Lou Wickham
@clwickham.bsky.social
Non-binary air pollution engineer, karateka, enthusiastic mountain biker, avid reader, endorphin junkie, lover of MurderBot and poetry
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Craig Renny -NZ economist: Don’t follow the Yellow Brick Road - Corporate tax cuts- a fair deal?
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...?
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...?
Don't Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Corporate Tax Cuts – a fair deal?
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Craig Renny -NZ economist: Don’t follow the Yellow Brick Road - Corporate tax cuts- a fair deal?
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...?
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...?
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If you're interested in energy/climate you've probably heard the nugget that "kerosene/crude oil helped save the whales", by reducing demand for whale oil in lanterns.
I've even trotted it out myself🤦♂️
But it turns out it's NOT true.
Here's what actually happened edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
I've even trotted it out myself🤦♂️
But it turns out it's NOT true.
Here's what actually happened edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
No, Kerosene did NOT save the Sperm Whale
How we carried on exploiting sperm whales long after the conventional wisdom said we'd stopped. Forgotten Material #1
edconway.substack.com
December 30, 2024 at 7:29 AM
If you're interested in energy/climate you've probably heard the nugget that "kerosene/crude oil helped save the whales", by reducing demand for whale oil in lanterns.
I've even trotted it out myself🤦♂️
But it turns out it's NOT true.
Here's what actually happened edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
I've even trotted it out myself🤦♂️
But it turns out it's NOT true.
Here's what actually happened edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
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🔥 Timeline Cleanse: Meanwhile in Papamoa these little legends have been knocking on doors in the neighbourhood and asking if they can spread some Christmas cheer through song & doing haka.
#OnlyInNZ 🫶🏼
#OnlyInNZ 🫶🏼
December 14, 2024 at 8:56 PM
🔥 Timeline Cleanse: Meanwhile in Papamoa these little legends have been knocking on doors in the neighbourhood and asking if they can spread some Christmas cheer through song & doing haka.
#OnlyInNZ 🫶🏼
#OnlyInNZ 🫶🏼
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PSA: Parents, remember to grab the lunchbox out of your sons school bag to avoid a 2025 biological weapon
a man in a yellow suit holds a megaphone in his mouth
ALT: a man in a yellow suit holds a megaphone in his mouth
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:04 AM
PSA: Parents, remember to grab the lunchbox out of your sons school bag to avoid a 2025 biological weapon
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What an amazing opportunity, pegged to a vital question (especially at a time when the humanities are under sustained attack in New Zealand) | Call for entries: Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/19/c... #nzpol
December 20, 2024 at 7:43 AM
What an amazing opportunity, pegged to a vital question (especially at a time when the humanities are under sustained attack in New Zealand) | Call for entries: Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/19/c... #nzpol
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🧪🛰️⚒️
#Dust activity( like the one animation below shows) occurs in with low density population frequently travels thousands of km and results in hazes that reach do impact more densely populated areas.
#Dust activity( like the one animation below shows) occurs in with low density population frequently travels thousands of km and results in hazes that reach do impact more densely populated areas.
December 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM
🧪🛰️⚒️
#Dust activity( like the one animation below shows) occurs in with low density population frequently travels thousands of km and results in hazes that reach do impact more densely populated areas.
#Dust activity( like the one animation below shows) occurs in with low density population frequently travels thousands of km and results in hazes that reach do impact more densely populated areas.
Calling all teachers everywhere: youtu.be/SPcyUd9lbYc
How to save our children from cynicism | Dr. Graeme Mitchell | TEDxRRU
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
December 9, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Calling all teachers everywhere: youtu.be/SPcyUd9lbYc
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An All-Star roster of climate scientists cleared their throats recently and it was something to behold.
Their message to Net-Zero experts in every sector?
You're Doing It Wrong 🧪
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Their message to Net-Zero experts in every sector?
You're Doing It Wrong 🧪
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scientists Behind ‘Net Zero’ Concept Say Nations Are Getting It Wrong
In a new study, high-profile climate scientists say countries are using flawed carbon accounting by relying too heavily on trees and oceans to absorb new carbon emissions.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM
An All-Star roster of climate scientists cleared their throats recently and it was something to behold.
Their message to Net-Zero experts in every sector?
You're Doing It Wrong 🧪
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Their message to Net-Zero experts in every sector?
You're Doing It Wrong 🧪
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I just looked out my window and saw 5 (FIVE) teenage boys go past on one e-scooter 😂
December 5, 2024 at 3:30 AM
I just looked out my window and saw 5 (FIVE) teenage boys go past on one e-scooter 😂
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To me, nothing is funnier than this. Everything competes with scrunched up Kermit
December 2, 2024 at 6:47 AM
To me, nothing is funnier than this. Everything competes with scrunched up Kermit
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Ten optimistic stories about the clean energy transition you might not have spotted this week. 🔌💡
1) The global energy transition will cost a lot less than we think
www.economist.com/interactive/...
2) Trump can't stop the clean energy revolution
grist.org/economics/he...
1) The global energy transition will cost a lot less than we think
www.economist.com/interactive/...
2) Trump can't stop the clean energy revolution
grist.org/economics/he...
The energy transition will be much cheaper than you think
Most analysts overestimate energy demand and underestimate technological advances
www.economist.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Ten optimistic stories about the clean energy transition you might not have spotted this week. 🔌💡
1) The global energy transition will cost a lot less than we think
www.economist.com/interactive/...
2) Trump can't stop the clean energy revolution
grist.org/economics/he...
1) The global energy transition will cost a lot less than we think
www.economist.com/interactive/...
2) Trump can't stop the clean energy revolution
grist.org/economics/he...
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If you're aged 50 (or over) and want to try karate with other peeps, come give our next Masters programme a go seidoauckland.org.nz/seido-masters/
(also you can give it a go for FREE next Saturday 7th Dec in the dojo AND come for drinks at Urbanaut)
(also you can give it a go for FREE next Saturday 7th Dec in the dojo AND come for drinks at Urbanaut)
Seido Masters - Auckland Seido Karate Club
New Masters Class Starting8th Feb 2025 New Masters Class Do you remember watching the first Karate Kid movie in a real movie theatre, and thinking that looks cool? Fancy giving it a go? We are plannin...
seidoauckland.org.nz
November 29, 2024 at 8:42 AM
If you're aged 50 (or over) and want to try karate with other peeps, come give our next Masters programme a go seidoauckland.org.nz/seido-masters/
(also you can give it a go for FREE next Saturday 7th Dec in the dojo AND come for drinks at Urbanaut)
(also you can give it a go for FREE next Saturday 7th Dec in the dojo AND come for drinks at Urbanaut)