Many solar panels from China use polysilicon manufactured by Uyghur people in forced labour schemes, Ethical Consumer magazine reports.
But switching to renewables is still vital and solar is an important part of the mix.
What to do? Buy 2nd hand, or from GBSol, based in Wales and committed to anti-slavery..
And sign: https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/free-uyghurs-solar/
#UK government poised to block #Scottish bottle recycling scheme
This is a scandalous affront to #democracy and the entire basis of #devolution
#Scotland🏴: there is only one way out of this damaging charade.
.…and if we can’t unlock a door to #independence we will just have to jump over the wall.
#YouYesYet ?#indyref2 now.
Growing up, I had three sisters. One of them was a quiet child, often angry or sullen and sometimes cruel.
One day that person went away.
And then I had a brother.
He was cheerful and warm, finally comfortable in a body he'd wanted his entire life.
Conservatives want to eradicate my brother. I'm here to say that's not going to happen.
Kind of pissed off that if you hang on to your old protest badges long enough they become relevant again, which is not how this is supposed to work.
It never ceases to shame me that standing up for desperate human beings fleeing for their lives & thinking we should protect them is “political.”
Yet turning refugees back at sea & locking them up is a neutral view.
It ain’t.
Pick a side.
compassion or cruelty
I was reminded at coffee break this afternoon that #Mosstodon is a thing, so please enjoy this picture that I took over 17 years ago in the Scottish Borders. I hope you will agree that it is good moss.
Are there #makers in or around #Sheffield who are interested in joining a small team of volunteers who help to make things possible for people with disabilities?
Remap is a UK national charity with the aim of helping disabled people of all ages to live more independent lives.
https://www.remap.org.uk/
Unfortunately the Sheffield panel currently has no lead volunteer to oversee the monthly meetings and the panel is due to be closed at the end of March if one is not found. Ask me for more info.
Noted Football Broadcaster Ian Wright declines to host #MOTD in Solidarity with #GaryLineker
Fucking beautiful 😀
#BBC
Of all the reports on the #Sheffield street tree scandal I've seen, this has to be the most shocking detail: Council bosses considered killing thousands of healthy trees to justify cutting them down
"Britain will help fund a detention centre in northern France as part of a £500m package to stop #refugees trying to cross the Channel"
Gosh I wonder how many people's asylum claims could be processed and how easily they could be supported to join UK society for £500m?
The #BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of #DavidAttenborough's #WildIsles, which will be available on catchup only, about environmental damage due to fears of rightwing backlash. This is the problem with our national broadcaster constantly living in fear that the government will cut its funding if it says anything they disagree with.
Born at 341 ppm (https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/carbon-footprint-calculator/carbon-by-birth-year/)
Apparently a collection of hastags in a trenchcoat. #Botany #Entomology #Ecology #Weeds #PavementPlants #Permaculture #Sustainability #Composting #NoDig #Hiking #Cycling #RightToRoam #SlowTravel #FlightFree #CarFree #Bushcraft #Foraging #WildFood #PlantBased #AncestralSkills #Cordage #FibreCraft #Knitting #OpenSource #OpenAccess #SolarPunk #coops #unions #RightToRepair