Ross Macfarlane
@rmtheriskmanager.bsky.social
Has seen a grey grasswren in the wild.
Under the worst heatwave conditions producing terrible bushfires, the bright spot was solar taking the top out of peak power demand. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... "Combined with wind and hydropower, solar met as much as 76.6 per cent of demand on the day."
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From scourge to saviour: How the sun powered the grid through a heatwave
For so long, the pounding sunshine of an Australian heatwave was the grid's biggest threat. It has now become its greatest asset.
www.abc.net.au
January 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Under the worst heatwave conditions producing terrible bushfires, the bright spot was solar taking the top out of peak power demand. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... "Combined with wind and hydropower, solar met as much as 76.6 per cent of demand on the day."
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
Monitoring malleefowl breeding in Bronzewing Flora and Fauna Reserve, and for the fourth year running my mate stopped by to say hello.
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Monitoring malleefowl breeding in Bronzewing Flora and Fauna Reserve, and for the fourth year running my mate stopped by to say hello.
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
I hope a rock wall counts as a #rock. Pied cormorants, an Australian species, at an obscure location... #birds #photography #BirdOfTheDay
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I hope a rock wall counts as a #rock. Pied cormorants, an Australian species, at an obscure location... #birds #photography #BirdOfTheDay
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After a 4y delay, @vicgovernment.bsky.social has released a disappointing response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, rejecting many critical recommendations from the Panel.
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
After a 4y delay, @vicgovernment.bsky.social has released a disappointing response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, rejecting many critical recommendations from the Panel.
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
I haven't listened to this one yet but the whole of series 1 and episode 1 of series 2 were great. A few tears shed on a couple of long drives.
Episode 2, season 2 of Grave Matters is live 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈
This week, we discuss the unique, often invisible challenges faced by the LGBTQI community in accessing ageing and dying care. We also shout out the awesome, disruptive ripples queer people are making in this space.
Wherever you get podcasts 🎧 🎧 🎧
This week, we discuss the unique, often invisible challenges faced by the LGBTQI community in accessing ageing and dying care. We also shout out the awesome, disruptive ripples queer people are making in this space.
Wherever you get podcasts 🎧 🎧 🎧
Gay Abandon: Ageing and Dying in the LGBTQI Community
Members of the LGBTQI community face unique, often invisible challenges when it comes to ageing and dying. They are also creating new and joyful ways to celebrate and honour each other’s lives. One ma...
www.sbs.com.au
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I haven't listened to this one yet but the whole of series 1 and episode 1 of series 2 were great. A few tears shed on a couple of long drives.
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Recommended thread on the global war on renewable energy being waged by the fossil fuel industry and supported by the Trump Admin and other right and center right governments. h/t @rmtheriskmanager.bsky.social
A little background to this story: earlier this year something kept cropping up in the reporting I was doing on renewable energy -- the spectacle of recently elected centre-right governments in Queensland and, to a lesser extent, the Northern Territory acting in ways to strand renewables assets.
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The Trump administration appears to be trying to make a global war on renewables. I spoke to @mkblyth.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social about the strategy of carbon dominance, how this is shaping politics not just in the US but everywhere, and what that means for the future.
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Recommended thread on the global war on renewable energy being waged by the fossil fuel industry and supported by the Trump Admin and other right and center right governments. h/t @rmtheriskmanager.bsky.social
A little background to this story: earlier this year something kept cropping up in the reporting I was doing on renewable energy -- the spectacle of recently elected centre-right governments in Queensland and, to a lesser extent, the Northern Territory acting in ways to strand renewables assets.
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The Trump administration appears to be trying to make a global war on renewables. I spoke to @mkblyth.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social about the strategy of carbon dominance, how this is shaping politics not just in the US but everywhere, and what that means for the future.
September 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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This was fascinating, thanks Maggie and Dave.
Which is the point of this scientific article by @drdave.bsky.social and myself! #OpenAccess www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Post-Anthropocene Conservation
Conditions capable of supporting multicellular life are predicted to continue for
another billion years, but humans will inevitably become extinct within several million
years. We explore the paradox ...
www.cell.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This was fascinating, thanks Maggie and Dave.
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The Simpsons: Sideshow Bob vs The Terror Lake Parade (4K)
YouTube video by Internet King
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June 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
One for @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social " ‘Carbon neutral’ is dead. Here’s what the next greenwashing battleground will look like www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/23/c... " from @ketanjoshi.co
‘Carbon neutral’ is dead. Here’s what the next greenwashing battleground will look like
The EnergyAustralia case is globally significant, partly because the company said the quiet part out loud, releasing a surprisingly strong statement against carbon offsetting.
www.crikey.com.au
May 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
One for @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social " ‘Carbon neutral’ is dead. Here’s what the next greenwashing battleground will look like www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/23/c... " from @ketanjoshi.co
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The results speak for themselves.
It’s sad that people get so nasty.
#springst #environment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
It’s sad that people get so nasty.
#springst #environment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Brumby cull makes way for 'magical landscape change' in national park
Native vegetation returns in abundance to Victoria's Barmah National Park in an "amazing" rebound an ecologist says has never been witnessed before.
www.abc.net.au
May 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The results speak for themselves.
It’s sad that people get so nasty.
#springst #environment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
It’s sad that people get so nasty.
#springst #environment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Good piece by not-me
I wrote a piece on some surprising ways that Donald Trump is bolstering climate action. Appreciate anyone reading or sharing. 1/
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Donald Trump — Secret Agent for the Climate?
It’s beyond dispute that Donald Trump has been the most anti-environmental, pro-polluter President in America’s history. Guardian reporter…
medium.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Good piece by not-me
Post a warning
March 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Post a warning
@drdave.bsky.social Dave would you mind if I dropped you a line via direct message? I am organising a conference (a malleefowl forum) in 2026 and would like some tips on putting out a call for papers...
February 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
@drdave.bsky.social Dave would you mind if I dropped you a line via direct message? I am organising a conference (a malleefowl forum) in 2026 and would like some tips on putting out a call for papers...
Sharing this mostly for the benefit of @drdave.bsky.social www.facebook.com/outsidefourw...
Outside Four Walls
A flash of light pink caught my eye while driving past Bulokes on the side of the road. We checked it out and it's the critically endangered Buloke Mistletoe! I've never seen this before so was...
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January 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Sharing this mostly for the benefit of @drdave.bsky.social www.facebook.com/outsidefourw...
Friends! I watched Kirsty's special and I loved it! (But it was even better seeing her live at the Comedy Festival in April.)
(Also, I promise I wasn't put under a spell by a conductor's baton.)
(Also, I promise I wasn't put under a spell by a conductor's baton.)
If you watch my special and love it, please tell your friends! I’m an independent comedian, I have this job because you legends have kept supporting me and spreading the word! 🙏
December 20, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Friends! I watched Kirsty's special and I loved it! (But it was even better seeing her live at the Comedy Festival in April.)
(Also, I promise I wasn't put under a spell by a conductor's baton.)
(Also, I promise I wasn't put under a spell by a conductor's baton.)
Scenes from my October trip to our malleefowl monitoring site at Bronzewing in northwest Victoria, including the male bird near his nest mound, and some emu tracks.
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
November 29, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Scenes from my October trip to our malleefowl monitoring site at Bronzewing in northwest Victoria, including the male bird near his nest mound, and some emu tracks.
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
@mybirdcards.com #ausbird
This is just extraordinary.
We're thankful to hear that Wisdom, the world's oldest banded bird, has returned to Midway Atoll for the breeding season AND has already laid an egg! At 74+ years old, Wisdom is changing our understanding of #seabird biology. Welcome back & congrats! #ornithology friendsofmidway.org/wisdom-was-s...
Wisdom was sighted near her usual nest site on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) on November 26, 2024. Her new mate is now incubating their egg!
The oldest known banded bird in the wild, a Mōlī or Laysan albatross known as Wisdom and who is at least 74 years old, has once again mystified biologists. Being able to reproduce and develop an eg…
friendsofmidway.org
November 28, 2024 at 8:55 PM
This is just extraordinary.
So I got an invite to an FNCV event and I probably won't get there but all I can say is, congratulations @euanritchie.bsky.social!
November 12, 2024 at 4:52 AM
So I got an invite to an FNCV event and I probably won't get there but all I can say is, congratulations @euanritchie.bsky.social!
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The makers of this video bought a bush block adjoining Wyperfeld National Park and now have an active malleefowl mound with a camera on it. Please subscribe to their YouTube channel as it helps their ecotourism business along
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SN...
October 7, 2023 at 2:25 AM
The makers of this video bought a bush block adjoining Wyperfeld National Park and now have an active malleefowl mound with a camera on it. Please subscribe to their YouTube channel as it helps their ecotourism business along
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SN...
if you see this post a bird
October 19, 2024 at 9:42 AM
if you see this post a bird
It's ba-ack! In a new year, and a new location, the malleefowl camera is streaming live again. Get your daily dose of ASTM from watching the malleefowl scratching a living from the land on the driest inhabited continent. www.nationalmalleefowl.com.au/live-camera
Malleefowl Live Camera — National Malleefowl Recovery Group
Watch malleefowls working on their mound in real time!
www.nationalmalleefowl.com.au
October 9, 2024 at 11:35 PM
It's ba-ack! In a new year, and a new location, the malleefowl camera is streaming live again. Get your daily dose of ASTM from watching the malleefowl scratching a living from the land on the driest inhabited continent. www.nationalmalleefowl.com.au/live-camera