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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

UK Government posted an emergency alert over wildfires the other day (14/08/26). There has been criticism. Understandably.? No. I'm told it surprised a few people. Really? Apparently, they didn't warn anyone. No. People simply aren't paying attention to the environment we're creating.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Interesting article on Clean vs Cheap energy. And as increasingly usual with the Beeb, it treads a middle line, but misses the obvious snswer. That energy is expensive - because Clean is propping up Methane Gas. Move quicker to Renewables, then we don't have to: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero

The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A thought for today on road transport. If BEV technology was the only transportation technology for 120 years, nobody would invent and adopt one which costs more overall. ICEs are a huge fire risk, are noisy, they vibrate, wear out relatively quickly, are therefore maintenance heavy...

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Maybe these need to be put on a few menus/supermarket walls. These are from the UK National Food Strategy, showing the proportion of UK land used for different things (huge for beef/lamb, tiny for crops), & where we get our calories and protein (68% & 52% from plants). The difference is staggering.

Map of the UK, showing the huge proportion of land used for beef, dairy and lamb production and the tiny proportion used for crops, next to a plot showing that 68% of UK calories and 52% of our protein come from the plants.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The most corrupt US President there has ever been (though Andrew Johnson and Nixon are in with shout) has done it again. If you are American, or frankly, a citizen of the World, you ought to be pissed off. Get him out of office at your earliest opportunity, USA voters. youtube.com/shorts/0WYpJ...

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Trump’s $1 billion bribe to stop wind power

YouTube video by Simon Clark

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Hooray.! About time too. And let's NOT issue new licences for new drilling in the North Sea. That won't bring down consumer bills at all. Decoupling Renewables from Gas will. BBC News - Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Indeed. It might seem bad taste to mention it right now, but countries can immunise themselves against oil/gas resource wars by sprinting to renewables, which are cheap and already propping up expensive, uncompetitive fossil-fuels.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It's a little known fact that if the hectares of maize grown in the USA, to provide an annual crop for bio-fuel to add to gasoline, were covered by solar panels, they would provide 185% of the electrical power demand for the entire USA. Cheaply. Yet expensive fossil-fuels are protected instead. Odd?

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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Can we spread this single piece of information around a bit, not just on Bluesky. Send a paper printout to your grumpy old 'net zero will make us all poor' Uncle, or Auntie.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Unbelievable.! Been listening to Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 about the costs of war. Someone phoned to ask about Renewables. The advice was that they are more expensive than importing oil. What kind of misinformation is that.? Renewables prices are kept artificially high by propping up fossil-fuels.

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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

It is with shock and genuine sadness that I learn of the passing of my good friend, long time colleage and just a really kind man, Quentin Willson. He will be sorely missed by many who knew and worked with him.

A picture of Quentin Willson standing in a sunny flied near his home

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

So sorry to hear of the death of ex-original Top Gear presenter, and clean transport campaigner, Quentin Willson. Back in the days of ICEVs I loved his wry sarcasm and grounded reviews. For the last 10 years he has fought for the electrification of transport. Thoughts are with his family.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Here's a thought... Did you know? For every $1 spent globally on sustainable energy subsidies, encompassing all areas — the world spends about $35 subsidising fossil fuels, encompassing all areas. Fossil-Fuels = $7 trillion annually. Sustainable Energies = $213 billion annually. Made you think?

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Thank you Emmanuel Macron for saying this. It's absolutely true and blatantly obvious to anyone with an ounce of common sense. Yes, I was and remain pro-EU membership.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Brilliant Rest is Politics video podcast on UK energy costs, strategy and climate policy, with Emma Pinchbeck. Please watch it closely. She was excellent. youtu.be/2osysX_tYe0?...

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Why Climate Change Is Worse Than You Think | Global Warming Expert Emma Pinchbeck

YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Just thought I'd show a random day for renewable energy in the UK. Yes there is some gas, as said, it's a random day. Now imagine all those gas boilers being replaced by heat pumps. We can make the change.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The whole problem with the global economy is ENERGY COST. Once, fossil-fuel industries galvanised economies into growth. But for a very long time they have cost too much, stagnating economies, while we subsidise those industries to search for even higher cost resources. We must stop this madness.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I came here with a link for the very purpose to say, "...are arrests, trials and jail reserved just for environmental protesters? People who are otherwise good citizens themselves, and only protest because they care deeply about the Earth's state of health?"

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

And paying people to vote in a certain direction often helps too. Most rigged USA election ever.? Probably. Of course, 2000 is in with a big shout.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I tthought I might highlight Norway's "alleged plan". This from 2018 or thereabouts. It just goes to show that once you decide on a good, beneficial policy and carry it through, with proper support and communication, people will see the sense and jump onboard. roadmapsforenergy.eu/norway-fossi...

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The Facts on: Norway’s alleged plan to “prohibit sales of all vehicles using fossil fuels by 2025” - Road Maps for energy

The Facts on: Norway’s alleged plan to “prohibit sales of all vehicles using fossil fuels by 2025” There has been a bit of confusion about Norway’s plans for fossil fuel powered vehicles lately. As on...

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Tucked away on the BBC World Service is an excellent weekly radio programme called The Climate Question. A 4 year and running series that investigates all aspects of HICC across the world. There are so many episodes that you can download, but here's the latest one: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

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BBC World Service - The Climate Question, What do melting glaciers mean for the Himalayas?

We report from the front line of climate change in the mountains of Pakistan

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

A light introduction to a BBC Radio 4 Climate Change programme called Rare Earth. Have a listen. There are also loads of back episodes to download if you want more. With BBC's Countryfile presenter Top Heap and Youtube's The Everything Electric Show's Helen Czerski: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Rare Earth - Good Clean Fun - BBC Sounds

How to cut the carbon from live music and sport and film and TV production.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Excellent news. And have you seen what's happening in Norway? cleantechnica.com/2024/12/05/e... Nov 2024 [94.9%] building on the 90.6% year overall. But the truly amazing thing is, in the land where you might think a Hybrid might have a case, BEVs have 93.6% of the market. Way to go, Norway!

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EVs Take 94.9% Share In Norway - New Hope For Final Steps - CleanTechnica

November saw plugin EVs take 94.9% share in Norway, up from 90.6% year on year. BEV sales grew 30% YoY, taking almost 94% share.

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Carlos Tavares, the CEO of Stellantis, is now the ex-CEO. He has resigned. The contraction of the legacy vehicle manufacturing industry has shown its first high profile victim. This is after the proposed shutting of the Vauxhall factory at Luton, UK. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares resigns as carmaker struggles

Company, which makes Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot vehicles, says it aims to find new leader in first half of 2025

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The Plastic Crisis. Yet another thing that the fossil-fuel (petrochemical in this case) provides us with and we just lap it up to our destruction. Thanks to Youtuber Simon Clark for this content. youtube.com/watch?v=vMQX...

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Andy Rambler @andyrambler.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Get signing folks. The fossil fuel companies don't need advertising anyway, so it's an easy call. We give them far too much subsidy, in any case. £0.00 would be a good figure for the future.

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