James Bullock

Great to see that the National Soil Map will finally be made open data! www.cranfield.ac.uk/press/news-2...

This is a crucial dataset that was generated under public contract, but remained proprietary for far too long. I've called for its release since 2016! - www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-so...

BBE INDEPTH Polanski and Farage don't agree. But they have more in common than you might think 1 hour ago Laura Kuenssberg > Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg One is a former stockbroker from the south who, by his own proud admission, loves smoking, drinking and women. The other's a proud vegan, gay, northern former actor, who told me he'd never drunk a drop. But the jubilant Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage have rather a lot in common.

Laura K and BBC News editorial in full-on meltdown mode now, by the looks of it

"Soft-left socialism? Fascism, basically"

(Spoiler, so you don't have to endure what I just read: the thing they have in common is they're both leaders of political parties in the UK, and sometimes on the telly)

‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

“Central Anatolia gave life to … the world’s first agricultural society in 8,000BC

Now, Turkey is on the brink of a major drought crisis, with almost 90% of the country at risk of becoming desert

Sinkholes are appearing in farmland at an increasing pace”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

‼️ BAN OCEAN DUMPING ‼️
Hartree Partners are financing the #Nussir copper mine in #Repparfjord, Northern Norway, a project that will dump 30 million tons of toxic mining waste into a nationally protected salmon fjord.
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@naturogungdom.bsky.social
#reddrepparfjord #HartreePartners

US and Israel attack Iran as Trump says ‘major combat operations’ under way – live Israel says Iran has fired missiles in retaliation as Trump tells Iranian troops to lay down arms or ‘face certain death’

The b****rds only gave us one day of hope

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

You could be forgiven for thinking that only woodlands can be ancient in Britain

But there are ancient versions of many other habitats, including grasslands

www.plantlife.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Yes, that sort of argument is often made. There are justifications for blue skies science, but I don’t agree that side benefits for the biodiversity crisis is one

It is like justifying space travel because of materials & tech it created that have been used elsewhere

Breaking: Reports of Matt Goodwin seen crying here

I think Clunes comes out badly in the article

Martin Clunes loses planning battle with new travellers near Dorset home Councillors vote to allow couple to stay on plot of land, overruling objections of Wuthering Heights actor

Martin Behaving Badly

Clunes’ lawyer: “Others will follow. Others are waiting”

Rev Jonathan Herbert, a chaplain to Gypsies and Travellers: “the couple’s off-grid, low-carbon lifestyle should be an example to all”

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

👏 Great to see Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus Vice-Chair @pippaheylings.bsky.social introduce a Bill to protect chalk streams today in Parliament. We urge the Government to support her plan before we irreversibly harm these globally rare habitats.

👇 Hear more about Pippa's Bill below.

Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England as vote share for Keir Starmer’s party plummets

Greens win shows the old system is cracking 🎉

But voting isn’t enough, real change comes from people who refuse to accept climate destruction. We need resistance, non-violent disruption and mass action.

#GortonandDentonByElection

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer calls byelection result ‘very disappointing’ as Green party’s Hannah Spencer says voters ‘rejected hate’– UK politics live The Green party pulls off an unlikely victory in Gorton and Denton as Reform UK finish second and Labour is pushed into third place

Maybe Labour wouldn’t be in such a mess if they joined with the Greens in rejecting hate, rather than buying into it
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Green lentils exploded over our organic food delivery today

I’m putting it down to overexcitement among the wokerati

Checked, but thankfully the tofu is OK

Early Independence: NERC Independent Research Fellowship 2026 Apply for a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Independent Research Fellowship (IRF) to further your career through an independent research project.

NERC Independence Fellowships open- come join us!
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Assessing claims of counterproductivity of Just Stop Oil’s civil disobedience - npj Climate Action npj Climate Action - Assessing claims of counterproductivity of Just Stop Oil’s civil disobedience

Do disruptive climate protests alienate the public?

New study: examined the case of Just Stop Oil using media analysis + survey data.

Key finding: attention surged, Net Zero support held, and oil and gas licensing moved up the political agenda…backlash overstated.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Interesting conversation with someone recently who had been to a big ecology conference

They were amazed at the lack of a sense of urgency about the nature crisis

and that many of the studies presented - while often name-checking the crisis - were pursuing quite esoteric objectives

Charlie Stayt, "A lot of people think those leaflets are the nasty side of politics"

Zack Polanski, "Genocide is quite nasty"

Fires and Fascism’ – a documentary from Pete Knapp : European wildfires, capitalism, crime, and community responses

•⁠ ⁠⁠Trailers:
fires-and-fascism.co.uk

•⁠ ⁠⁠Film review: felixonline.co.uk/articles/fir...

•⁠ Podcast interview with Pete:
www.mixcloud.com/Air3Radio/th...
list of tour dates

So, sensible social & environmental policies are “far left”?

INTRODUCING! Hannah Spencer The new Green MP for GORTON & DENTON Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚

Your Mexican Vacation Destination Was Just Set Ablaze. What Should You Do Now?

Welcome to late stage capitalism.

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...

A critical review of plant sentience: moving beyond traditional approaches - Biology & Philosophy Are plants sentient? Several researchers argue that plants might be sentient. They do so on the grounds that plants exhibit cognitive behaviour similar to that of sentient organisms and that they poss...

“Currently, there are no such tests and therefore no evidence for plant sentience”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

You could be forgiven for thinking that only woodlands can be ancient in Britain

But there are ancient versions of many other habitats, including grasslands

www.plantlife.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov

In a battle between hope and hate, hope won out.

Why voters rejected the hateful politics of Reform and instead embraced the "Green Menace" in Gorton and Denton

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/27/h...

Woke students force veganism on top British university after just 12 back move Just 12 students voted to make vegan menus the default at Southampton University, sparking fury from the campaigners who branded it an unfair attack on farmers.

Want to read something sensible in an Express article?

“Dr Becks Spake … said: ‘This decision aligns with scientific evidence that shifting to plant-rich diets is essential for cutting emissions, protecting nature, & securing food for future generations’”

www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Lost species to be released as Labour seeks to stave off Greens’ election threat Push for good nature news before polls with reintroduction of white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers in England

Sadly, animal reintroductions will not by themselves stem the nature crisis

We need massive restoration & rewilding projects on large areas of land, to create space for nature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Philosophy #FAQ Ontology: what the fuck? Causality: why the fuck? Epistemology: how the why the fuck? Phenomenology: the fuck.

Woke students force veganism on top British university after just 12 back move Just 12 students voted to make vegan menus the default at Southampton University, sparking fury from the campaigners who branded it an unfair attack on farmers.

Want to read something sensible in an Express article?

“Dr Becks Spake … said: ‘This decision aligns with scientific evidence that shifting to plant-rich diets is essential for cutting emissions, protecting nature, & securing food for future generations’”

www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Lost species to be released as Labour seeks to stave off Greens’ election threat Push for good nature news before polls with reintroduction of white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers in England

Sadly, animal reintroductions will not by themselves stem the nature crisis

We need massive restoration & rewilding projects on large areas of land, to create space for nature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...