Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Leeds, UK. Working on culture and environmental crisis. Writing a book about birds, loss, and restoration. Worried parent. Luddite. Opinions my own. Reposts ≠ endorsement.
David Higgins
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Why would we want bigger cars in UK, seeing what they’ve done in US? Sleepwalking to a situation where SUVs are the new normal, because govt too scared of right wing press who scream ‘war on motorists’ at every opportunity, will kill children. Shame on all who abet this.
Scary phrase of the day = 'Academic Alignment'
These treeplanting schemes are such a scandal: a constant threat to the Borders landscape and biodiversity and blighting people's lives - all for a raft of incentives to help the wealthy and fund managers.
It exists! Publication day in the UK of ARRESTING ECOLOGIES: GLOBAL LITERATURE ACROSS AIR, LAND, AND SEA, 1926-2014. Available everywhere for preorder with discount code AUFLY30 at Oxford UP WEBSITE; digital edition available now at all libraries with Oxford academic subscriptions.
Still tickets left for my nature writing workshop at John Clare Cottage on 29 June. It's an amazing place for inspiration - the garden is idyllic in late June! Do come & join me if you're free. No writing experience needed, everyone welcome.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-nature... #naturewriting
The invasive box tree moth has arrived in Adel with a bang this year — I don’t think there’s any healthy box left in the area. Culprit in the middle of the photo, taken in my garden.
Me: I should have bought some kiwis. You’d like them: good for you and tasty.
Small daughter (looking at me with horror): I WILL NOT EAT THAT MEAT.
Reeling from some shocking news yesterday: a reminder that life is a gift that can be taken back from anyone at any time.
This is a hard truth — perhaps the hardest — but sometimes needs to be articulated.
