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Teacher. Physics. Sustainability. Cycling. Electrify Everything!
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Paul Knott
about 11 hours ago
I went to a superb talk yesterday with an, as it happens, US-based Iranian professor. His (pre current war) research includes a list of all the places in history where dropping bombs on people has led to democracy, peace & security. It is very short. You'd think we would've all learned that by now.
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Bill McKibben
about 2 hours ago
The drone is to warfare as the solar panel is to energy: small, cheap, harder to centralize and control. We're seeing the sudden rise of both technologies
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Iran War Is Another Reason to Quit Oil
What if the drone is to warfare as the solar panel is to energy?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-iran-war-is-another-reason-to-quit-oil
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This is nuts.
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about 3 hours ago
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This has made me smile as much as when Thor had a starring role in Douglas Adamsā āLong Dark Teatime of the Soulā.
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Great evening debating Climate Repair, led brilliantly by
@tomheap.bsky.social
. Food for thought!
@climaterepair.bsky.social
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#youainstseennothingyet
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Jan Rosenow
2 days ago
Heat pumps are a key lever to become independent from fossil fuel imports. I'm quoted in this piece by
@karlmathiesen.bsky.social
@politico.com
on what installing a heat pump in the UK is actually like for consumers. TL;DR: There is some room for improvement.
www.politico.eu/article/new-...
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My heat pump hell
In the middle of a global energy crisis, the U.K. Labour government is in a battle to save its heat pump plans from Nigel Farage.
https://www.politico.eu/article/new-heat-pump-ed-miliband-notes-natural-gas-energy/
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Russ Jones
1 day ago
"A vote for Brexit guarantees the UK's independence and means will never have a European Army."
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Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence financing and procurement
Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have made a joint statement on defence financing and procurement
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-finland-the-netherlands-and-the-united-kingdom-on-joint-defence-financing-and-procurement
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David Ho
1 day ago
The US National Academies of Sciences refused to remove a climate change chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, despite pressure from Republican attorneys general.
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National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/
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Irish Unity
4 days ago
Renewable Energy is cheaper than oil. Renewable Energy is more securely available than oil.
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Climate Change Solutions
4 days ago
Exciting times for solar! First Solar is ramping up perovskite tech, aiming for 30% cell efficiency by 2030. By 2027, the U.S. could have 17 GW of capacity. Plus, thin-film PV could deliver power rivaling 17 nuclear plants! Itās a game changer for jobs and clean energy. šš”
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Helen Czerski
4 days ago
STILL seeing this at my local garden centre. Arrrgh! Peat needs to stay in the ground. It's an essential store of carbon, critical for biodiversity & under threat. Demand peat-free compost! And complain if you see peat on sale. The Royal Horticultural Society agrees:
www.rhs.org.uk/advice/peat
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David Ho
4 days ago
Happy
#PiDay
! Here are some pies to consider: If nothing changes, the remaining carbon budget to stay under 1.5°C, 1.7°C, and 2°C will be used up in 4, 12, and 25 years, respectively. Letās eat up by setting all the fossil fuels on fire.
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Cory Laran
4 days ago
The šš©š¤”šæš· is completely untethered to the truth.
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ECIU
4 days ago
Homes built in flood-prone areas āwonāt get insuranceā 1 in 6 properties are at risk of flooding in Britain, and the Environment Agency has forecast this could rise to one in four by 2050 if countries let climate change continue unabated
www.thetimes.com/uk/environm...
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Homes built in flood-prone areas āwonāt get insuranceā
Companies including Aviva and Axa have expressed āserious concernsā over plan to relax building rules as government targets 1.5 million new homes
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/homes-flood-prone-areas-insurance-risk-whrjl0lqq
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
4 days ago
It's
#LongCovidAwarenessDay
& co-incidentally my 4th anniversary of
#LivingWithLongCovid
. Good news: every month I get that little bit better. I am the Queen of pacing! Bad news: there is no cure, no treatment, just patience. Sending love & spoons to all my fellow
#ME/CFS
#LC
friends today.
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āļø Teachers! Before your next energy lesson, read this super essay on the state of solar! ā”ļø Comment takehomes below.
www.exponentialview.co/p/solar-supe...
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š® The case for radical solar optimism
While politics is powerful, the laws of physics will always win
https://www.exponentialview.co/p/solar-supercycle
4 days ago
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joe
5 days ago
we have a nuclear power station in the sky and can make batteries out of salt but if 21 nm of water get closed we have a global energy crisis idk bruh, i am not a scientist, but this seems dumb as ballz
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This is spectacular progress. We have almost all the solutions ā letās deploy them. Fast.
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Will we wake up one day and discover this is happening everywhere?
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Rhianna Pratchett
6 days ago
Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ā¤ļø
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Michael E. Mann
8 days ago
The fact that a Koch Brothers-funded front group is attacking
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
and me over our book
#ScienceUnderSiege
(
bookshop.org/p/books/scie...
) is such an amusing, unintentional affirmation of what we have to say about who is behind the right-wing war on science!
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Russ Jones
8 days ago
I know it won't make any difference to his voters, who pay no attention to what's actually going on, and think foresight is for pussies and consequences can be wished away. But if Farage was PM, we'd now be in a moronic, illegal war he demanded we join 2 days ago, and now thinks is a disaster.
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ClimateGenn #Podcast
10 days ago
A Global #Climate Solvency Plan: Sir David King argues cutting methane by ~40% in 15 years could lower global temperatures by ~0.3°C, buying time for deeper structural change. We need an international programme & serious climate solvency plan. https://youtu.be/e2E5xOGC-_k #CCAG
@nickbreeze.genn.cc
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A Global Climate Solvency Planā "This is looking quite scary!" Sir David King Speaks To Nick Breeze
In this ClimateGenn Episode I speak with former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government and Chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, Sir David King....
https://youtu.be/e2E5xOGC-_k
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Saganism
10 days ago
āEvery thinking person fears nuclear war, and every technological state plans for it. Everyone knows it is madness, and every nation has an excuse.ā ā Carl Sagan
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Secular Talk
11 days ago
The Axis of Epstein bombing desalination plants and oil refineries is a massive war crime. Trump & Netanyahu are genocidal, this is existential for innocent civilians in Iran.
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ECIU
11 days ago
Oil at $100ā$120/barrel could push UK petrol from 135p to 150ā170p/l, adding Ā£140āĀ£320 a year for drivers doing 8,000 miles. EV drivers are more insulated from oil shocks, already saving Ā£870/year vs petrol rising to Ā£1,000āĀ£1,200 if oil prices spike. š
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The heartwarming tale of a father, a daughter, and a wedding band wowing India.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Band Baaja Bitiya: The heartwarming tale of a father, daughter and a wedding band wowing India
Band Baaja Bitiya is the moving tale of a father who goes to rescue his daughter from her matrimonial home.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7430kn9ze4o
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Andrew Harmsworth
12 days ago
I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party. This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
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Saganism
12 days ago
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Katharine Hayhoe
12 days ago
When the US govt terminated the National Nature Asst,
@phillevin.bsky.social
+ the author team were determined not to let that stop them. They re-organized, set up an advisory committee, found fundingā¦and now the brand new Nature Record is open for public comment. šš³šš² Check it out (link below)!
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Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/climate/trump-nature-assessment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RFA.EH-f.6jOZ3PPosv_5&smid=url-share
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Josh Sternberg
12 days ago
I charged my EV last night (from 20 percent to 100 percent) and it cost me about $17. Beyond the no gas, the car just rides so beautifully. Got it in July and cannot imagine ever going back to gas car.
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James OāBrien
15 days ago
If I was
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
, I would be pointing out to the BBC that whatever model they use to justify giving Farage & his boot-lickers season tickets for every BBC show under the sun must surely now treat Green Party politicians in exactly the same way. Might even be one for the lawyers...
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Jim Pickard
14 days ago
this the FT not The Onion
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Michael E. Mann
15 days ago
Disgusting and disgraceful
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Michael E. Mann
15 days ago
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Alt National Park Service
18 days ago
āRemember what I saidā¦ā Yeah. About that. Itās almost impressive how confidently wrong that prediction aged.
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Dee Chan
24 days ago
I can't say how much I hope Jasmine Crockett defeats James talirico in the election. I think she is the real deal, a very genuine defender of democracy. People like her offer the greatest hope that the US will not slide further into fascism.
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Michael E. Mann
24 days ago
A thread on Victoria Stodden, who gleefully (
blog.stodden.net/2009/11/30/t...
) blogged about and misrepresented the stolen "climategate" email correspondences back in Nov 2009
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Science saves lives. Defunding science leads to suffering.
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24 days ago
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Time for everyone to shout: 25th!
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24 days ago
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This is very sad to see.
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ā”ļø Up, up and delay! Itāll get there and its low-carbon power will be welcome, but it just shows how terribly challenging nuclear with some safety is. ā¢ļø Itās not cheap. Letās hope itās reliable.
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EDF pushes back Hinkley Point C start-up by another year
Delays raise bill for flagship UK nuclear project to almost Ā£49bn at todayās prices
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/add3bf14-e4c6-49cc-891e-91cd3ad3da85
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Jan Rosenow
27 days ago
10 years ago I worked with Polish colleagues to phase out coal heating. Clean heating policies worked ā Polandās air is cleaner today. Clear rules and support for households cut pollution and saved thousands of lives.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How āsmog capital of Polandā saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels
Krakówās ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/20/krakow-smog-poland-saved-lives-black-carbon-green-iniatives
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Michael E. Mann
27 days ago
UFOs and Aliens are real (but Epstein Files are a hoax)
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David Ho
27 days ago
80% of agricultural land is used for livestock (and textiles), yet this huge land use provides only 17% of our calories and 38% of our protein. 16% of the land used for crops provides 83% of our calories and 62% of our protein. It's past time we rethink what we eat.
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Letās go! š
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
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BBC Sounds - 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II on BBC Sounds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xttx2?partner=uk.co.bbc
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Last gas. Now we pump.
29 days ago
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I wanna know how that bike works! The āfront mechā is weird enough, but that chain goes through the wheel!
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š„ Out with the old, in with the new. Installed in 1986. After 4 decades, time for a larger, lower temperature tank with vastly more insulation. And a Heat Pump! ā”ļø
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