A Greenist in Wallsend

Stuff that is green, radical, and interesting in and around Wallsend.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

Across Greater Manchester - Bolton to Salford, Trafford to Stockport, Greens have shown we are the only party to stop Reform.

Vote Green in the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election! 🗳️💚

[NCL Cycling Campaign @NewCycling]

Newcastle has some very good sections of cycle lane, but if drivers block them they are useless.
If you come across a situation like this you can contact Newcastle Parking Services Enforcement Officers on 0191 278 7799, all days between 8.00am and 6.30pm.

[Joseph Wells @JosephW56436640]

This is an utter disgrace!

Water Companies are still getting away with polluting our rivers and seas, while at the same time we consumers pay the price!

Meanwhile, people trying to put their own time into cleaning our rivers are now being arrested?! 😬

What is going on?!

[Joseph Wells @JosephW56436640]

#StopRoseBank
#NoNewOilandGas

The answer to cheaper energy and lower bills is to invest in clean renewables!

[A Greenist in Wallsend @WallsendGP]

Okay, nice, so when are you going to tap the potential of places like car parks and central reservations of roads, and how about wave generation to produce power while reminiscing costal erosion etc.?

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

How do you save North East schools £100,000 per year for books, school supplies and the best days out?

Simple - put solar panels on their roof. So that’s what we did for 23 schools in Sunderland and Northumberland.

Lower energy bills, more money for kit, kids loving their contribution to the environment and the panels were fitted by north east workers too!

Green energy 🤝 green jobs 🤝opportunity

[People's Theatre @peoplestheatre]

NEXT: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN 🚊

A taut and tense adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ bestselling thriller that keeps you on edge until the final twist!

ℹ️ #LinkInBio

📷 Paul Hood

[A Greenist in Wallsend @WallsendGP]

When I worked at an agricultural college one of the stories we often heard was of the farmers who seeing the advised concentration of herbicide to use doubled it assuming that it would work twice as well. Understanding dilution factors etc. and using things properly is important.

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

The idea that glyphosate “causes cancer” took off after a hazard classification from in 2015, while regulatory agencies concluded it is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk at real-world exposure levels.

And here we are a decade later, still re-litigating the same selective interpretation.

Such a tiresome waste of time.

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

The problem isn’t welfare @AndyBurnhamGM

It’s extraction.

The welfare state is magic self perpetuating.

The problem isn’t welfare.

The welfare state was one of the greatest engines of prosperity ever created: healthier children, educated workers, security that allowed people to innovate and take risks.

The problem is extraction, an economy where wealth flows upwards and away from the communities that create it.

A society cannot cut its way to prosperity if its productive foundations are being hollowed out.

[A Greenist in Wallsend @WallsendGP]

Do we have too many admirals, generals and air chief marshals in our defence system?
Do we actually need an army & a navy & an air force to defend our Islands?
Could it all be done by a single defence force, and possibly done cheaper and more effectively?

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

Same hazard everywhere.
Risk only where exposure exists.

Most people still confuse hazard with risk.

A bear is dangerous everywhere. That’s the hazard.

But the risk of a bear attack only exists where bears and humans actually meet. That’s exposure.

[Dale Vince @DaleVince]

It’s time for the Soil Association to walk away from this hideous industry and these so very un-organic fish...

https://t.co/ktPp4iHOm9

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

It's high time we backed our creatives, rejoined the European Creative Scheme and restored our position as a cultural powerhouse.

Anna and @AlPinkerton have the lowdown. ⬇️

[A Greenist in Wallsend @WallsendGP]

As a biologist, in general I agree with this although I sometimes raise my eyebrows at some of your phrasesiology. Science in general is exciting and fun and not HARD & DIFFICULT as some vested interests want people to believe.

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

I’m a chemist. I need to say this - because it’s getting dangerous out there. The biggest health myth in the world isn’t about vaccines.

Or GMOs. Or fluoride.

It’s the root of all of them.
It’s called chemophobia - and it’s killing science.

Fear of “chemicals” now drives vaccine rejection, GMO bans, food hysteria, and entire political movements.

From tampons to tap water, people have been taught to fear chemistry - the very thing that keeps us alive.

Chemophobia tells us:
“Natural is good.”
“Synthetic is bad.”

That’s a lie.

Botulinum toxin is 100% natural and one of the deadliest molecules known. Aspirin is synthetic and life-saving.

We’ve gone from banning harmful substances for good reason…to banning safe, well-tested molecules for emotional reasons.

You’ve seen the slogans: “If you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it.” “Paraben-free.” “Clean beauty.”

They sound empowering. But they’re not science - they’re marketing. And they’re making the world dumber, poorer, and sicker.

Your body doesn’t care if a molecule comes from a plant or a lab. Vitamin C is vitamin C.

Formaldehyde is formaldehyde and your body makes more of it every day than any vaccine ever could.

Dose matters. Source doesn’t.

This fear isn’t harmless.
It shapes public policy.
It blocks innovation.
It raises food prices.
It slows down cancer treatments.

Chemophobia is now mainstream and it’s costing lives. Scientists aren’t losing because we’re wrong.

We’re losing because fear spreads faster than facts. Because influencers sell fear for clicks.

Because lawyers monetize doubt. And because scientists are too tired to fight back.

So here’s my message, as a chemist and as a citizen: Learn how toxicology works.

Call out chemical fear-mongering. Support policies based on evidence, not emotion.

Chemistry isn’t the enemy. It’s the reason you have clean water, safe food, and modern medicine.

If we let fear win, we lose all of it.

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

One of the most damaging ideas in modern risk communication is that hazard equals risk.

IARC helped popularize this confusion.

A hazard tells us what could cause harm. A risk tells us what is actually likely to cause harm at real-world exposure levels.

Those are not the same thing.

Yet for years, hazard classifications have been reported as if they were measures of real-world danger.

The consequences have been enormous:
• Public confusion.
• Sensational headlines.
• Multi-billion-dollar lawsuits.
• Erosion of trust in regulatory science.

And when everything looks dangerous, the public loses the ability to distinguish genuine risks from theoretical ones.

Good science requires both hazard identification and risk assessment. Ignoring either one leads to bad decisions.

The challenge is that only one of them tends to make headlines.

[A Greenist in Wallsend @WallsendGP]

They don't want to sell you AI they want to sell you AIg because to them your ignorance is bliss!

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Sam Altman: “We see a future where AI is a utility like water or electricity and people buy it from us on a meter.”

Billionaire-owned AI companies are a scam. They are stealing the collective knowledge of humanity and then selling it back to us.

[People's Theatre @peoplestheatre]

One last look in rehearsals for our exciting and inventive production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME 👀

We can't wait to share Mark Haddon's bestseller brought vividly to life on stage!

❗Opens tomorrow (Tues 9th)
🎟️ #LinkInBio

https://t.co/LAnuHR0etQ

[A Greenist in Wallsend @WallsendGP]

Thinking globally acting locally is, and has been for a long time, the way forward.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

Sarah Wakefield discusses how we can make things better in Makerfield:

✅ Invest in our high streets, libraries and community services
✅ Reduce business rates for local businesses
✅ Solve flood related infrastructure issues
✅ Address waste dump and fly-tipping issues

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

"Come on, government. Stop bottom trawling the way you promised you would."

Green Party peer Jenny Jones on World Ocean Day.

[Campaign for Better Transport @CBTransport]

It's #GreatBigGreenWeek! 🥳
Swapping your car for active travel just one day a week cuts personal transport emissions by 20%! #TogetherForGood, we can make our neighbourhoods better places to live and protect the natural world we love. Get involved at https://t.co/9466DLtEmR.

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @WriterHannahBT]

Clarion Housing destroyed an active swift colony by demolishing a building early, breaching the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Tell the Surrey Police crime commissioner to enforce the law 👉https://t.co/cZqGFTt3uc It’s #worldswiftday but no one gives a monkeys.