David Rowe
@davidrowewtl.bsky.social
A few of my current interests: Climate Activism, Economics, AI, Cycling, Space, Automated Vehicles, Robots, Photography, Chess, Archeology, Genetics, Science, Wind-Solar-Storage, Physics, #RejoinEU, Eco Socialism, Libertarian Left, #FollowForFollow.
"Summer book post: the perfect beach-on-fire read!" "A great recent book on the subject is 'The Fate of the World' from the outspoken Bill McGuire, who takes us through our geological past to put the present in context" Thank you so much Ben Carey - Creative Director, Utopia Bureau
The polls are now open in Greater Manchester. To run Greater Manchester for the people, for fairness, not big money and developers. Vote first preference for Geraldine Coggins.
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 7d agoGreater Manchester; Polls are now open! Head to wheredoivote.co.uk to find your local polling station and head on down! Vote Green today for real hope and real change 💚
Half of the country is in "exceptionally serious drought" - putting us at more risk of wildfires and threatening our food security. Meanwhile water companies are wasting a staggering 2.87 billion litres of water every day through leaky pipes. Time to end water privatisation.
I got locked out of BlueSky again. Its pathetic. They should just ask X how to stop it happening. It's so f'ing tiresome @support.bsky.team
100 years of June sea surface temperature anomalies... wait for the last frame (record high) 🫣 Data from ERSSTv6: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ext... 🌊
"the projected cost of the full CCS programme between now and 2050 is £264bn" Pure insanity that locks-in fossil fuel usage for decades Another HS2 (only far, far, worse) in the making Please @andyburnham.bsky.social - stop this nonsense in its tracks www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot
There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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I didn't agree to age verification for grandparents but for children. #Enshitification youtu.be/qnOPrk79978
This UK Law Has A Major Loophole Nobody Saw Coming
YouTube video by The Real Cost
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I'm sick of being logged out of this f'ing app. Nothing else is so needy on my phone. @support.bsky.team
🚨🚨New @bestforbritain.org report argues I think convincingly that a push for UK membership of the EU would galvanise support among progressive voters, recognising that other halfway options such as customs union or EEA are would offer to limited benefits. 🧵 www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_...
Push for EU membership to galvanise progressive support, report argues
A new report by Best for Britain shows that a push for UK membership of the European Union would galvanise support among progressive voters. The report highlights that a pro-membership position offers...
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THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." I'm in the timeline version where we survive, because we electrify everything fast enough to survive.
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 4mo agoTHREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10
Are people adjusting to this? I'm just feeling lucky we booked Cornwall last year and we run an BEV!
UK News 🇬🇧@news-flows-uk.bsky.social · 4mo agoRyanair warns UK 'most vulnerable' to jet fuel shortages with holidays at risk Michael O’Leary, the chief executive of the budget airline, said Britain would be the most exposed to jet fuel shortages.
I wonder when the first UK all daylight time of zero fossil fuels will be? It's getting close seeing 'now' is just 6.6% gas. :-) grid.iamkate.com
Dear fellow Brits, from this Brit-American: Please don't come here. It's dangerous. You may be targeted, arrested and unlawfully detained - likely courtesy of ICE - without access to legal representation. I've told my family to stay away. Please boycott America. 🇬🇧💙 news.sky.com/story/englan...
England fans facing hugely inflated prices to get to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium for World Cup games
The cost of getting the train from New York to the venue, where the Three Lions play Panama in their final group game, will be £111 - nearly 12 times the usual fare.
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I was shocked today to hear doctors who are seeing pre teenage children referred for a statin to lower their cholesterol. Stop eating trigger foods ffsk! youtu.be/slPN8XDzO8k
New CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES Could HARM People [We Are Very CONCERNED]
YouTube video by Dr. Suneel Dhand
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I'm persuaded we are headed to a Super El Nino in 2026 to 2027. Better prepare!
James Hansen@drjamesehansen.bsky.social · 4mo agoYes, we have an El Nino – probably Super-Duper – see the better diagnostic (Fig. 2) – comparison to ordinary and Super El Ninos See Super-Duper El Nino: mailchi.mp/caa/super-du... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/super-dupe...
Trump is engineering a fertilizer crisis. Americans who aren't acting now are complicit in this. Across Africa as a whole, it's 1 in 5 is undernourished. In Eastern Africa, the figure is roughly 1 in 4. In Middle Africa hunger is most acute, almost 1 in 3 people are undernourished. #Famine
Our World in Data@ourworldindata.org · 4mo agoHunger levels have increased across Africa over the last decade— In every region of Africa, hunger is more prevalent than a decade ago. The chart shows the increase in the share of the population that is undernourished, comparing 2014 and 2024 (the most recent year available).
Luton! What a night. We had such a great time at our opening night for ORIGINS on Friday, thanks to everyone who came and made it a great show. If you missed out this time, you can get tickets for our dates later in the year at www.nova-astro.co.uk/live-shows Next stop: Worcester!
Tesla FSD (supervised self driving) is for me all about saving lives. I hope the UK rapidly follows the Netherlands and allows the UK fleet of Tesla cars to take the over the air update and one night wake up with FSD capabilities. youtu.be/vsmQrDqMwcI
I Tested FSD in Amsterdam's busiest streets
YouTube video by Steven Peeters
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The dismal, spineless, Starmer bows down before his orange master www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
UK forced to shelve legislation to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Officials accept that time has run out to pass law after US dropped its support for plan
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One MEP has said that it is time for "an honest national discussion" on nuclear energy. What do you think: should Ireland consider nuclear energy? jrnl.ie/7007335
Should Ireland consider nuclear energy?
Billy Kelleher MEP has said that it is time for ‘an honest national discussion’ on the power source.
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Turns out Russia, Russia, Russia was worse than we thought
List of the places that Israel has bombed in Lebanon in the past hours alone. List is likely not full
Starmer should immediately & unequivocally ban access to British airspace to US warplanes. The UK should not be accomplice to a US President who is threatening more war crimes. Period.
Speaker Johnson, we are calling on you to bring the House back to DC IMMEDIATELY! The Cabinet needs to invoke the 25th Amendment. But Congress can’t just sit on its hands and wait for that to happen when the President is threatening to commit war crimes TONIGHT.
