Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output www.theguardian.com/world/2026/...

Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor

Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output

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Stop calling them "data centers." Start calling them pollution centers. 🧵👇

Sam Heughan told The National that if he could send a message to the First Minister and the Scottish Government about AI data centres, it would be a warning that 'this is short-term gain for very few' The full interview 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

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The River Rhine has fallen to record low levels in several locations in Germany and the Netherlands as prolonged heatwaves continue across Europe www.bbc.co.uk/news/articl...

Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers

Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output.

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Drilling for oil and gas "will not ⬇️ bills or deliver energy security" and new lisences for "marginal projects" could lead to ⬆️ "state support and overall decommissioning costs for the taxpayer." Here’s why, according to the UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social 🧵 👇

Receiving your exam results today? Whatever they are, support is available. Skills Development Scotland's Results Helpline is open 4 to 7 August with free, impartial advice on Clearing, apprenticeships, jobs and more. 📞 0808 100 8000 #ResultsDay #NoWrongPath

1️⃣4️⃣ . 4️⃣% Solar power supplied 14.4% of all electricity generated in Britain last month - the highest share of UK electricity ever www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...

Solar powers highest share of UK electricity ever after record July sunshine

Solar power supplied 14.4 per cent of all electricity generated in Britain last month

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I'm hiring! Come and join my amazing team in Edinburgh Central. I'm hiring a full time (30hrs) and a part time (22.5hrs) Casework & Constituency officer.

EXCLUSIVE: Outlander star Sam Heughan has hit out at the boom in AI data centre proposals across Scotland saying 'they cannot be allowed 👇🗣️ Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Fantastic news out of Harris this morning, where a huge swathe of the isle (as well as numerous others and hundreds of crofts) are set to come under community ownership Story: Locals win £1m to buy 27,000-acre Scottish island estate after 14-year campaign

Locals win £1m to buy 27,000-acre Scottish island estate after 14-year campaign

A HUGE Scottish estate with its own private island is set to be purchased by the local community after a £1 million grant was secured ...

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UK harvest on track for historic lows after drought and heatwaves desiccate crops – new analysis 2026 likely to be one of the 5 worst harvests since 1984 4 out of 5 of worst harvests on record occurred this decade after periods of extreme weather made worse by climate change

A new route between the Highlands and mainland Europe could be on its way, after a working group met for the first time to assess the feasibility of extending the Caledonian Sleeper service to the continent 🚄 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

While many students are excited to start university, families in Dundee are facing the loss of the university nursery. My thoughts are with the staff losing their jobs and everyone affected. Universities are communities, and cuts like these hurt us all. Read more: www.thecourier.co.uk...

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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The same people who have been telling us "we can't stop climate change, instead we must adapt" have been hammering our capacity to adapt, through their promotion of austerity. What they're really saying is "keep burning fossil fuels for the sake of our donors". www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Direct, full-time jobs opening Rosebank oilfield would create: 450 D, f-t jobs opening Jackdaw gasfield would create: 27 D, f-t jobs in UK's net-zero economy: 300,000 + 400,000 more on the way D, f-t jobs in the rest of the green economy: 600,000 Is that really the hill Burnham wants to die on?

Congratulations to every pupil on reaching results day. Many will be celebrating, but if your results aren't what you hoped for, remember there are plenty pathways ahead. We need an education system that recognises achievement throughout the year, not just on exam day!

Japanese engineers develop a technique to recover and recycle 90% of Lithium from old EV batteries.

Scientists recover 90% of lithium from old batteries — here's why it matters

A metals plant in Tsuruga of the Fukui Prefecture has positioned itself as a major player in the battery recycling industry by achieving near-record levels of lithium recovery.

thecooldown.com

Bus deregulation was one of Margaret Thatcher's worst policies 🚌 A leading transport campaigner has shared how Scotland could fix the mess Thatcher left On The National Podcast 👇

Margaret Thatcher broke Glasgow's bus system. This is how we fix it now

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We're hiring! Are you interested in joining my team as a Policy & Communications Officer (with a particular focus on public finance & tax reform)? 👇 ce1046li.webitrent.com/ce1046li_web...

"These costs are effectively a fossil fuel price shock being imported into the Scottish economy.” The Iran War has caused international fossil fuel prices to surge once again 📈 - showing why we must build our energy future on renewables. Important new analysis from @eciu.net 👇

1 month until Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar go to the polls! Join the campaign by attending one of our doorknocking events. All are welcome! Training will be provided and all those new to doorknocking will be paired with someone more experienced.

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

If you could take a direct train through the Borders to Carlisle, through the Great Glen from Inverness to Fort William, or from Dumfries to the ferry in Stranraer, would you? We take a look at Scotland's lost railway lines 👇

Could Scotland's lost railway lines be the key to a better future?

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Seeing off my fellow Councillors & pals @lanareidmcc.bsky.social & @jonmolyneux.bsky.social in the final leg through the East End of their 100 mile cycle fundraiser of the Glasgow Way for the Buddies Club! 💚 Here's the fundraising link if you'd like to donate: www.justgiving.com/page/lana-jo...

BREAKING: ​The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary announced that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary.

An art exhibition raising funds for Palestine is set to open in Glasgow this weekend 🎨

Art exhibition fundraising for Gaza to open in Glasgow this weekend

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Some fantastic news for red squirrel conservation in Scotland!

Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels@scotsquirrels.bsky.social · 3d ago

We're delighted to announce that we have received nearly £2 million from The Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot! Read more about what that funding will allow us to do for red squirrels: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/08/03/n... 📷 Keilidh Ewan

Scots are shouldering £25 million in extra costs for every week that the war in the Middle East continues, according to new analysis 👇

Scots shouldering extra £25m every week amid war in the Middle East

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