EU crackdown on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water not 'robust' enough to prevent contamination. Still I wish the UK had similar @finalstraw.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social #pollution #water #health www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...

Unexpected Kingfisher, photo by my son, at Arundel WWT. Made my day!

I wonder if this will have an impact? Very different to what Spotify is doing for instance. #AI #music #artists techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/b...

#OTD 14 January 2005, @esa.int's #Huygens probe landed on Saturn's moon #Titan; humankind's only landing (to date) in the outer Solar System, the farthest landing from Earth a spacecraft has ever made, and also the first landing on a moon other than our own 🧪🔭 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Foreign social media users are fabricating footage of Iranian protests as the internet blackout enters its sixth day.

Slovakia population density: 114 people per km2 Ireland population density: 75 people per km2 (largely concentrated in greater Dublin area)

Heraklion Museum. Clay bull’s head circa 1500 BCE

Live this. There is magic in the world all around us if we only look. substack.com/@lukedmcmill...

100 years of @cprecountryside.bsky.social #rural #countryside #nature #cpre youtu.be/NjdUJ88XB8s?...

This article is full of huge statements about the future. Well worth a read.

The most impressive collaborative, low key, effective project. Something that brings farming and conservation together. #nature #recovery #longterm #sussex #weald @kneppwilding.bsky.social www.southeastfarmer.net/features/sti...

Wow. A Carnyx and a boar’s head standard. Amazing, and to find them together! #archeology #norfolk #diggingforbritain #ironage @profaliceroberts.bsky.social #bbc www.bbc.com/news/article...

TL:DR 100+ minutes a day. www.wired.com/story/heres-...

“UK enforces ban on junk food TV ads before 9pm. Adverts for products high in fat, salt and sugar are prohibited from appearing on TV before 9pm and are banned outright across online platforms, under measures designed to reduce children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing.” ABOUT TIME TOO!

PERSON OF THE DAY. 3 January 1892. John Ronald Reuel (“JRR”) Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein (now in South Africa). He’s author of fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings which were both turned into successful feature films. There are 7 blue plaques in England associated with Tolkien.

Wolf moon this morning

We're challenging this terrible Labour Government. And we're ready to take on Reform. I spoke with the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A picture is worth 1000 words... This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK. Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect. Chapeau!

Wild London review – honestly, telly does not get any better than this

‘Paint the positive future’ here’s an inspiring podcast with the amazing Emily Penn to start your 2026 #ocean #plastic #restoration #rya @finalstraw.bsky.social youtu.be/-yhnxmEuNsQ?...

Heck of a headline. I wonder what conclusions they’ll draw? Have you checked how far above sea level you live? futurism.com/science-ener...

Proving that potholes stir passion was this piece about a self-healing road surface inspired by nature. A Positive News top 20 story in 2025. #solutions #transport #roads www.positive.news/science/rese...

This is just brilliant. #oysters #coast #restoration #rewilding www.positive.news/environment/...

Really nicely made documentary. #ireland #temperate #rainforest youtu.be/8Qq9MhGJv2A?...

New ideas for live music from the BBC #music #live @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/...

Round up of good news you missed in 2025. Rhett Butler, from Mongabay, wrote “Optimism, properly understood, is not a mood, it is a method.” His view: treat optimism as a discipline. Tell stories to build agency. Refuse lazy fatalism that mistakes headlines for trends” substack.com/@fixthenews/...

2025 proved conclusively that we live in a new climate. Many people I know who were previously dubious of this reality now simply agree. Here’s what people and business have to do to thrive. #resilience #economics #stability #climatecrisis #thrive www.csofutures.com/news/2025-in...

In case you were wondering, yes Polyethylene plastic bottles are bad for you. (They were only invented in 1973, so we managed without them in living memory.) #microplastics #pollution #litter www.wired.com/story/people...

When @billgates.bsky.social yelled at me about Climate Change, and climate hushing elsewhere in news and politics. #climate @theframelab.bsky.social @gilduran.com @nytimesoped.bsky.social @joeroganhq.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Here’s a New Year’s resolution if you need one. I imagine you will commit to stopping using these terrible cups once you’ve have seen this. Look how many followers he has. In my world you’d have to pay extra for a takeaway cup like for disposable shopping bags www.instagram.com/reel/DSu2XhH...

Never mind the politicians , business just getting on with it. #sustainability #transition www.csofutures.com/news/microso...

“the core of the deepfake issue is a wider inability to determine what is real and what is not. As things stand, we will be forced to raise the next generation in a culture of uncertainty and doubt. This is totally unsustainable” #deepfake #trust #society #identifai

Mikhail Kalinin, an electric locomotive engineer, captured this lovely photograph of a blue tit singing (smoke signals) in sub-zero temperatures. From Substack.

It’s a failure of UK journalism I’d say. Shameful really. #journalism #climate #independence #fourthestate www.business-green.com/news/4523612...

Yippee! #solar #energy #transition www.csofutures.com/news/uk-gene...

The usual rational and positive attitude from Mazzucato. I wish she was more involved in the #UKGOV @teamlabouruk.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/marianam...

www.instagram.com/reel/DSKYzjt... just joyful

Winter morning sun.

Apart from anything else, it is good to see democracy in action. #climateaction #japan www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Wow @thetimes.com, that’s impressive An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼‍♀️ 🧵 1/5

Mitigation is the only option in a world that refuses to address the root cause; the progressive rise in global temperatures. How long before we’re doing this too? #climatecrisis #spain #mitigation Spain to open network of climate shelters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

phys.org/news/2025-12... don’t look up anyone.

This is the way forward. Investing in the future. Business success has always been about more efficiency and reliability. Legacy interests can only slow change not prevent it. #energy #transition #renewables Meet the biggest heat pumps in the world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Innovative thinking. We need more of this. #sustainability #clothing #carboncapture theconversation.com/your-next-pu...

Progress! #ev #transition #transportation www.csofutures.com/news/more-th...

Waymo is coming to London. And Tokyo too. waymo.com/blog/2025/12...

Good initiative from South Korea. Transparency matters and builds trust. #AI #deepfakes #advertising futureweek.com/south-korea-...

Th consultation closes March 10th, 2026 if you wish to contribute. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Tina: “It seems being human was overrated, anyway. Sitting at the top of Mount Olympus in their black T-shirts stretched over buffed musculature, the uber-race of on-the-spectrum Dr. Strangeloves are in a contest to annihilate dignity, community, empathy, and truth” open.substack.com/pub/tinabrow...