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Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 10h

68 years ago today:
"On the 10th of October, 1957, a fire broke out at the Windscale nuclear facility..."
#Sellafield
#ThomasTuohy
#JonathanCockcroft
#NuclearEnergy
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Windscale: The Story of "Britain's Chernobyl" | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 1d

68 years ago today (Oct 10 1957), Britain's flagship nuclear power plant has a fire.... The usual obfuscations, denials and rebrandings follow...

allouryesterdays.info/2025/10/09/o...

October 10, 1957 - Windscale fire - All Our Yesterdays

Sixty nine years ago, on this day, October 10th, 1957, Problems of atmospheric diffusion and pollution were also tackled in the late 1950s, notably an investigation into the incidence of sulphur dioxi...

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
#renewables #climate #elctricity
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Richard Fallon @richardfallon.bsky.social · 1d

A literary Iguanodon at the Earth Sciences Library. Do any other libraries have dinosaurs or other antediluvian creatures carved into the furniture?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Mags Campbell @magscampbell.bsky.social · 2d

Writer's Request :-

This is a bit of a weird one but I'm trying to name a character. I need a female name that's a flower, preferably European. BUT it must be a girl's name in two languages.
One flower that's a different word in two languages, both girl's names. Preferably a wildflower.

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Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 2d

I predict we may end the season with a better away record than home record.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3d

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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 New episode from @drilledmedia.bsky.social: The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction.

@aronczyk.bsky.social and @maxboykoff.bsky.social join @amywestervelt.bsky.social to discuss why understanding the media’s role in blocking climate action is crucial to solving the crisis.

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S14, Ep4 | The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction

Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

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Bob From Brockley @bobfrombrockley.bsky.social · 4d

It’s extraordinary but not shocking that it isn’t seen as a massive story that one of the most senior politicians in Farage’s party was an active Russian agent for pay, asking questions in the European Parliament on the Kremlin’s behalf, organising pro-Russian events.

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Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 5d

Me too. It's a great idea! 👍

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Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 5d

Right wingers often talk about #freedom but in reality the only freedom they believe in is the freedom of the wealthy to do whatever they want including leveraging power over others with less wealth.
#Granbury
#Texas
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Trash Panda @trashiepanda.bsky.social · Jul 25

Crypto is killing the world.

We went to a small Texas town where one Bitcoin mining facility uses as much power as the entire city of Austin.

Everyone in town is affected by the constant noise from the crypto facility, even the animals.
One resident told us: "Every person here is sick."

I Live 500 Feet From A Bitcoin Mine. My Life Is Hell.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · 8d

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

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Tessa Hill @tessahill.bsky.social · Nov 22

Ok, I’m loving the starter packs! This one is for women (inclusively defined) in Ocean Science.

You need more ocean 🌊 in your feed! Follow these folks.

If you would like to be added please just let me know 👋 … if I forgot you, please don’t be offended, it was an accident! go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 5d

Got my mug. Mmmmm, that coffee tastes good!

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 14d

this is sooooooo f'ing sweet. every time Sec. Chris Wright lies about the DOE Climate Working Group report, reporters cite our response.

Mr. Wright falsely claimed that critics of an Energy Department report — written by five researchers who reject the established scientific consensus that the burning of oil, gas and coal is dangerously heating the planet — did not dispute any of the report’s data or facts.

“They just didn’t like that the conclusion of our report was, climate change is a real physical phenomenon that’s unfolding, it’s just not the crisis it’s often sold to be.”

In fact, 85 scientists submitted a sweeping critique of the report detailing a litany of inaccuracies, including claims that sea level rise is not accelerating; that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will help plants grow; and that computer models exaggerate future temperature increases. The American Meteorological Society, a leading science organization, also outlined what it called “foundational flaws” in the report. And the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the nation’s leading scientific advisory body, also contradicted the Energy Department report, saying the evidence that greenhouse gases threaten human health has only grown over time.

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Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 5d

Support climate scientists, facts, and evidence.

#ClimateDisinformation threatens science as a whole.

Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 18d

Listen wherever you get your podcasts:

Youtube: youtu.be/u3Z76N0GRvU?...;

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4cGx...;

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

Liars and blockers: The rising threat of climate disinformation and misinformation

YouTube video by TRACK CHANGES - climate + sustainability podcast

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Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 5d

In 14 years' time (after two more El Niños) I suspect there will be many scientists that wish they have done more to support and promote the evidence for #GlobalWarming & #ClimateChange. Far too many still keep their heads down and don't get involved because they don't directly research climate.

Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 18d

Experts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social @aronczyk.bsky.social and @johnfocook.bsky.social speak with @trackchangesmedia.bsky.social on the rising threat of climate disinformation in the media, solutions misinformation, and the attack on climate science and scientists themselves.

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Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 18d

Experts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social @aronczyk.bsky.social and @johnfocook.bsky.social speak with @trackchangesmedia.bsky.social on the rising threat of climate disinformation in the media, solutions misinformation, and the attack on climate science and scientists themselves.

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Jocelyn Fox @jfoxtales.bsky.social · 6d

The stock market is vibing while job openings flatline—and somehow the top 1% just casually hit $52 trillion in wealth.

It’s not magic. It’s stock buybacks, tax loopholes, and corporate profits are soaring while wages are still waiting to be called into the game.

Screenshot of a CNBC article titled “The wealth of the top 1% reaches a record $52 trillion,” published October 3, 2025. The key point below states that the top 10% of Americans gained $5 trillion in wealth in Q2 as the stock market soared—highlighting how the biggest investors continue to benefit disproportionately. Image could also be captioned: “Meanwhile, you’re checking your bank account like it’s a horror movie.”

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Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 8d

Yep, Melania just walked up without a fuss.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 8d

My latest on The Climate Brink:

Is this the most embarrassing error in the DOE Climate Working Group Report?

The DOE CWG authors confuse detection and attribution with emergence.

Is this the most embarrassing error in the DOE Climate Working Group Report?

mistaking detection for emergence

www.theclimatebrink.com

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ClimateHope @climatehope.bsky.social · 8d

Another excoriating article from @andrewdessler.com about the appalling mistakes in the DOE report.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-this-th...

Is this the most embarrassing error in the DOE Climate Working Group Report?

mistaking detection for emergence

www.theclimatebrink.com

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 10d

AMAZING JOB ALERT!!! Dorset Council are recruiting a World Heritage Officer to support the management of the Jurassic Coast! Would suit an Earth Science graduate with an interest in digital comms and content: deets here: www.jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/vacancies/32...

World Heritage Officer in Dorchester | Dorset Council

View details and apply for this World Heritage Officer vacancy in Dorchester. Join a passionate and collaborative team at the heart of Dorset's environmental and heritage work. As part of the Dor...

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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 11d

This below is from a 1982 newspaper article

"When C02 has doubled, possibly between 2030 and 2080 depending on the rate of fossil fuel use, the average global temperature increase will be two to three degrees C."

Can't say we were not warned...

Breeders gonna run to the sourdough about now...

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