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National Emergency Climate viewings help to inform the public more about climate breakdown
Read more: National Emergency Climate viewings help to inform the public more about climate breakdownSwinsty Reservoir in 2025 Following last year’s successful National Emergency Briefing on the climate to MPs, more action is still required from the Government to ensure that the public is informed, prepared and protected about the climate and nature breakdown. To ensure that this happens, multiple venues across the UK will host public viewings of…
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Review of ‘Birdland’ by Jon Gower
Read more: Review of ‘Birdland’ by Jon GowerGower takes us on a joyous journey around Britain in ‘Birdland’, as he celebrates both the ‘commonplace’ and the ‘rare’ miracles of birds. As Spring begins and the rush and flutter of bird life in gardens, parks, and balconies begins anew, Gower asks us to stop and notice nature. ‘Be an attentive audience member, even…
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Pollution pours into England’s rivers more than 290,000 times in 2025
Read more: Pollution pours into England’s rivers more than 290,000 times in 2025‘An unacceptable amount of sewage’ still going into our waterways, despite an unusually dry 2025 Annual data released today by the Environment Agency indicated an appalling- though not surprising- picture of England’s waterways. Nationally, there were 291,492 sewage spills in 2025, with these spills lasting for over 1.8 million hours. This national data reflects a…
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Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
Read more: Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance‘Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The State of the Global Climate 2025 report, published today by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), confirms that 2015-2025 were the hottest 11 years on record and highlights that the Earth’s energy imbalance is at its highest in sixty five-year record. With 2025…
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Review of ‘Frostlines’ by Neil Shea
Read more: Review of ‘Frostlines’ by Neil SheaShea becomes the go-between to introduce us to a new world- or rather, an old world. A world full of culture, history, movement and memories, which is on the verge of being lost. Shea wishes to ‘bear witness’ to life in the Arctic and to allow all us ‘southerners’ to experience the harsh beauty of…
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Review of ‘Despite It All. A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls.’ by Fred Pearce
Read more: Review of ‘Despite It All. A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls.’ by Fred Pearce‘With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.’ In ‘Despite It All’, Pearce offers us a more hopeful narrative to counter the daily deluge of climate crisis stories from around the world. Pollution of our seas, pollution of our atmosphere, extreme weather, droughts, biodiversity in crisis- it is all…
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Review of ‘Is A River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane
Read more: Review of ‘Is A River Alive?’ by Robert MacfarlaneRivers are an integral part of the human story. They hold cultural, spiritual, political, geographical significance, as well as holding an intrinsic value of their own. Or, as Macfarlane phrases it, ‘Our fate flows with that of rivers, and always has.’ Macfarlane frames this book through the personal experiences of journeying in and around rivers…
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Review of ‘The Serviceberry- An Economy of Gifts and Abundance’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Read more: Review of ‘The Serviceberry- An Economy of Gifts and Abundance’ by Robin Wall KimmererRobin Wall Kimmerer follows the act of love that was ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’, with another book full of joy and gratitude that is ‘The Serviceberry.’ This short book highlights the gift economy that we need, while challenging the economic structure that has been artificially created for us, and one in which we are willing participants of…
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Review of ‘The Blackbird’s Song & Other Wonders of Nature’ by Miles Richardson
Read more: Review of ‘The Blackbird’s Song & Other Wonders of Nature’ by Miles RichardsonMiles Richardson’s ‘The Blackbird’s Song’ is a joyous celebration of nature, through the lens and timeframe of a natural year. Although this text chronicles and charts a personal journey of nature connectedness, Richardson urges that a nature connected society is one which is needed now. ‘The twin crises of biodiversity loss and warming climate require…
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