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Renewables overtake coal as biggest global source of electricity

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 5h

🥳 #Solar and #wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds.
#renewables #energysky #agsky

www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.

www.euronews.com

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Harm Less Solutions Ltd @harmlesssolutions.bsky.social · 6h

The rollout of higher export rates is happening. Worth noting (as the RNZ report hasn't) that those export rates are *per phase*. Important detail for those of us with 2 or 3 phase connectivity to our properties.
www.powerco.co.nz/get-connecte... (Notice on front page yet to be detailed in T&Cs)

Solar power for home and business

Learn about safely connecting your solar power, wind, or liquid fuel power generator to our network. Read our distributed generation policy for a comprehensive guide or see below for an overview.

www.powerco.co.nz

Electricity Authority wants wind, solar export limits to be doubled to 10kW

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 6h

Sensible.
Electricity Authority wants wind, solar export limits to be doubled to 10kW
#renewables
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

The rules need to be changed to keep pace with modern solar and battery systems installed in homes and businesses, the Electricity Authority says.

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 7h

😂

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 22h

If platform owners won’t be responsible this is the result.
Who's next?

#Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’
#SocialMedia
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

www.theguardian.com

The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 1d

I was taught at school havoc means take no prisoners - kill everyone - even those that surrender.

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 1d

Some great engineering solutions coming into play. Fascinating.😁
The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast
#energysky #renewables #Cyclones #WindPower #agsky
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power.

www.bbc.com

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant!
The big majority of the grains/flours used in baking comes from Australia. NZ grain goes mostly to feed livestock. IDing NZ grains in food stuffs helps nat. pride & #foodsecurity
#Arable sector launches new trademark to champion NZ grain over imports
#agsky
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...

Arable sector launches new trademark to champion NZ grain over imports

At least three-quarters of bread sold in Aotearoa was made from imported grain, mostly Australian, said FAR, a levy-funded organisation.

Watch: Christopher Luxon defends cuts to benefits for youth

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

the best answer i got for this:

awaitsync on Threads writes: "Metrognome"

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 2d

Oof.

Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 2d

"If you want a job you go where the jobs are."

Australia?

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The prime minister says businesses are 'crying out for young people' as advocates decry the changes as a punishment.

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful. 🎶

Melanie Newfield @melanienewfield.bsky.social · 2d

On my recent visit to #TiritiriMatangi island I took this video in the forest. The birdsong here is extraordinary. I’ve never heard anything like it.

$2B California Solar Plant To Shut Down After A Decade For The Most Frustrating Reason

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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 3d

Solar thermal plants haven't been a good use of the land for a long time, solar PV covering the same space has been a better option for many years.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Not all solar power is created equal. The Ivanpah facility in the middle of the desert has generated power using mirrors for more than a decade.

www.yahoo.com

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NZ Council for Civil Liberties @nzccl.org.nz · 3d

We've submitted on the Demonstrations Near Residential Premises Bill, we'll have it online soon but if you want the PDF before the 2pm submission cutoff time you can read it here: nzccl.org.nz/wp-content/u...

nzccl.org.nz

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Thread.
Knee jerk reaction to save money? Has govt seriously looked at the what else is tied to 18 being the legal age of adulthood.

Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 3d

& not just voluntary agreements - IRD calculated child support ends at 18. Will that legislation be changed to 20?

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

With strong supporters in the privately run Dargaville Museum I recall there was a discussion online whether the museum should receive funding from the govt given museums are meant to display based on scientific evidence.3/

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

With strong supporters in the privately run Dargaville Museum I recall there was a discussion online whether the museum should receive funding from the govt given museums are meant to display based on scientific evidence.3/

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Along with a “Spanish” wreck buried in sands he also claimed a German sub turned up here laiden with gold after WWII.
Most of his claims were regarded as racist to deny Maori rights as Tangata Whenua. 2/

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Along with a “Spanish” wreck buried in sands he also claimed a German sub turned up here laiden with gold after WWII.
Most of his claims were regarded as racist to deny Maori rights as Tangata Whenua. 2/

Māori Land Court judge rules German origin claim of Chatham Islands waka not plausible

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Shades of the #Dargaville farmer and crank Noel Hilliam who made claims that #Greeks and #Vikings among others were the first people here. 1/
Māori Land Court Judge rules German origin claim of Chatham Islands waka not plausible.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Catherine Sixtus says the waka, found in the Chatham Islands, may have come from Germany.

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Thread.
Knee jerk reaction to save money? Has govt seriously looked at the what else is tied to 18 being the legal age of adulthood.

Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 3d

& not just voluntary agreements - IRD calculated child support ends at 18. Will that legislation be changed to 20?

Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Also raises all sorts of questions if the parents are separated and currently have agreements in place covering the child until they are 18 - when they are legally and adult.
Who pays for the legals costs to sort that mess out?

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 4d

Fascinating even if they do tell a grim story.
The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes
#climatechange #GlacialRetreat
www.bbc.com/news/article...

They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.

www.bbc.com