"The Netherlands can't stop climate change. Let's just embrace living under water." 🤦
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Sassy’s Mixtape Minute: Ray Lamontagne <sound up>
For #HillfortsWednesday a photo of the entrance into Liddington Castle hillfort, situated just outside of Swindon.
RIP Heinz Stücke, who died 22 July aged 86. He spent 50 years travelling the world on a 3-speed bicycle, visiting 195 countries and 78 territories, and covering over 600,000km in the process. There’s a fabulous documentary about him, titled “The Man Who Wanted To See It All”.
Your 'moment of doom' for July 11, 2026 ~ There's a light! "Reflect Orbital hopes to launch 1,000 larger satellites by the end of 2028, and 5,000 others by 2030. The largest mirrors are planned to be nearly 180 feet wide, reflecting as much light as 100 full moons." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
nytimes.com
The e-bike "may turn out to be the transformative invention of our time on earth", according to @billmckibben.bsky.social in this wide-ranging interview with @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...
Opinion | The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.
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Last night (3rd July) between 10.50-11.30 my electric cargo bike was stolen. Black Pakyak E+ with a baby carrier. First time I’d taken it to town 🥹 . I parked it on the Plain roundabout near the Cape of Good Hope pub. Secured it with a Diamond grade lock. If you saw anything please let me know.
Just got my first 'we're commissioning less at the moment because of dramatic drop-offs in readership'... unclear why, it's possible people are reading AI summaries when searching, rather than the articles they relate to. So a gentle reminder to please click on the articles, if you want more of them
178mph. A life lost. Driving is a privilege, not a right — this extreme speed with lethal consequences warrants nothing less than a lifetime ban. We revoke firearms licences for less. Why should a vehicle user be any different? Protect every road user. #RoadSafety www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Judge looks for best way of banning 178 mph Milton Keynes biker
The barrister for the defence told jurors that "there was no racing" but says his client had ridden "like a lunatic".
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My 'Not the North Coast 500' feature in @guardiantravel.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
Cycling Scotland’s lost highways and byways: a two-wheel odyssey in the wilds of Sutherland
In his new book, Jack Thurston cycles the quieter roads and forgotten hill tracks of Scotland, exploring Britain’s most remote and rugged terrain
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Now out in hardback, e-book and audiobook For chapter headings and to read an extract, subscribe free to my Substack #CoolEarth newsletter Please do share 👍😊
Morning everyone. Here's a little hymn of praise about the moment before the Tour de France starts. I've knocked out the paywall on this one, and offer it up for free, to everyone. Please spread it far and wide if you enjoy what I have written. open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
This week’s story is free, and I hope you enjoy it. I put my heart into it and got a little emotional at times 💗 www.patreon.com/SassyMetisCh...
The Place Where My Heart Remembered | The Storyteller's Circle: Indigenous Myths and Folklore
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Some thoughts, following today's cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3) launch, on the power of small things that together make something big
What will get people cycling?
Small things that add up to big things…
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“At its core is the concept of sufficiency – the idea that people can enjoy a prosperous, healthy life without constantly striving to consume or accumulate more material possessions that degrade the natural world on which all life depends.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions
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Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
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A statue of Jacob Van Artevelde standing in Vrijdagmarkt in Gent. Probably Ricoh GR1v and #Tri-X #blackandwhite #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead
A man has reportedly been charged with causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving, two years after a crash that killed Tim Joss, who founded charity Aesop Arts & Society. Joss had been riding his bike on Witney Road in Oxfordshire when the collision took place. He died at the scene. #RIP
Man charged after charity founder killed in crash
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New in the Lost Lanes shop, sets of 5 greetings cards by Andrew Pavitt. Love these, obviously, and have sent and received a few myself over the years. £13.50 + P&P lostlanes.co.uk/product/andr...
From the travel pages of yesterday's Scotsman on Sunday www.scotsman.com/news/i-cycle...
I cycled the ‘longest, loneliest and loveliest glen’ in Scotland.
Jack Thurston shares one of his favourite cycle routes from his new book, Lost Lanes Scotland, a Highland Perthsire journey along quiet lanes and tracks from Killin to Kenmore.
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Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock. 2m pensioners live in poverty. Full post-2016 state pension is received by 35% of retirees, less than 50% of minimum wage. Silence on taxing the rich, redistribution, ending corporate welfare.
Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government finances
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I used to live a couple of hundred metres from the Thames just south of Oxford. It was a popular place for stolen mopeds to be dumped and set alight after being joyridden. #blackandwhite #filmisnotdead #tri-x
