Steve Rooney
@steverooney.bsky.social
PhD researcher at Keele University. Focused on the polycrisis of climate, biodiversity and justice and inspired by post-growth ideas and action including Doughnut Economics, Degrowth and Buen Vivir.
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August 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Love this on 'frugal tech' from Eleanor Drage which exposes power relations of current top-down technology.
"What is most outstanding about frugal innovation is not just that its technologies are impressive, but that it might actually prompt systemic change ..."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"What is most outstanding about frugal innovation is not just that its technologies are impressive, but that it might actually prompt systemic change ..."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world | Eleanor Drage
Titans like Musk would love us to believe innovation means top-down solutions that only enrich the wealthy. In fact, we all have the power, says Eleanor Drage, research fellow at Cambridge University
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Love this on 'frugal tech' from Eleanor Drage which exposes power relations of current top-down technology.
"What is most outstanding about frugal innovation is not just that its technologies are impressive, but that it might actually prompt systemic change ..."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"What is most outstanding about frugal innovation is not just that its technologies are impressive, but that it might actually prompt systemic change ..."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
UK finally takes (limited) action on recognising Palestinian state. This from Omar El Akkad (2025) is apposite:
"One day, when it is safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
"One day, when it is safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
July 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
UK finally takes (limited) action on recognising Palestinian state. This from Omar El Akkad (2025) is apposite:
"One day, when it is safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
"One day, when it is safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
A wonderful Doughnut Economics-themed workshop last week in Church Stretton. Organised by Shropshire Hills National Landscape whose management plan is using the doughnut, it was a truly inspiring event. A pleasure to spend time with others who 'dare to imagine a different future'.
shorturl.at/5sCEP
shorturl.at/5sCEP
July 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A wonderful Doughnut Economics-themed workshop last week in Church Stretton. Organised by Shropshire Hills National Landscape whose management plan is using the doughnut, it was a truly inspiring event. A pleasure to spend time with others who 'dare to imagine a different future'.
shorturl.at/5sCEP
shorturl.at/5sCEP
"Reforming economics curricula is not an academic distraction — it’s a societal imperative." Excellent piece by Ha-Joon Chang in the FT on why the teaching of economics needs to be made fit for 21st century challenges.
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
How economics teaching became the Aeroflot of ideas
The discipline is failing students by ignoring the biggest social, political and ecological challenges facing the world today
www.ft.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
"Reforming economics curricula is not an academic distraction — it’s a societal imperative." Excellent piece by Ha-Joon Chang in the FT on why the teaching of economics needs to be made fit for 21st century challenges.
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
Incisive commentary from @jjn1.bsky.social on delusions among AI evangelists about what constitutes intelligence. He deploys a neat method of getting an LLM machine to spill the beans.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Musk and co should ask AI what defines intelligence. They...
The X owner thinks artificial general intelligence is ‘smarter than the smartest human’. But it’s not as clever as he thinks
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Incisive commentary from @jjn1.bsky.social on delusions among AI evangelists about what constitutes intelligence. He deploys a neat method of getting an LLM machine to spill the beans.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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China’s #solar power capacity has surpassed 1 TW, marking a historic milestone as the country accelerates its energy transition. Around 92 GW of new PV systems were installed in #China in May alone.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/23/c...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/23/c...
China hits 1 TW solar milestone
China’s solar power capacity has surpassed 1 TW, marking a historic milestone as the country accelerates its energy transition. Around 92 GW of new PV systems were installed in China in May alone, but...
www.pv-magazine.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
China’s #solar power capacity has surpassed 1 TW, marking a historic milestone as the country accelerates its energy transition. Around 92 GW of new PV systems were installed in #China in May alone.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/23/c...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/23/c...
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It's not often i manage to capture more than one Kingfisher in the same photo, so here's my #StunDay capture for this lovely warm Sunday morning with 2 of them on the same reed at Rodley Nature Reserve.
#birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography
#birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography
June 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
It's not often i manage to capture more than one Kingfisher in the same photo, so here's my #StunDay capture for this lovely warm Sunday morning with 2 of them on the same reed at Rodley Nature Reserve.
#birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography
#birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography
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💡 Curious about how community energy projects go from idea to impact?
Our case studies spotlight the incredible groups powering change across the UK, from solar panels on schools to heat networks in villages. 🌱⚡
Get inspired by the people behind the projects 👉
www.younity.coop/energy-gener...
Our case studies spotlight the incredible groups powering change across the UK, from solar panels on schools to heat networks in villages. 🌱⚡
Get inspired by the people behind the projects 👉
www.younity.coop/energy-gener...
June 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
💡 Curious about how community energy projects go from idea to impact?
Our case studies spotlight the incredible groups powering change across the UK, from solar panels on schools to heat networks in villages. 🌱⚡
Get inspired by the people behind the projects 👉
www.younity.coop/energy-gener...
Our case studies spotlight the incredible groups powering change across the UK, from solar panels on schools to heat networks in villages. 🌱⚡
Get inspired by the people behind the projects 👉
www.younity.coop/energy-gener...
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Govts bend to corporations & money. Give tax perks.
Despite manifesto pledge govt backtracks, eases conditions. Private equity bosses' income will be taxed as capital gains. Will pay tax at max marginal rate of 34.1%, not 45%.
Who listens to the poor?
archive.ph/NYEpB
Despite manifesto pledge govt backtracks, eases conditions. Private equity bosses' income will be taxed as capital gains. Will pay tax at max marginal rate of 34.1%, not 45%.
Who listens to the poor?
archive.ph/NYEpB
UK makes new concessions to private equity on tax crackdown
Government proposes changes to tax treatment of carried interest that will make the regime less onerous
www.ft.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Govts bend to corporations & money. Give tax perks.
Despite manifesto pledge govt backtracks, eases conditions. Private equity bosses' income will be taxed as capital gains. Will pay tax at max marginal rate of 34.1%, not 45%.
Who listens to the poor?
archive.ph/NYEpB
Despite manifesto pledge govt backtracks, eases conditions. Private equity bosses' income will be taxed as capital gains. Will pay tax at max marginal rate of 34.1%, not 45%.
Who listens to the poor?
archive.ph/NYEpB
New UK solar records as a result of sunnier weather and increased capacity - offsetting the need for around 16TWh of imported gas.
Analysis by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam for @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
Analysis by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam for @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
Analysis: UK’s solar power surges 42% after sunniest spring on record - Carbon Brief
The UK’s solar farms and rooftops generated more electricity than ever before in the first five months of 2025.
www.carbonbrief.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
New UK solar records as a result of sunnier weather and increased capacity - offsetting the need for around 16TWh of imported gas.
Analysis by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam for @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
Analysis by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam for @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
A climate emergency leads to the maths breaking down for insurers. Günther Thallinger, Allianz board member writes about the need to act now on climate. He is worried about the survival of capitalism; the rest of us are worried about the survival of society.
www.linkedin.com/in/guenther-...
www.linkedin.com/in/guenther-...
www.linkedin.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A climate emergency leads to the maths breaking down for insurers. Günther Thallinger, Allianz board member writes about the need to act now on climate. He is worried about the survival of capitalism; the rest of us are worried about the survival of society.
www.linkedin.com/in/guenther-...
www.linkedin.com/in/guenther-...
A great critique of the paucity of mainstream economic thinking from @katyrshields.bsky.social and a reflection of what she has learned about economics, 'in spite' of her education. This is the first of three pieces, more to follow.
medium.com/@katyrshield...
medium.com/@katyrshield...
How captured economics stole our climate — and what we can do about it
Part 1: What (almost) failing to become an economist taught me about economics
medium.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A great critique of the paucity of mainstream economic thinking from @katyrshields.bsky.social and a reflection of what she has learned about economics, 'in spite' of her education. This is the first of three pieces, more to follow.
medium.com/@katyrshield...
medium.com/@katyrshield...
Love this shopping list for fairer tax options from @richardjmurphy.bsky.social Let's do it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8vt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8vt...
Lord Keynes told us in 1941 how to pay for defence We should follow his advice.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
www.youtube.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Love this shopping list for fairer tax options from @richardjmurphy.bsky.social Let's do it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8vt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8vt...
There's so much nonsense from the Trump regime these days that you may not have the mental energy to keep up with the tariff saga, but this is a neat explanation and history lesson from @timharford.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/62ea...
www.ft.com/content/62ea...
An alternative take on Trump’s favourite word
Seen from a different angle, would the US president still choose tariffs?
www.ft.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
There's so much nonsense from the Trump regime these days that you may not have the mental energy to keep up with the tariff saga, but this is a neat explanation and history lesson from @timharford.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/62ea...
www.ft.com/content/62ea...
Great explainer by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
“We have to create billionaire-proof spaces and then start building outwards from there ... creating alternative poles of power into which the billionaires can’t intrude ... if we don’t do that, they will take everything.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEfJ...
“We have to create billionaire-proof spaces and then start building outwards from there ... creating alternative poles of power into which the billionaires can’t intrude ... if we don’t do that, they will take everything.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEfJ...
REVEALED: Trump & Elon Musk's BRUTAL Secret
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Great explainer by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
“We have to create billionaire-proof spaces and then start building outwards from there ... creating alternative poles of power into which the billionaires can’t intrude ... if we don’t do that, they will take everything.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEfJ...
“We have to create billionaire-proof spaces and then start building outwards from there ... creating alternative poles of power into which the billionaires can’t intrude ... if we don’t do that, they will take everything.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEfJ...
Fantastic to see beavers being released in Shrewsbury! Hope everyone listens to the message about not disturbing them as they establish their new home. Great work @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social
🦫 Shropshire #Wildlife Trust and #Shrewsbury Town Council are thrilled to announce the release of two #beavers into the enclosure at Old River Bed Nature Reserve (ORB)! 🐾 These beavers have had a long journey to their new home so it’s important to give them peace and quiet while they settle in!
February 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Fantastic to see beavers being released in Shrewsbury! Hope everyone listens to the message about not disturbing them as they establish their new home. Great work @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social
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.@thecccuk.bsky.social chair explaining what pretty much all non-invested scientists say about carbon capture:
⛔️ Don't use it an an excuse to expand the fossil industry
⛔️ Don't use it for electricity generation.
I beg the CCC to make this official—say it out loud that the emperor has no clothes.
⛔️ Don't use it an an excuse to expand the fossil industry
⛔️ Don't use it for electricity generation.
I beg the CCC to make this official—say it out loud that the emperor has no clothes.
February 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
.@thecccuk.bsky.social chair explaining what pretty much all non-invested scientists say about carbon capture:
⛔️ Don't use it an an excuse to expand the fossil industry
⛔️ Don't use it for electricity generation.
I beg the CCC to make this official—say it out loud that the emperor has no clothes.
⛔️ Don't use it an an excuse to expand the fossil industry
⛔️ Don't use it for electricity generation.
I beg the CCC to make this official—say it out loud that the emperor has no clothes.
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Big story with national consequences, and a rare ray of hope www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Frome residents win five-year battle for community-led housing project
Mayday Saxonvale scheme is given the go-ahead after an extraordinary meeting of Somerset council executive
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Big story with national consequences, and a rare ray of hope www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
An inspiring initiative emerging in Ireland aimed at harnessing the transformative power of higher education. www.climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
The Climate Justice Universities Union: Reclaiming the Transformative Power of Higher Education
The Climate Justice Universities Union was formed and launched in Autumn 2024. In this month's Rundale, organisers set out the structure and ambitions of the union.
www.rundale.org
December 31, 2024 at 12:41 PM
An inspiring initiative emerging in Ireland aimed at harnessing the transformative power of higher education. www.climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
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UK PM, Chancellor, business secretary order the FCA, Ofgem, Ofwat, other regulators to come up with ideas to boost economic growth of their industries.
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs with growth edict
The PM, chancellor and business secretary have written to watchdogs including Ofgem, the FCA and CMA to demand ideas for growth and investment amid sluggish economic growth, Sky News learns.
news.sky.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM
UK PM, Chancellor, business secretary order the FCA, Ofgem, Ofwat, other regulators to come up with ideas to boost economic growth of their industries.
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
I'm surprised that I continue to be surprised how people make money within capitalism. Deeper Q is what real value these companies offer.
"Games Workshop is now a £4.6bn company, more valuable than easyJet, British Land, Burberry, Tate & Lyle, Greggs, ITV or Manchester United."
on.ft.com/3BHNVeM
"Games Workshop is now a £4.6bn company, more valuable than easyJet, British Land, Burberry, Tate & Lyle, Greggs, ITV or Manchester United."
on.ft.com/3BHNVeM
Warhammer is weird. That’s why it works
Making sense of London’s latest blue-chip stock
on.ft.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I'm surprised that I continue to be surprised how people make money within capitalism. Deeper Q is what real value these companies offer.
"Games Workshop is now a £4.6bn company, more valuable than easyJet, British Land, Burberry, Tate & Lyle, Greggs, ITV or Manchester United."
on.ft.com/3BHNVeM
"Games Workshop is now a £4.6bn company, more valuable than easyJet, British Land, Burberry, Tate & Lyle, Greggs, ITV or Manchester United."
on.ft.com/3BHNVeM
