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Derek Thomas

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Retired academic. Environmentalist. Former Chairman Wildlife Trusts Wales. #climatecrisis #rainforests #climatechange #Mozart #mathematics @GretaThunberg

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Listen to Rory Stewart on Boris Johnson— the sheer clarity is a thing of beauty.
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Happy New Year! May 2021 be the year of awakening and real bold change. And let’s all continue the never-ending fight for the living planet. #FaceTheClimateEmergency #FightFor1point5
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The young Norwegians taking their own country to court over oil bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…
The young Norwegians taking their own country to court over oil

The young Norwegians taking their own country to court over oil

Despite Norway's green credentials, its infamous state wealth is due to its huge oil exports. This week, Norwegian youths are challenging this double standard in the Supreme Court.

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@35029 Oct 2020
Our Climate Voter Project has been hard at work ahead of the U.S. Election to #getoutthevote. We’ve made 400k calls to voters, recruited 900 phone bankers, and secured 1000 poll monitors. Get involved in at 350.org/climate-vote/
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Raining outside? Don’t let that stop you getting your daily dose of nature. Turn your volume up, take some deep breaths and relax under this oak tree🌳 @ForestryEngland youtube.com/watch?v=Y--MBSC7…
Autumn oak tree by a lake

ALT Autumn oak tree by a lake

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Jo King@JoKingDevon29 Oct 2020
The latest edition of ‘Waterlife’ is such a tonic at this dreadful time, the folks at @WWTworldwide and the numerous partners they work with are truly amazing! Their achievements, vision and unstoppable drive for change are so inspiring. Just what I needed to read right now 👍
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Morrisons and Waitrose ditch glitter for Christmas bbc.co.uk/news/business-5454…
Morrisons and Waitrose ditch glitter for Christmas

Morrisons and Waitrose ditch glitter for Christmas

The supermarkets won't use glitter in own-brand crackers and cards as part of sustainability efforts.

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German research ship returns home with stark warning after largest Arctic mission in history news.sky.com/story/german-re…
German research ship returns home with stark warning after largest Arctic mission in history

German research ship returns home with stark warning after largest Arctic mission in history

Experts have warned that "we are watching the Arctic sea ice die" after researching the region for a year.

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Oxford FOE@OxfordFOE110 Oct 2020
Wildlife across the world is facing mass extinction, including here in the UK where a quarter of mammals are at imminent risk of disappearing. Sign @friends_earth's petition to demand the government prevents mass extinction. Will you join us? act.friendsoftheearth.uk/pet…
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When nature is pushed to the margins, one of the most radical things we can do is acquire land for wildlife to ensure its protection and help in any way we can to make it happen!! Petition: Safeguard Kenfig Nature Reserve using compulsory purchase powers petitions.senedd.wales/petit…
Petition: Safeguard Kenfig Nature Reserve using compulsory purchase powers

Petition: Safeguard Kenfig Nature Reserve using compulsory purchase powers

One of the finest nature reserves in Wales is under threat. The internationally important sand-dune habitats at Kenfig need to be managed, otherwise they will lose their exceptional value. Bridgend...

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We’re live folks. Share the Helleborines out of this please! petitions.senedd.wales/petit…
Petition: Safeguard Kenfig Nature Reserve using compulsory purchase powers

Petition: Safeguard Kenfig Nature Reserve using compulsory purchase powers

One of the finest nature reserves in Wales is under threat. The internationally important sand-dune habitats at Kenfig need to be managed, otherwise they will lose their exceptional value. Bridgend...

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BBC News - Has the world started to take climate change fight seriously? bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Has the world started to take climate change fight seriously?

Has the world started to take climate change fight seriously?

A surprise announcement at the UN General Assembly has transformed the politics of cutting carbon.

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BBC News - Rio Tinto: Mining giant accused of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-54…
Rio Tinto: Mining giant accused of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea

Rio Tinto: Mining giant accused of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea

More than 150 people in Bougainville have filed a complaint against the embattled Rio Tinto company.

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If PM serious about protecting 30% of UK land for nature, here are some tests to judge him by from @Natures_Voice 🌿Limit agro-chemicals 🍃Stop burning peatland 🌱Set legally binding targets 💚Invest in a #GreenRecovery #ReviveOurWorld rspb.org.uk/globalassets/dow…
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@IPBES26 Sep 2020
Mountain gorilla numbers have begun to recover - now exceeding 1000🦍 Sir David Attenborough revisits his first encounter with "Poppy" the gorilla, 40 years ago - #ConservationOptimism amid some deeply troubling trends #ExtinctionTheFacts @BBCEarth xitter.cf/BBCEarth/status/130654…
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Another day, another dreadful act of environmental vandalism by the most destructive and openly corrupt government of my lifetime.
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Happy Saturday. Part of the Bach cello suite no. 1 outside my cottage on the west of Ireland
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BBC News - Global warming driving California wildfire trends - study bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

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