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
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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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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…
ALT Expansion rebellion: Using the law to fight a runway and save the planet by Celeste Hicks
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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
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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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
Want to hear what practical action YOU can take to reduce the impact of plastic in our seas? Join host @theostocker & our expert panel for our virtual event 'Ocean Pollution: Practical Action on Plastic Pollution' 24/06 @ 7pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocean-pol…
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The Court of Appeal has ruled shipping company Maran (UK) Limited can be sued by the widow of a man who died while breaking up a ship it had sold for demolition. The widow is represented by @ollyholland
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Farmers and rights groups boycott @FoodSystems summit over big business links; focus on agro-business rather than ecology has split groups invited to planned @UN conference on hunger @john_vidal @guardian bit.ly/3riwfMr
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RT Must read RT ‘If you wanted to design a virus dispersion hub, you could do worse’: the Cheltenham Festival, one year on theguardian.com/world/2021/f…
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The Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) have arrived here in the Pyrenees!! Huge numbers yesterday migrating through our pass.
We think these tiny animals journey from N Europe potentially into Africa each Autumn!
#insectmigration
@flygirlNHM @FrenchMountains @guardian
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.@john_vidal was @guardian env. editor for 27 yrs: he reported from over 100 countries and got arrested, detained or expelled from quite a few!
Don’t miss his convo with @billmckibben at #GLFBonn2020: ow.ly/5Dk250zVxbw
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Proud to be outside Royal Courts of Justice as @friends_earth take a strong legal case against Heathrow expansion. We are in the midst of a climate emergency - we can't let Heathrow put more polluting planes in the sky. #nothirdrunway #takeclimateaction – at London, England
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"We, the peoples of the Amazon, are full of fear. Soon you will be too." Powerful opinion article by Raoni Metuktire, chief of the Kayapó indigenous people. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Heavily armed police have forced dozens of #indigenous Tremembé families off their land in northeast Brazil and bulldozed their houses and crops.
▶️ New video footage of the attack, © Anon
via @Survival and @ciminacional:bit.ly/2RecQNU
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I want @CarolineLucas to be PM. No other politician has her calmness, clarity, intelligence, commitment, charm and principles. Outside mainstream party politics, she could bring some cohesion to this ruptured nation.
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We're going to @hayfestival! Join us on 26.04 to hear the inspiring story of a rural village in Malawi which has used books & edu to pursue a brighter future free of hunger. With Patrick Kamzitu from Malawi, journalist @john_vidal & author @bettanyhughes buff.ly/2Ja5eUR
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We're off to @hayfestival next month! If you're going, don't miss our event with The Gumbi Fund talking about how a small village in rural Malawi has set itself on a path out of vulnerability to drought and famine using books and education buff.ly/2ISSen7 @john_vidal
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WHEN BOOKS COME TO TOWN: Find out what happened when a small village in Malawi opened its first library buff.ly/2pM5wct
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People power! How 3500+ @amnesty activists and supporters exposed negligence in the Niger Delta amnesty.org/en/documents/afr…