It’s officially sweater weather (OSW) — but Abbie Dewhurst has fled to the sunny climes of Portugal, while Imogen Bhogal is fully embracing OSW with a snotty nose and croaky voice to match. 💚
This week, the Green Queens are serving up a hearty dose of good news for the planet: from green sea turtle comebacks to the quiet revolution in renewable energy — plus some surprisingly simple solutions to help save a billion birds. 🐢🐦☀️
✨ In This Episode:
🍂🌰 Autumn Magic: Why this autumn’s colours are extra vibrant — and what a mast year means for squirrels, seeds, and seriously stunning trees.
🐢🌊Turtle Triumph: Green sea turtles are no longer endangered! Global conservation efforts have helped their populations bounce back after decades of decline — a massive win for wildlife.
🕊️🪟💡Saving a Billion Birds: Each year, over one billion birds die in the U.S. after colliding with glass — an invisible killer along their migration routes. But there’s hope! The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and New York’s Javits Center are proving cities can lead the change with bird-friendly glass. And at home? A few dots, decals, or even soap marks spaced two inches apart can save millions of birds every year.
☀️💨🔋The Renewable Revolution: For the first half of the year, renewables generated more electricity than coal worldwide! The UK’s powering past 50% renewable energy, and we break down why solar, wind, and battery storage are officially the cheapest (and brightest) options.
🦈💌Sustainable Business Shout-out: Meet Flora, founder of Washed Up Cards, who turns River Thames plastic into beautiful art and greeting cards — and even sculpted a shark to celebrate the surprising creatures lurking in London’s river.
Noteworthy mentions:
- https://earth.org/green-sea-turtles-no-longer-endangered-species-in-major-conservation-win/
- https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/how-to-make-your-windows-safer-for-birds
- https://iucn.org/resources/conservation-tool/iucn-red-list-threatened-species
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgffBQ7iThg
- https://grid.iamkate.com/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0lwy8sg
- https://washedupcards.uk/
02:10 — Autumnal Nature Facts & OSW (Official Sweater Weather)
05:22 — Green Sea Turtles Downgraded from Endangered
14:44 — The Billion-Bird Problem & the 2-Inch Solution
21:11— Renewables Overtake Coal Worldwide
29:24 — Sustainable Business Shout-out: Washed Up Card
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