Bob Beaman

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski

Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, recently invited me to discuss economics. There was a lot to talk about. youtu.be/a27AfFTOW3o?...

@reformparty_uk out in force this evening in #CaerphillyByElection

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."

It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
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Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

European way of life jeopardised by eco-collapse, EU report finds.

If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.

But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
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Orange oak bolete has a mycorrhizal relationship with mainly aspen and oak, under which I found this one.

That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.

In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍

An old rainforest oak like this, thick with epiphytes and ivy, is more than just a tree.

It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏

#Maize #Depressing

A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.

Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?

Because Israeli ≠ Jew.

Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.

There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.

A stretch of the River Roughty near Kenmare (Kerry) gives an idea of how much of Ireland once was, prior to farming: a wonderland of rainforest and other wild natural habitats, heaving with diverse life.

We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding

Two types of solar panels, both crucial in helping avert climate collapse.

But the wild rainforest ecosystem on the right is
● Sequestering CO2 as it grows
● Helping maintain a stable climate in other, equally vital ways
● Rich *HABITAT*, so helping against an ongoing global mass extinction event

Reform's Darren Grimes Accused of Lying After Police Deny Telling Him Not to Hold Council Surgeries for 'Security' Reasons EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader's claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents

Reform UK's Darren Grimes tells constituents he can't hold surgeries with them because he's been advised by the police not to do so for "security reasons".

The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice

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Overfishing has caused cod to halve in body size since 1990s, study finds Evolutionary change driven by intensive fishing led cod to ‘shrink’ from average 40cm length in 1996 to 20cm in 2019

Overfishing, harvesting vast numbers of the largest fish, has caused cods' body size to hal e since 1990s.

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JD Vance

This is being sent out to every US embassy in the world.

This is oligarchy. This is obscene.

While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.

End this oligarchy.

Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)

So lucky. There were actually 4 in the trap!

Had a great weekend ….

#TeamMoth #Moths

The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire "The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts"

🚨BREAKING: The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire

“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”

@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
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I've just watched Attenborough's Oceans film. It's excellent. But my overwhelming feeling is "at last!" I've been waiting, and fruitlessly lobbying, for a film like this for 40 years. But the institutional cowardice of the broadcasters has stymied such projects, until now.

One of these images contains sheep, one doesn't.

Enough said.

#Rewilding 🌏

Wow, look at this: the carbon intensity of UK electricity is currently only 32g/kWh and 86.5% of our electricity right now is coming from renewables.

Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉

(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )

Green groups and businesses urge government to 'pause and rethink' planning overhaul More than 60 environmental experts warn aspects of Planning and Infrastructure Bill risks 'irreversible harm' to both nature and investor confidence

60 environmental experts warn UK Planning and Infrastructure Bill risks 'irreversible harm' to nature.
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#Pollination doesn’t stop at sunset.
#Moths, #beetles, and #bats take the night shift.

Turn off outdoor lights — help the midnight pollinators find their way.

Score box and stripes…..

And rollers of a bygone age.

#Cricket #oswestrycricketclub

#Sunset #WildflowerLawn #NoMowSummer #Mowsaic #GardeningForWildlife #InMyGarden #WildflowerHour

Very cathartic just watching these busy bees doing their thing in the very best of spring weather…..☀️🌞

😎👌🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

YouTube video by Wild Your Garden with Joel Ashton 10 Reasons To Stop Cutting Your Lawn

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Well said George. Absolutely bang on the nail.