Marianna Dudley
@dudleymarianna.bsky.social
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Environmental historian. Pre-order my book ‘Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain’: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182937/
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dudleymarianna.bsky.social
Happy #BookshopDay! I popped down to @bookhaus.bsky.social where I’ll be discussing Britain’s energy past & future with @dominicmhinde.bsky.social on 29 Oct (tix available!) - just 1 of loads of talks they do. My book is out Tuesday @manchesterup.bsky.social - ask your local bookshop to order it ☺️
A woman stands in front of bokkshelves holding a book called Electric Wind The front door and signage of Bookhaus
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rossmacfarlane.bsky.social
Waiting for oil and gas majors to lead the "pivot" to clean energy? Don't hold your breath. New @nature.com study shows that fossil fuel companies have only accounted for marginal share of renewable energy generation, decades after promising to lead. 1/

www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’
New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.
www.exxonknews.org
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matthewjkelly.bsky.social
A big, bold #envhist article on the seismic impacts of big infrastructure. You’ll
feel the earth move as you read.
dudleymarianna.bsky.social
The James Yorkston - Nina Persson song really got me, so lovely. Even if it’s not a great line up there’s always one standout performance on a Later episode (and clearly that differs for people, so that’s good)
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robbryher.bsky.social
WE RAN OUT OF TIME FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

says Fiona Bruce at the end of Question Time

*Green Party bingo cards explode across the nation*
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quoproquid.bsky.social
what do you even say. what do you even say.
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davidhiggins.bsky.social
CFP: 'Poetry's Environments', University of Leeds, June 2026.

About poetry and the natural environment in relation to the environments in which it is written, experienced, performed, preserved, and studied.

Please submit a proposal! Deadline 5 December.

conferences.leeds.ac.uk/poetryenviro...
Call for Proposals | Poetry's Environments
conferences.leeds.ac.uk
dudleymarianna.bsky.social
They are fucking this up in every imaginable way
lottelydia.bsky.social
“In the letter, the government said it would be “reprioritising” the funding of post-16 education in England to focus on “larger than normal maths and high-value A-level programmes to support the pipeline of students for priority sectors””. Grim.
Labour cuts funding for state school IB diplomas
The sudden decision may mean the IB program is only available in private schools
observer.co.uk
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lottelydia.bsky.social
“In the letter, the government said it would be “reprioritising” the funding of post-16 education in England to focus on “larger than normal maths and high-value A-level programmes to support the pipeline of students for priority sectors””. Grim.
Labour cuts funding for state school IB diplomas
The sudden decision may mean the IB program is only available in private schools
observer.co.uk
dudleymarianna.bsky.social
IT'S A SAD LITTLE LIFE, KEMI
naomialderman.bsky.social
I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
outonbluesix.bsky.social
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
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hpsvanessa.bsky.social
Reminder that basing funding on graduate income incentivises unis to close courses like nursing (too poorly paid), and to discriminate against female students and most minority ethnic groups (whose earnings on graduation are lower than white men).
eicathomefinn.bsky.social
'Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce plans to cut the number of UK university places by about 100,000 annually by reintroducing student number controls.' 1/3
Badenoch’s number caps plan would cut 100,000 university places
Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships
www.timeshighereducation.com
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unsocialtheory.bsky.social
In yet another unsurprising news, Tech/Finbro fix is a fix only for tech-and-fin-bros.
ciel.org
The oil & gas industry is pushing #CCS because it locks in fossil fuels—and governments like the UK are footing the bill.
@influencemap.bsky.social reveals no CCS projects are operational in the UK, and even industry insiders doubt it works.
A win for polluters, a loss for people and planet.
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asle-us.bsky.social
Want to get more involved with the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment? Consider an elected or appointed office! We are seeking candidates for our fall elections now: www.asle.org/stay.../asle...
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themhra.bsky.social
The MHRA has transitioned from Twitter/X and will now use Bluesky to communicate our work. We are excited to contribute to establishing Bluesky as a dynamic, inclusive, and engaging platform for academic exchange and collaboration.

To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a book giveaway! 👇
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dudleymarianna.bsky.social
unfortunately for me it's a daily practice, too
dudleymarianna.bsky.social
If I here the phrases 'Let's get into it' or 'here's some new stuff from' one more time...