I think there's an interesting discussion to be had in why PHON are the main beneficiaries of a generational protest vote shift, whereas the greens' polling numbers have barely shifted

Just watched Aliens with my 15 year old. Had forgotten what a feminist icon it was. Lots of “and that’s why you should listen to your mom” moments.

the photoenergetic power conversion efficiency of solar is ~20%; corn is ~1%. (20× less efficient) an EV takes ~0.15 kWh/km; an ICE car uses ~0.75 kWh/km. (5× less efficient) "99% less land per mile driven" is not hyperbole. it's a pretty solid estimate for average vehicles and energy systems. 🔌💡

Drunk from the same metaphorical prosthetic boot…

Recommended read: Time magazine spoke to London mayor Sadiq Khan about how he “survived the climate culture war”.

Really makes no sense to extend the natural gas grid for new residential neighborhoods. A single mile of new gas distribution line can cost $500,000 to over $1 million to install, with maintenance costs compounding over decades. Xcel is funding whole-home electrification for approximately 2,200..

The underlying absurdity is that of treating universities as independent non-profit businesses, rather than part of a national post-school education system. Until the Commonwealth government takes resposbility, disasters like this will keep happening

This is from nearly 2 years ago; costs are even lower: Need-to-Know: Solar is now cheaper than wooden fencing The price of solar panels has plunged 60% in the past TWO years leahy.substack.com/p/1000-nucle...

europe's green industrial policy Solar --> buy Chinese Batteries --> buy Chinese, also lots of gigafactories within home EVs --> partner up with Chinese firms within Europe to preserve what remains of its industrial ecosystem, retaining jobs, know-how, supply chain relevance

The underlying absurdity is that of treating universities as independent non-profit businesses, rather than part of a national post-school education system. Until the Commonwealth government takes resposbility, disasters like this will keep happening

Did you know: In Europe power cuts are measured in minutes per customer per year. In Pakistan they are measured in HOURS per DAY. This is one of the driving forces behind the solar revolution in Pakistan. More here janrosenow.substack.com/p/pakistan-t...

But hey! It’s fine up until 2050!

Fascism isn't defeated by taking its concerns seriously. Fascism is defeated by fighting it and mocking it relentlessly.

While batteries have changed everything and are rapidly replacing fossil fuels in power generation and transportation we are still in the early stages of the tech. It wasn't long ago we were talking about range anxiety for cars and saying batteries didn't work for heavy trucks.

"There's no democracy without journalism." Scott Pelley is the best of us. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m...

I just want to point out that temperatures over land (where we all live) have warmed over twice as fast as ocean surface temperatures. The latest update through 2025 is... not great 🥴 Graphic created by www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temp...

Nationalist Christianity aka NATCs.

Reuse and recycling have always occurred to a greater or lesser extent. Today’s example: during the 11th century Ziri dynasty, some of Granada’s Muslims reused Roman sarcophagi as … bathtubs.

The next Australian federal election looks like it’s going to be… very odd. Two almost totally disconnected contests - one in the city between the ALP, Greens, Liberals and Teals and an entirely separate one in the country between Nationals and One Nation. Covering that is going to be… challenging.

RCP8.5 broke because people tried to use it for things it wasn’t designed for. Invaliding short term shocks to geopolitical uncertainty.

Israel has resumed bombing Dahiyeh - Beirut's southern suburbs. Multiples strikes already reported.

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

Re: inner London election results. - huge gains by Greens but only 1 Reform gain suggests the Greens are stopping Reform not Labour. - an utter disaster for Labour, most Green used to be red. - Tory vote share went down but the electoral system gifted them 21 extra councillors (see also LDs).

Huge milestone just reached at blistering speed. Batteries provided more electricity to grid than gas peaking plants over past 12 months in the NEM. Big batteries are gas crushers.

BYD says it will assume full financial liability for at-fault accidents that happen while its “God’s Eye” urban driving system is active in China — with no cap on the payout. It’s a commitment Tesla has never made for FSD and it flips the industry’s standard liability model on its head. /1

‘Not the deal promised’: Labor’s Ed Husic questions Aukus pact that will deliver secondhand subs

"According to Kpler, India’s refined products demand growth will now come in at just 77,000 barrels per day (kbd) in the current year, down nearly 40% from its previous forecast of 128 kbd"

This BBC article states that "climate change is believed to have played a role in such hot spells as this." Let me fix it: Climate change IS making these hot spells more likely and more dangerous. Scientists have been warning of this for decades. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Are you bored? Why not write a letter of support for a proposed local wind farm.

Tonight Commissioner Brereton acknowledged that he was "sorry for the delay his involvement caused in the Robodebt referral", while dismissing broader harm to victims. Families who lost loved ones to Robodebt deserved a genuine reckoning from the nation's integrity commission. They didn't get one.

Camborne in Cornwall has reached 28.8°C. Its June record is 27.7°C. Its previous May record has been beaten by more than 4°C. This is an extreme heatwave, made hotter by burning fossil fuels.

Thirteen hundred of you took the time to complain to the NACC about their appalling mismanagement of the Robodebt referral. This is how the Commissioner talks about those complaints. How utterly shameful.

May his name forever be accompanied with disgust

Arrogant scum, and the ALP chair should not be protecting him.

Anyway, the Barkly Tablelands - and all the rest of the Country that sits above the Beetaloo Basin - is its own kind of rugged beautiful. I'm not sure whose land that is. I guess maybe Jingili Country...? It's fucked that we have federal and territory governments hell bent on fracking it.

It's wild that I spend so much time communicating the dangers of heat, and yet have never seen an image like this. We truly do hide the horrors of heatwaves.

‘According to ABC reporting, the family of White released a statement that read: “We have got no hope. When will we have our justice? How can we keep living like this?’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I agree that this is a really good piece. It gives an insight into a side of Australia that is rarely ever spoken about.

As it currently stands, more than half of the benefit of the capital gains tax discount go to the top 1%. People under 30 only got 2% of the benefit! 📻Senior Economist @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social on ABC Radio National #auspol

Just read this in an instagram post and I love it (I mean, I hate the reality but it is a perfect analogy): "Al is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations." - Cory Doctorow @doctorow.pluralistic.net

The Auditor-General has handed down her report into Australia's very broken #FOI system. Champaign bottles can be heard popping in @albomp.bsky.social’s Prime Ministerial suite. #auspol

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The scenarios aren't predictions, so they're not "right" or "wrong". They are possible futures depending on our actions. The good news is that emissions are now tracking below older "business-as-usual" pathways because of climate policy in spite of Trump: thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

And if anyone wants to understand the issues around the IPCC's choice of scenarios and the history of #RCP85isBollox, please read this before amplifying Ketan's attack on my integrity: open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei...

Israel bombed a kitchen that provided meals to the forcibly displaced Palestinians in Gaza, killing three and injuring others. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said Israel has killed at least 871 people since the so-called ceasefire began last October.

Owner of #Australia’s two biggest operating #solar farms reports significant jump in revenue, helped by new capacity and less #curtailment, and despite lower #prices.

We don't need to stop talking about climate. We need to recapture it from the elites and technocrats. Climate affects everyone's lives. Normal people get this.

“No matter what happens to Cuba,” Cashman said, “this is a clear signal to other countries that renewables are something that they need to focus on.” 100% correct. Renewable energy = energy security

France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks.

Geothermal power is a huge opportunity for the US. Rather than repeating our mistakes with solar, we should move aggressively to build a domestic supply chain to support it. A new report from @rockymtninst.bsky.social: