David Fickling
@davidfickling.bsky.social
Climate columnist at @opinion.bloomberg.com. Migrant from London to Warrane/Sydney. These are my views. If you don't like them, well, I have others.
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David Fickling
@davidfickling.bsky.social
· Feb 22
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On a personal note:
I am doing my first full Ironman triathlon in April. I’m raising money for WaterAid, to provide the billions who lack access to it with the clean water I will be gulping as I swim 3.8km, bike 180km, and run 42.2km! Please click the link!
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I am doing my first full Ironman triathlon in April. I’m raising money for WaterAid, to provide the billions who lack access to it with the clean water I will be gulping as I swim 3.8km, bike 180km, and run 42.2km! Please click the link!
www.mycause.com.au/p/366670/hel...
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Big Oil loves Landman's anti-clean-energy message so much that it's hijacked it to spread its own propaganda
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
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Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
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Big Oil Hijacked ‘Landman’ for Its Propaganda
I wasn’t planning on writing about the hit TV show Landman, about a Texas oil man, mainly because I haven’t actually, how do you say, watched it. That seems like kind of a prerequisite. But Landman ke...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Big Oil loves Landman's anti-clean-energy message so much that it's hijacked it to spread its own propaganda
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
In short in matters animal, vegetable, and mineral,
He is the very model of a modern surgeon-general
He is the very model of a modern surgeon-general
“From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible.“
guys.
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In short in matters animal, vegetable, and mineral,
He is the very model of a modern surgeon-general
He is the very model of a modern surgeon-general
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Jacinda Ardern reminds us politics doesn't have to be brutal to be effective
Is Jacinda Ardern the Antidote to the Magaverse?
For a brief moment this year, Jacinda Ardern was everywhere again. The former New Zealand prime minister brought her star power to the Stephen Colbert show and The Oprah Podcast; she was honored at Sundance; celebrities posted selfies with her on Instagram.
bloom.bg
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Jacinda Ardern reminds us politics doesn't have to be brutal to be effective
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Bill Gates may not have turned full-fledged climate denier, but he’s made them very happy by spouting their modern talking points
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Bill Gates Is Wrong to Quiet-Quit the Climate Fight
A few years ago, there was a big frenzy about “quiet quitting,” the idea that kids these days might show up to their jobs but not work very hard at them. Bill Gates seems to be quiet-quitting the figh...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Bill Gates may not have turned full-fledged climate denier, but he’s made them very happy by spouting their modern talking points
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Quote post with your favourite reaction GIF of all time
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quote post with your favourite reaction GIF of all time
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
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Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
D'Angelo ~ Devils Pie ~ live 2000 MTV Movie Awards
YouTube video by Art Varkington
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔
October 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔
Listening to all those classic jazz standards
Autumn in New York
April in Paris
Moonlight in Vermont
Wednesday in Wisconsin
Autumn in New York
April in Paris
Moonlight in Vermont
Wednesday in Wisconsin
October 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Listening to all those classic jazz standards
Autumn in New York
April in Paris
Moonlight in Vermont
Wednesday in Wisconsin
Autumn in New York
April in Paris
Moonlight in Vermont
Wednesday in Wisconsin
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Not great: China's world-leading renewables boom is losing momentum, @davidfickling.bsky.social warns
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Trouble Is Brewing in Solar Power’s Heartlands
Amid the Trump-induced crisis for clean energy this year, one beacon of hope has stood out: China.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Not great: China's world-leading renewables boom is losing momentum, @davidfickling.bsky.social warns
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When the tariff king who’s upending the world economy doesn’t know the difference between merchandise goods and services
September 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
When the tariff king who’s upending the world economy doesn’t know the difference between merchandise goods and services
I feel an “Indian & Pakistani Restaurant” called “Adaab Hyderabad” is telling a very subtle joke to its customers
September 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I feel an “Indian & Pakistani Restaurant” called “Adaab Hyderabad” is telling a very subtle joke to its customers
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Blackouts are commonplace in Kuwait, with the petrostate still wedded to 1960s oil-boom dreams.
Why the Most Oil-Rich Country Can’t Keep the Lights On
Kuwait is a cautionary tale of where fossil-fuel addiction can lead.
bloom.bg
September 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Blackouts are commonplace in Kuwait, with the petrostate still wedded to 1960s oil-boom dreams.
Technologically advance a band
The B-2s, beloved for their classic hit “Bronze Lobster”
The B-2s, beloved for their classic hit “Bronze Lobster”
Technologically advance a band:
Jefferson Starlink
Jefferson Starlink
Technologically advance a band:
Fleetwood iMac
Fleetwood iMac
September 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Technologically advance a band
The B-2s, beloved for their classic hit “Bronze Lobster”
The B-2s, beloved for their classic hit “Bronze Lobster”
Can someone explain to me the difference between the weird oxymoronic jargon “indefinite preemption” and the plain English “cancellation”?
September 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Can someone explain to me the difference between the weird oxymoronic jargon “indefinite preemption” and the plain English “cancellation”?
More signs of very weak performance from China’s coal sector today — January-August thermal generation down 0.8% year-on-year, despite extremely weak hydro generation.
August thermal electricity is up just 1.7%, during what should be the peak.
August thermal electricity is up just 1.7%, during what should be the peak.
September 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
More signs of very weak performance from China’s coal sector today — January-August thermal generation down 0.8% year-on-year, despite extremely weak hydro generation.
August thermal electricity is up just 1.7%, during what should be the peak.
August thermal electricity is up just 1.7%, during what should be the peak.
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New paper. I wish this wasn't the case, but most progress on reducing US greenhouse gas emissions is likely spurious. Why? EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas. Relevant today as Repubs vote to gut IRA's methane monitoring/mitigation program. 🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...
June 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New paper. I wish this wasn't the case, but most progress on reducing US greenhouse gas emissions is likely spurious. Why? EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas. Relevant today as Repubs vote to gut IRA's methane monitoring/mitigation program. 🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...
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EXCLUSIVE: @bloomberg.com has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson's steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein was charged with sex crimes
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
UK Ambassador Told Epstein ‘I Think the World of You,’ Emails Reveal
Peter Mandelson, the prominent Labour politician who was named British ambassador to the US this year, expressed steadfast support and offered to discuss Epstein’s now-infamous 2008 case with his cont...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @bloomberg.com has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson's steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein was charged with sex crimes
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Native Americans: *controls wildfire by setting low-intensity fires to spread naturally when undergrowth is more wet*
Modern Americans: *controls wildfire by manufacturing huge lumbering diesel-powered BurnBots which are obviously not up to the job*
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Modern Americans: *controls wildfire by manufacturing huge lumbering diesel-powered BurnBots which are obviously not up to the job*
www.latimes.com/environment/...
A 'Roomba for the forest' could be SoCal's next wildfire weapon
The BurnBot is a remote-controlled vehicular system that removes flammable brush alongside roads with unprecedented precision.
www.latimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Native Americans: *controls wildfire by setting low-intensity fires to spread naturally when undergrowth is more wet*
Modern Americans: *controls wildfire by manufacturing huge lumbering diesel-powered BurnBots which are obviously not up to the job*
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Modern Americans: *controls wildfire by manufacturing huge lumbering diesel-powered BurnBots which are obviously not up to the job*
www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Bring manufacturing jobs back to America!” 🫡
“Not like that.” 😡
“Not like that.” 😡
US immigration authorities have raided a massive Hyundai factory in Georgia, leading to the arrest of 475 people.
Korean nationals were among those detained, the South Korean foreign ministry said, calling it an "unjust infringement" of their rights.
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Korean nationals were among those detained, the South Korean foreign ministry said, calling it an "unjust infringement" of their rights.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
South Koreans detained in ICE raid at Hyundai electric vehicle site in Georgia
Most of the 475 arrested were from South Korea, leading the country to call the raid an unjust infringement of people's rights.
www.bbc.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“Bring manufacturing jobs back to America!” 🫡
“Not like that.” 😡
“Not like that.” 😡
Hilarious to discover the backstory of that Rockwell Freedom of Speech painting: It was inspired by a farmer who tried to prevent the rebuilding of a burned-down school because the town would have to raise taxes to pay for it.
September 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Hilarious to discover the backstory of that Rockwell Freedom of Speech painting: It was inspired by a farmer who tried to prevent the rebuilding of a burned-down school because the town would have to raise taxes to pay for it.