Ellie Chowns @EllieChownsMEP@respublicae.eu
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Herefordshire Councillor & Cabinet Member for Environment & Economy. @TheGreenParty spokesperson on Housing & Communities. Former MEP. Mum, activist, optimist!
Joined Apr 2022
Really good to meet @Minette_Batters yesterday with @HfdsCouncil colleagues. Phosphates was indeed a key topic; there is still lots to do to #SaveTheWye. Working constructively with farmers to tackle river pollution is vital.
RT @NFUHfds: Busy afternoon with @NFUtweets President @Minette_Batters meeting key stakeholders. Looking forward to our member meeting later @NFUWestMids
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Fantastic crowd in Hereford for the @westmidlandsgp conference! 💚
Great to hear from the brilliant @CarolineLucas 👍
And inspiring to hear about successful @TheGreenParty campaigns across the region 👏
Everyone is super fired up to #GetGreensElected! 🗳😊
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😊 Fantastic action day in #NorthHerefordshire yesterday!
👍 Really great to talk to so many residents in Colwall, Bosbury and Cradley about their priorities.
💚 We’re getting such a positive response to our campaign to #GetGreensElected!
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The evidence of the #ClimateCrisis continues to mount up.
Let's make 2023 the year we finally act on the evidence.
If your community has an election this year, #VoteClimate.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64158283
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River pollution is a really serious issue here in Herefordshire, and it's agriculture - especially industrial poultry units - that's the main source of the problem.
Emily is absolutely right about the solutions⬇️
RT @EmilyLincOBrien: The Tory government isn’t taking the environment or farmers’ interests seriously.
At @TheGreenParty we understand the Environment Agency needs proper funding to police water pollution, and farmers need govt support for nature-friend…
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Shocking that almost 25% of private rented homes do not meet basic standards.
The Tory government has failed renters.
@TheGreenParty would protect renters with an immediate rent freeze, a ban on no-fault evictions, and higher requirements for landlords.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/homes-rental-standards-awaab-rochdale-b2245800.html
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RT @TheGreenParty: 🗣️ "The government should be leading the world toward renewable forms of energy not encouraging it to move backwards."
@AdrianRamsay reacts to Michael Gove’s go ahead for the Cumbria coal mine ⤵️
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RT @CarolineLucas: Climate-wrecking emissions; unwanted by steel industry; stranded asset within a few years. This will be a toxic, costly & useless dump by 2030. Cumbria needs lower bills, more jobs & economic revival - a coal mine won't deliver them.
Me for @guardian 👇
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Unbelievable. This appalling decision shows just how cynical the @Conservatives are re the #ClimateCrisis.
The utter hypocrisy of grandstanding internationally on #ClimateAction and then doing this… it beggars belief.
#NoMoreCoal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63892381
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RT @TheGreenParty: 💬 “We certainly do need thousands more new homes, but the priority should be on homes for social rent, built to the highest environmental standards..."
Our Housing & Communities Spokesperson @EllieChowns on the Government's decision to drop compulsory housebuilding targets ⤵️
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Awaab's tragic death should indeed be a wake-up call for everyone in housing, social care and health. Never again can this be allowed to happen.
Everyone deserves a home fit to live in. #healthyhomes #warmhomes #HousingCrisis
RT @doctorpallavi: Devastating report from the coroner re cause of death of a 2 year old. Nobody should suffer from poor health due to mould in this day and age. #respiratory health #mould #HousingCrisis #so…
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I’m teaching at @iddbirmingham this week on accountability and how citizens can make states work better. Good timing for a case study on #ClimateJustice…
Reducing inequalities and tackling the #ClimateCrisis are two sides of the same coin.
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Good to see media around the world making a coordinated call for #ClimateJustice
Impose climate tax on fossil fuel giants, media groups urge https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/15/impose-climate-tax-on-fossil-fuel-giants-media-groups-urge?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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RT @ProfMarkMaslin: #ClimateChange is about consumption of the very richest 💸 people in our global society.
50% of global emissions are emitted by just 10% of the population.
90% of global emissions by 50% of the population.
#COP27 needs to recognise climate justice & the rich💰must change NOW
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Dozens of activists celebrated 40 years of Herefordshire Greens at the weekend! 🎉👏🥳
Great oaks from little acorns grow! 🌱🌳😊
Baroness @GreenJennyJones, who started out in politics here in Herefordshire, joined the celebrations!
https://hereford.greenparty.org.uk/2022/11/14/herefordshire-green-celebrate-40-years/
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Definitely worth going to this if you can!
RT @newsynicola: This is happening tonight if you fancy popping along? ⬇️
What's Killing Our Rivers Documentary Screening and Q&A | Herefordshire Wildlife Trust https://www.herefordshirewt.org/events/2022-11-15-whats-killing-our-rivers-documentary-screening-and-qa
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Great to be joined by @GreenJennyJones at the weekend to campaign for #CleanRivers! Here we are testing for phosphates in Leominster.
In Herefordshire, agriculture is sadly the main cause of river pollution. We need better regulation & support to protect our rivers. @SaveTheWye
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Insulation, insulation, insulation.
It's a no-brainer.
So why oh why isn't our government doing it?
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💬 “Not only does this provide much-needed additional social housing, but it offers more support for people struggling to get on the property ladder."
🏘️ Says Green councillor @DeniseCraghill as they boost the number of new afforable homes in York.
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RT @TheGreenParty: We need action on the cost-of-living crisis, now. Our 3 demands for the new PM👇
#GeneralElectionNow
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Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Herefordshire Councillor & Cabinet Member for Environment & Economy. @TheGreenParty spokesperson on Housing & Communities. Former MEP. Mum, activist, optimist!
Joined Apr 2022
