Karen
@toob2cool.bsky.social
Biologist, technologist, lover of music, food, documentaries, cats, dogs and the great outdoors of West Cork.
Working in energy space - early career researcher with research interests include blockchain, hydrogen, biomethane and agriculture.
Working in energy space - early career researcher with research interests include blockchain, hydrogen, biomethane and agriculture.
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
Keadby Next Generation Power Station
keadbynextgen.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
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Final weekend at Leap Scarecrow Festival: wear high-viz or bright clothing so drivers can spot you among the displays, especially after dark. csalert.ie/432uXdl
High-Visibility Clothing Urged for Final Weekend of Leap Scarecrow Festival
Final weekend at Leap Scarecrow Festival: wear high-viz or bright clothing so drivers can spot you among the displays, especially after dark.
csalert.ie
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Final weekend at Leap Scarecrow Festival: wear high-viz or bright clothing so drivers can spot you among the displays, especially after dark. csalert.ie/432uXdl
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I made a thing called Wellness Ping because someone I care about went silent and it took too long for anyone to notice.
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
Original post on wetdry.world
wetdry.world
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I made a thing called Wellness Ping because someone I care about went silent and it took too long for anyone to notice.
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
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How you breathe is like a fingerprint
Humans have individually unique nasal respiratory patterns that can predict mood and cognition
The pattern, not only unique to you, can be a marker of your physical and mental state
Humans have nasal respiratory fingerprints 🏺🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Humans have individually unique nasal respiratory patterns that can predict mood and cognition
The pattern, not only unique to you, can be a marker of your physical and mental state
Humans have nasal respiratory fingerprints 🏺🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
July 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How you breathe is like a fingerprint
Humans have individually unique nasal respiratory patterns that can predict mood and cognition
The pattern, not only unique to you, can be a marker of your physical and mental state
Humans have nasal respiratory fingerprints 🏺🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Humans have individually unique nasal respiratory patterns that can predict mood and cognition
The pattern, not only unique to you, can be a marker of your physical and mental state
Humans have nasal respiratory fingerprints 🏺🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Chris Jardine, Honorary Research Associate @ecioxford.bsky.social is creating a YouTube series on energy. The first two are 'what is energy anyway' & 'energy services explained'. Really engaging, would benefit school/uni students as well as the rest of us! www.youtube.com/@chrisjardin... #energysky
chrisjardine.energy
I'm Dr Chris Jardine, an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute. I've been teaching about Energy Systems and mitigating climate change for 25 years, and now ...
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Chris Jardine, Honorary Research Associate @ecioxford.bsky.social is creating a YouTube series on energy. The first two are 'what is energy anyway' & 'energy services explained'. Really engaging, would benefit school/uni students as well as the rest of us! www.youtube.com/@chrisjardin... #energysky
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“Lyme disease continues to emerge in Canada, and reported cases are increasing exponentially at present,” Ogden says. 🌎🧪 /6
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/07...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/07...
Lyme disease is changing in a warming world — and so should the news
Framing Lyme disease as a climate story is crucial for public awareness, policy action, and understanding how ecological shifts are rewriting the boundaries of disease.
healthjournalism.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Lyme disease continues to emerge in Canada, and reported cases are increasing exponentially at present,” Ogden says. 🌎🧪 /6
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/07...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/07...
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MY NEW POLITICAL PAPERBACK OUT NOW!
It’s time to talk about politics, because politics affects EVERYTHING. From your health, education and job security to your safety, home, and family’s future, every decision counts.
It’s time to talk about politics, because politics affects EVERYTHING. From your health, education and job security to your safety, home, and family’s future, every decision counts.
July 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
MY NEW POLITICAL PAPERBACK OUT NOW!
It’s time to talk about politics, because politics affects EVERYTHING. From your health, education and job security to your safety, home, and family’s future, every decision counts.
It’s time to talk about politics, because politics affects EVERYTHING. From your health, education and job security to your safety, home, and family’s future, every decision counts.
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Here's a free PDF copy of Lundy Bancroft's essential book Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men.
tinyurl.com/bancroftpdf
Please repost. You never know who might need to read this. (Or reread it.)
tinyurl.com/bancroftpdf
Please repost. You never know who might need to read this. (Or reread it.)
June 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Here's a free PDF copy of Lundy Bancroft's essential book Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men.
tinyurl.com/bancroftpdf
Please repost. You never know who might need to read this. (Or reread it.)
tinyurl.com/bancroftpdf
Please repost. You never know who might need to read this. (Or reread it.)
June 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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A reminder that the first #galway Green Drinks is happening tomorrow! You'll get to hear from @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social about local conservation efforts, including @rhodorangers.bsky.social .
Galway area friends! I'm helping plan the first Green Drinks event w/ @rhodorangers.bsky.social. This is intended to be a way to meet/network with others working/volunteering/interested in the environment. The event will be June 10 & registration is requested @ bit.ly/3H7cUe1. Hope to see you there!
June 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A reminder that the first #galway Green Drinks is happening tomorrow! You'll get to hear from @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social about local conservation efforts, including @rhodorangers.bsky.social .
Great evening in Cork watching #Sterephonics, Tom Walker and Davey McManus
June 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Great evening in Cork watching #Sterephonics, Tom Walker and Davey McManus
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99.999% of the deep ocean floor has never been seen by humans
->Earth.com | #Ocean | More info from EcoSearch
->Earth.com | #Ocean | More info from EcoSearch
99.999% of the deep ocean floor has never been seen by humans
Most of Earth’s surface lies hidden beneath miles of saltwater on the deep ocean floor. Almost every breath we take and every weather pattern we watch on the evening news depends on what happens there, yet humans have seen very...
www.earth.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Social Media is dead. I'm trialling a new way to communicate online, share ideas & content, build a community and escape our current techno-feudalism. I've called it the Secret Society & it'd be awesome if you wanted to join us. It's free & takes two seconds at: www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe
May 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Social Media is dead. I'm trialling a new way to communicate online, share ideas & content, build a community and escape our current techno-feudalism. I've called it the Secret Society & it'd be awesome if you wanted to join us. It's free & takes two seconds at: www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe
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𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗘? 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗪!
I often get asked how to set up a custom domain as a Bluesky handle...
(Thread: 1/16)
#PersonalBranding #HowTo #ATProtocol #Community #Bluesky
I often get asked how to set up a custom domain as a Bluesky handle...
(Thread: 1/16)
#PersonalBranding #HowTo #ATProtocol #Community #Bluesky
February 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗘? 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗪!
I often get asked how to set up a custom domain as a Bluesky handle...
(Thread: 1/16)
#PersonalBranding #HowTo #ATProtocol #Community #Bluesky
I often get asked how to set up a custom domain as a Bluesky handle...
(Thread: 1/16)
#PersonalBranding #HowTo #ATProtocol #Community #Bluesky
Tonight's dinner was chicken, mushroom, and the last of my wild garlic pesto. Topped with a mashed potato, and a cheese crust. Turned out better than I expected. 🍽️👩🍳🍽️
May 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tonight's dinner was chicken, mushroom, and the last of my wild garlic pesto. Topped with a mashed potato, and a cheese crust. Turned out better than I expected. 🍽️👩🍳🍽️
Really looking forward to this conference on Energy Poverty this morning #energyPoverty #seai #Tyndall @uccresearch.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Really looking forward to this conference on Energy Poverty this morning #energyPoverty #seai #Tyndall @uccresearch.bsky.social
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In apparent reaction to the @philipb-h.bsky.social Hot Mess podcast on agri methane, this week's Irish Farmers Journal prints bogus climate science denial talking points in a letter *and* a column!
When the primary media outlet for farmers spews such disinformation no wonder farmers are confused.
When the primary media outlet for farmers spews such disinformation no wonder farmers are confused.
May 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In apparent reaction to the @philipb-h.bsky.social Hot Mess podcast on agri methane, this week's Irish Farmers Journal prints bogus climate science denial talking points in a letter *and* a column!
When the primary media outlet for farmers spews such disinformation no wonder farmers are confused.
When the primary media outlet for farmers spews such disinformation no wonder farmers are confused.
So began this weekend with a ricotta, roasted red pepper, tomato, spinach and ham lasagna. 🍽️ 👩🍳 🍽️ 👩🍳
April 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
So began this weekend with a ricotta, roasted red pepper, tomato, spinach and ham lasagna. 🍽️ 👩🍳 🍽️ 👩🍳
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Still time to register for tomorrow's Energy Cafe!
#EnergySky #Refugees
Urgent change is required within humanitarian responses to forced migration and the climate crisis to ensure that future energy provision in displacement settings is sustainable, reliable, and affordable for refugees.
#EnergySky #Refugees
Urgent change is required within humanitarian responses to forced migration and the climate crisis to ensure that future energy provision in displacement settings is sustainable, reliable, and affordable for refugees.
Energy Cafe Next Week 📣
Join Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen for a discussion of 'Voices in the Dark' (@berghahnbooks.bsky.social) her recently published book looking at the complexities of energy access in refugee settings
1 - 2pm BST, Tue 15 Apr
In-Person & Online
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Join Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen for a discussion of 'Voices in the Dark' (@berghahnbooks.bsky.social) her recently published book looking at the complexities of energy access in refugee settings
1 - 2pm BST, Tue 15 Apr
In-Person & Online
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Select tickets – Energy Cafe: Voices in the Dark – School V
Voices in the Dark – The Ethics of Energy in Refugee Camps.
In-Person and Online
There are now over 120 million forcibly displa...
www.tickettailor.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Still time to register for tomorrow's Energy Cafe!
#EnergySky #Refugees
Urgent change is required within humanitarian responses to forced migration and the climate crisis to ensure that future energy provision in displacement settings is sustainable, reliable, and affordable for refugees.
#EnergySky #Refugees
Urgent change is required within humanitarian responses to forced migration and the climate crisis to ensure that future energy provision in displacement settings is sustainable, reliable, and affordable for refugees.
Interested in tackling energy poverty in Ireland? The IREPO workshop in Cork, May 9th, will discuss how research can enable policy, and how AI can play a role. Tickets available here www.eventbrite.ie/e/energy-pov...
#energysky #energyPoverty #AI #policy #research
#energysky #energyPoverty #AI #policy #research
Energy Poverty in Ireland: Leveraging AI to Support Policymaking & Research
The Irish Energy Poverty Observatory (IREPO) invites you to join a workshop on Friday May 9th in Cork.
www.eventbrite.ie
April 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Interested in tackling energy poverty in Ireland? The IREPO workshop in Cork, May 9th, will discuss how research can enable policy, and how AI can play a role. Tickets available here www.eventbrite.ie/e/energy-pov...
#energysky #energyPoverty #AI #policy #research
#energysky #energyPoverty #AI #policy #research
