Green Resident Harringay

If you agree with Chris that “it’s got to change,” use your voice and tell your MP today. Use our easy tool — link in comments.

Out today in Nature, our new paper on the drivers of the extreme summertime heating of the North Atlantic during 2023. Temperatures across much of the basin warmed to record high levels in the space of just a few months. The impacts on climate and ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found. 👇👇👇🧵 nature.com/articles/s4158…

Microplastics are showing up in places they should never be – our lungs, arteries, brains, and even breast milk. Plastic pollution isn’t just an environmental crisis. It’s a human health issue. Learn more in this story: ow.ly/v84K50W4aY1 #WorldEnvironmentDay

The planet is speaking through nature. It teaches us balance, zero waste, and resilience. Plastic pollution won’t solve itself, but together, we can. Today, on #WorldEnvironmentDay, we rise to act and #BeatPlasticPollution.

Dear @Ed_Miliband since the Great British Insulation Scheme is inadvertently destroying cavity nesting bird habitat, resulting in the birds reliant on cavities in 🏡 being endangered, mandating swift bricks (critical nesting habitat) into new builds needs to happen.

🐬 Our seas need real protection. ❌ Bottom trawling destroys seabed habitats. ❌ It’s still allowed in Marine Protected Areas. 📢 Tell Minister Hardy: Ban it now 👉 wtru.st/save-our-seas

Just watched #Springwatch and keen to spot hoverflies? 🐝🌿 Use this handy guide to ID species like the marmalade hoverfly & hornet plumehorn 🧐✨ 📸 Spotted any? Share your pics below! More info 👉 wildaboutgardens.org.uk #HoverflyHeroes #WildAboutGardens

UK seas are in crisis — plastic, noise and bottom trawling are wrecking marine life 🐋🌊 Ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, we urge the UK Gov to act now and ban bottom trawling in protected areas. No more delay. Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/stop-unsu…

Approximately 220 RARE #ChalkStreams in England but only around 11 are granted protection @SteveReedMP Crystal clear unpolluted and thankfully not over abstracted or damaged by Agriculture/industry or road runoff Water Crowfoot is just beginning to flower 😍

Woop! Everyone - we’ve got a chance to save swifts. Our home is their home. Please use your voice!

Did you know that poor posture can contribute to neck pain & headaches? #AlexanderTechnique teaches you to become aware of your body’s movements & make adjustments that ease the strain. 🌿 Just 2 places left on Intro AT Course #N4 bit.ly/3XgMyv9

📈 300,000 hours of sewage, £22 billion in debt and £10.4 billion paid out to shareholders. 😡 Thames Water have failed the environment, their customers and the veins of our land - the rivers themselves. It's time to put Thames Water out of it's misery and into #SpecialAdministration

New proposals on Biodiversity Net Gain from UK Government will harm whole communities. 🚨 Weaker rules for small and medium developments = big damage to wildlife and our natural world. 📉 Nature can't afford this. Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/governmen…

If the same number of people signing the swift brick petition email angela.rayner.mp@parliament.uk saying PLEASE MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS (in the subject line too!) then the government might listen. And act. So please do email and tell everyone to do the same.

🎵 Every Tuesday morning, our #LibraryOfTheMonth Stroud Green and Harringay Library comes alive with the sound of Spanish song and rhymes. Explore events and activities at your local library: libraries.haringey.gov.uk @haringeylibrary

Email to object NOW - dtc@haringey.co.uk visit haringeytreeprotectors.co.uk to find a handy template & our key points against this felling #savetheoakfieldplane #stopthechop #stopinsurersfellinghealthytrees #stopcouncilsfellinghealthytrees #stoptreedestruction Final deadline 17 June.

“I believe there is something profoundly wrong to chase a defenceless animal to exhaustion and have him ripped apart by dogs and to call that a sport. It is not a sport. It is savagery” - Sinn Fein TD @ReadaCronin. We are calling on @sinnfeinireland to back a ban on fox hunting.

🗣️ "It's just an incredible service." Hear from Sara, a regular user of our #LibraryOfTheMonth, Stroud Green and Harringay, on why she and her family love this friendly and welcoming space. Find your local library at haringey.gov.uk/libraries #LoveYourLibraries @haringeylibrary

🧵OUR FAMOUS PLANE TREE IS UNDER THREAT AGAIN. Please respond to consultation by JUNE 17. ANYONE can object. See our website haringeytreeprotectors.co.uk for key points to make, a template to adapt & links. If this street TREE is FELLED, all TREES can be FELLED. Instructions below:

What a tree-mendous milestone for #Haringey! 🌳🎉 We've planted over 2,000 trees this year, and Cabinet Members @ekarkell and @mikehakata joined the celebration. Find out how this is shaping a healthier, more sustainable future for our borough: bit.ly/45v7N12