g.co/gemini/share... The Tories claim is false. Many countries, and the EU, are aiming for net zero. (Surprised?)
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g.co/gemini/share... The Tories claim is false. Many countries, and the EU, are aiming for net zero. (Surprised?)
All there is to be said about the Tories switch to abandoning the net zero goals. Don't Look Up share.google/nzfwkuVC4gZx...
OMG! YES !!! Israel and its supporters WILL NEVER get over this. EVER.
Am I alone in starting to be offended by exhaust pipes? Why should myself and my family breath in the shit produced by you burning 100 million year old dinosaur plant remains? @350.org
The opposite of what some propagandists would have you believe. share.google/cQkXbsy7TIQy... ...Wind farms can be good for wildlife.
The irony..
"Air pollution from oil and gas causes more than 90,000 premature deaths and sickens hundreds of thousands of people across the US each year, a new study shows..." If MAHA were anything other than dipshit reactionary fantasies & conspiracy theories, it would focus overwhelmingly on air pollution.
Bill Baileys songs are bizarre, but very funny!
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@werealldoomed.bsky.social
What do Joshua Tree, Saguaro, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Mt. Rainier, Indiana Dunes, Great Smoky Mountains & Rocky Mountains National Parks have in common? Highly polluted air from cars, trucks & buses...the equivalent of 20 to nearly 70 coal-fired power plants worth of air & climate pollution/year.
Is this really something to celebrate? Summer heatwave produces 'best Scottish oysters in a decade' | STV News share.google/5F1mlMyo1hOK... Hur many degrees warmer will it be until the oysters don't do so well? @marineconservation.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #dontlookup
"gas"... Clean, transparent. Petroleum is not "gas". It's the filthy dirty poison whose combustion products are making life intolerable in many parts of the world. The fossil peddlers biggest coup was setting the doublespeak "gas" up in the first place. @350.org
A trump is a bad smell.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Possible theme tune for RFK Jr's department? open.spotify.com/track/2wQXH5...
Small community councils do not hold, process or control personal data on community council premises or equipment. @suewebbermsp.bsky.social @sarahboyack.bsky.social
What does the UK Information Commissioner's Office do for its fees to small community organisations, just increased by 35%? 1400 community councils in Scotland provide a £66k increase to the ICO's coffers, but for what? @angelaconstance.bsky.social @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social
Miriam Margoyles speaks out.
“My heart is broken and I think the terrible thing I have to face is that Hitler won. He changed us. He made us like him.” The legend that is Miriam Margoyles 👇
I like Octopus Agile :-) (Note, prices can, and do, go up as well as down.) Use my link for £50 off your first bill. share.octopus.energy/wise-goat-396
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Newcleo to scale back UK operations - World Nuclear News share.google/EMbNU0SPDm5g...
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@reformuk.bsky.social, the "Don't Look Up" party.
"Net stupid zero?" Who's stupid now? www.reuters.com/sustainabili... @reformuk.bsky.social
"Net stupid zero?" Who's stupid now? ICJ July 2025: Countries legally bound under international and human‑rights law to curb greenhouse gas emissions, regulate fossil fuel activity, support vulnerable nations—failure to act may constitute an “internationally wrongful act” and trigger reparations.
That new usual suspects (Curry, Spencer, Christy, McKitrick, Koonin) Trump EPA climate denier report? (www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...)? I asked chatGPT to evaluate it. It had no trouble producing a succinct and convincing refutation:
Robin Williams should be awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, posthumously, of course. And 2026 through 2028.
I know there's a risk of amplifying the fascist horror show, but I think we need to be aware of just how far things are going, especially as this man is a Republican candidate for governor of California. All the old safeguards are being deliberately torn down, and the unspeakable normalised.
No, but for me that's not the question. For me the question is will AI - at the moment LLMs - make the emissions problem better or worse. As demand for energy is growing exponentially to support LLM data centres, it seems likely LLMs will make the situation worse.
The hidden factor no-one talks about. Our amazing technology and achievements have so far been powered by sunlight sequestered over hundreds of millions of years. We need to stop polluting our atmosphere, but to have a hope of continuing with progress we need to replace fossil energy sources.
‘A computer, a radio, a drone and a shotgun’: how missionaries are reaching out to Brazil’s isolated peoples
#BREAKING: Macquarie dealt biggest vote against a bank on climate grounds in Australia’s history! Over 35% of Macquarie shareholders have voted for the bank to clean up its act on climate.
Protestors in San Francisco shut down EVERY SINGLE ENTRANCE to Wells Fargo’s global headquarters this morning. DYK? Wells Fargo is one of the biggest fossil fuel financiers in the WORLD, contributing over $39 BILLION in 2024 alone. SHAME! 📸 @movementphotog.bsky.social #DefundFossilFuels
He's not in charge of everything, fortunately. There's a whole world of nation-states out here not governed by him. He only partially understands that.
futurism.com/elon-musk-po... Musk, or some of his followers/investors, should listen to some people like Dr Adam Becker. twit.tv/posts/tech/m... www.linkedin.com/in/adam-beck... ...Mars has never had a climate as "good" as the Earth's after the impact of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs
Some of the most prominent public figures to speak out on climate change have a background in Higher Education level Physics. That's not strange. They have a deep understanding of energy, both the extra energy trapped, and how to generate clean power. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@bbcscotlandnewsnot.bsky.social How is it that a public service broadcaster makes an extensive report on extortionate charges at our two major airports and fails to mention the free option at Edinburgh Airport? Free drop off/ pick up | Edinburgh Airport www.edinburghairport.com/edinburgh-ai...
Can't charge a car on single phase, why? www.bbc.com/news/article... Our home is on a standard 100 Amp single phase supply. The car charger can use up to 32 Amps. Has been doing so without a problem since 2018...
BBC News - Reform UK councillor calls man-made global warming a 'hoax' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I wonder, can someone, anyone, help this councillor understand? What's not clear about the Keeling curve's correlation to global average temperature rise?
Wtf is wrong with apparently intelligent people like this? Maybe he just never learned to read? Source: The Guardian search.app/6qUnp
Good to see Djokovic suffer. I doubt he will suffer as much as anyone who caught Covid-19 as a result of his arrogance. Wimbledon 2025 results: Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic to set up Carlos Alcaraz final - BBC Sport share.google/dca6a7edRZ7T...
If I get a painful terminal illness I want the option to decide when enough is enough, and I would like others to have that option too. Assisting someone in such a position is the most difficult kindness, one that is after all a legal requirement for our animal friends. Why should it be different
People with such arrogant views must be made to understand that people who disagree with them are not wrong, they just have a different option. I don't believe there is a god as described by his, and other, religions. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Bur Rory objects to the bill because he does not understand what it proposes... The bill only provides for those with an imminent terminal diagnosis. Old people who are feeling a bit of a burden are not within its scope. I'm sorry, but is that not classic Tory? How can you remain agreeable? 2/2
@therestpolitics.bsky.social Rory's response on the right to die legislation lost my will to disagree agreeably. Hundreds to thousands of our fellow citizens die an uncomfortable death in an undignified state they would not choose to suffer. 1/2
Yes. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... @350.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @scottishgreens.org
That link should be Use this link to sign up to Octopus - share.octopus.energy/wise-goat-396
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Another reason to avoid buying a Swastikar, if one were needed. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... I also wonder if Tesla have taken the Halting problem into account. Or if it ultimately makes safe self driving impossible to guarantee?
Lawyers can be so stupid. www.bbc.com/news/article... Get a home VPN... 😂
theconversation.com/mauna-loa-ob... "Like throwing away a thermometer because you dont like having a fever.' Are some of the US president's policies a clear and present danger to the future of humankind?
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There's already been more than one case in the UK where lawyers were publicly rebuked by the judge for using LLMs in cases - in one case citing completely fake precedents.
Are ordinary people starting to get real information about the impact continued emissions will have on real lives?
Le Monde is calling it hell but they're still saying air conditioning is not a solution
Good lede, NYT. “A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies.”
Plans now submitted for solar farm near Oldhamstocks | East Lothian Courier share.google/TVKHC9Hkaqcz... What is it people don't understand about emissions reduction? For every solar/storage system refused today, how many people will lose lives or livelihoods as the world warms up?
share.google/6w2YaYNX6CVi... Fairphone can't save the world on it's own but it needs a little help to start making a difference. I like my 5...
What a shame. techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/e...
www.thenakedscientists.com/sos-cambridg... 631 pages of responses to an appeal to contact Cambridge University about this! @thenakedscientist.bsky.social has been a go to source of public outreach for science since long before Covid-19. #cambridgeuniversity must be off their trolley.
Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs
Nigel Farage got £750,000 from Coutts as compensation for nothing. Even worse Coutts is owned by NatWest which is 39% owned by you. So YOU paid Nigel Farage £292,750, for whining because he didn't have enough money for an account. RT if he needs to repay every penny.
Wow! www.space.com/astronomy/as...
It's madness. Either I have everything completely wrong. Possible, I admit. (But unlikely.) Or all those with the power to make these decisions are completely blind to... keelingcurve.ucsd.edu Low-lying cities will drown long before our distant descendants die from CO2 poisoning.
65% of Brits want a closer relationship with the EU, over four times as many who want a more distant relationship. It makes economic sense. It makes cultural sense. And it is what the people want... We need a Common Sense Deal with the EU. buff.ly/3y7vJEB
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Big news is coming from Fairphone, and I don’t want you to miss it. Let’s discover it together, Click here to join: cdn.eu1.exponea.com/production5/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Renewables are unable to do what nuclear can do - i.e. produce continuous power. Wind and sun stop all the time and no practical storage system exists to cover the gaps.
If you have an electric vehicle, or even if you're prepared to move the times you switch on yer appliances, this might save you lots of your hard-earned. share.octopus.energy/wise-our washing machine/dryer/dishwasher or othgoat-396 octopus.energy/smart/agile/
Suspicions with good reason it seems. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... If Chinese vehicles undercut Western-manufactured ones because they can use slave and unpaid labour, that has to be a definition of unfair competition.
This is interesting, might give it a try sometime. seatfrog.com
What an interesting story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.theguardian.com/business/202... What a waste...
Save the world, one smartphone at a time? rwrd.io/7tnt389?c
US immigration officials had their empathy surgically removed long before Trump took office though.
This asks some serious questions, and presents answers. June 2025 may go down in history as the most important month for our planet. David Attenborough: Ocean g.co/kgs/Vczjzxj
A post from the @UK_CAA, originally limited to Twitter. When flying recreationally, know the risks of flying over a gliding site before taking off. Look for the gliding sites, and check the altitude to which they operate when you are planning your flight. youtube.com/watch?v=4HIU...
Enlightened self interest. Recognition that a Nazi Europe would not be good for the world or the US.
The Red Army probably contributed as much to the defeat of Hitler's forces as the Americans did. What matters is that Allied forces defeated the Nazi regime. Now that there's something close to a fascist regime disregarding the rule of law in the United States, what happens next?
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... didn't design the Rolls Royce Merlin engine, which powered the Spitfire, American P-51 Mustangs, Lancaster bombers and many other aircraft of the time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl... They didn't join the war until the Japanese woke them up in 1941. The Battle of Britain was fought by the RAF.
US soldiers did a lot towards Victory in Europe. So did British troops, aircrew and sailors. In saying that the US did most of it, the orange buffoon should learn a smidgeon of history about what contributed most to VE. Americans didn't build a computer that could decrypt German Enigma messages.
@therestpolitics.bsky.social You sure you should be accepting adverts from these people? www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
edition.cnn.com/2025/05/01/b... Interesting. Very.
photos.app.goo.gl/RHsRacqDUYFR... Was this just a reflection in my phone camera's lens? Picture taken today on Vesuvius.
So that's another volcano ticked off the bucket list. #Vesuvius
Seems like the fossil fuel dinosaurs still have their tentacles firmly wrapped around Southern Italy. Napoli's air sucks! {Especially on the 1st of May holiday.)
If you're on @skymobile.bsky.social in Southern Italy, it probably helps to set your phone to manual network selection and pick Vodafone IT. Took me two days to find this out... My wife's on Smarty and has had no problem.
I love renewable energy, but unless you're a flat Earther it's a daily fact that the sun goes down. No amount of conventional batteries can be built to cover the gap. We probably need nuclear fission for a while until alternatives become available.
@theguardian.com so I cancel my donation - about £70 per year - and subscribe to Ad-Lite for slightly less?
Wow. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
I'm a UK citizen, so I'm unable to do anything about this. I do wonder when US citizens are going to step up to defend their constitution and way of life.
Just *today*: -Arrested a sitting judge -Announced a policy that media must respond to subpoenas re leaked info because it “undermines president Trump’s policies” -Deported a toddler American citizen
“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.” blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
Organisers of the London marathon show more leadership than the government. And should be applauded for doing so. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...