Gareth
@grenow.bsky.social
Self-reinvention is a way to stay young, as long as you can remember what you were.
I recall being an author, journalist, photographer, truffle grower, climate change writer, magazine editor and publisher, but who can be sure?
Born at 313ppm
I recall being an author, journalist, photographer, truffle grower, climate change writer, magazine editor and publisher, but who can be sure?
Born at 313ppm
I leave the NZ version as an exercise for the reader
UK voting guide:
Vote Reform for government by overt fascists
Vote Tory for government by covert fascists
Vote Labour for government by semi-fascists
Vote Lib Dem if you want government by slapstick comedy
Vote Green if you want to live in a fair, caring and sustainable society.
Simples.
Vote Reform for government by overt fascists
Vote Tory for government by covert fascists
Vote Labour for government by semi-fascists
Vote Lib Dem if you want government by slapstick comedy
Vote Green if you want to live in a fair, caring and sustainable society.
Simples.
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I leave the NZ version as an exercise for the reader
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As far as I can tell, @billmckibben.bsky.social is the only writer with any real reach who is discussing the liberatory potential of distributed solar power. I'd like that subject to get a lot more air time.
Solar as Solidarity
It's not just for saving planets any more
billmckibben.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 PM
As far as I can tell, @billmckibben.bsky.social is the only writer with any real reach who is discussing the liberatory potential of distributed solar power. I'd like that subject to get a lot more air time.
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New Zealand’s land and sea temperatures in 2025 were the highest in 151 years of records, prompting a new campaign from @climateclubnz.bsky.social to swap one car trip a week to walking, cycling or public transport.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/2...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/2...
2025 was New Zealand's hottest year on record
Following NZ's hottest-ever year, a new campaign is asking Kiwis to switch just one car trip a week to active or public transport.
newsroom.co.nz
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
New Zealand’s land and sea temperatures in 2025 were the highest in 151 years of records, prompting a new campaign from @climateclubnz.bsky.social to swap one car trip a week to walking, cycling or public transport.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/2...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/2...
Comes with great frites...
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Comes with great frites...
Did the world just change?
"If this is real, the internal combustion engine didn’t just die today; it was buried 100 feet deep, and every other battery is not far behind. But, and this is a massive “but”, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof..."
electrek.co/2026/01/14/b...
"If this is real, the internal combustion engine didn’t just die today; it was buried 100 feet deep, and every other battery is not far behind. But, and this is a massive “but”, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof..."
electrek.co/2026/01/14/b...
This battery is about to change the world in 3 months, or make this guy a fool
Donut Lab lit the EV and energy storage industry on fire last week with its announcement of a 400 Wh/kg...
electrek.co
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Did the world just change?
"If this is real, the internal combustion engine didn’t just die today; it was buried 100 feet deep, and every other battery is not far behind. But, and this is a massive “but”, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof..."
electrek.co/2026/01/14/b...
"If this is real, the internal combustion engine didn’t just die today; it was buried 100 feet deep, and every other battery is not far behind. But, and this is a massive “but”, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof..."
electrek.co/2026/01/14/b...
…give me your answer, do…
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
…give me your answer, do…
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I’ll definitely be voting for a party/parties with universal dental care as one of its policies. Political
parties that fail to address this are not in politics for every New Zealander. #nzpol
Why are teeth left out of public healthcare? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
parties that fail to address this are not in politics for every New Zealander. #nzpol
Why are teeth left out of public healthcare? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Why are teeth left out of public healthcare?
"It's a significant gap that leads to a lot of other issues in healthcare but also economically for the country," says the Dental for All campaign
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I’ll definitely be voting for a party/parties with universal dental care as one of its policies. Political
parties that fail to address this are not in politics for every New Zealander. #nzpol
Why are teeth left out of public healthcare? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
parties that fail to address this are not in politics for every New Zealander. #nzpol
Why are teeth left out of public healthcare? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Nothing to see here:
"The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record, with average surface temperatures reaching around 1.44C above pre-industrial levels across eight independent datasets."
www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the...
"The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record, with average surface temperatures reaching around 1.44C above pre-industrial levels across eight independent datasets."
www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the...
State of the climate: 2025 in top-three hottest years on record as ocean heat surges - Carbon Brief
The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record
www.carbonbrief.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Nothing to see here:
"The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record, with average surface temperatures reaching around 1.44C above pre-industrial levels across eight independent datasets."
www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the...
"The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record, with average surface temperatures reaching around 1.44C above pre-industrial levels across eight independent datasets."
www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the...
Window. Cleaner?
Moth taking a breather.
Moth taking a breather.
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Window. Cleaner?
Moth taking a breather.
Moth taking a breather.
"Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every second."
Documented beautifully here:
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Documented beautifully here:
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every second."
Documented beautifully here:
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Documented beautifully here:
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
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The tide seems to be finally turning on global coal, as both China and India are now adding enough clean energy to reduce their coal generation: www.carbonbrief.org/...
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The tide seems to be finally turning on global coal, as both China and India are now adding enough clean energy to reduce their coal generation: www.carbonbrief.org/...
This morning, I am mobility challenged
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This morning, I am mobility challenged
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Counting down until Badenoch claims electric lighting is inherently criminal
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Counting down until Badenoch claims electric lighting is inherently criminal
Series 2 of The Night Manager has started to appear on Prime, and is pressing all the right buttons. Quality TV.
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Series 2 of The Night Manager has started to appear on Prime, and is pressing all the right buttons. Quality TV.
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A long long time to be gone and a short time to be there.
Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Has Died
Grateful Dead co-founding guitarist Bob Weir has died at age 78.
www.jambase.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
A long long time to be gone and a short time to be there.
Blowing like forty bastards this morning
January 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Blowing like forty bastards this morning
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🧵Spotted Recently at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand:
Two teens (13 & 16?) and Nan are roaring "One! Two! Three! GO!" before all doing handstands. Legs flailing to stay straight in the air, heads underwater.
Teens come up first.
Nan wins!
A triumphant grin as she splashes them playfully. (1)
Two teens (13 & 16?) and Nan are roaring "One! Two! Three! GO!" before all doing handstands. Legs flailing to stay straight in the air, heads underwater.
Teens come up first.
Nan wins!
A triumphant grin as she splashes them playfully. (1)
January 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🧵Spotted Recently at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand:
Two teens (13 & 16?) and Nan are roaring "One! Two! Three! GO!" before all doing handstands. Legs flailing to stay straight in the air, heads underwater.
Teens come up first.
Nan wins!
A triumphant grin as she splashes them playfully. (1)
Two teens (13 & 16?) and Nan are roaring "One! Two! Three! GO!" before all doing handstands. Legs flailing to stay straight in the air, heads underwater.
Teens come up first.
Nan wins!
A triumphant grin as she splashes them playfully. (1)
30ºC at 11-00am. Looks like North Canterbury is leading the charge into a heatwave...
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
30ºC at 11-00am. Looks like North Canterbury is leading the charge into a heatwave...
Tonight I be mainly drinking my Christmas present
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Tonight I be mainly drinking my Christmas present
Until such time as there is regime change in the USA, the rest of the world urgently needs to draw a cordon sanitaire around it, and reorganise international frameworks to ensure they remain effective
Trump moves to pull the US from bedrock climate treaty, UN IPCC and other int'l orgs & UN agencies. In doing so, the US becomes the only country to withdraw from this particular climate agreement dating back to 1992 (UNFCCC). www.cnn.com/2026/01/07/c...
Trump moves to pull US out of bedrock global climate treaty, becoming first country to do so | CNN
The Trump administration is pulling the United States out of the bedrock treaty that underpins international cooperation on climate change, along with dozens of other global bodies.
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Until such time as there is regime change in the USA, the rest of the world urgently needs to draw a cordon sanitaire around it, and reorganise international frameworks to ensure they remain effective
Pickles thinks this is the morning to turn on his handsome face
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Pickles thinks this is the morning to turn on his handsome face
This morning’s flower is pointing the way to a sunny day
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January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This morning’s flower is pointing the way to a sunny day
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Most interesting.
(I remember the summer of 76, living in a squat in Stockwell, watching the new laid turf in the park curl up and die while drinking pints of Young’s Special outside The Surprise, often with a pie from the pie and mash shop on the corner.)
(I remember the summer of 76, living in a squat in Stockwell, watching the new laid turf in the park curl up and die while drinking pints of Young’s Special outside The Surprise, often with a pie from the pie and mash shop on the corner.)
Putting the hot & dry summer of 1976 into context
50 years after the extreme summer for the UK and Ireland, what can we still learn?
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...
50 years after the extreme summer for the UK and Ireland, what can we still learn?
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Most interesting.
(I remember the summer of 76, living in a squat in Stockwell, watching the new laid turf in the park curl up and die while drinking pints of Young’s Special outside The Surprise, often with a pie from the pie and mash shop on the corner.)
(I remember the summer of 76, living in a squat in Stockwell, watching the new laid turf in the park curl up and die while drinking pints of Young’s Special outside The Surprise, often with a pie from the pie and mash shop on the corner.)