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Politics, renewable energy and preventing climate change
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It's time to change the culture of violence in our NHS

Please share and support us in ending violence against our nations Nurses

#rcn25 @rcn.org.uk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Help us spread the message: With just 48 hours until the next assisted dying debate, it's crucial to flood social media with support for law change.

MPs must hear our call: When we cannot stay, let us choose how we go.

One click can make a difference. Tag your MP in the comments.

#LetUsChoose
May 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🇺🇦Hello, world!

- Ukrainian Air Force
April 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Emily Maitlis is spot on—Britain is broken because Farage broke it. We can’t just ignore the never-ending damage Brexit has done—not just to our finances, but to businesses, farming, and our ability to trade. All for what? A slogan on a bus and a mess we’re still paying for. #BrexitReality
Perhaps don’t give him all the ‘credit’. Tories collectively were his perfect stools 🤷🏻‍♀️
March 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Ukraine is NOT russia.
Ukraine is NOT a russian colony.
Ukraine is NOT "within russian sphere of influence, and thus should be given to russia as a property".
Ukrainians are NOT russians.
Ukrainian land is NOT russian land.
Ukrainian culture is NOT russian culture.
#UkrainianView #Ukraine
March 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Some advice for Tesla owners from @andrewmoseman.bsky.social: don't sell your Tesla, no matter how much you despise Elon Musk.

"What’s gained in virtue signaling is lost in carbon dioxide."
January 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon

www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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⚡️ Russia launches mass missile attack against Ukraine.

Explosions were reported in Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky Oblast, and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
Russia launches mass missile attack against Ukraine
Explosions were reported in Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky Oblast, and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
kyivindependent.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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The president-elect's proposed new agency was mocked because it duplicates what's already being done by other government agencies.
Trump Gets Ridiculed For 'External Revenue Service' Proposal
The president-elect's proposed new agency was mocked because it duplicates what's already being done by other government agencies.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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JUST IN: Another team of Mexican firefighters has landed in LA to help combat the wildfires.

Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
January 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Huge gratitude for our neighbors, Mexico and Canada have sent fire fighters and army to help us.
January 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Electrification offers a major opportunity to cut emissions and improve efficiency in industrial processes, especially low- to medium-heat processes.

Find out how to unlock this potential in our new World Economic Forum report.👇

reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Ind...
January 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Myths and outright nonsense about heat pumps continue to get spread through traditional and social media.

Read my comprehensive heat pump myth buster for @carbonbrief.org here:

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps - Carbon Brief
Heat pumps are an alternative to gas boilers and wood stoves for indoor heating. They...
www.carbonbrief.org
January 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Good news for the planet - Amazon deforestation slowing down www.datawrapper.de/_/7zdqC/?utm...
Deforestation in the Amazon has halved in the last few years under Lula da Silva's presidency | Created with Datawrapper
Deforestation rates are given in square kilometres (km²) per year for the Legal Amazon.
www.datawrapper.de
December 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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Only a few years ago there were almost no electric vehicles being sold.

This year China is approaching 50% share of electric vehicles in total sales.

But Europe is not doing too badly either with 25% outperforming the US.

Source RMI
December 16, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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One chart, many stories. Predicted renewable energy deployment vs actual deployment.
December 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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December 11, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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“But UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad; they have to be tested in the country in a certified lab of which there are now none.”

I mean… ffs…

Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:27 AM
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I can’t stand election post mortems. She was a brilliant candidate. She engaged a lost generation of voters and she almost won. I’m still with her.
December 7, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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Comet, Aldebaran and Mars over Stonehenge ✨💫☄️
December 7, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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One type of comment on renewables I get frequently is from people who show primary energy demand.

They say “We will never be able to replace this with renewable energy.”

I tend to differ. Here’s why.👇

medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
Have we been duped by the primary energy fallacy?
Whenever I post something on renewable energy on social media it never takes long for negative comments to arrive in my feed. One type of…
medium.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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The Most Popular Digital Bank in Every Country

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December 4, 2024 at 7:01 PM