Alan Underwood
@openfoot.bsky.social
Ageing environmentalist. Earth science trained. Lifelong dream journaler. Chasing, recording and photographing dragonflies in retirement. 🏴🇪🇺
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Alan Underwood
@openfoot.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Your #dreams ! Taking you to places where fresh perspectives and new views are unavoidable.
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UK #wind generation record broken 5 December - onshore and offshore wind farms collectively generated 23,825MW electricity, enough to power 23 million homes – 3/4 of UK total housing stock - with wind accounting for 47.4% UK electricity generation mix.
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months - edie
Great Britain’s maximum wind generation record was broken on Friday, 5 December, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed.
www.edie.net
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
UK #wind generation record broken 5 December - onshore and offshore wind farms collectively generated 23,825MW electricity, enough to power 23 million homes – 3/4 of UK total housing stock - with wind accounting for 47.4% UK electricity generation mix.
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
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It's 25th anniversary of the 1st offshore wind turbine in the UK this week
Offshore wind now provides over 1/6 of UK power
Success was not inevitable, and it continues to be a battle against the fossil fuel industries
Greenpeace UK has been part of the fight
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/powerin...
Offshore wind now provides over 1/6 of UK power
Success was not inevitable, and it continues to be a battle against the fossil fuel industries
Greenpeace UK has been part of the fight
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/powerin...
Powering Britain’s future: Greenpeace’s battle for offshore wind - Greenpeace UK
In 25 years, offshore wind power went from niche concept to the backbone of the UK's energy system. But this success wasn't inevitable.
www.greenpeace.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's 25th anniversary of the 1st offshore wind turbine in the UK this week
Offshore wind now provides over 1/6 of UK power
Success was not inevitable, and it continues to be a battle against the fossil fuel industries
Greenpeace UK has been part of the fight
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/powerin...
Offshore wind now provides over 1/6 of UK power
Success was not inevitable, and it continues to be a battle against the fossil fuel industries
Greenpeace UK has been part of the fight
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/powerin...
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme - #BirdsOnTwigs, any birds on a thin branch. Stonechat in the hills around #Baenavon #Torfaen #Wales this spring.
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme - #BirdsOnTwigs, any birds on a thin branch. Stonechat in the hills around #Baenavon #Torfaen #Wales this spring.
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme - #movement - a Blue Tit coming and going from our garden feeders.
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme - #movement - a Blue Tit coming and going from our garden feeders.
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"The Labour Government is laying the groundwork for further crackdowns on dissent, whistleblowing and protest if it removes juries from so many charges that have state or corporate victims." - @sianberry.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"The Labour Government is laying the groundwork for further crackdowns on dissent, whistleblowing and protest if it removes juries from so many charges that have state or corporate victims." - @sianberry.bsky.social
Goldfinch defend their possession of our #Abergavenny bird feeder with some enthusiasm. Coal and Blue Tits may try to sneak in but are often spotted before alighting and forced to retreat. Other Goldfinch are also seen off if not in the right gang it seems #nature #wildlife #birderswales #wales
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Goldfinch defend their possession of our #Abergavenny bird feeder with some enthusiasm. Coal and Blue Tits may try to sneak in but are often spotted before alighting and forced to retreat. Other Goldfinch are also seen off if not in the right gang it seems #nature #wildlife #birderswales #wales
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Why won’t so much of the left believe in the sovereign power to make money? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Why won’t so much of the left believe in the sovereign power to make money?
There are days when I genuinely wonder what parts of the left think the state is for.
The capacity to create money is the most fundamental power any modern government possesses. It is the basis of its...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Why won’t so much of the left believe in the sovereign power to make money? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
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Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
Goldfinch coming and going from the feeders in my #Abergavenny garden. Autumn colours on the wing. Images with multiple birds are composites showing the same bird at different points in its flight. #bidersWales #nature #wildlife #Wales #birds
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Goldfinch coming and going from the feeders in my #Abergavenny garden. Autumn colours on the wing. Images with multiple birds are composites showing the same bird at different points in its flight. #bidersWales #nature #wildlife #Wales #birds
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And another! Huge congratulations to @greenpeace.no and @naturogungdom.bsky.social – the appeals court again agreed with them that three Norwegian oil fields should not have been approved, as they didn't count the disastrous effect of burning the fuel
Big victory for #climatejustice!
Big victory for #climatejustice!
Victory: Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal - Greenpeace International
Borgarting Court of Appeal agreed with Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom that three oil fields in the Norwegian North Sea are illegal.
www.greenpeace.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
And another! Huge congratulations to @greenpeace.no and @naturogungdom.bsky.social – the appeals court again agreed with them that three Norwegian oil fields should not have been approved, as they didn't count the disastrous effect of burning the fuel
Big victory for #climatejustice!
Big victory for #climatejustice!
The answer? Vote GREEN!
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The answer? Vote GREEN!
I’ve seen more Coal Tits in our #Abergavenny garden over the last few weeks than I’ve ever seen before. In the past we’ve had two of three at time but recently it’s been five or six, perhaps more - it’s hard to keep count, they are so quick to and from the feeders #birdersWales #nature #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I’ve seen more Coal Tits in our #Abergavenny garden over the last few weeks than I’ve ever seen before. In the past we’ve had two of three at time but recently it’s been five or six, perhaps more - it’s hard to keep count, they are so quick to and from the feeders #birdersWales #nature #wildlife
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A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
24,000+ of us are saying NO to the Government’s tax breaks for oil & gas giants 💸 We need thousands more to make them listen. Join me by adding your name today: 38d.gs/djdv
End tax breaks on oil and gas
Sign the petition to stop the giveaway and demand a fair jobs plan needs major people power right now.
38d.gs
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
24,000+ of us are saying NO to the Government’s tax breaks for oil & gas giants 💸 We need thousands more to make them listen. Join me by adding your name today: 38d.gs/djdv
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This is absolutely appalling.
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is absolutely appalling.
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Reprehensible and completely inconsistent
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reprehensible and completely inconsistent
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More variety at our #Abergavenny garden bird feeders today. Great to see the return of goldfinches bringing their bright colours back. Blue tits know that it’s time to make a hasty retreat when goldfinch turn up - they’ll want the feeders all to themselves. #nature #wildlife #birdrrswales #Waless
October 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
More variety at our #Abergavenny garden bird feeders today. Great to see the return of goldfinches bringing their bright colours back. Blue tits know that it’s time to make a hasty retreat when goldfinch turn up - they’ll want the feeders all to themselves. #nature #wildlife #birdrrswales #Waless
Plenty of comings and goings at our #Abergavenny garden bird feeders today. Here a Blue Tit comes in for a raid on the peanuts and then it’s off again with its prize to be consumed in a quiet spot away from the hustle and bustle at the feeders. #birderswales #birds #wildlife #nature
October 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Plenty of comings and goings at our #Abergavenny garden bird feeders today. Here a Blue Tit comes in for a raid on the peanuts and then it’s off again with its prize to be consumed in a quiet spot away from the hustle and bustle at the feeders. #birderswales #birds #wildlife #nature
This morning’s walk around Castle Meadows #Abergavenny took us through the Community Orchard. Although they don’t show the distinctive shape we normally associate with this fruit these green globes are pears - perry pears, used for making - you guessed it, perry. #nature #monmouthshire #autumn
October 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This morning’s walk around Castle Meadows #Abergavenny took us through the Community Orchard. Although they don’t show the distinctive shape we normally associate with this fruit these green globes are pears - perry pears, used for making - you guessed it, perry. #nature #monmouthshire #autumn
Let's make coal billionaire's bullying backfire 💪 I just signed this petition, and I'm sharing it, so Adani's effort to silence critical media backfires. Join in! action.eko.org/a/make-adani...
Let's cut off Adani’s coal money supply
The world's largest private coal developer is trying to silence journalists reporting on fossil fuels and corporate corruption. This time they’ve gone too far. Just in the past year, billionaire chair
action.eko.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Let's make coal billionaire's bullying backfire 💪 I just signed this petition, and I'm sharing it, so Adani's effort to silence critical media backfires. Join in! action.eko.org/a/make-adani...
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The great British energy rip-off is now killing our green energy hopes – and the chance of cheaper electricity www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
The great British energy rip-off is now killing our green energy hopes – and the chance of cheaper electricity
As the Guardian reported last night:
Ministers are considering dropping one of their central green pledges in an effort to keep energy bills down, sources have told the Guardian.
Government insiders say Keir Starmer is prepared to miss his own target of removing almost all fossil fuels from the UK’s electricity supply...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The great British energy rip-off is now killing our green energy hopes – and the chance of cheaper electricity www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
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Brazil has taken a dangerous step against the climate crisis and granted oil company Petrobras permission to drill oil wells into the Amazon Sea, one of the most diverse regions on the planet.
But we keep fighting✊ Sign the petition for an oil free Amazon >> act.gp/3XTSCtT
But we keep fighting✊ Sign the petition for an oil free Amazon >> act.gp/3XTSCtT
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Brazil has taken a dangerous step against the climate crisis and granted oil company Petrobras permission to drill oil wells into the Amazon Sea, one of the most diverse regions on the planet.
But we keep fighting✊ Sign the petition for an oil free Amazon >> act.gp/3XTSCtT
But we keep fighting✊ Sign the petition for an oil free Amazon >> act.gp/3XTSCtT
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“The NHS’s founding promise - care from cradle to grave - falters at the gumline” writes Zoe Beaty.
Deep inequalities are set to widen.
We can’t go on like this. Sign here👇
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now
Deep inequalities are set to widen.
We can’t go on like this. Sign here👇
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“The NHS’s founding promise - care from cradle to grave - falters at the gumline” writes Zoe Beaty.
Deep inequalities are set to widen.
We can’t go on like this. Sign here👇
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now
Deep inequalities are set to widen.
We can’t go on like this. Sign here👇
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now
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The UK's embattled nature needs this more than ever
A great initiative
Make sure you sign up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A great initiative
Make sure you sign up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national
Set up by three ‘eco-anxious’ farmers, WildEast has created UK-wide version of pledge to encourage people to restore nature
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The UK's embattled nature needs this more than ever
A great initiative
Make sure you sign up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A great initiative
Make sure you sign up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...