Marianne Brown
@marianne-brown.bsky.social
Writer and community energy enthusiast with roots in Edinburgh/Shetland/Devon.
Author The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on My Father's Islands (Borough Press, 2025).
❤️ running, knitting, reading & social justice
Author The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on My Father's Islands (Borough Press, 2025).
❤️ running, knitting, reading & social justice
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Big thanks to @marianne-brown.bsky.social for speaking to our Transforming Energy Systems class today. A great talk with valuable reflections on the challenges with engaging diverse groups of people around energy projects.
Do check out her book The Shetland Way harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
Do check out her book The Shetland Way harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on my Father's Islands
'Fascinating' Observer 'Engrossing' i News 'Elegant' Sunday Telegraph 'Profound and poignant' Sunday Post 'Remarkable and complex' George McGavin A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community a...
harpercollins.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Big thanks to @marianne-brown.bsky.social for speaking to our Transforming Energy Systems class today. A great talk with valuable reflections on the challenges with engaging diverse groups of people around energy projects.
Do check out her book The Shetland Way harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
Do check out her book The Shetland Way harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
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This little story about Labour’s swift brick u-turn is getting enormous readership - so @teamlabouruk.bsky.social it will be hurting you. Such a simple, positive, happy, cost-free measure to introduce
Labour's terrible, woeful planning bill could probably be made quite effective if the government took heed of many sensible, pragmatic amendments, including swift bricks. But they aren't taking heed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This little story about Labour’s swift brick u-turn is getting enormous readership - so @teamlabouruk.bsky.social it will be hurting you. Such a simple, positive, happy, cost-free measure to introduce
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📆 Another couple of dates for your diary: I am delighted to be returning to Stratford LiteraryFestival next week!
Thurs 8th May, 2pm: In conversation with @susiedent.com about Guilty By Definition
Fri 9th May, 1pm: In conversation with @marianne-brown.bsky.social about The Shetland Way
Thurs 8th May, 2pm: In conversation with @susiedent.com about Guilty By Definition
Fri 9th May, 1pm: In conversation with @marianne-brown.bsky.social about The Shetland Way
May 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
📆 Another couple of dates for your diary: I am delighted to be returning to Stratford LiteraryFestival next week!
Thurs 8th May, 2pm: In conversation with @susiedent.com about Guilty By Definition
Fri 9th May, 1pm: In conversation with @marianne-brown.bsky.social about The Shetland Way
Thurs 8th May, 2pm: In conversation with @susiedent.com about Guilty By Definition
Fri 9th May, 1pm: In conversation with @marianne-brown.bsky.social about The Shetland Way
Weekly print paper The Shetland Times is being put up for sale as it "has become difficult to balance the books.” Really bad news for local journalism.
Shetland Times future ‘far from certain’ as it goes up for sale
THE SHETLAND Times has been put up for sale. The family-owned business, which includes a weekly newspaper, printing firm, website, publishing company and...
www.shetnews.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Weekly print paper The Shetland Times is being put up for sale as it "has become difficult to balance the books.” Really bad news for local journalism.
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Palestinians in Gaza are facing severe thirst, disease, and starvation after the Israeli government abruptly cut off all electricity to Gaza two days ago. The Israeli military has not allowed any humanitarian aid into Gaza for 9 days.
March 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Palestinians in Gaza are facing severe thirst, disease, and starvation after the Israeli government abruptly cut off all electricity to Gaza two days ago. The Israeli military has not allowed any humanitarian aid into Gaza for 9 days.
Excitement alert!! Talking about climate grief with Alice Mah and @patrickbarkham.bsky.social at @hayfestival.bsky.social. Alice's book Red Pockets looks brilliant.
March 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Excitement alert!! Talking about climate grief with Alice Mah and @patrickbarkham.bsky.social at @hayfestival.bsky.social. Alice's book Red Pockets looks brilliant.
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Just announced – SCAN Summit 2025: The Grid
Join us on 13 May at Eden Court for an all-day programme interrogating the systems that distribute power, energy and communications
With Harvey Dimond, Marianne Brown, Highland Zine Bothy, Maria Fusco + more
Info + book : sca-net.org/summit25/
Join us on 13 May at Eden Court for an all-day programme interrogating the systems that distribute power, energy and communications
With Harvey Dimond, Marianne Brown, Highland Zine Bothy, Maria Fusco + more
Info + book : sca-net.org/summit25/
March 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Just announced – SCAN Summit 2025: The Grid
Join us on 13 May at Eden Court for an all-day programme interrogating the systems that distribute power, energy and communications
With Harvey Dimond, Marianne Brown, Highland Zine Bothy, Maria Fusco + more
Info + book : sca-net.org/summit25/
Join us on 13 May at Eden Court for an all-day programme interrogating the systems that distribute power, energy and communications
With Harvey Dimond, Marianne Brown, Highland Zine Bothy, Maria Fusco + more
Info + book : sca-net.org/summit25/
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Power lines
Labour must embrace community ownership to achieve net zero.
theecologist.org
February 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Managed to do a Raingoose impression live on BBC radio! Was on Start the Week with @mikebernerslee.bsky.social discussing his brilliant book A Climate of Truth. Also Joe Murphy about his play Kyoto, which tells story behind COP3. An incredible bit of theatre. 👂👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Start the Week - Climate Crisis: truth, lies and compromise - BBC Sounds
Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Managed to do a Raingoose impression live on BBC radio! Was on Start the Week with @mikebernerslee.bsky.social discussing his brilliant book A Climate of Truth. Also Joe Murphy about his play Kyoto, which tells story behind COP3. An incredible bit of theatre. 👂👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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How do we win hearts and minds for renewables while addressing reasonable fears in the community?
Our very own Marianne shared her perspective on BBC Radio 4, discussing her recently published book, The Shetland Way.
Check out the thought provoking interview:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Our very own Marianne shared her perspective on BBC Radio 4, discussing her recently published book, The Shetland Way.
Check out the thought provoking interview:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
January 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
How do we win hearts and minds for renewables while addressing reasonable fears in the community?
Our very own Marianne shared her perspective on BBC Radio 4, discussing her recently published book, The Shetland Way.
Check out the thought provoking interview:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Our very own Marianne shared her perspective on BBC Radio 4, discussing her recently published book, The Shetland Way.
Check out the thought provoking interview:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Very pleased to have been on BBC Start The Week today with Joe Murphy ( co creator the amazing play Kyoto) and Marrianne Brown (author of also-amazing The Shetland Way). We discuss climate, lies, lack of progress, decision making and what it might take to do better.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Start the Week - Climate Crisis: truth, lies and compromise - BBC Sounds
Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Very pleased to have been on BBC Start The Week today with Joe Murphy ( co creator the amazing play Kyoto) and Marrianne Brown (author of also-amazing The Shetland Way). We discuss climate, lies, lack of progress, decision making and what it might take to do better.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...