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Personal Twitter account about cycling in Southampton! Occasional environmental/green living tweets. Opinions are my own.

Joined June 2016
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My bail conditions from @NorthantsPolice now forbid me from climbing any tree in Northamptonshire, so I was so pleased this morning to wake up to the news that another tree protector has occupied the trees in Wellingborough. Deep gratitude & respect to this person.
❗️BREAKING❗️ Wellingborough tree protected again! A tree protector has climbed the same tree in the early hours of this morning that @paulpowlesland climbed yesterday, to stop it being felled. Solidarity with these brave people protecting nature 💚
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So, I find myself 30ft in the air up a tree in Wellingborough- surrounded by police, security & tree surgeons- trying to prevent an illegal tree felling. How did I end up here? Here’s an outrageous story of nature destruction & collusion between authorities & private developer 🧵
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I'm calling on @PrideEdinburgh to sign @fossilfreepride's pledge because there is #NoPrideInFossilFuels Last year @ExxonMobil sponsored #EdinburghPride and many other Prides across the UK including @Soton_Pride - queer people deserve better. Pledge: ctt.ec/baaL0+
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Tragedy unfolding on Keystone Pipeline near the Nebraska/Kansas border. What @TCEnergy will not admit is that they cannot “clean” this up. They will scrape the vegetation and topsoil, treat it, and haul to a landfill. Riparian (stream) damage for decade+.
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Scarlet fever is getting a lot of media attention at the moment, because of an increased number of cases and sporadic antibiotic shortages. I know parents are worrying. So, here's another set of photos of what it looks like on darker skin. #MedTwitter #scarletfever #BLM
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Southampton Bike Kitchen back again tonight for bicycle repairs, adjustments, checks and advice - all free except for parts! 7-8.30pm, Unit 12 Belgrave Ind Est, Portswood, SO17 3EA.
8/8 Kids shouldn’t have to Tiny Tim their way onto the telly and disclose their personal medical details in order to get their needs met. There’s got to be a better way?
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.@BarclaysUK ⚠️This is an intervention⚠️You committed to #NetZero following the Paris Agreement, but instead increased your investments in fossil fuels. You know that lying is bad, right? #BetterWithoutBarclays
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Ruth Magennis retweeted
The #Badgers of compartment 1a(i) of #MarlhillCopse Their sett extends among the roots of the trees that Southampton Airport want to fell The appeal of the decision to refuse felling will be heard at the Ageas Bowl on 2nd & 3rd Nov Please attend, show the Badgers your support
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Ruth Magennis retweeted
Did you see? 👀 Our Community share offer is LIVE which means that YOU can own part of October Books! Find out how you can get involved 👉 buff.ly/3RwKyJp #OwnOurBookshop
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Live in Parliament Square at the march for Chris Kaba who was shot dead by police
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Ruth Magennis retweeted
To support those affected by the flooding in Pakistan, GoFundMe has created a centralized hub to house every verified fundraiser. Our Trust & Safety team will continue to update this hub with more fundraisers as they are verified. gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to…
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Ruth Magennis retweeted
1/10: Today, the High Court enters its final day hearing a case against sending refugees to #Rwanda under a controversial government partnership.eachother.org.uk/high-court-… #StopRwanda
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Ruth Magennis retweeted
This is a critically important new study. It shows that exceeding 1.5 degrees will likely trigger five tipping points, including Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheet collapse. We need radical climate policy to prevent this. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Ruth Magennis retweeted
It goes without saying that we must at last also get serious about the longer term answers to this nightmare: - accelerate renewable/nuclear generation capacity - reform our market to delink electricity from gas prices - make energy efficiency a policy priority
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Southampton Climate Cafe is restarting on the 3rd September! Come along to October Books from 3-4.30pm for a supportive, welcoming environment to talk about how the climate crisis makes you feel. More info on the Facebook event: fb.me/e/2RNe6XrPh
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Ruth Magennis retweeted
24 hours apart. They’ll try to tell you stuff tomorrow too.
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