Alice Bell
Co-run a climate charity. Also a writer, specialising in history and politics of science. Former academic and museum worker. Knitter. Baker. Very slow runner.
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Times letters: Saving the planet and reducing flood damage
Sir, As the UK’s leading green groups, we are today joining the call from students, pensioners and women’s organisations for all party leaders to participate in a televised debate on climate change...
Irish Youth Assembly demands climate change action
More than 150 young people in the Republic of Ireland gather to make suggestions on global warming.
Alice Bell
no fracking, doors on fridges, a public information campaign, protect forests and industrail hemp - the Irish climate youth assembly's recommendations
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Labour promise 320,000 apprenticeships to help green economy
Jeremy Corbyn is set to announce a climate apprenticeship programme that would train 80,000 people a year
Venice Closes Famed St. Mark's Square Amid New Wave Of Flooding
The "acqua alta," or high waters, have flooded the city three times in less than a week.
Voters care more about the environment than the economy, poll finds
Climate change and pollution only behind Brexit, health and crime on the public’s list of priorities
Alice Bell
"When asked to list what they think are the biggest issues facing Britain, more than one in five voters (21 per cent) mention the environment and pollution unprompted – up from just 2 per cent in 2012."
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Scientists and climate advisers condemn Tory environmental record
Party under pressure on the climate crisis as Corbyn says Johnson can not be trusted
Alice Bell
Sir David King (Chief Scientific Adviser, 2000–2008, and Britain’s climate ambassador at the Paris climate talks): "I wonder just how much we can trust the Conservative party leadership at the moment.”
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RAF Museum in row over children’s exhibition’s link to arms giant
Critics claim interactive maths show promotes missile manufacturer
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Alice Bell
Lol what absolute bullshit “Encouraging students to study science, technology, engineering and maths is apolitical."
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry Looks Set To Become A Boutique Hotel
Controversial plans approved by Tower Hamlets.
The History of Maida Vale Studios - Grand Junction |
Maida Vale Studios (just across the canal from Grand Junction) has long been at the centre of innovation in the U.K. music scene, becoming the home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1934.
Careers
Alice Bell
We're looking for a new fundraising assistant at @_wearepossible (and you get to work in the comms team too, bonus). Deadline 13th Dec.
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Tens of thousands sign petition urging politicians to debate climate crisis ahead of election
Tens of thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for the leaders of the major political parties to hold a head-to-head TV debate focused on the climate crisis.
Alice Bell
Tens of thousands sign petition urging politicians to debate climate crisis ahead of election itv.com/news/central/2… (pretty sure it'll be 200,000 sigs by the end of the weekend)
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Group Projects and the Secretary Effect
How team assignments in school reinforce traditional gender roles in kids and adults
Boris Johnson abandons bakery visit after protesters gather outside
'There were lots of crusties there - more crusty than your loaves', prime minister says, explaining his no-show
Majority of anti-vaxx ads on Facebook are funded by just two organizations
Study finds Robert F Kennedy Jr’s World Mercury Project and Larry Cook’s Stop Mandatory Vaccinations bought 54% of ads
Scientists and academics support the call for a televised election debate on climate and nature: add your name
Public concern about the climate crisis has never been as high as it is now. The majority of people in the UK have said that climate will influence the way they cast their vote in the next election. Therefore, we must make the election one that...
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Alice Bell
Scientist and academic friends - can you support the school strikers' call for a televised election debate on climate and nature?
Add your name here, and share with colleagues asap
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Scientists and academics support the call for a televised election debate on climate and nature: add your name
Public concern about the climate crisis has never been as high as it is now. The majority of people in the UK have said that climate will influence the way they cast their vote in the next election. Therefore, we must make the election one that...
A new Prince mural has appeared in Camden for the anniversary of his death
A mural of Prince has appeared on the outside Camden’s Electric Ballroom on the anniversary of the legend's death. Prince played a surprise 'open soundcheck' gi
Elon Musk says Brexit made him decide against Tesla electric car Gigafactory in UK
'Brexit made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK'
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Alice Bell
Awkward. While the PM tries to launch a clean energy campaign at a EV plant, Elon Musk says Brexit made him decide against Tesla Gigafactory in UK
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Boris Johnson promises 'clean energy revolution' once Brexit is done
Boris Johnson will promise a "clean energy revolution" as one of the prizes of Brexit as he says a Tory government would spearhead the drive to tackle climate change.
Alice Bell
I appreciate that this'll play v differently in diffent places, but something about this 'you can have climate action... but only if you let me have my brexit first' smells really bad
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Labour offers every adult six years of free education in £3bn pledge
Labour plans to give every adult to right to six years of free study in a bid to stamp out a skills shortage in the UK. The party's general election pledge will cost more than £3 billion and aims to bring vocational education in line with university...
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Alice Bell
Love this. Give every adult six years of learning - spend it skilling up to tackle the climate crisis, to avoid being shut out of work by automation, or just to take your share in the joy of human knowledge
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