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Pam Dugdale
@physicsgirluk.bsky.social
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Physical Scientist. PhD. HE/FE college #STEM #Engineering teacher in northern England. She/her. #TeachSDGs #GreenSkills #Energy #Materials #IndustrialEcology #DefendScience #DefendNature & #Shelties 🐶
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · Nov 17
The future?

#SustainabilitySTEM #Permaculture
Hand drawn picture of a permaculture community with rooftop vegetable gardens, solar panels on rooftops, community transportation etc.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 9h
What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make - Jane Goodall
Picture of Jane Goodall with the same quote as in the post.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 4d
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
Manchester’s Power Hall has had a ‘green’ glow-up
Carmody Groarke has spruced up Power Hall at The Science and Industry Museum, with ‘as green an energy system as we could possibly get away with’
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 5d
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 8d
🧪 NEW STUDY: Air pollution increases risk of Lewy Body Dementia, the 2nd most common dementia after Alzheimer’s*

Your reminder that air pollution is just another name for fossil fuel combustion byproducts.

*linked to air pollution in previous studies

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Lewy body dementia promotion by air pollutants
Evidence links air pollution to dementia, yet its role in Lewy body dementia (LBD) remains unclear. In this work, we showed in a cohort of 56.5 million individuals across the United States that fine p...
www.science.org
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Javi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 5d
Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish
As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void
www.science.org
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 7d
theconversation.com/how-generati...
How generative AI is really changing education – by outsourcing the production of knowledge to big tech
We need to understand what AI means for how knowledge is created.
theconversation.com
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 8d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 1.6% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 14.1% gas,
• 8.2% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 11.5% solar,
• 63.8% wind,
• 0.7% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is low (57 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 04/10/2025 10:30 AM
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 8d
😍
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 8d
www.ft.com/content/3bbe...
Storm Amy brings negative electricity prices to UK
Gusty weather drives huge amounts of wind power into the grid
www.ft.com
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 8d
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
Why we need more Jane Goodalls
Her ability to move between academia, media and policy was almost unique.
theconversation.com
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 9d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 3.3% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 15.6% gas,
• 7.9% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 1.6% solar,
• 62.2% wind,
• 9.3% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is low (69 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 03/10/2025 04:30 PM
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 9d
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...
Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.
theconversation.com
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 10d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 9.6% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 16.4% gas,
• 7.7% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 6.7% solar,
• 47.4% wind,
• 12.1% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is low (90 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 02/10/2025 04:30 PM
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 10d
This is a huge loss.
Rest in peace Jane

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live
The primatologist was a
www.bbc.co.uk
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 11d
#EducateGirls #ProjectDrawdown

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet
For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 14d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 11% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 40.2% gas,
• 9.2% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 18.5% solar,
• 4.3% wind,
• 16.8% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is high (184 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 28/09/2025 04:30 PM
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John Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 13d
U.S. Dept. of Energy Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy banned from using words like "climate change" or "emissions"...you know, phrases that have nothing to do with things like energy efficiency or renewable energy 🤦‍♂️

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 14d
Humans value simple answers confidently delivered, irrespective of whether or not they are factually correct.

So that’s what #AI is giving us….

theconversation.com/why-openais-...
Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
The cure is likely to be worse than the disease.
theconversation.com
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 14d
The battle for scientific integrity….

#DefendScience #AI

theconversation.com/we-risk-a-de...
We risk a deluge of AI-written ‘science’ pushing corporate interests – here’s what to do about it
We have to tighten up on what research policymakers rely on, and also the inner workings of peer review.
theconversation.com
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 14d
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Martin Hundhausen @mhundhausen.bsky.social · 14d
Kennt Ihr den hydraulischen Widder? Als Denkmal kann man das noch sehen. Wasser fließt mit geringer Höhendifferenz durch ein Rohr zum Widder, der dann einen Teil des Wassers mit hohem Druck in eine. Steigleitung führt. Auf diese Weise wurden Dörfer automatisch mit Wasser versorgt
Eine Skizze zeigt das Prinzip des hydraulischen Widders. Links eine Triebleitung mit einem Windkessel und nach oben eine Steigleitung mit einem Hochbehälter.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 14d
#GreenSkills #Wind #Energy #STEM

www.nwemail.co.uk/news/2487705...
College submits plans for wind turbine on campus
A COLLEGE in south Cumbria has lodged plans to place a wind turbine on its grounds in a bid to teach students about renewable energy.
www.nwemail.co.uk
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 14d
theconversation.com/why-hotter-s...
Why hotter summers are bad for the UK economy
Just one degree of temperature rises can curb economic growth by 2.4%, research has found.
theconversation.com
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 15d
So, it looks like we’ll be moving onto the next stage and actually trying to build and install these 🤔😀

Project planning begins next week 👍🏻

#GreenSkills #Engineering #FE
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 21d
First assignment of the academic year for our #Engineering students was surveying the campus to identify how and where we should install our 3 small #wind turbines.

Developing #GreenSkills from day one 😀
Wind turbine (approx 3 metres tall) in a corridor outside classroom doors.
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 15d
And do follow @sciencecentres.bsky.social if you want updates on how their Science Centre for Our Future campaign develops.

ℹ️: www.sciencecentres.org.uk
UK Association for science and discovery centres
Hello and welcome to ASDC
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