Filling your twitter feed with political commentators or green geeks is easy, but pinpointing people who combine the two can be trickier.
So, who should you follow for news, views and the inside scoop on how environmental issues are faring in the UK’s corridors of power?
Here are some suggestions – additions welcome! Updated 01.08.12 – thanks for all the input
Journalists
James Murray @James_BG
Editor of BusinessGreen.com
Roger Harrabin @RogerHarrabin
BBC Environment Analyst
Jim Pickard @PickardJE
Political Correspondent for the Financial Times and co-founder of FT Westminster
Damian Carrington @dpcarrington
Head of environment at the Guardian – on sabbatical until the end of August.
Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey
Guardian environment reporter
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief & its editor @chr1stianh
Fact-checking on energy and climate from the UK
Alex Marshall @alexends & Simon Evans @drsimevans
Reporters for @TheENDSReport
Leo Hickman @leohickman
Guardian journalist
Emily Beament @paenvironment
UK Press Association’s environment correspondent
Louise Gray @loubgray
Environment Correspondent on the Daily Telegraph
NGOs and think tanks
Craig Bennett @CraigBennett3
Director of Policy and Campaigns at Friends of the Earth
George Smeeton, @GSmeeton
Senior Press Officer at WWF-UK
Ruth Davis @ruthdavis27
Chief Policy Advisor, Greenpeace UK
Guy Newey @guynewey
Head of environment & energy @Policy_Exchange
Alastair Harper @harperga
Leads Green Alliance’s Political Leadership theme
Joss Garman @jossgarman
Greenpeace UK senior energy campaigner
Bob Ward @ret_ward
Policy and Communications Director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE.
Martyn Williams @MartynWilliams2
Working on the Energy Bill Revolution (@energybillrev)
WWF Public Affairs @WWF_UK_Politics
Will Straw @wdjstraw
Associate Director at @ippr, founder of http://www.LeftFootForward.org
David Powell @powellds
Economics campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Doug Parr @doug_parr
Greenpeace UK Chief Scientist & Policy Director
MPs
Greg Barker @GregBarkerMP
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change. MP for Bexhill & Battle
Caroline Flint @CarolineFlintMP
MP for Don Valley. Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Zac Goldsmith @ZacGoldsmith
MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston
Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas
MP for Brighton Pavilion; Leader of the Green Party
Alan Whitehead MP @alanwhiteheadmp
Labour MP for Southampton Test; Chair of All Party Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group @praseg
Business & 0thers
Jessica Lennard @JessicaLennard
Political consultant specialising in energy (Edelman)
Jennifer Webber @RUKjenniferw
RenewableUK’s External Affairs Director
Neil Stockley @NeilStockley
Works in strategic communications. Former policy director for the Liberal Democrats
Matthew Brown @DrMatthewBrown
Head of Energy & Climate Change at the CBI
