#Glyphosate, like most #pesticides, is patented as a broad spectrum #antibiotic and used as a herbizide on our food. Imagine what happens to our gut when we eat antibiotics daily over decades. Or to #soil and #insects when we spray 2.5 kg / ha / year all over Earth?
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Did you know that 30% of plastic is used just once before being discarded? A new water-based coating could change the game, making compostable packaging viable at industrial speeds without toxic solvents. How could this reshape our waste problem? 🌱
I’ve written a reaction to @transportenvironment.org‘s report on ticketing problems for iPaper inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
We know the scale of the problem now. The ball is in the Commission‘s court to fix it now! #CrossBorderRail #ticketing #sdbtr
From @onelife_livedwell on IG: COVID floats in air the way a jellyfish floats in water. It’s airborne, which means the primary route of infection is inhalation of virus laden aerosol particles small enough that they can stay suspended for hours.
#covidisairborne #MaskUp
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After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clear—reduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.
I presented a petition at Cornwall Council this morning against the Council"s plan to resume widespread use of glyphosate, signed by 5,625 residents of Cornwall. A great many others were there to protest.
And thanks to a motion brought by our Green councillors, the plan has now been shelved!
Greens slam Labour for dodging 10:1 pay ratio in Reading
A Green Party councillor in Reading has highlighted how his party pushed for a 10:1 pay ratio, but the Labour council found a way to avoid it
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Left- America is paying for Israel to destroy south Lebanon leaving 1.2 million Lebanese homeless.
Right- U.S. veterans arrested inside the U.S. Capitol for opposing the war in Iran.
No consequences for murdering thousands of Lebanese civilians, but destroy a statue of Jesus and do jail time.
What a messed-up world!
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Support these data centers: SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, BOOKSTORES
Happy National Library Week! 💙📚
Ed Miliband has said he'll “double down, not back down” on government’s clean energy mission in the face of critics calling on him to change course
The Energy Sec said "solar panels, heat pumps and EVs are not woke, or a left-wing conspiracy, or even a Marxist plot. They're actually common sense"
The govt's move to decouple the price of electricity from the price of gas needs to be done right. If it’s voluntary, people’s bills may not decrease by as much as hoped. Reeves didn’t take up my invitation to send her @cmmonwealth.bsky.social's report – I’m going to send it anyway
People tell me they don’t want children because of the uncertain world, climate change and so on. Ok, I thought so as well, not anymore. Later, they go and say they’re flying to another continent for a holiday. Then there's people saying, it’s not down to individual actions...
Electro-thermal storage is on a roll 🔥
My take for @reuters.com: Five years ago: a handful of pilots.
Today: a $2.51bn industry with dozens of companies across multiple use cases.
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“March’s surge in electric car sales is one of Europe’s biggest recent gains in energy security, in a month when oil dependence has become a real vulnerability.”
– Chris Heron, E-Mobility Europe
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From Australia:
"New research has found public transport fares have not been a decisive factor in pushing people to shift from car to public transport."
"Better public transport access, coverage, reliability, and travel time have a greater impact than price in changing long-term commuting habits."
Wind and solar alone are currently providing nearly two thirds of electricity generation in Great Britain.
Source: www.mygridgb.co.uk
PV providing 589 watts, 345 baseload usage, battery charging at 244 watts.
By 8:15am today solar was generating 70% more than our baseload usage.
On a cloudy day, in England, in April!
Around 300k leave workforce each year in UK due to ill health. Poor mental health and musculoskeletal problems are main causes. Yet it is these conditions that have longest NHS waiting lists and would also benefit most from public health and prevention. It’s a no brainer
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New post: Should the government compensate consumers for cost of living shocks?
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Any government subsidy today has to be paid for by raising taxes or borrowing. Why should the government do either to shield consumers who can afford to pay higher prices?
Panels now made and safely stored for summer delivery. Who wants to go next?
Cover of book “How Not to Die (Too Soon). By Devi Sridhar with a pic of a large red apple.
“Policy, not personal choice, is the biggest influence on life expectancy”
BBC Scotland interviewing @profdevisridhar.bsky.social just now about her new book.
#MedSky
#PublicHealth
#LifeExpectancy
#SDOH
I used to be that person that said "I will never ride a bus, cars are so much better" and then I traveled without a car, lived in Costa Rica without a car and realized how great public transit is.
Now I'm that person that says "I want to take the bus, I never want to drive".
Be open to change!
Thumbnails for two modules in primary and secondary English
English teachers (both primary & secondary), this is for you: UCL's Centre for Climate Change Education has just added new resources for teachers on helping pupils connect with nature via English teaching. They've got loads for other subjects too. Do share!
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UK Wind Power has rallied to 11.5GW this morning. With 4GW of Solar we are burning 5.1GW of Gas as well as importing 4GW. Hydro is 0.6GW. Nuclear is 5.5GW and the awful Biomass 2.8GW The price of wholesale electricity over the past 24 hours was £97 per MWh. #renewables
Like my new sticker?
Runs on Aussie sunshine ☀️
No fuel stops. No price shocks. Just charge at home and drive.
This isn’t a drivetrain swap, it’s a system flip. From imported oil to rooftop energy.
Once the fleet scales, the economics break fast.
Cost always wins. #Bettrification
Picture of an ebike
"Ebikes are insanely great technology. Cheap, rugged and reliable, they're basically bicycles that abolish hills. Once you've gotten accustomed to an ebike ..you'll never go back."
The mileage is great: 625 km per $1 (390 miles).
Palantir in the NHS is linked to Mandelson
Mandelson is linked to Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting is defending Palantir’s involvement in the #NHS
Nothing to see or everything to see
Palantir must be removed from the NHS
Alice Perry in B&W head and shoulders photo #WomenInSTEM #WomenInEngineering
Alice Perry 1st woman in #Ireland to graduate w' engineering degree. Only woman to have been Irish County Surveyor (Engineer), but not allowed to do job permanently. Factory inspector, later published poet. Uni of Galway named building for her. d #OTD 21 Apr 1969 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_P...
As I understand it the idea is to offer older renewables fixed prices. supposed to apply to those on old style market contracts. Devil will be in the details.
