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Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · Jan 5
Wolf Moon with halo, -15C

#supermoon #fullmoon #finland
Full moon with a halo seen in a partly cloudy sky behind treetop silhouettes
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
How do solar and wind production figure compared with coal?
February 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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wrongtom.bsky.social
Arguably the greatest number 1 about a Bollywood singer, based on a De La Soul song which was based on a Bob Dorough song which was commissioned by a NYC ad exec, and remixed by a guy from Reigate who was raised in a religion started by a dentist who claimed to channel angels through his typewriter
February 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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davidho.bsky.social
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Italy’s famous Lovers’ Arch collapses into the sea on Valentine’s Day
Rock structure which served as backdrop to countless proposals disappears into the Adriatic after violent storm
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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aarnegranlund.bsky.social
”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”

That was a smart choice in hindsight.

e360.yale.edu/features/ter...
Finland Drained Its Peatlands. He’s Helping Bring Them Back
Tero Mustonen has led a successful effort to restore roughly 80 areas of ecologically critical peatlands across his native Finland. In an interview, he talks about the importance of bringing Indigenou...
e360.yale.edu
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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en.afp.com
The Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupts on the French overseas island of La Reunion.

The Piton de la Fournaise is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and its violent bursts of activity often prompt stunning lava flows. It has erupted around 20 times in the past 10 years
📷 Richard Bouhet
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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dvlrnr.bsky.social
A lovely day for a spot of ice skating at the old prison and quarry in #Rummu. The prepared track is short and was, at times, rather busy. The long loop on the quarry was a bit rough for hockey skates.
A wide-angle winter view of the Rummu quarry in Estonia. In the foreground, a massive, weathered concrete archway from the old Murru prison stands over a cleared ice-skating path. People are scattered across the ice in the background. To the left is a snow-covered ash hill, and to the right is a derelict multi-story brick building under a dramatic, cloudy blue sky. A landscape view from the ice at Rummu. A cleared skating track curves toward a large, craggy light-colored ash hill partially covered in snow. To the left, a brick wall with faded graffiti and several concrete pillars mark the ruins of the submerged prison. Ice skaters are visible in the distance near the base of the hill under a bright but cloudy sky. A first-person perspective looking down a long, cleared ice-skating track on a frozen quarry. The ice is scuffed with skate marks, stretching toward the horizon where several skaters are moving away. The path is bordered by deep, untouched snow, leading toward a dark forest of bare winter trees under a soft, overcast sky. A wide, panoramic view of the vast, snow-covered frozen quarry at Rummu. In the distance, a small group of skaters traverses the ice. The iconic "ash mountain" rises in the background against a wide sky filled with fluffy white and grey clouds. The scene captures the immense, quiet scale of the Estonian winter landscape.
February 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
wifsten.bsky.social
This could be a win-win!

The Increasingly Convincing Case for #Canada Joining the #EU

(TIL Canada has a 1.2 km border with the EU on tiny Hans Island in #Greenland

www.policymagazine.ca/view-from-eu...
View from Europe: The Increasingly Convincing Case for Canada Joining the EU - Policy Magazine
Among the possibilities is the expansion of the European Union as a liberal counterweight to autocratic hegemony, most interestingly to include what Prime
www.policymagazine.ca
February 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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tapanirinne.bsky.social
🎵 Your streaming choice matters! Some services pay artists 5-7x more per stream. Support independent artists! lackluster.org/support
The Data Driven Artist
This page reveals what your music streams are really worth to an independent artist and which choices actually make a difference. A quick, data-driven look at how to support artists better.
lackluster.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
wifsten.bsky.social
A UK #climate #security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried

@uk.theconversation.com #mi5 #intelligence
theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before
Governments have been warned about climate change for 70 years. They’re still suppressing the worst news.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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adamdierksmeier.bsky.social
"The sale of the property is another milestone for the Land Back movement in California, which has seen tens of thousands of acres returned to tribes that occupied the land for millennia before European colonization."...
Washoe Tribe buys 10,000 acres in one of California’s largest ever land returns
Tribe, which was forcibly removed from its lands near Lake Tahoe, used $5.5m grant and private donations for purchase
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
wifsten.bsky.social
People are retiring later in #Finland – and the change has been faster than expected

#pension #retirement #eu
yle.fi/a/74-20210157
People are retiring later in Finland – and the change has been faster than expected
The average retirement age last year was 63.2, according to the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK).
yle.fi
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
wifsten.bsky.social
Remembering Danish #Percussion shaman Marilyn Mazur, who collaborated with Wayne Shorter, Dhafer Youssef, and Jan Garbarek - and was the only woman ever to play in #MilesDavis' band

#jazz
@allaboutjazz.bsky.social
www.allaboutjazz.com/remembering-...
www.allaboutjazz.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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nachbarwilson.bsky.social
All time favorite --> Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
#nowspinning
#vinyllove
#vinylsky
January 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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aarnegranlund.bsky.social
”CO2 emissions fell year-on-year in almost all major sectors in 2025, including transport (3%), power (1.5%) and building materials (7%).”

Transport CO2 reductions usually co-incide with economic depressions in wealthy countries.

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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theonion.com
RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-mandates-all-americans-drink-mysterious-glowing-liquid/
RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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atrupar.com
Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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gwagner.com
China's solar power *output* — the actual TWh delivered — up 43% year-on-year!

Energy *storage* growth now also exceeds demand growth.

And yes, China's overall CO₂ emissions are flat/down last year.

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Solar & storage up Emissions down
February 12, 2026 at 5:57 AM
wifsten.bsky.social
Village bar and pub closures fuel support for the #farright in #France and #UK

#NationalRally #UKIP #tabac
f24.my/Bixk.BS
The demise of the French ‘tabac’: How bar closures are fuelling Le Pen’s far right
France’s iconic bars-tabacs are closing in droves, stripping communities of a key social lifeline and influencing their politics, according to a study that links the decline of neighbourhood bars with...
f24.my
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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tmr65.bsky.social
Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday to all who celebrate! Here is a nice Short-eared Owl that we found last month in a marsh on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. They are hard to come by.
An owl with short ear tufts sitting on a mound in a marsh turns its head to look at the photographer. It is surrounded by brownish yellow marsh vegetation.
February 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
wifsten.bsky.social
"the #EU is considering a total ban on #maritime services such as insurance to Russian ships which, she argued, would be “very painful” for Moscow"

stop 'considering' and do something!

#shadowfleet #russia #ukraine #oil #shipping
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
UK threatens to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in escalatory move
Capture of rogue ship could open a new front against Moscow at a time when Russia’s oil revenues are tumbling
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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the-downballot.com
The GOP just had its best chance to finally flip a legislative seat in Trump 2.0. Democrats had other ideas.

Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points.

Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->
Breaking: Democrats resoundingly defend red district in Louisiana, denying GOP its first pickup
Republicans have yet to flip a single legislative seat since Trump's return
www.the-downballot.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
wifsten.bsky.social
Horrifying! this is USA 2026: as many as 50 men and women in a cell with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and food 'like dog food'

www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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assaadrazzouk.bsky.social
Don’t mess with Texas ... solar, or market economics!

In February 2026, Texas took the crown as the #1 state for utility-scale solar: Solar went from 2% in 2020 to out-generating coal

They said it couldn't be done in the land of oil and gas. They were (of course) wrong

THREAD
February 7, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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legalseagulls.bsky.social
#NowPlaying #NowSpinning #vinyl #vinylsky
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
Of course he did
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 AM