Many of us have been trying to get RIS2 (45+ damaging polluting roads) scrapped for years, but were always drowned out by large organizations focused on stopping electric trains instead. Now the public is concerned about a "£22bn black hole" it might be our best chance ever to kill these roads off.
Campaign for Better Transport: “Spending £9bn on a road that can’t even carry a bus is utterly nonsensical and if approved by the transport secretary would completely undermine [our] net zero commitments. Building new roads doesn’t cut congestion" www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s...
Suggestion would allow government to divert money earmarked for new roads to rail and other public transport
“Recent figures suggest there was a 23% drop in casualties on 20mph and 30mph roads in Wales in the first three months of 2024.”
20mph speed limits work. In many cases we now need to go further in redesigning roads to increase compliance. "If the driver was travelling faster than 20mph, we would have been a much worse situation”
Despite praising the lower limit, Nanw's mother calls for more traffic calming measures.
BlueSky Ecology People: We have kilometers of hedgerow in need of funding, past present and future. If there was anywhere I know people would sponsor "a meter of hedgerow every month" it's on BlueSky. The more of you sponsor these hedgerows the more we plant. shop.protect.earth/products/wil...
Hedgerows are uniquely British natural alternatives for fencing on farms, that provide vital habitats and food sources for wildlife, helping to strengthen biodiversity and promote sustainable farming ...
I cycled through the alps in winter with record breaking rainfall and floods after losing my waterproof jacket but people who act like it’s impossible to cycle to work when it’s vaguely damp outside are still the wettest people alive.
Today the Welsh government has announced that it supports moving towards the managed reintroduction of beavers in Wales. 🥳 England next… right? https://buff.ly/3TJrgog
Welsh Government supports the managed re-introduction of European beaver in Wales.
We’re nearly at £9,000 but this crowdfunder has started to lose steam after a lack of interest in the local press. With record rainfall and flooding across the U.K. there’s never been a better time for critical wetland and wet woodland creation. Please share! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforestat...
Help me get this crowdfunder to £8,500 today so we keep on track. Donations are still being doubled! I was there today and the valley is flooded, including farms downstream. We need to get on with this important flood mitigation work asap. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforestat...
AI, taking complex topics and fucking them up, giving people bad information that’ll get them killed, all for the low low price of more energy and water than we have to spare. This is such a waste of time. www.404media.co/google-serve...
AI-generated images of mushrooms that look nothing like the real species could spread misleading and dangerous information.
Equinor's plan to produce fossil fuel hydrogen using CCS for Germany gets scrapped. The grift was a little too obvious, even for them. It's a testament to how much harder companies are going to have to work to fake climate action, this decade. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Norway's Equinor has scrapped plans to export so-called blue hydrogen to Germany because it is too expensive and there is insufficient demand, a spokesperson for the energy company said on Friday.
Walking into my sisters house and some posh twat shouted “really?” I said “you alright mate?” He said “theres a toilet over there!” “I am going into my house you presumptuous prick.” He had the gall to play victim: “Oh well THANK YOU” I said “thank YOU, you presumptuous prick.” People! 🤣