Magnus Westerstrand
@magwes.bsky.social
Environmental Utilitarian, I hope!
PhD applied geology... Random tweets about, mine waste, water but mostly climate.
PhD applied geology... Random tweets about, mine waste, water but mostly climate.
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Exciting news from Finland: the world’s largest sand battery (1 MW/100 MWh) is now online!
The Pornainen project by Polar Night Energy is 10x bigger than the first commercial sand battery and sets a new benchmark for affordable, long-duration energy storage.
The Pornainen project by Polar Night Energy is 10x bigger than the first commercial sand battery and sets a new benchmark for affordable, long-duration energy storage.
June 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Exciting news from Finland: the world’s largest sand battery (1 MW/100 MWh) is now online!
The Pornainen project by Polar Night Energy is 10x bigger than the first commercial sand battery and sets a new benchmark for affordable, long-duration energy storage.
The Pornainen project by Polar Night Energy is 10x bigger than the first commercial sand battery and sets a new benchmark for affordable, long-duration energy storage.
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Chemical energy storage is great and all but I have to admit that thermal energy storage has a special place in my heart.
Exciting news from Finland: the world’s largest sand battery (1 MW/100 MWh) is now online!
The Pornainen project by Polar Night Energy is 10x bigger than the first commercial sand battery and sets a new benchmark for affordable, long-duration energy storage.
The Pornainen project by Polar Night Energy is 10x bigger than the first commercial sand battery and sets a new benchmark for affordable, long-duration energy storage.
June 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Chemical energy storage is great and all but I have to admit that thermal energy storage has a special place in my heart.
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IBERIAN OVEN 45 DEGREES
>40C and Records from South to North
44.2 Merida
Insane 42.9 Ourense ! (Meteo Galicia)
39.8 Zamora
37.8 Lugo
Crazy hot in CATALONIA
Max 42.2 Vinebre
Record Hot Night :Min 30.2 Portbou
In Northern PORTUGAL 39.1 Vila Real R
>40C and Records from South to North
44.2 Merida
Insane 42.9 Ourense ! (Meteo Galicia)
39.8 Zamora
37.8 Lugo
Crazy hot in CATALONIA
Max 42.2 Vinebre
Record Hot Night :Min 30.2 Portbou
In Northern PORTUGAL 39.1 Vila Real R
June 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
IBERIAN OVEN 45 DEGREES
>40C and Records from South to North
44.2 Merida
Insane 42.9 Ourense ! (Meteo Galicia)
39.8 Zamora
37.8 Lugo
Crazy hot in CATALONIA
Max 42.2 Vinebre
Record Hot Night :Min 30.2 Portbou
In Northern PORTUGAL 39.1 Vila Real R
>40C and Records from South to North
44.2 Merida
Insane 42.9 Ourense ! (Meteo Galicia)
39.8 Zamora
37.8 Lugo
Crazy hot in CATALONIA
Max 42.2 Vinebre
Record Hot Night :Min 30.2 Portbou
In Northern PORTUGAL 39.1 Vila Real R
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WIRED loves Fairphone and everything it stands for—but people just aren’t buying its devices, and the few who have don’t need to upgrade. www.wired.com/story/fairph...
Fairphone Has a New Plan to Get You to Care
WIRED loves Fairphone and everything it stands for—but people just aren’t buying its devices, and the few who have don’t need to upgrade.
www.wired.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
WIRED loves Fairphone and everything it stands for—but people just aren’t buying its devices, and the few who have don’t need to upgrade. www.wired.com/story/fairph...
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Climate mitigation and adaptation measures are not costs. They are investments.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
June 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Climate mitigation and adaptation measures are not costs. They are investments.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
Från en som jobbat där... Det är så här det är... Och värre. För samtidigt som det finns överflöd av arbeten utan längre utbildning är det svårt att rekrytera spetskompetens.
June 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Från en som jobbat där... Det är så här det är... Och värre. För samtidigt som det finns överflöd av arbeten utan längre utbildning är det svårt att rekrytera spetskompetens.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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If you're one of Thames Water's 16 million so-called "customers" the money from your bills should be spent on investment to tackle sewage, not wasted on expensive creditors and shareholders
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
How to fix Thames Water
YouTube video by We Own It
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June 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you're one of Thames Water's 16 million so-called "customers" the money from your bills should be spent on investment to tackle sewage, not wasted on expensive creditors and shareholders
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
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🧵1) Det har snackats en del #bottentrålning på sistone. Inte minst pga av ministerns falska uttalande om att bottentrålningen i svenska skyddade havsområden är "illegal and banned" sedan 1/6 i år.
Kosterhavets marina nationalpark är ett exempel på ett starkt skyddat område som ändå bottentrålas.
Kosterhavets marina nationalpark är ett exempel på ett starkt skyddat område som ändå bottentrålas.
June 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🧵1) Det har snackats en del #bottentrålning på sistone. Inte minst pga av ministerns falska uttalande om att bottentrålningen i svenska skyddade havsområden är "illegal and banned" sedan 1/6 i år.
Kosterhavets marina nationalpark är ett exempel på ett starkt skyddat område som ändå bottentrålas.
Kosterhavets marina nationalpark är ett exempel på ett starkt skyddat område som ändå bottentrålas.
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Oh snap
New exposure data preprint with "open access repository of 73 individual gridded datasets addressing topography, climate, nighttime lights, land cover, inland water, infrastructure, protected areas as well as the built-up environment" at 100m resolution (!!) verixiv.org/articles/2-1...
New exposure data preprint with "open access repository of 73 individual gridded datasets addressing topography, climate, nighttime lights, land cover, inland water, infrastructure, protected areas as well as the built-up environment" at 100m resolution (!!) verixiv.org/articles/2-1...
June 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Oh snap
New exposure data preprint with "open access repository of 73 individual gridded datasets addressing topography, climate, nighttime lights, land cover, inland water, infrastructure, protected areas as well as the built-up environment" at 100m resolution (!!) verixiv.org/articles/2-1...
New exposure data preprint with "open access repository of 73 individual gridded datasets addressing topography, climate, nighttime lights, land cover, inland water, infrastructure, protected areas as well as the built-up environment" at 100m resolution (!!) verixiv.org/articles/2-1...
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"This man saved my life."
Ukrainian Defender Oleksii Anulia, who returned from Russian captivity at the end of 2022, reunited with another Warrior with whom he was in Russian captivity.
"This man gave me his last bit of everything just so I could survive and hold on.
Ukrainian Defender Oleksii Anulia, who returned from Russian captivity at the end of 2022, reunited with another Warrior with whom he was in Russian captivity.
"This man gave me his last bit of everything just so I could survive and hold on.
June 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"This man saved my life."
Ukrainian Defender Oleksii Anulia, who returned from Russian captivity at the end of 2022, reunited with another Warrior with whom he was in Russian captivity.
"This man gave me his last bit of everything just so I could survive and hold on.
Ukrainian Defender Oleksii Anulia, who returned from Russian captivity at the end of 2022, reunited with another Warrior with whom he was in Russian captivity.
"This man gave me his last bit of everything just so I could survive and hold on.
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Zelensky: What is needed now is a truly powerful 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia. Key targets should be Russia’s oil trade, its shadow tanker fleet, Russian banks and other financial institutions, and any supply chains that provide equipment or parts for weapons production.
June 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Zelensky: What is needed now is a truly powerful 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia. Key targets should be Russia’s oil trade, its shadow tanker fleet, Russian banks and other financial institutions, and any supply chains that provide equipment or parts for weapons production.
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EU summit of symbolism? Much discussion, no decisions
EU summit of symbolism? Much discussion, no decisions
Fresh from the Nato summit, EU leaders meet in Brussels for their last meeting before the summer recess. The packed agenda will test EU Council president António Costa’s ability to keep it to a one-day event — but real debate is unlikely, with leaders keen to avoid drawn-out discussions and expose deep divisions.
euobserver.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
EU summit of symbolism? Much discussion, no decisions
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French State liable for death from toxic green algae ⚖️💀
Court links 2016 jogger’s death to Brittany’s “green tide” and orders damages.
The culprit? Intensive farming. A win for justice, nature & health🎉
Time for the EU to act on nutrient pollution! 🌿
@franceinfo.fr story in comments below 👇
Court links 2016 jogger’s death to Brittany’s “green tide” and orders damages.
The culprit? Intensive farming. A win for justice, nature & health🎉
Time for the EU to act on nutrient pollution! 🌿
@franceinfo.fr story in comments below 👇
June 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
French State liable for death from toxic green algae ⚖️💀
Court links 2016 jogger’s death to Brittany’s “green tide” and orders damages.
The culprit? Intensive farming. A win for justice, nature & health🎉
Time for the EU to act on nutrient pollution! 🌿
@franceinfo.fr story in comments below 👇
Court links 2016 jogger’s death to Brittany’s “green tide” and orders damages.
The culprit? Intensive farming. A win for justice, nature & health🎉
Time for the EU to act on nutrient pollution! 🌿
@franceinfo.fr story in comments below 👇
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”Först och främst, förbjud aktiebolagen i skolan. Därefter bör man differentiera skolpengen mellan kommunala och fristående skolor eftersom ansvaret ser olika ut. Till sist måste kötid som urvalsmetod till friskolor tas bort.”
www.hallandsposten.se/asikter/leda...
www.hallandsposten.se/asikter/leda...
Släng ut varenda skojarskola i Sverige
Den undermåliga undervisningen på Aniaragymnasiet är inget undantag utan visar med all tydlighet på systemfelen i svensk skola. Kan en aktiebolagsdriven friskola göra vinst, kommer den också att göra ...
www.hallandsposten.se
June 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
”Först och främst, förbjud aktiebolagen i skolan. Därefter bör man differentiera skolpengen mellan kommunala och fristående skolor eftersom ansvaret ser olika ut. Till sist måste kötid som urvalsmetod till friskolor tas bort.”
www.hallandsposten.se/asikter/leda...
www.hallandsposten.se/asikter/leda...
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Det här är intressant. Fler är emot än för att höja skatten på fossila bränslen. Men hela 52% av de negativa svänger från nej till ja om lågavlönade och glesbygdsbor kompenseras. Och var tredje svänger till ja om inkomstskatterna sänks
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June 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Det här är intressant. Fler är emot än för att höja skatten på fossila bränslen. Men hela 52% av de negativa svänger från nej till ja om lågavlönade och glesbygdsbor kompenseras. Och var tredje svänger till ja om inkomstskatterna sänks
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Det är intressant, men skulle inte säga att det är ovanligt att gräva djupare genom att ställa betingade frågor. En bra genomgång av forskningen på acceptans för klimatpolitik finns här:
eso.expertgrupp.se/rapporter/20....
eso.expertgrupp.se/rapporter/20....
2025:1 Minsta möjliga motstånd – en ESO-rapport om acceptans för klimatpolitiska styrmedel - ESO - Expertgruppen för studier i offentlig ekonomi
För att effektivt minska utsläppen av växthusgaser behövs generella klimatpolitiska styrmedel som till exempel koldioxidskatter. I Sverige infördes redan 1991 en koldioxidskatt. Trots att skatter i al...
eso.expertgrupp.se
June 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Det är intressant, men skulle inte säga att det är ovanligt att gräva djupare genom att ställa betingade frågor. En bra genomgång av forskningen på acceptans för klimatpolitik finns här:
eso.expertgrupp.se/rapporter/20....
eso.expertgrupp.se/rapporter/20....
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❗Early international offset deals under Article 6 have shown huge flaws: overestimated reductions & negative local impacts
👥 These deals have no proper safeguards!
⚖️ The EU must not trade away climate integrity
Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...
#ClimateJustice #Article6 #EU2040
👥 These deals have no proper safeguards!
⚖️ The EU must not trade away climate integrity
Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...
#ClimateJustice #Article6 #EU2040
June 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
❗Early international offset deals under Article 6 have shown huge flaws: overestimated reductions & negative local impacts
👥 These deals have no proper safeguards!
⚖️ The EU must not trade away climate integrity
Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...
#ClimateJustice #Article6 #EU2040
👥 These deals have no proper safeguards!
⚖️ The EU must not trade away climate integrity
Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...
#ClimateJustice #Article6 #EU2040
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🇸🇪🇺🇦 Swedish CB-90 boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Marine Corps during a combat mission in the Black Sea.
😎 SOF soldier operates a six-barreled M134 Minigun on a SOC-R speedboat.
😎 SOF soldier operates a six-barreled M134 Minigun on a SOC-R speedboat.
June 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
🇸🇪🇺🇦 Swedish CB-90 boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Marine Corps during a combat mission in the Black Sea.
😎 SOF soldier operates a six-barreled M134 Minigun on a SOC-R speedboat.
😎 SOF soldier operates a six-barreled M134 Minigun on a SOC-R speedboat.
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Not really happening in Sweden... And don't see how this will change it.
June 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Not really happening in Sweden... And don't see how this will change it.
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Rivers across Europe are heavily broken up by barriers like dams and weirs
With around 1.2 million in place, these structures massively disrupt biodiversity and threaten healthy waters 💦
But with the Nature Restoration Law, that’s about to change - see how ⬇️
eeb.org/library/goin...
#RestoreNature
With around 1.2 million in place, these structures massively disrupt biodiversity and threaten healthy waters 💦
But with the Nature Restoration Law, that’s about to change - see how ⬇️
eeb.org/library/goin...
#RestoreNature
June 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Rivers across Europe are heavily broken up by barriers like dams and weirs
With around 1.2 million in place, these structures massively disrupt biodiversity and threaten healthy waters 💦
But with the Nature Restoration Law, that’s about to change - see how ⬇️
eeb.org/library/goin...
#RestoreNature
With around 1.2 million in place, these structures massively disrupt biodiversity and threaten healthy waters 💦
But with the Nature Restoration Law, that’s about to change - see how ⬇️
eeb.org/library/goin...
#RestoreNature
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Spy claiming to be a Ukrainian diplomat in Hungary arrested by authorities.
When they threatened to deport him to Ukraine, he admitted to actually being a Russian spy pretending to be Ukrainian, and asked not to be sent to Ukraine.
Hilarity ensues.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
When they threatened to deport him to Ukraine, he admitted to actually being a Russian spy pretending to be Ukrainian, and asked not to be sent to Ukraine.
Hilarity ensues.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Hungary Detains Alleged Ukrainian Spy—Turns Out to Be Russian National
A detained man in Budapest has appealed his deportation to Ukraine, claiming Russian citizenship amid espionage accusations from Hungarian authorities.
united24media.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Spy claiming to be a Ukrainian diplomat in Hungary arrested by authorities.
When they threatened to deport him to Ukraine, he admitted to actually being a Russian spy pretending to be Ukrainian, and asked not to be sent to Ukraine.
Hilarity ensues.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
When they threatened to deport him to Ukraine, he admitted to actually being a Russian spy pretending to be Ukrainian, and asked not to be sent to Ukraine.
Hilarity ensues.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Skyhöga kvicksilvervärden uppmätta i sediment i Kosterhavet. Källan till detta är hittills okänd. Livsmedelsverket ska analysera räkor härifrån och HaV ser hur möjligheterna för undersökande övervakning i området kan följa upp detta, samt ev nytt samråd med Norge. www.etc.se/klimat-miljo...
Skyhöga halter av kvicksilver i Kosterhavet
Forskare: "Kan påverka hela ekosystemet" • Oklar utsläppskälla.
www.etc.se
June 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Skyhöga kvicksilvervärden uppmätta i sediment i Kosterhavet. Källan till detta är hittills okänd. Livsmedelsverket ska analysera räkor härifrån och HaV ser hur möjligheterna för undersökande övervakning i området kan följa upp detta, samt ev nytt samråd med Norge. www.etc.se/klimat-miljo...
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❗️🇬🇧Britain to order 12 🇺🇸American F-35A fighters for NATO nuclear umbrella
The purchased F-35A will become, among other things, carriers of American B61 nuclear bombs
The purchased F-35A will become, among other things, carriers of American B61 nuclear bombs
June 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
❗️🇬🇧Britain to order 12 🇺🇸American F-35A fighters for NATO nuclear umbrella
The purchased F-35A will become, among other things, carriers of American B61 nuclear bombs
The purchased F-35A will become, among other things, carriers of American B61 nuclear bombs