Rolfie
@rolfieroo.bsky.social
Using this to learn a bit about the things that interest me and hopefully some positive politics. Cheshire Europhile in Aus.
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The fireplace in Thetford that could transform our understanding of human evolution.
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The fireplace in Thetford that could transform our understanding of human evolution.
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
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Grid operator: if this extra technology isn't built before a coal plant shuts down, we may have to take some extra actions to ensure blackouts do not happen
political reporter: "COAL SHUTDOWN WILL CAUSE BLACKOUTS", GRID OPERATOR SCREAMS IN BLOOD-CURDLING WARNING
www.aemo.com.au/-/media/file...
political reporter: "COAL SHUTDOWN WILL CAUSE BLACKOUTS", GRID OPERATOR SCREAMS IN BLOOD-CURDLING WARNING
www.aemo.com.au/-/media/file...
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Grid operator: if this extra technology isn't built before a coal plant shuts down, we may have to take some extra actions to ensure blackouts do not happen
political reporter: "COAL SHUTDOWN WILL CAUSE BLACKOUTS", GRID OPERATOR SCREAMS IN BLOOD-CURDLING WARNING
www.aemo.com.au/-/media/file...
political reporter: "COAL SHUTDOWN WILL CAUSE BLACKOUTS", GRID OPERATOR SCREAMS IN BLOOD-CURDLING WARNING
www.aemo.com.au/-/media/file...
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The “blackout” headlines from AEMO’s transition report were predictable. But the big question is over what actions are taken now to protect heartbeat of the grid.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The “blackout” headlines from AEMO’s transition report were predictable. But the big question is over what actions are taken now to protect heartbeat of the grid.
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We need better education on how RE can benefit our environment and lives.
I’ve taken students to see an urban solar farm which has sheep grazing underneath.
Share these stories please.
We need better education on how RE can benefit our environment and lives.
I’ve taken students to see an urban solar farm which has sheep grazing underneath.
Share these stories please.
Wetlands and wind farms – Candice Parker and Damian Jones
YouTube video by RE-Alliance
youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=tIt2...
We need better education on how RE can benefit our environment and lives.
I’ve taken students to see an urban solar farm which has sheep grazing underneath.
Share these stories please.
We need better education on how RE can benefit our environment and lives.
I’ve taken students to see an urban solar farm which has sheep grazing underneath.
Share these stories please.
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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The Age and Sydney Morning Herald have scrubbed references to Gaza and Palestine from their version of a Walkleys speech given by Kerry O’Brien last week.
The Age and SMH removed Gaza references from Kerry O'Brien's Walkleys speech
www.crikey.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald have scrubbed references to Gaza and Palestine from their version of a Walkleys speech given by Kerry O’Brien last week.
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And get this, the headline is:
Blackout risk: Grid 'not ready' for coal plant closures, solar surge
Not only is "blackout risk" absent from AEMO's report & media release, but 'not ready' doesn't appear either. Has quote marks around it, but no one says it in the story, report or media release.
Blackout risk: Grid 'not ready' for coal plant closures, solar surge
Not only is "blackout risk" absent from AEMO's report & media release, but 'not ready' doesn't appear either. Has quote marks around it, but no one says it in the story, report or media release.
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
And get this, the headline is:
Blackout risk: Grid 'not ready' for coal plant closures, solar surge
Not only is "blackout risk" absent from AEMO's report & media release, but 'not ready' doesn't appear either. Has quote marks around it, but no one says it in the story, report or media release.
Blackout risk: Grid 'not ready' for coal plant closures, solar surge
Not only is "blackout risk" absent from AEMO's report & media release, but 'not ready' doesn't appear either. Has quote marks around it, but no one says it in the story, report or media release.
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Scary, scary! Save us from nasty renewables, lovely coal!
I love that the word "blackout" appears just 2 times in AEMO's 154 page report, yet makes the SMH headline!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
I love that the word "blackout" appears just 2 times in AEMO's 154 page report, yet makes the SMH headline!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Scary, scary! Save us from nasty renewables, lovely coal!
I love that the word "blackout" appears just 2 times in AEMO's 154 page report, yet makes the SMH headline!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
I love that the word "blackout" appears just 2 times in AEMO's 154 page report, yet makes the SMH headline!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Absolutely. The SMH headline and story are completely misleading.
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Absolutely. The SMH headline and story are completely misleading.
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“Every fraction of a degree of warming we prevent means tremendous amounts of avoided damage."-- Michael E. Mann
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“Every fraction of a degree of warming we prevent means tremendous amounts of avoided damage."-- Michael E. Mann
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) produce as almost as much CO₂ as non-hybrid vehicles.
EU analysis of mandatory onboard fuel consumption monitoring of PHEV cars being driven normally shows that their CO₂ emissions are around 140 g/km – not much lower than non-hybrid petrol cars
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EU analysis of mandatory onboard fuel consumption monitoring of PHEV cars being driven normally shows that their CO₂ emissions are around 140 g/km – not much lower than non-hybrid petrol cars
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November 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) produce as almost as much CO₂ as non-hybrid vehicles.
EU analysis of mandatory onboard fuel consumption monitoring of PHEV cars being driven normally shows that their CO₂ emissions are around 140 g/km – not much lower than non-hybrid petrol cars
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EU analysis of mandatory onboard fuel consumption monitoring of PHEV cars being driven normally shows that their CO₂ emissions are around 140 g/km – not much lower than non-hybrid petrol cars
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An excerpt from my new piece for @thebulletin.org on Bill Gates' new climate missive:
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
An excerpt from my new piece for @thebulletin.org on Bill Gates' new climate missive:
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This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
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Jacqui Hames, featured in #TheHack, is calling on the Prime Minister to put the public ahead of Murdoch, and act now to end corruption and abuse in the press.
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Jacqui Hames, featured in #TheHack, is calling on the Prime Minister to put the public ahead of Murdoch, and act now to end corruption and abuse in the press.
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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Coastal erosion forces demolition of popular Lancelin lookout in WA
Alternative headline not as sexy, just accurate:
Sea level rise from climate change increasing erosion risk everywhere - especially buildings and structures along West Australia's sandy coastlines
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Alternative headline not as sexy, just accurate:
Sea level rise from climate change increasing erosion risk everywhere - especially buildings and structures along West Australia's sandy coastlines
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
August 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Coastal erosion forces demolition of popular Lancelin lookout in WA
Alternative headline not as sexy, just accurate:
Sea level rise from climate change increasing erosion risk everywhere - especially buildings and structures along West Australia's sandy coastlines
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Alternative headline not as sexy, just accurate:
Sea level rise from climate change increasing erosion risk everywhere - especially buildings and structures along West Australia's sandy coastlines
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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A paean to privatised public transport.
Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket
Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury
The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.
So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...
Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket
Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury
The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.
So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...
October 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A paean to privatised public transport.
Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket
Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury
The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.
So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...
Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket
Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury
The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.
So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...
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It's important to call this stuff out.
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
It's important to call this stuff out.
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Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?
Tough new conditions to be imposed on migrants who want to settle in the UK will not apply to more than a million people who arrived in the UK under the post-Brexit immigration surge
Labour’s tough new rules will not apply to migrants already in UK
www.thetimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
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This excellent piece by @liamthorp.bsky.social focuses on Farage.
But as it correctly says, the much more immediate threat is that *Labour* will move the goalposts.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
But as it correctly says, the much more immediate threat is that *Labour* will move the goalposts.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
September 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
This excellent piece by @liamthorp.bsky.social focuses on Farage.
But as it correctly says, the much more immediate threat is that *Labour* will move the goalposts.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
But as it correctly says, the much more immediate threat is that *Labour* will move the goalposts.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 213 weeks: 98.5% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 213 weeks: 98.5% RE (1/5)
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 213 weeks: 98.5% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 213 weeks: 98.5% RE (1/5)