Alison Tomlin
@alisontomlin.bsky.social
Prof @ Leeds Uni in energy & environment. For clean air, net zero, trees, Latin drumming & exercising my right to roam. Suspect professional Northerner.
Everything is relentlessly grey out there. Apart from this tiny beech tree that has clung on to a few leaves. Please send us a new weather system soon.
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Everything is relentlessly grey out there. Apart from this tiny beech tree that has clung on to a few leaves. Please send us a new weather system soon.
Reposted by Alison Tomlin
Reminder about Prof Louise Dye's seminar, this afternoon at 4pm at the Oxford Martin School. Attendance in person or online. Registration in the link below
How do we successfully encourage dietary change? with Prof Louise Dye, co-director of the Institute of Sustainable Food at Sheffield.
📆 4pm, 5th February
📍 Oxford Martin School and online
@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
Register below. Hope to see you there!
📆 4pm, 5th February
📍 Oxford Martin School and online
@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
Register below. Hope to see you there!
How do we successfully encourage dietary change?
Future of Food seminars: Professor Louise Dye
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Reminder about Prof Louise Dye's seminar, this afternoon at 4pm at the Oxford Martin School. Attendance in person or online. Registration in the link below
Trying to imagine what would happen if engineering modellers took the approach of ignoring low probability, high impact events... I think at least the insurance industry is catching up.
Fundamentally flawed economic models mean #climatecrisis could crash global economy, experts warn
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Trying to imagine what would happen if engineering modellers took the approach of ignoring low probability, high impact events... I think at least the insurance industry is catching up.
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This clip is marvelous. The best bits begin at 14:40 including a tour of the interior.
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II
YouTube video by The London Archives
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This clip is marvelous. The best bits begin at 14:40 including a tour of the interior.
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
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People of Leeds and surrounding.
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
Volunteers Wanted for Rhododendron Removal near Otley, West Yorkshire — Protect Earth
www.protect.earth
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
People of Leeds and surrounding.
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
I'm fairly excited about the Winter Olympics starting. Cortina is beautiful. I've actually been down it's ski slopes myself. On my bike. It was terrifying. This is the bottom of one of them.
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I'm fairly excited about the Winter Olympics starting. Cortina is beautiful. I've actually been down it's ski slopes myself. On my bike. It was terrifying. This is the bottom of one of them.
Interesting. As well as pointing the finger at Drax this highlights the difficulties in carbon accounting generally and tracing the sustainability of supply chains.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show
Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plant
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Interesting. As well as pointing the finger at Drax this highlights the difficulties in carbon accounting generally and tracing the sustainability of supply chains.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Heat pump users, are you generally using a constant flow temperature or a compensation curve? And if the former what temperature are you using? Thanks
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Heat pump users, are you generally using a constant flow temperature or a compensation curve? And if the former what temperature are you using? Thanks
It's funny how the far right don't seem to be able to create their own songs and find it difficult to understand the meaning behind the lyrics of songs from the other end of the political spectrum. It's almost as though they're a bit st....
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Chumbawamba call on Spain’s far-right Vox to stop using their best-known song
British pop collective decry use of 1997 hit Tubthumping to promote the party’s ‘small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda’
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
It's funny how the far right don't seem to be able to create their own songs and find it difficult to understand the meaning behind the lyrics of songs from the other end of the political spectrum. It's almost as though they're a bit st....
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Yes vanity. That's it.
open.spotify.com/episode/27kO... @mrjamesob.bsky.social I think David Runciman perfectly explains visceral public dislike of KS which you have been puzzling over.
Is British politics just ungovernable?
open.spotify.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Yes vanity. That's it.
A super interesting thread.
In case we thought that ecological disasters were a special talent of modernity, let’s talk about how the 13th-century peat trade of Norfolk made it permanently vulnerable to flooding, including 3 catastrophic floods just since 2013.
#medievalstorytime
#medievalstorytime
January 30, 2026 at 7:54 AM
A super interesting thread.
Yes its a slippery slope...
Also why should people who are young and healthy pay for those who are old and sick, ammirite?
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Yes its a slippery slope...
The power of collective singing. Listen to the end.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The power of collective singing. Listen to the end.
It's foggy again this morning but the sun is up there somewhere. I'm sure it will be along in a minute.
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 AM
It's foggy again this morning but the sun is up there somewhere. I'm sure it will be along in a minute.
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When it rains, it now rains more.
For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall.
And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.
For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall.
And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.
January 27, 2026 at 10:02 PM
When it rains, it now rains more.
For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall.
And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.
For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall.
And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.
Is this for real? At the same time as telling young people they spend too much time on social media? Personally I think we need a new youth club and discos budget on top of sports funding.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Government row breaks out over plan to cut spending for PE in England’s schools
Proposed cuts by DHSC and DfE came despite concerns about inactivity among children contributing to obesity
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Is this for real? At the same time as telling young people they spend too much time on social media? Personally I think we need a new youth club and discos budget on top of sports funding.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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They're also removing the remaining glaciers from Glacier National Park.
National park signs related to Native Americans, climate change to be removed
Among the national parks targeted in the new removal orders are some of the country’s most iconic: Grand Canyon, Glacier, Big Bend and Zion.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
They're also removing the remaining glaciers from Glacier National Park.
Sums up January nicely I feel.
January 27, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Sums up January nicely I feel.
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"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with Ph.D.s who departed STEM or health roles 1 January–30 November."
It isn't just the scientific knowledge but the *institutional* knowledge that's been lost. Rebuilding federal science will be a generational effort.
It isn't just the scientific knowledge but the *institutional* knowledge that's been lost. Rebuilding federal science will be a generational effort.
The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 AM
"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with Ph.D.s who departed STEM or health roles 1 January–30 November."
It isn't just the scientific knowledge but the *institutional* knowledge that's been lost. Rebuilding federal science will be a generational effort.
It isn't just the scientific knowledge but the *institutional* knowledge that's been lost. Rebuilding federal science will be a generational effort.
Oh I hate it when people are sharing great music and it means that someone important died. Sly this time. There's a reason why people test hifi systems with this song. Surely one of the best productions ever.
youtu.be/nhMA6attV0Y?...
youtu.be/nhMA6attV0Y?...
Grace Jones - My Jamaican Guy
YouTube video by DiscoLoverMiami
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Oh I hate it when people are sharing great music and it means that someone important died. Sly this time. There's a reason why people test hifi systems with this song. Surely one of the best productions ever.
youtu.be/nhMA6attV0Y?...
youtu.be/nhMA6attV0Y?...
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Very excited by my new purchase now I've recovered it from delivery to the wrong address...
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Very excited by my new purchase now I've recovered it from delivery to the wrong address...
Reposted by Alison Tomlin
Mean and selfish people are convinced that everyone is like them. To such a degree that they reveal on live TV that their parents blatantly broke tax laws, because they assume that everyone would do the same.
"I remember my parents buying a house in Morocco… they used to give me cash that I would put inside my underpants in order to get currency out"
Lord Bethell reveals a lot about 5th Baron Bethell with a childhood anecdote, what's "a little bit unfair" & attitudes of "normal people"
#politicslive
Lord Bethell reveals a lot about 5th Baron Bethell with a childhood anecdote, what's "a little bit unfair" & attitudes of "normal people"
#politicslive
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Mean and selfish people are convinced that everyone is like them. To such a degree that they reveal on live TV that their parents blatantly broke tax laws, because they assume that everyone would do the same.
Pleased to see this. Especially as I'm heading to Columbia Rd later today.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes
London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan
www.standard.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Pleased to see this. Especially as I'm heading to Columbia Rd later today.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...