Kirsty
@rabblechorus.bsky.social
Musician, MD of the Rabble Chorus community choir, environmental
activist.
Slowly creating a 12 acre nature reserve here in Suffolk, UK as antidote to collapse awareness.
activist.
Slowly creating a 12 acre nature reserve here in Suffolk, UK as antidote to collapse awareness.
China makes compressed air battery with 71% conversion efficiency...powering ahead of the rest of the world.
www.enerdata.net/publications...
www.enerdata.net/publications...
China switches on 600 MW/2.4 GWh compressed-air storage in Jiangsu
The world’s largest compressed-air energy storage (CAES) project has begun operations in Jiangsu province, central China (Harbin Electric Group press release, 27/01/2026). The facility has an installe...
www.enerdata.net
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
China makes compressed air battery with 71% conversion efficiency...powering ahead of the rest of the world.
www.enerdata.net/publications...
www.enerdata.net/publications...
Yay go us 🙄
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Yay go us 🙄
Saw this post on FB. Can't stop laughing. (Might need to click on it to read the text).
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Saw this post on FB. Can't stop laughing. (Might need to click on it to read the text).
Withheld for a year then released by the govt as quietly as possible during this insane news period. Absolutely catastrophic & no-one covering it.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Withheld for a year then released by the govt as quietly as possible during this insane news period. Absolutely catastrophic & no-one covering it.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Look at this BEAUTIFUL Iron Age ladder discovered nearby at Sizewell. Absolutely fabulous preservation.
January 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Look at this BEAUTIFUL Iron Age ladder discovered nearby at Sizewell. Absolutely fabulous preservation.
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
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We have officially completed the purchase of Warleigh Nature Reserve!! 🎉
We’re getting stuck in immediately. First up is Willow propagation and cutting access to a few areas that need work in spring.
Loads more to come but for those not familiar: youtu.be/2raJT5RM6mE
@protect.earth #rewilding
We’re getting stuck in immediately. First up is Willow propagation and cutting access to a few areas that need work in spring.
Loads more to come but for those not familiar: youtu.be/2raJT5RM6mE
@protect.earth #rewilding
Warleigh Wetlands Crowdfunder - Phil Sturgeon from Protect Earth talks about this exciting project
YouTube video by PocketfullOfAcorns -
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We have officially completed the purchase of Warleigh Nature Reserve!! 🎉
We’re getting stuck in immediately. First up is Willow propagation and cutting access to a few areas that need work in spring.
Loads more to come but for those not familiar: youtu.be/2raJT5RM6mE
@protect.earth #rewilding
We’re getting stuck in immediately. First up is Willow propagation and cutting access to a few areas that need work in spring.
Loads more to come but for those not familiar: youtu.be/2raJT5RM6mE
@protect.earth #rewilding
I asked my partner to take a pic of a lovely fairly rare Great White Egret we spotted as we were nearly home today. This was it 😆
January 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I asked my partner to take a pic of a lovely fairly rare Great White Egret we spotted as we were nearly home today. This was it 😆
Optical illusion on our walk down at Ramsholt today, but the water was definitely horizontal!
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Optical illusion on our walk down at Ramsholt today, but the water was definitely horizontal!
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
Flood meadow near my house doing it's thang.
January 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Flood meadow near my house doing it's thang.
Oooh first Little Egret caught on trail cam at the site I think!
(Plus one of the bloody ever present local shoot pheasants of course 🙄)
(Plus one of the bloody ever present local shoot pheasants of course 🙄)
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Oooh first Little Egret caught on trail cam at the site I think!
(Plus one of the bloody ever present local shoot pheasants of course 🙄)
(Plus one of the bloody ever present local shoot pheasants of course 🙄)
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
Typical bloody crap local newspaper reporting. Amazing Anglo-Saxon site found and they accompany the article with a picture of a Neolithic axe FFS 🤦
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2575714...
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2575714...
Anglo-Saxon burial ground with two high status individuals found
An Anglo-Saxon burial ground with two high status individuals has been found at the Sizewell C site in Suffolk.
www.eadt.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Typical bloody crap local newspaper reporting. Amazing Anglo-Saxon site found and they accompany the article with a picture of a Neolithic axe FFS 🤦
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2575714...
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2575714...
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Latest from me, on an eternally overlooked, sniffed-at issue that is politically huge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits | John Harris
When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we’re near a point of no return. But there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Latest from me, on an eternally overlooked, sniffed-at issue that is politically huge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Massive privilege to have been staying in the 600 year old farmhouse at Flatford Mill (site of Constable's Haywain) for an intensive singing leaders course this weekend. These were the cute hobbit doors to my bedroom & bathroom, & these were the original terrifying death stairs!
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Massive privilege to have been staying in the 600 year old farmhouse at Flatford Mill (site of Constable's Haywain) for an intensive singing leaders course this weekend. These were the cute hobbit doors to my bedroom & bathroom, & these were the original terrifying death stairs!
A lovely winter Jay doing its thing. We have sooooo many oak saplings on site thanks to these beautiful birds!
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
A lovely winter Jay doing its thing. We have sooooo many oak saplings on site thanks to these beautiful birds!
Mood: Writing a little warm up song for my choir based on the iridium anomaly at the KT boundary 😂
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Mood: Writing a little warm up song for my choir based on the iridium anomaly at the KT boundary 😂
Heading back home to snow apparently... been having glorious sunshine here in the Peak District!
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Heading back home to snow apparently... been having glorious sunshine here in the Peak District!
Bazz finally recovering from New Year's Eve #fireworks terror. He's exhausted.
I get why people love them, honest, but I didn't get why people didn't until this guy showed me.
I get why people love them, honest, but I didn't get why people didn't until this guy showed me.
January 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Bazz finally recovering from New Year's Eve #fireworks terror. He's exhausted.
I get why people love them, honest, but I didn't get why people didn't until this guy showed me.
I get why people love them, honest, but I didn't get why people didn't until this guy showed me.
Christmas greetings! As it's also my birthday we've dropped in at the meadow this morning & planted some little oaks that the grandchildren of a Rabble singer grew. Here's to healthy life & growth for us all in 2026 💚
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Christmas greetings! As it's also my birthday we've dropped in at the meadow this morning & planted some little oaks that the grandchildren of a Rabble singer grew. Here's to healthy life & growth for us all in 2026 💚
Up there with the oddest thing I found on a dog walk so far...
December 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Up there with the oddest thing I found on a dog walk so far...
Haven't managed to decorate the house this year, been just too busy. Just picked some of the flowers & plants in the garden & going with that instead.
December 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Haven't managed to decorate the house this year, been just too busy. Just picked some of the flowers & plants in the garden & going with that instead.
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1000x this👇It would be ok if we collectively shared a clear eyed POV that we would keep extracting just enough fossil fuels to make up the difference with renewables until they could fully meet end-use demand. But we don't, renewables investment is insufficient, and this is going to end badly.
Fun exchange here illustrating a deeper point: Technology for drilling is advancing fast, but it's fighting against depletion. Technology for renewables is advancing fast, leading to rapid cost reductions. The latter set of techs will win.
Short version: Punching deep holes in the earth to get stuff out is getting steadily cheaper, sealing them afterwards to make sure nothing leaks is expensive. Drill less holes.
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
1000x this👇It would be ok if we collectively shared a clear eyed POV that we would keep extracting just enough fossil fuels to make up the difference with renewables until they could fully meet end-use demand. But we don't, renewables investment is insufficient, and this is going to end badly.
We had a great final gig of the year last night, including a visit from the Christmas dinosaur guest conductor and raised £2009 for a great local charity. A few weeks off now to recharge & plan for next year's repertoire, phew. 😁
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We had a great final gig of the year last night, including a visit from the Christmas dinosaur guest conductor and raised £2009 for a great local charity. A few weeks off now to recharge & plan for next year's repertoire, phew. 😁