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Delighted to open this today - my latest book, Insectarium, a tour of about 200 of the world's most fabulous insects, lavishly illustrated by @EmilyCarterLdn @bonnierbooks_uk
Dave Goulson
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Dave Goulson
@DaveGoulson
Professor of #Biology, specializing in #bumblebees. Author of: A Sting in the Tale; A Buzz in the Meadow; Bee Quest; The Garden Jungle. Youtube: bit.ly/2kjaaPk
- Why are we still building thousands of homes with no solar, no heat pumps, basic insulation, no water capture, no grey water recycling? Answer: maximizing profits of developers at expense of our environment & climate.
- Didn't Just Stop Oil folk get arrested and imprisoned for impeding traffic? And they were selflessly trying to save the planet, while these people are trying to avoid paying 50% of a tax everyone else has to pay.So let me get this straight… On the day hundreds of farmers are in London to rightfully protest against #FamilyFarmTax, this Labour Gov releases a 464 page report on food security which doesn’t contain single mention of the Family Farm Tax. We need FULL impact assessment now.
- We ban plastic straws but allow this!? Petition to ban plastic grass: polluting, toxic, usually unrecyclable, terrible for wildlife. Please sign. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/3009… @jackwallington
- Huge crowds in London yesterday for peaceful The Big One #Earthday environmental protest, but sadly little coverage in mainstream media (Guardian excepted). Compare to huge coverage of disruptive events by @JustStop_Oil. What message does this send? #UniteToSurvive
- What a refreshing idea - new study suggests council tax cuts for those with green, vegetated gardens i.e. not paved or covered in plastic grass
- Where have the butterflies gone? Is it just me not seeing them this year?
00:00 - So sad to see this on my own university, after years of campaigning for more sensitive/reduced mowing: pics show Monday & Wednesday this week. @SussexUni @CTRH
- It is 60 years to the day since Silent Spring was published. In 1962, 37 pesticides were available to farmers. Today, there are more than 1,000, and total use is up tenfold. Rachel Carson would weep. #SilentEarth @PAN_UK @WildlifeTrusts
- Teaching my youngest son the names of wildflowers. He now thinks this is a wooden enemy.
- My local nursery sells tree ferns - dug from native forests in Tasmania, shipped 12,000 miles, usually to die a slow death in a garden. This makes me sad.
- I’m very excited: Silent Earth is published today! Everyone can get involved in saving our insects – find out how inside! #BanUrbanPesticides #SilentEarth
- The Garden Jungle or Gardening to Save the Planet is officially published today - I'm very excited :) Pls RT
- Ban the sale of Artificial Grass: a toxic unrecyclable biodiversity desert exacerbating climate change, flooding and urban heat islands - Sign the Petition! chng.it/T9gBMHcVfs via @UKChange
