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Personal and independent views. The time to limit the impacts of climate change is rapidly running out. I have been doing what I can for 20 years. Transport - eBike and legs Careers - engineering, digital media, teaching, training, retirement
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · Sep 13
Revised pinned post:
I have made a number of my illustrations, graphs and maps Creative Commons.
Check this thread to see them all.
The license includes commercial use but no alterations are allowed. If you use them just include a link to my Mastadon or Bluesky account.
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 6h
Erika looking Germanic there.
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 6h
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 7h
“Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable.”

www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 7h
In 1962, author Roald Dahl’s beloved 7-yr-old daughter, Olivia, tragically died from measles, This devastating loss left an indelible mark on Dahl, propelling him into a lifelong crusade to raise awareness about the importance of childhood vaccinations.
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Caleb Heeringa @calebheeringa.bsky.social · 7h
Home insurance costs in California continue to skyrocket due to billions in losses from extreme weather disasters. Big Oil knowingly made these events worse; they should help shoulder the financial consequences. climateintegrity.org/news/view/ca...
Californians face another massive insurance rate hike from climate disasters, while Big Oil pays nothing | Center for Climate Integrity
California’s “insurer of last resort” is proposing a 36% rate hike after catastrophic wildfires caused billions in losses.
climateintegrity.org
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 7h
LOL, BBC still calling it the DoD.
The media, including Fox refuse to sign Hegseth's agreement.

Can't help thinking he doesn't care!
I mean he doesn't want any of them in the Pentagon.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Top US news outlets push back against Pentagon's reporting restrictions
A new Department of Defense policy bars journalists from the Pentagon unless they agree to only publish information that has been officially authorised.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 7h
Sirens in Greek and Roman mythology attracted ships to their Island.
Lighthouses ( that often have audio warnings as well ) guide ships away.
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 7h
A lighthouse?
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 7h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Trump: "They have the devil's ideology. They become violent on the left."
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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 15h
The European Union is considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over technology to European companies if they want to operate locally, in an aggressive new push to make the bloc’s industry more competitive –Bloomberg: ‘would apply to companies seeking access to key digital and manufacturing markets’
EU Considers Forced Tech Transfers for New Chinese Investments
The European Union is considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over technology to European companies if they want to operate locally, in an aggressive new push to make the bloc’s industry more compet...
www.bloomberg.com
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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 8h
Are we in an AI bubble? As I wrote in December last year: "Experience from previous technology revolutions – electric light, railways, the Internet, blockchain – suggests we could be in for a bumpy ride." Read this if you want to know just how bumpy it could get.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-bubbl...
The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises
Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...
www.wheresyoured.at
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 8h
You can't get more blatant election manipulation than saying vote for Trumps mate or your country doesn't get $20 billion.

apnews.com/article/arge...
Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US
President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw assistance from Argentina if its internal politics don't align with U.S. interests in upcoming elections.
apnews.com
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UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social · 14h
A new UKERC Working Paper reviews how countries around the world push energy upgrades in privately owned houses - and what works.

A mix of strong policies, trusted advice, and accessible financing is what really drives uptake.
ukerc.ac.uk/publications...
Accelerating Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Owner-occupied Homes
This paper provides an international policy review on energy efficiency retrofit in owner-occupied homes and...
ukerc.ac.uk
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ECIU @eciu.net · 13h
Ed Davey to urge energy sector to ‘take on the lies of Farage and Badenoch’

In a speech to the Energy UK conference on Tuesday, the Liberal Democrat leader will address industry figures about the “shattered” political consensus over climate action.
Ed Davey to urge energy sector to ‘take on the lies of Farage and Badenoch’
The Liberal Democrat leader will address energy industry leaders.
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 8h
Low carbon concrete wind turbine foundations.

uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/hoffman...
Hoffmann Green Strengthens Its Position in the Wind Turbine Market With the Pouring of Seven Foundations Fully Made From Decarbonized, 0% Clinker Concrete
CHAILLÉ-SOUS-LES-ORMEAUX, France, October 13, 2025--Regulatory News: Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies (ISIN: FR0013451044, Ticker: ALHGR) ("Hoffmann Green Cement" or the "Company"), an industrial pl...
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 9h
I don't have English A Level.
It took me two goes to get an O Level.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 11h
I will bet my bike that close to zero of the British racists that this law is pandering to could pass A-level English.
Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English
Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.
www.gov.uk
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 10h
Swindon College sets up a centre for training new EV technicians.

'Student ambassador Elisa, 16, said the new training centre "is a good place to start for sustainability".'

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Swindon electric vehicle training centre open for students
The centre is working with local garages to train up the next generation of motor technicians.
www.bbc.co.uk
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🌱♻️Seminal Wellness💚 @seminalwellness.com · 1d
Nigerians, and Africans at large, are turning to solar. As the price of Chinese solar panels dropped, Africans adopted solar, with the number of solar panels on the continent growing by 60% in the last year alone. Solar will be the #1 energy source by 2035.
www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
Nigerian men, dressed in traditional agbadas, are touching and marveling at solar panels as they are recorded and photographed by camera people.
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Bath & North East Somerset Council @bathnes.bsky.social · 19h
B&NES residents interested in having a heat pump assessment of their property for £30 can take part in this free to enter draw.

homeowners.retrofitwest.co....
heat pump, autumn leaves and text
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 11h
LOL
It's on their web site.

coolbrook.com/news/coolbro...
Coolbrook and Trac Precision Solutions partner up to enable scale-up of Coolbrook technology | Coolbrook
Trac partners with Coolbrook to supply RDH components, enabling 1700°C electrified heat and accelerating heavy-industry decarbonisation.
coolbrook.com
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 11h
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Decarbonizing heavy industry | Coolbrook
Decarbonizing heavy industries with RotoDynamic Technology. Join our mission to reduce emissions and revolutionize industrial processes.
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 11h
It can be difficult finding new news about Coolbrook.
But this popped up a few days ago.
A company is to supply components for Coolbrooks rotodynamic heater.
It suggests Coolbrook is moving out of development and into the next phase (production?).

🔌💡

www.cnbctv18.com/market/ptc-i...
PTC Industries shares gain as much as 9% after major contract; Goldman Sachs bullish - CNBC TV18
PTC Industries said the revenue from the partnership is expected to increase, in-line with Coolbrook's customer sales, and is anticipated to reach in excess of 10 million pounds annually.
www.cnbctv18.com
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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 11h
300 South East train (sets) updated.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More than 300 South East trains are upgraded in £100m project
New information screens and USB sockets are added to more than 1,000 carriages.
www.bbc.co.uk
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SaltyDogFella ⚓️ @saltydogfella.bsky.social · 15h
Europe’s new magnet plant: A silver bullet for industry, climate and geopolitics?

⚓️ Magnets 🧲

www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s new magnet plant: A silver bullet for industry, climate and geopolitics?
A factory on the edge of the EU needs to prove that the bloc can reduce its reliance on China while ensuring a future for fossil fuel workers.
www.politico.eu
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 12h
"Penn community reflects on Michael Mann’s resignation [as Vice Provost for Climate], implications for institutional neutrality" by Norah Findley for the #DailyPenn: www.thedp.com/article/2025...
Penn community reflects on Michael Mann’s resignation, implications for institutional neutrality
Mann attributed the departure from his vice provost role to tension between his science policy advocacy work and Penn’s institutional neutrality policy. He remains a professor at Penn, and is the dire...
www.thedp.com
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