Rich and Twick FoE

Campaigning for a healthy and bright future for people in Richmond and Twickenham and beyond

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

We don't want to be here - X is increasingly in conflict with our values, but we don't want to lose contact with you all. We are moving to Bluesky - you can find us there as @rtfoe.bsky.social - please join us.

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

News from Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth - https://t.co/3wZnkKyRIi

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

News from Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth - https://t.co/UGwbc73Bhq

[NoR3Coalition @NoR3Coalition]

Regional economies lose out if Heathrow expands. Three-quarters of any benefit is concentrated in London. Where's the levelling up? #NoThirdRunway

[NoR3Coalition @NoR3Coalition]

DfT's own appraisal report says Heathrow expansion has a negative Net Present Value of minus £62.5bn.

That's a £1bn cost to the economy every year for the next 60 years!

Surely it is time Government think again and say #NoThirdRunway

[Hillingdon FOE @HillingdonFOE]

Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed Friends of the earth's petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? https://t.co/RK77o9V20S

[20's Plenty for Us @20splentyforus]

Analysis of the 1st year after Wales implemented its default 20mph scheme that changed most 30mph roads to 20mph shows an overall 26.2% reduction in casualties on such streets with car, van and taxi occupants showing the largest absolute and %age reduction. Source is Stats19 data

[NoR3Coalition @NoR3Coalition]

Expansion won't deliver growth and won't deliver for the regions of the UK.

The DfT's external peer reviewer, Dr James Laird states: “In my view it would be erroneous to claim a broad distribution of the gains from Heathrow to regions on the basis of the modelling.”

#NoEconomicBenefit #2pperperson #NoThirdRunway

[Tony Juniper @TonyJuniper]

It is often repeated that El Niño is a natural phenomenon. It is, like warm days in summer, rain in autumn, hurricanes in the Caribbean & unusually dry periods in otherwise wet regions. Like all those, however, it is the strength & frequency that is not natural.

El Niño is this time at an extreme never before recorded & the scientist who sounded the alarm on climate to the US Congress in the 1980s says ‘The abnormal El Niño strength is itself likely human-driven’.

More than 90% of the heat so far trapped by human pollution has been absorbed by the ocean. Now some of it is being released again. 2027 is thus set to be more extreme than 2026, & widely forecast to be the warmest year recorded.

That in turn will spark extreme weather of different kinds, including drought & flood, with knock on effects across food, water, infrastructure, the natural world & health.

Making preparations for extreme conditions in 2027, & the rest of this year, would be wise. It is also important, I think, for discussions about the intensity of this El Niño to register a likely link with human impacts on the atmosphere & ocean.

Or we could just fill the media with coverage about Harry & Megan…

[NoR3Coalition @NoR3Coalition]

Putney MP @PutneyFleur urges residents to oppose Heathrow expansion in the current Government consultation which closes on 1 September

https://t.co/mhVvZB8JRA

[NoR3Coalition @NoR3Coalition]

The Great Barn in Harmondsworth is at risk if Heathrow expansion goes ahead.
Read why in the recent Guardian article below and please register for the @Great_Barn_1426’s 600th Anniversary Conference on 5 September, which promises to be a treat! #NoThirdRunway

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

News from Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth - https://t.co/gUs4oYXaUI

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

Walk reminder 5th August 2026 - https://t.co/ZkpyCY72WD

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

News and Meeting reminder August 2026 - https://t.co/4OhVmyP7wT

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

News and Meeting reminder July 2026 - https://t.co/eWmmJcRBrU

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

@seanfarrington 2x in the last week you have allowed airline (Easyjet)/airport (Manchester) bosses to call for tax cuts or promote their cos. Where is the challenge to the flying is good for the UK narrative? No mention of the cost of tourism deficits or #Climate risk. Why?

[Rich and Twick FoE @rtfoe]

News and Meeting reminder June 2026 - https://t.co/aSNnDfpJ65

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News and Meeting reminder May 2026 - https://t.co/POXMyioHBX

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News and Meeting reminder April 2026 - https://t.co/f7ztlxpMae

[NoR3Coalition @NoR3Coalition]

Heathrow’s third runway to cost almost £1m per metre

https://t.co/jl65c2VHHW

[NoR3Coalition @NoR3Coalition]

The numbers don’t lie. A third runway at Heathrow would hurt our regions, not help them.

The DfT predicts growth at non-London airports will be 17% lower by 2050 if Heathrow expands.

Britain deserves balanced growth, not London at the expense of everywhere else.

#NoThirdRunway