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posting random stuff on cycling, climate change, sustainability, west London, Leeds United and occasional photography. Day job involves orchestrating the provision of data, currently environmental data
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Illinois: $1 billion in battery investment will save consumers $13 billion in capacity costs.

This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
Illinois to add 3 GW of batteries, saving consumers $12 billion over 20 years
Illinois is set to issue procurements for 3 GW of battery storage, under a bill expected to be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Transmission improvements to speed renewable deployment are also in the w...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#lufc we're getting worse. Now we're not even competing

I'm not necessarily #FarkeOut but I'm not sure how he gets this back
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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L'Uomo in Bici (The Man on a Bike)
Naples, 1953

📷Piergiorgio Branzi
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
So is this where the populists, right wingers , MAGA , Reform dog whistling xenophobes, and opinion columns...

Complain about foreigners who weren't even born in the country coming over not paying tax and sponging off government handouts ??

No? I wonder why not?

Can someone help me out here
Shareholders of an epically overvalued company that’s epically taxpayer-subsidized overpay an epically overrated & unengaged CEO who epically underpays taxes while the U.S. faces an epic economic disparity, affordability & hunger crisis fuelled by that CEO’s epically evil actions.

“USA, USA, USA…”
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 4d
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Well not being disappointed by this government lasted about 24 hours

Hot on the heels of actually getting something right (trains)

They go do something stupid and cruel by ditching low income supporting energy efficiency eco literate scheme with something straight out of the daily mail
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦‍♂️

…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Appears bluesky has added a sensitivity filter,

may hide posts from people you follow if they say naughty words
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November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fair play.

This seems like a genuinely good move by the government

Maybe making public services and utilities better could be something they focus on more.

Next stop water companies 🤞🏻
Railways Bill looks like it's going to be pretty positive. From a London perspective, hopefully it will recognise value of TfL run services (eg not just prioritising GBR services over TfL where they share same track & being open to further devolution to TfL)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Journey to Great British Railways gathers steam with landmark legislation
Bill includes fare and ticketing reform and a strengthened passenger watchdog to create a better, more inclusive railway for all.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Global geological processes make me think this curve ain't flattening any time soon.

It gets scary when the x axis goes> 2 years
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What animal's eye is this?

#photography #nature #closeup
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
To top off the weekend I had to take a detour on the way home from the mother in law's today

Along the A27, straight past the Amex

#lufc

Muttered obscenities to myself like a madman
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#lufc I feel with Farke what is his strength is also his weakness

He sticks with players and system, and trusts in the process. He doesn't do proactive.

When it's working it's great. When you're in a tough league it can look bereft and reactionary. Because he'll only change when things go wrong
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Well I fell into the trap of thinking positive thoughts pre me match.

Then the first 5 mins happened

We were nowhere near getting anything.

They'll be better days, but crikey we need tactics to give us a chance.

#lufc
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If politicians cannot honestly (without rhetorical or strawman arguments) win an argument that fptp gives most people a democratic say.

They should ditch it.

They know generations have had no meaningful say because of the constituency they live in

They know it suits parties in power not voters
Labour whining that PR will give Reform "legitimacy" is hilarious when current opinion polls give Reform the largest party in parliament on less than a third of the vote.

FPTP is a failed system that discourages democracy, I want to vote FOR a party, not AGAINST parties. Can't do that with FPTP.
So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....

Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.

It's time for Proportional Representation.

www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Whilst the sharpness is a bit lacking

The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing

The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly

(Also on brand for bluesky)

#photography
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Whilst the sharpness is a bit lacking

The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing

The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly

(Also on brand for bluesky)

#photography
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Also available to all listeners via Acast.

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Ep. 364 - West Ham (H) Review | All Stats Aren't We
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October 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Public health message for men

Basically, if you have issues with taking a piss, (frequency, duration, starting or stopping etc) complete this short questionnaire and have a chat with your GP.

www.med.unc.edu/menshealth/c...

Better to be in front of these things than behind the curve
www.med.unc.edu
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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"Some absolutely outstanding work by activists to sneak these wraparounds onto copies of the Daily Mail in shops."
via Ian Almond
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Bathtime sound clash with 6 year old

Golden (k pop demon hunters)
Golden (Jill Scott)
Take down (k pop demon hunters)
Untitled (d'angelo)
I'm still standing Elton John
Heart shaped box (nirvana)
October 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Patriarchy
says
don’t wear that
skirt
or
that
shirt
or that
dress;
don’t sleep
with x number
of men
don’t be too
sexy
hide
yourself
past
45
don’t show shoulders
thighs
knees
necks;
Patriarchy says
men can’t control
themselves,
women must do it for them-
I say zip it up.
#retroartprompt #poetry
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Time to celebrate the UK not talk it down

Be proud of diversity
Be proud of our cities, countryside culture, our rich tapestry

Don't tolerate, celebrate

Don't let those who don't even live here (politicians and media tycoons) divide us and set us against one another

Don't scapegoat minorities
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM