‘Thistledown Moon’ rising tonight #fullmoon - do read this piece by @alanparkinson.bsky.social to find out why he suggests this name. naee.org.uk/thistledown-...

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

We know so much yet do so little. #geographyteacher
Chemical #pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn. #environment

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A blustery walk on the marshes. We spotted the familiar, cross-faced, hoppity stance of a Little Owl in the dark, corner rafters of a barn, & were accosted by a shouty Sedge Warbler. Such a lot of attitude for the size! Hawthorn awash with ripening fruit and Yellow Toadflax lifted the day’s colours.

Fig. 1: Extreme regional fire years across forested areas during 2002–2023.

The results of a study in Nature Communications show that climate change is raising the odds of extreme fire years and the number of large forest fires, necessitating proactive measures to mitigate risks and adapt to extreme fire years. go.nature.com/4m8fTSA 🧪

The #water scandal drones on - I really hoped a Labour government were going to take serious action but £ = power again. Meanwhile in case you hadn’t noticed UK people, our water bills have increased by about 50% so we can pay for their environmental vandalism. #waterpollution

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

YouTube video by Harrier Trail Running 186 Miles Under 50 Hours on The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Amazing! We’ve just watched this video in utter awe - attempting to run 186 miles of the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastal path in 50 hours is - insane. Lovely short engaging film.
#Ultrarunner #Wales m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5w...

Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?

I don’t know how many more signs & portents we need. #climateCrisis #biodiversityCrisis #geographyteacher From bird song on our doorstep to global oceans - are we listening carefully enough to the world? www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Delighted to welcome the latest blog in the #environmentalLunacy series from at @NAEE_UK from @geoblogs.bsky.social Find out why he suggests this coming lunar month brings a #ThistledownMoon #environmentalEducation #GeographyTeacher naee.org.uk/thistledown-...

Lovely weekend with a friend - we top and tailed her conference w/e travelling & laughing together - in between I got a chance to do a bit of walking & swimming - saw my first compass jellyfish of the year!

Just wow! We are so tiny …

Ploughing & draining the Fens of Cambridgeshire creating an ‘illusion of food security’, says @tonyjuniper.bsky.social at Moor Meadows conference in Chagford, Devon - because the fertile peat soils are being lost & causing huge carbon emissions

Decided last minute to join some friends camping in a field near Eastbourne at weekend. Weather hit & miss but good to switch off & appreciate basics of shelter, food & laughter. Last time here, I stayed in a hotel & saw Simon Reeve in his amazing one man show. Wisdom this trip came from Zoltar. 😉

How to Save the Amazon part 3: ask the people that know – podcast In the final episode of a three-part series, Jon Watts encounters a radical new view of the Amazon’s history being uncovered by archaeologists. Far from an uninhabited wilderness, the rainforest has b...

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Dr Fortune Gomo: Man charged over death of scientist in Dundee Dr Fortune Gomo, who was originally from Zimbabwe, was pronounced dead at the scene in Dundee on Saturday.

Today rather than our usual, I’m posting a photo of Dr Fortune Gomo, a fellow geographer who was murdered in my city this weekend. We need knives off the streets. Such a tragedy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The latest Blog in the NAEE #environmentalLunacy series is from acclaimed children’s author Nicola Davies, who offers some beautiful insights into her local area & suggests why this lunar cycle might be termed the Jumpers’ Moon. Find out why…

naee.org.uk/the-jumpers-...

Not a great start to the day - planned power cut of about 6 hours apparently by #UKPowerNetwork - did not get a letter like others in our road so completely unprepared. In past I remember people would knock on your door to warn you in case you hadn’t been informed? Small problems tho’ @ena.energy