Royce Kurmelovs
@roycerk2.bsky.social
Journalist. Author of The Death of Holden (2016), Just Money (2020) and others.
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Buy Slick: Australia's Toxic Relationship with Big Oil (2024) now: https://www.slickthebook.com.au/
For more me: https://www.roycekurmelovs.com/
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Royce Kurmelovs
@roycerk2.bsky.social
· Jun 6
Slick has been given a reprint --now with a fancy sticker on the cover. If you want to understand Why We Are Like This on climate change, or read about things like that one time the oil and gas industry spied on the son of a prime minister, and you haven't picked up a copy, now's your chance!
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Maduro’s capture was a “negotiated exit”, sources in the Venezuelan opposition tell Sky News.
So, as is typical with Trump, a different picture already begins to emerge.
So, as is typical with Trump, a different picture already begins to emerge.
January 3, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Maduro’s capture was a “negotiated exit”, sources in the Venezuelan opposition tell Sky News.
So, as is typical with Trump, a different picture already begins to emerge.
So, as is typical with Trump, a different picture already begins to emerge.
If I recall, Venezuela paid out every oil company the value of their assets when they were nationalised.
Well … the lesson is don’t Nationalise your oil unless you can beat America in a gun fight.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
If I recall, Venezuela paid out every oil company the value of their assets when they were nationalised.
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I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
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Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom
Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom
Environment Protection Authority says blooms are ‘natural occurrence’ as marine scientist warns it has grown ‘significantly’ in recent hours
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Tasmanian authorities are working to identify a pink slime that has appeared on a secluded beach, with some scientists concerned it could be an algal bloom.
The pink-tinged sludge appeared along a stretch of Randalls Bay about 60km south of Hobart on Friday morning. A similar sludge has also been recorded on sections of Little Roaring Beach in Tasmania’s D’Entrecasteaux Channel and Little Taylors Bay. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom
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Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 227 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 227 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 227 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 227 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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Explainer of the enormous state pressure by WA Labor gov in 2003 that was applied to the 5 Traditional Owner groups of the Burrup Peninsula to give up their Native Title claims - with the promise that they could negotiate some enviro and cultural protections in exchange.
nit.com.au/02-01-2026/2...
nit.com.au/02-01-2026/2...
Exclusive: The painful legacy of the BIMEA agreement on the Pilbara’s first people
From one angle, the industrial development on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia's Pilbara seems to dwarf the ancient red rock.Looked at from another angle, the vast coastline and rock formatio...
nit.com.au
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Explainer of the enormous state pressure by WA Labor gov in 2003 that was applied to the 5 Traditional Owner groups of the Burrup Peninsula to give up their Native Title claims - with the promise that they could negotiate some enviro and cultural protections in exchange.
nit.com.au/02-01-2026/2...
nit.com.au/02-01-2026/2...
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Humanity emitted more Greenhouse Gases in 2025 than any year ever
January 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Humanity emitted more Greenhouse Gases in 2025 than any year ever
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"China is the only large country driving the energy transition at anything close to the necessary speed and scale."
It's also the only one whose energy transition is not hamstrung by reliance on the motive force of renewables profitability.
Coincidence?
I think not.
It's also the only one whose energy transition is not hamstrung by reliance on the motive force of renewables profitability.
Coincidence?
I think not.
Chartbook 409 Beyond the "Marshall Plan": China's solar boom as world-changing industrial policy.
In the first six months of 2025 China installed more than 250GW of solar power capacity.
adamtooze.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"China is the only large country driving the energy transition at anything close to the necessary speed and scale."
It's also the only one whose energy transition is not hamstrung by reliance on the motive force of renewables profitability.
Coincidence?
I think not.
It's also the only one whose energy transition is not hamstrung by reliance on the motive force of renewables profitability.
Coincidence?
I think not.
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Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
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A coolish December but Australia posted its fourth hottest year on record in 2025, according to mean temperatures. All of those four hot years have been since 2013. (Data all via the Bureau of Meteorology):
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
A coolish December but Australia posted its fourth hottest year on record in 2025, according to mean temperatures. All of those four hot years have been since 2013. (Data all via the Bureau of Meteorology):
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Happy new year Australia, here's a newly released cabinet paper from the Howard era talking up the promise of CCS
Two decades on the Labor government is doing the same stuff.....
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
Two decades on the Labor government is doing the same stuff.....
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
January 1, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Happy new year Australia, here's a newly released cabinet paper from the Howard era talking up the promise of CCS
Two decades on the Labor government is doing the same stuff.....
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
Two decades on the Labor government is doing the same stuff.....
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
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BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
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Since vox has Instituted a paywall, here's a gift link giving everybody access
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
It’s time to think seriously about cutting off the supply of fossil fuels
A new paper makes the case for supply-side climate policy.
www.vox.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Since vox has Instituted a paywall, here's a gift link giving everybody access
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
My god. It's 2026. How did that happen? Who is responsible for this?
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My god. It's 2026. How did that happen? Who is responsible for this?
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biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
“South Africans like Dr. Booley have found a remedy for power cuts that have plagued people in the developing world for years. Thanks to swiftly falling prices of Chinese made solar panels and batteries, they now draw their power from the sun.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
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'Mini nuclear reactors are already losing their glow. Several studies suggest #SMRs will produce more #nuclear waste than traditional reactors.'
www.ft.com/content/567a...
www.ft.com/content/567a...
Mini nuclear reactors are already losing their glow
Several studies suggest SMRs will produce higher levels of nuclear waste than traditional plants
www.ft.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'Mini nuclear reactors are already losing their glow. Several studies suggest #SMRs will produce more #nuclear waste than traditional reactors.'
www.ft.com/content/567a...
www.ft.com/content/567a...
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Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.
December 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.
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Why solar, still?
No one is likely to build new coal or large hydro. Nuclear is far off; new gas turbines are expensive and backlogged for years. New wind power has slowed to the point that solar is poised to surpass it as the largest U.S. renewable resource by nameplate capacity. 🔌💡
No one is likely to build new coal or large hydro. Nuclear is far off; new gas turbines are expensive and backlogged for years. New wind power has slowed to the point that solar is poised to surpass it as the largest U.S. renewable resource by nameplate capacity. 🔌💡
Photovoltaic solar is expected once again to account for a significant percentage of U.S. generation capacity additions in 2026.
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/I0Yi50XQ55y
Writer: John Cropley
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/I0Yi50XQ55y
Writer: John Cropley
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Why solar, still?
No one is likely to build new coal or large hydro. Nuclear is far off; new gas turbines are expensive and backlogged for years. New wind power has slowed to the point that solar is poised to surpass it as the largest U.S. renewable resource by nameplate capacity. 🔌💡
No one is likely to build new coal or large hydro. Nuclear is far off; new gas turbines are expensive and backlogged for years. New wind power has slowed to the point that solar is poised to surpass it as the largest U.S. renewable resource by nameplate capacity. 🔌💡
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Looking forward to the Telegraph’s extensive coverage of petrol-powered cars whose gearboxes broke.
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Looking forward to the Telegraph’s extensive coverage of petrol-powered cars whose gearboxes broke.
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4. Royce Kurmelov's ( @roycerk2.bsky.social Slick.
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
December 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
4. Royce Kurmelov's ( @roycerk2.bsky.social Slick.
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
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Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right
Convicted five times for racist remarks, the actress – whose foundation announced her death on Sunday, December 28 – remained one of the only French celebrities to openly embrace far-right views.
www.lemonde.fr
December 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
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Because the fossil fuel industry talking point of "We're just little humble neutral suppliers meeting the demand asked of us" is making a comeback, please consider the words of a senior exec at one of America's largest gas suppliers:
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Because the fossil fuel industry talking point of "We're just little humble neutral suppliers meeting the demand asked of us" is making a comeback, please consider the words of a senior exec at one of America's largest gas suppliers:
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I had no idea so many animals consider Christmas trees a tasty snack!
Where to recycle your Christmas tree: 'tigers love them'
Wildlife parks are appealing for Christmas trees so they can recycle them as animal toys and treats.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I had no idea so many animals consider Christmas trees a tasty snack!
Notably absent from this story is any background of what the Community Security Group is or its history, and it is taken for granted that the group is producing threat assessments that should be relied on by police when the warning appears to have been issued by ASIO to begin with.
A document by the Jewish Community Security Group NSW raised the alarm about the threat of Islamic extremism and Jihadist-inspired lone-actor attacks.
Risk of violent antisemitism during Hanukkah raised weeks before Bondi attack
A document by the Jewish Community Security Group NSW raised the alarm about the threat of Islamic extremism and Jihadist-inspired lone-actor attacks.
www.abc.net.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Notably absent from this story is any background of what the Community Security Group is or its history, and it is taken for granted that the group is producing threat assessments that should be relied on by police when the warning appears to have been issued by ASIO to begin with.