UK Prisons Are Now Required To Accommodate Vegan 'Belief-Based Diets' UK prisons are now required to take imprisoned vegan people’s ethical beliefs and 'belief-based diets' into account while planning menus

The updated Food in Prisons Policy Framework recognises ethical veganism as a protected human right.

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Scientists Just Made A Low-Fat Vegan Cheese With 'Superior Meltability' Scientists have managed to make a low-fat vegan cheese with ‘superior meltability' from UK-grown sunflower oil instead of coconut or palm fat

Texture, fat content, and nutrient-density remain significant obstacles for the vegan cheese sector.

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'Horror Story' Pig Farm Hogwood Expected To Close This Year The controversial Hogwood pig farm is expected to close for good in September of this year after multiple undercover investigations by Viva!

Undercover investigators have witnessed animal cruelty and shocking conditions at Hogwood on multiple occasions.

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Try These Spicy Wedges For A Tasty Snack Or Side These spicy wedges are a completely vegan side that comes out crispy and perfectly seasoned once baked in the oven

These spicy wedges are fluffy and crispy.

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Musk leaves Memphis high and dry xAI is draining millions of gallons from the Memphis drinking water supply. Musk's promised fix has been delayed indefinitely.

"Last year, xAI was operating 35 gas-burning turbines without a permit to power its Colossus 1 site, which is located in Boxtown, a historic Black neighborhood in Memphis that already faces extremely high rates of cancer and respiratory illness from decades of industrial pollution."

A water recycling plant Elon Musk promised to build in Memphis to offset the huge amount of local drinking water Grok's data centre devours has been postponed indefinitely.

Apparently, Musk considers drinking water for local people less of a priority than increasing computing power for Grok👇🏾

The plastic crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing Planet Earth.

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Join The Big Plastic Count The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

Back in March, thousands of people from schools, households, community groups and workplaces across the UK counted their plastic waste for one week as part of the UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into plastic waste.

thebigplasticcount.com

Gas Stove Emissions: Indoor air quality & health effects About 38 percent of U.S. homes use gas-fired stoves and ovens for cooking. Combustion of so-called “natural gas” — which is primarily methane — creates many toxic air...

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By-election campaign in full swing down Somerset way!

@victoriawelsh.bsky.social is the @greenparty.org.uk candidate for Mendip Hills on Somerset Council.

Victoria offers such a positive choice for Mendip Hills!

#VoteGreen May 7th 💚

Telegraph article with headline that reads: In Aberdeen, the cost of Miliband's net zero crusade is painfully clear

Telegraph article with headline that reads: Reeves to ramp up drilling in the North Sea

Telegraph article with headline that reads: Trump is a disaster for the oil and gas industry

This weekend, the Telegraph doubled down on their anti-climate and pro-fossil fuel coverage, with these three articles published on Friday alone👇

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New site discovered for one of Wales’ rarest plants A rare winter plant has been given a boost after a new population was discovered, offering fresh hope for its long-term survival. The three-lobed water crowfoot, one of Wales’ rarest species, has enjo...

A rare winter plant has been given a boost after a new population was discovered, offering fresh hope for its long-term survival

The UK experienced its joint tenth hottest March, in a series dating back to 1884, with the Rye area being warmer and drier than usual, but with an average amount of sunshine. This weather provided some welcome respite after a very wet start to the year.

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Three billion urban residents can avoid unprecedented future heat - Climatic Change Climatic Change - Heat extremes are becoming more intense in a warming world. However, as global warming outcomes depend significantly on the interpretation and implementation of existing emission...

Global warming of 3.1C would expose 3 billion more people to "unprecedented heat extremes" compared to holding warming to 1.9C

Natural England is failing in its duty to designate the most important sites for nature, known as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), new research from the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford has found.

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England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’ Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023

Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds.

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Golden eagle reintroduction & conservation As an apex predator, the golden eagle plays a vital role at the top of the food chain. Learn about this bird of prey's ecology and the threats its facing.

Britain’s second-largest bird of prey, this majestic raptor is a population control expert.

www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/r...

Stock dove #nature #wildlife #lovewildlife #lovenature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bird #dove #stockdove #pigeon

Enough is enough.

Starmer must go.

‘Dancing is resistance’: Zack Polanski and the Greens bring the party to the ravers In run-up to May local elections, the Green party is reaching people who may not normally attend a political speech

We're taking Green politics around the country.

And everywhere we go, it's clear:

Hope is here. It's all of us.

You have until midnight to register to vote!

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

Decades of increased emissions from forest-fuelled BECCS - Nature Sustainability Governments are considering subsidies for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage fuelled by wood from existing forests. However, a transparent model estimates that this will probably increase emiss...

Many govts hope capturing carbon from power plants burning wood will cause "negative emissions." New Nature Sust. paper today finds this likely increases emissions for decades, generates no negative emissions within 150 years, and increase electricity costs ~3.5-fold.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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You have until midnight on Monday to register to vote.

It only takes a few minutes. Don't let others decide your future. 👇
www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

'What you get when you vote Green is councillors with two vested interests: to protect people in the community and to protect the planet and the environment.'
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on what you'll get when you vote Green on 7th May.

As people get postal votes for the Scot Parl election please be careful of the spoiler operation which is 'Independent Green Voice'. They are listed second on the regional ballot paper in South of Scotland with the real Green Party further down. IGV is a right-wing spoiler operation.

Monkeys may eat flowers to alleviate postpartum depression, study finds | Discover Wildlife Researchers observed female howler monkeys eating more flowers after they had given birth.

Researchers observed female howler monkeys eating more flowers after they had given birth.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

Scientists observed the hunting behaviour of tarantulas – and discovered something groundbreaking | Discover Wildlife Tarantulas may combine learning-based navigation and cue-based orientation to adjust their movement and hunting behaviour

Tarantulas may combine learning-based navigation and cue-based orientation to adjust their movement and hunting behaviour.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

This US shoreline hosts one of Earth's largest shark gatherings. Aerial images just revealed something worrying | Discover Wildlife Scientists in Florida are concerned about the impacts of beach nourishment projects on blacktip sharks and other marine species.

Scientists in Florida are concerned about the impacts of beach nourishment projects on blacktip sharks and other marine species.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

Thousands of jellyfish moved into a lake on an Indonesian island – then a strange thing happened to their bodies | Discover Wildlife After ending up in the sheltered waters of the lake in Raja Ampat, the jellies evolved. Today, people can swim with them – if they’re incredibly careful not to harm these delicate stingless creatures.

After ending up in the sheltered waters of the lake in Raja Ampat, the jellies evolved. Today, people can swim with them – if they’re incredibly careful not to harm these delicate stingless creatures.

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...