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Architect / Dad / Cyclist / climate emergency worrier. Born at 337.1 ppm CO2
Atmospheric (grim) out early doors today.
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First bivy of the year and my first solo winter bivy. Very lucky with beautiful, if cold, conditions. I think was asking a bit much of my 28 year old ME classic 500! Amazing to live somewhere I can do an adventure like that and be home by 9.30 for breakfast.
#peakdistrict
#wildcamp
#bivvylife
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Countryside access curbs in England ācost six timesā Scotlandās right to roam
Exclusive: Data shows implementing English countryside legislation cost £69m over five years
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/06/englands-restrictive-rural-access-rules-cost-six-times-that-of-scotlands-figures-show?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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āAs the US boils in fascism, the planet and our collective future bakes in radiative imbalanceā
climatehuman.substack.com/p/the-state-...
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The State of the Planet, Part 2
As the US boils in fascism, the planet and our collective future bakes in radiative imbalance
https://climatehuman.substack.com/p/the-state-of-the-planet-part-2
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āWe desperately need collective healingā
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The State of the Planet, Part I
We desperately need collective healing
https://climatehuman.substack.com/p/the-state-of-the-planet-part-i
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High water bills, filthy rivers ā and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, itās clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/17/water-bills-filthy-rivers-drought-water-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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The Peak District feels very similar
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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āThe place is bleached, a dead zoneā: how the UKās most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts
National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining ā fast
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/16/dartmoor-is-dying-how-the-uks-national-parks-turned-into-biodiversity-deserts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White
Weāve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/07/europe-financial-sector-house-prices-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year
Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/07/millions-of-tonnes-of-toxic-sewage-sludge-spread-on-uk-farmland-every-year?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Lovely, but why such high heat demand and no air test?
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Vine Architecture completes curving rooftop apartment
Vine Architecture has completed an airspace development in Hackney laid out on a radial grid expressed through its exposed timber structure
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/vine-architecture-completes-curving-rooftop-apartment
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It's
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#sheffield
Check out yours at
showyourstripes.info
via
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Prof. Ian Walker
7 months ago
Just stop setting fire to stuff
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Jack Fifield
7 months ago
Amazing to hear how much discussion there is over dangerous "e-bike" riding (usually always electric motorbikes) compared to the amount of discussion over the constant dangerous driving everyone encounters daily. It's so normalised we don't see it any more.
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Small steps, but definite progress.
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At last, a victory for rivers over megafarms: now councils canāt treat toxic waste as someone elseās problem | Charles Watson
We won a high court case against Shropshire councilās plans for a new polluting poultry unit. Now a precedent has been set, says River Action founder Charles Watson
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/18/river-farm-councils-toxic-waste-high-court-shropshire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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Scary rotor wear on the commuter. Bike shop installed a too narrow replacement rotor for the pad/caliper š¬
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James Murray
8 months ago
Genuinely shocking how far into outright climate denial Reform and some Tories have now sunk. This level of detachment from basic scientific reality should be disqualifying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The quality of parking in Sheffield is astounding. Itās fine, we donāt need pedestrian crossings in the city centre.
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Damian Carrington
8 months ago
Acc to Uplift ... Shell paid no tax in the UK last year, instead receiving a payout from HM Treasury of £12.5m By contrast, report shows that Shell paid over £2.5bn in taxes and fees to the Norwegian government in 2024 p8
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George Monbiot
9 months ago
The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment. My column today.
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The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot
The broadcaster behaves like Starmerās government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/consistently-appeasing-platforming-right-bbc-undermines-own-survival
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Juraj Mikurcik
9 months ago
Bad news for anyone specifying allegedly sustainably sourced timber in UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Sanctioned Russian and Belarusian wood smuggled into UK, study suggests
āChemical fingerprintā shows 46% of wood samples certified as sustainable did not come from labelled country of origin
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/russia-belarus-sanctions-wood-smuggling-uk-illegal-imports-laundering-certification-fsc-pefc-research-aoe
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Richard Murphy
9 months ago
Just read it.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
is right. What more can I add?
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Labourās great nature sellout is the worst attack on Englandās ecosystems Iāve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/24/labour-nature-england-ecosystems-planning-bill-keir-starmer
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Orla Hegarty
10 months ago
āThe role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: A hidden key to safer indoor spacesā ā..recent research suggests COā levels in indoor air may significantly affect how long viruses survive once airborneā& the implications are profoundā
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04...
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The role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: A hidden key to safer indoor spaces
We've long known that environmental factorsāfrom humidity and temperature to trace chemical vaporsācan influence how pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and fungi, behave once released into the air. ...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-role-carbon-dioxide-airborne-disease.html
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Prof Katherine Schofield š¬š§š¦šŗšŖšŗ
10 months ago
This. An emergency recall of parliament on a weekend for British Steel. Nothing at all for UK HE which employs far more people, has already shed 10,000 academic jobs, with several institutions on the brink of collapse. A reminder: we train all the doctors, teachers, engineers, nurses, lawyers &c &c
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Giulio Mattioli
10 months ago
If your reaction to this is "we should make bigger parking spaces" then you know how the process of car dependence works
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Late afternoon living room reflections
10 months ago
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Sunny sheffield singletrack.
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Cotality UK
10 months ago
Thanks to
@archtesta.bsky.social
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#retrofit
team at their Sheffield homes today, for a show and tell on what is involved in a deep retrofit - their motivations, the challenges and lessons learned. The springtime sunshine was an added bonus! āļø
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Are we waking up yet?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
#climatecrisis
#notesfromasmallpractice
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South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to āharsh realityā of climate crisis
Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 26 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/south-korea-fires-death-toll-rises-worst-in-history
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The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial contest fails to reflect a meritocratic Britain
In picking designers rather than designs, the architectural competition for this new national memorial somehow manages to be less progressive than those of the Victorian era, writes Ike Ijeh
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/the-queen-elizabeth-ii-memorial-contest-fails-to-reflect-a-meritocratic-britain
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My immediate response was @so whatā, but Danās thread is a really useful explanation as to why this isnāt a great thing.
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Ben Adam-Smith
10 months ago
I've been making the House Planning Help podcast for 13 years now and I'm never short of ideas! Here's what we've been up to recently.
www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast
#SelfBuild
#DreamHome
#EcoHome
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I really like this lighthearted look at metrics in the workplace: "exactly what did you accomplish last week?"
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Exactly what did you accomplish last week?
Architects should track more than just time and money in order to build a better, more successful practice, says Toko Andrews
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/exactly-what-did-you-accomplish-last-week
11 months ago
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Caroline Lucas
11 months ago
āThe climate crisis poses a bigger existential threat to this country than Putin does or ever will, so if money can be found for the military thereās no reason why it couldnāt also be found to accelerate self-sufficiency in clean energy.That might really do something for national securityā. Spot onš
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Labour needs an urgent history lesson. Its plans couldnāt fund a war and wonāt boost growth | Larry Elliott
We are seeing a pale version of military Keynesianism, and for what? That money would be better spent fighting the climate crisis, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/13/labour-war-growth-military-keynesianism-money
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Brent Toderian
11 months ago
āSomeone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if theyād fallen in love.ā
#CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
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50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-reasons-why-everyone-should-want-more-walkable-streets
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Eliot Higgins
11 months ago
š§µ This is a perfect example of what I've be describing as disordered discourse, and it's threat to democracy. Politicians are afraid to speak openly about key issues. Why? Because disordered discourse has captured the system itselfāforcing obedience, punishing dissent, and making truth irrelevant.
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Passivhaus Trust
11 months ago
Passing the 1% mark is a significant moment for Passivhaus in the UK. We aim to move Passivhaus from 1% to 10% of all new housing projects by 2035 & want at least 50% of the industry to understand the principles.
www.unlocknetzero.co...
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@goodhomesalliance.bsky.social
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Building on Passivhaus: an ambitious target for growth of the standard
Jon Bootland, chief executive of the Passivhaus Trust, outlines its aim for 10% of new UK housing to be constructed to Passivhaus standard by 2035
https://www.unlocknetzero.co.uk/insight-comment/building-on-passivhaus-an-ambitious-target-for-growth-of-the-standard
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I think we also have a nation of drivers who are much more likely to disregard parking rules. This is evident pretty much everywhere with a huge increase in parking on double yellows, blocking pavements and crossings etc.
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TikTok ācrazeā behind Peak District bad parking crisis
Local MP writes to authorities over āirresponsibleā motorists flocking to see sunrise and sunset at Mam tor
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/01/tiktok-craze-behind-peak-district-bad-parking-crisis-mam-tor?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Kate de Selincourt
11 months ago
"Europe continues to spend billions of euros more on Russian oil and gas than it sends to Ukraine in aid". Worth bearing in mind when you notice who is campaigning against heat pumps, wind farms, or cycle infrastructure.
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Ben Adam-Smith
11 months ago
I really hate filling in consultations... but you have to hope they make a difference. This one is on EPCs (which are useless at the moment). It ends tonight. The
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social
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Passivhaus News
Passivhaus News
https://passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/?nId=1396
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We have the pleasure, this morning, of going through the applicants for our project architect role. Iām really looking forward to seeing the quality of cover letters, CVs and work.
#notesfromasmallpractice
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Ketan Joshi
11 months ago
My hair is blown backwards by the spectacle of JP Morgan launching a new note about climate impacts whilst they continue to actively lend their immense power towards worsening those impacts
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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HEM Architects are looking for a project architect to join our creative and sustainable practice in Sheffield. Last week to apply to be part of our amazing team.
www.hemarchitects.co.uk/2025/01/22/a...
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Adam Bell
12 months ago
It's been a long time since Private Eye's satire has made me audibly wince, but this is so to the point if it were a knife people would demand it be banned.
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Richard Murphy
12 months ago
Oh shit
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...
Water companies do not have the capacity to deal with our sewage - even on good days. No wonder we're in it up to our necks, with nationalisation the only way out of this mess.
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Oh shit
As the FT has noted this morning: At least half of Thames Waterās sewage plants lack the pipes and tanks to process enough waste water, leading untreated effluent to spill into rivers and waterways ac...
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02/13/oh-shit/
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āWithin a generation, weāve lost a sense of public assets and public housing. But that means we can also get it back in a generation.ā
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Call it Thatcherās timebomb: the great council housing selloff of 2024, a crisis hidden in plain sight | Aditya Chakrabortty
Her right to buy policy enriched the private sector at taxpayersā expense. Last year, it sparked another gold rush ā and looming calamity for local authorities, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabo...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/13/margaret-thatcher-council-housing-selloff-2024?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
12 months ago
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George Monbiot
12 months ago
If this were Just Stop Oil, there'd have been dozens of arrests, furious denunciations in the billionaire press and, perhaps, long jail sentences. Farmers have a right to protest, and the police respect it. Other people, it seems, not so much. The real
#TwoTierPolicing
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Hundreds of tractors block Westminster
Farmers from across the UK protesting in London against changes to inheritance tax.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwypj14q122o
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
12 months ago
Two studies published yesterday in Nature Climate Change find that Earth has effectively already warmed 1.5°C. Yes, this seems to be happening silently, but to be clear: over 1.5C of heating some places become uninhabitable and the risk of tipping points rises enormously. 1/n
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David Ho
12 months ago
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
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How is this still a thing?
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'Billionaires own my mouldy home' - the private renters struggling to be heard
Families tell BBC their mould-infested homes are making them ill - Panorama investigates.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rq2g0kz1lo
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