@john_vidal

John Vidal was the Guardian's environment editor. His book Fevered Planet explores the causes of human, plant and animal disease and why we must protect nature

 London, Wales, wherever
guardian.co.uk/profile/johnvidal
Joined March 2009
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OUT NOW! Fevered Planet; how diseases emerge when we harm nature @GeorgeMonbiot 'urgent, fascinating, essential' @jonathonporritt 'the most illuminating and disturbing book i've read in years' @CarolineLucas 'vital and forensic' @devisridhar 'a must read... hard to put down'
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@bettanyhughes 'A searing, vital work' @billmckibben ; John Vidal has traveled the world. We should take note of his reports' Sir David King; 'policy makers should absorb this very important contribution to the current state of the world bloomsbury.com/uk/fevered-pl…
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Thanks, Kate!
Kate E. Jones 🦇@ProfKateJones6 Apr 2023
Really excited to have a chance to read the proof version of ‘fevered planet’ by @john_vidal - a really important book of our troubling times #zoonoses #nature #climatechange 🦠
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It should not be controversial to say a population of 8 billion will have a grave impact on the climate | John Vidal theguardian.com/commentisfre…

It should not be controversial to say a population of 8 billion will have a grave impact on the...

The hard fact is that human numbers matter – and the impact of 2-3 billion more of us will be immense, says John Vidal

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...and a fine book it is, too!
Ian Lucas@IanCLucas17 Sep 2022
Big day for book signing @wrexham ⁦@Waterstones⁩ !
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Thrilled to announce I'm joining The Times as Environment Editor in September. Looking forward to reporting the reasons for hope as well as the doomsday beat stuff. Huge thanks to the brilliant New Scientist team for everything.
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hi, @monicaMedHist, jv here from guardian, can u unroll that superlong tweet and/ or follow pls? Thanks
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Still inspiring 30 years on.....!
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Healthy planet, healthy people!
Ensia@ensiamedia1 Apr 2022
Important ways we can help minimize the risk of future disease by rethinking how we farm, eat, trade and interact with other species ensia.com/features/environme… @john_vidal #pandemic
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Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins: ‘It’s the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address the crisis’ theguardian.com/environment/… (and nuclear? No ****** thanks!)

Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins: ‘It’s the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address...

One of the leading advocates of energy conservation explains why this could be a turning point for climate economics

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Coming soon... A new book from @ChadCeleste which offers a story of hope in the face of widespread anxiety over the global climate crisis, tracing the dramatic story of the case against Heathrow's environmentally damaging expansion plans. Pre-order now: manchesteruniversitypress.co…
Expansion rebellion: Using the law to fight a runway and save the planet by Celeste Hicks

ALT Expansion rebellion: Using the law to fight a runway and save the planet by Celeste Hicks

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This is what ‘cutting red tape’ gets you: rivers polluted without consequence | John Vidal theguardian.com/commentisfre…

This is what ‘cutting red tape’ gets you: rivers polluted without consequence | John Vidal

England’s water is bad and getting worse, with regulators too poor or politically cowed to do anything about it, says former Guardian environment editor John Vidal

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essential history for today's snappers!
Geoffrey Lean@GeoffreyLean4 Dec 2021
Delightful piece by @john_vidal on the Keartons, from much-loved Thwaite in Swaledale.@https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/04/cherry-kearton-victorian-wildlife-photographer-exhibition
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Africa’s perception war
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June? 7 more months of you? !!
Roger Harrabin@RHarrabin24 Nov 2021
Personal news: I'm leaving BBC staff in June after 35 years reporting on environment and energy. It's been great - but opportunities beckon in the post-COP26 world. More later. @ECIU_UK @ELPinchbeck @CarbonBrief @Revkin @CBItweets @_richardblack @rburgessbbc
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Rob, @FarmingPathogen, greetings. First, i must say yr Big Farm book is superb, a case of "oft thought, but ne'er so well expressed". Second, can i ping you a couple of email questions, please, for a piece i am doing on the China H5N6 cases? I am on [email protected]
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Hi @nutrition_facts, Michael, JV here from Guardian newspaper in UK. Could you pls follow me so i can send you a DM? Thanks v much
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Hi Mica, JV here from the Guardian etc. Could u follow me please for a quick chat abt wildfires/ smoke, please? @john_vidal Thanks
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Sad day as Sarah Boseley, health editor, leaves the Guardian after 36 years covering everything from HIV, to big Pharma, obesity, medical advances and poverty in Katina and Malawi. She’s going after a stellar year covering Covid with her usual forensic and fearless reporting !
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I'm listening today to interesting voices from a variety of backgrounds discussing a documentary due for release in Nov. about plastic pollution. Hope to sponsor a watch party when the time arrives. @ella_daish @john_vidal @CityReuseDepot
Poppy@PoppyChandler414 Jun 2021
Great event coming up by @BeASeaChanger! Get your free tickets and join us for a panel chat with these brilliant environmental minds: @ella_daish @CityReuseDepot @john_vidal to chat all things #OceanPlastic #solutions
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