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Burnham baulks as Britain burns
The climate catastrophe that is engulfing the world and killing thousands daily is a litmus test for all politicians. And so far, after less than a month as Prime Minister, …
Deadly heat stalks the Earth
The unprecedented June heatwave in Europe has broken all June temperature records in country after country and so far caused an estimated 10,000 excess deaths as the extreme heat sweeps …
Stop the destruction of Wales!
I hold these truths to be self-evident: To destroy the extraordinary beauty of the natural world is to destroy the source of human creativity.Biodiversity and ecological health are prerequisites for …
Mockery
I had to laugh… …when Kanaya Singh, a Labour councillor for Riverside in Cardiff, said that the disgraceful quantities of litter blighting the banks of the River Taff “give visitors …
Gull city
Cardiff has the largest gull population of any city in the world. There are 20 different gull species but two predominate here: the Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) and the …
Lament
A sonnet to mark the addition of a new ‘Environment‘ category Once, choirs of birds attuned the trembling leavesIn groves and meadows murmuring with bees,Sparrows at twilight twittered from their …
20mph
The introduction of a 20mph speed limit in residential areas across Wales has many benefits: ■ Up to 10 fewer deaths and 2,000 fewer serious injuries every year.■ £100 million …
Cardiff Shame
With apologies to Noel Coward (1899-1973) ♫ To the tune of London Pride ♫ Cardiff shame has been foisted onto us.Cardiff shame’s in the foul air we breathe.Cardiff shame means …
What’s going on
The chaos capitalists in charge of Cardiff are wreaking havoc across the city. Here are some examples in a selection of areas – plus one or two instances of things …
The bad guys
As catastrophic global heating and the wholesale destruction of the natural world gather unstoppable, exponential momentum and the inarguable evidence of the imminent collapse of our one and only biosphere …