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RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute @rockymtninst.bsky.social · 21h
In 1976, Amory Lovins observed that people do not want energy itself; they want what energy does. Since then, advancements in wind, solar, batteries, and efficiency have modernized the energy “soft path” that is at the core of RMI’s practice: ow.ly/W8V250ZWw5i
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
For the first 5 years of Fully Charged Show (Everything Electric) a common YouTube comment was 'Battery electric is dud, the future is hydrogen.' I never hear that now. To understand why, listen to Prof Helen Czerski in discussion with the amazing Michael Liebreich www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY2q...
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The 70% Problem: What Still Needs Electrifying with Michael Liebreich
YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 05/10/2026
🚨 Half of all new cars registered in Ireland in September were fully electric (49.3%)! Car sales here are concentrated in January and July, so a single month is misleading, but I pulled out the BEV sales share for July-September sales for the past years: 2024 - 14% 2025 - 22% 2025 - 35% 📈↗️👆‼️
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HSE Ireland @hselive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We recently launched the next phase of the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme, giving eligible young people who previously missed their HPV vaccine another opportunity to get protected against HPV-related cancers. Read more: bit.ly/3VuwdVv │ #OurHealthService
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 24/09/2026
Minister Darragh O'Brien has announced a €2000 oil boiler scrappage scheme for older boilers, on top of grants up to €12,500 for heat pumps. I spoke on Morning Ireland about the latest incentive to get Irish homes off heating oil. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Govt to propose boiler scrappage scheme
Kieran McCarthy, Director of KMC Homes in Cork, and Hannah Daly, Professor of Sustainable Energy at University College Cork, discuss the decision by Energy minister Darragh O'Brien to bring a boiler s...
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RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute @rockymtninst.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Oil comes in many forms, and Venezuela’s is mostly “extra heavy”— the consistency of peanut butter — which means it takes more energy to refine, process, and transport, adding more energy waste and emissions along the way. ow.ly/Rm0V50ZKqIB
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Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For the night that’s in it, a photo of Princess Anne shielding her ears from the noise of the crowd when Katie Taylor won the Gold at London 2012.
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Paulus Schoutsen @paulusschoutsen.nl · 05/09/2026
We're at IFA to connect with our community and share our message. One hand embroidered piece of art at a time.
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Tell us how you really feel, Home Assistant.
The fiercely open-source smart home platform had its first-ever booth at IFA this week and, true to form, didn’t pull any punches. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/IMG_9498.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/IMG_9494.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/IMG_9488.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all]
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serious-stuff.bsky.social @serious-stuff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is happening worldwide. The "my commute is 500 miles uphill each way, 8 days a week, in snow, towing a caravan" folk are gradually shutting up, and the "I love my EV" voices are triumphing. Petrol and diesel will die, though perhaps slowest in Trumpistan.
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Portugal's car market surges as electric vehicle sales jump 65%
Portugal's car market grew 11.3% in August, with electric vehicle sales surging 65.2% and now making up more than a third of new car sales.
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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 30/08/2026
Are you awake? 🥱 NASA Live coverage of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch starts at 6:20 a.m.! Launch is scheduled for 7:26 a.m. You have time to make coffee. ☕ #NASARoman 🔭 🚀
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NASA Live - NASA
NASA live: Follow live television broadcasts on NASA+, the agency's streaming service, and NASA's social media channels with this schedule of upcoming live events including news briefings, launches and landings.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thinking about the UK gov report "National Security Assessment on Global Ecosystems", Feb 2026. The language is incredibly stark. And it's *national security*, not exactly from tree-huggers: "Global ecosystem degradation & collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity... (high confidence)"
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National security assessment on global ecosystems (accessible version)
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Nearly time for the Everything Electric Show at Twickenham, west London! Test drive the latest electric vehicles, hear experts discuss a clean energy & transport future & see at the tech that could future-proof your home. 11th & 12th Sept, details here: uk.everythingelectric.show/visit-everyt...
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Guy Sie @guysie.nl · 04/07/2026
If you’re in Europe, you’ll want to check this out. They’re trying to push chat control through again, and this time the votes are stacked against us: fightchatcontrol.eu
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Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/07/2026
Asteroid Threat xkcd.com/3265/
Comic. [Two images of Earth, one centered on Africa, with a dotted line behind, and the other in the foreground with a target marked in the Indian Ocean.] [caption] Dire news: An asteroid is on course to hit the Earth exactly *opposite* the Yucatán Peninsula, bringing *back* the dinosaurs.
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Derek Landy @dereklandy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Wanna get out of this silly sunshine? Wanna see Minority Report on the big screen?? I’m presenting a special screening as part of a celebration of Spielberg tomorrow at the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social at 2! Come by! Drop in! Hear me tell my only Spielberg story! Stay to watch the movie!
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Analysis by @fidrango.bsky.social finds PFAS-containing pesticides have been applied to crops across 41 million hectares of farmland in the UK. PFAS are associated with cancers, thyroid, liver + kidney disorders. PFAS in pesticides can degrade to form TFA + contaminate ground + surface waters.
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Brendan Mc @bmca-actual.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
And happening in Powerscourt, Ireland?!
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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Donald Trump Retreats from Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Wind Ban cleantechnica.com/2026/06/15/d...
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Donald Trump Retreats from Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Wind Ban - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration has voluntarily dismissed its own appeal in a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s ...
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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
New Method Turns Ocean Water into Drinking Water, without Waste cleantechnica.com/2026/06/12/n...
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New Method Turns Ocean Water into Drinking Water, without Waste - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into u...
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Context for Belfast riots
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
LEAK: The Commission's "future-proof electricity bills" draft says electricity must be taxed no higher than gas. And it uses a clever workaround to get round the unanimity that has kept energy tax reform stuck for years. My take: janrosenow.substack.com/p/leak-the-european-commissions-grand
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LEAK: The European Commission's grand plan to bring down Europe's electricity bills
Grid costs, smart meters and an unexpected solution for energy taxation: a brief walk through the leaked draft.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It surely has to happen. So why not crack on & do it?
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2000 AD Comics @2000ad.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
2000 AD is now available in the US — every week! Just ask your local comic book store to add the legendary British weekly to your regular pull list 2000ad.com/find-2000-ad-in-the-unit…
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Find 2000 AD in the United States
Don’t miss your regular dose of Thrill-power, with 2000 AD, the Judge Dredd Megazine, and seasonal special issues now available to order from comic stores through Lunar Distribution. It means you can ...
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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It’s peculiar how we survive the heaviest attack of this war with 54 hits in Kyiv alone and Americans don’t even pretend to care anymore
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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Trump Falls For Chinese Finger Trap During Xi Talks waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/05/1…
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Trump Falls For Chinese Finger Trap During Xi Talks
WE REPEATEDLY told him not to accept it as a gift, or Xi Jinping's invitation to put it on his fingers for him, but he wouldn't listen, confirmed Donald Trump's handlers as they watched an …
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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
It is reported Emily boarded a flight to Paris so please share with any friends and family in France
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RexLibris @rexlibris.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
More courage in this one minute clip than most national Democratic leaders.
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Green Collective @greencollective.io · 02/05/2026
550,000 tonnes of CO₂. Sound like a lot? For the Irish grid, it’s actually a historic low. April saw the lowest monthly carbon emissions in modern times 🌿 Read the full analysis in the latest "Irish Grid Monthly"! currents.greencollective.io/irish-grid-m...
A treemap of the electricity mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, oil, gas, and waste-to-energy.  Larger sources are annotated with the GWh and percentage of total generation that source comprised.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMOA line chart of monthly CO₂ emissions from the Irish grid. The x-axis runs January-December and there is one line for each year. The y-axis shows tonnes of CO₂ each month.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
In celebration of the ROGUE TROOPER PREMIER being announced at the magnificent ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL & MARKET this June, (that was a mouthful,) clamp your sensors on these POSTERS from Paolo Rivera and Chris Weston respectively-
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The UK government should nationalise all parking and vehicle charging apps and combine them into 2 of each. Bloody annoying to stand in yet another car park in the rain entering credit card details yet AGAIN.
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A short extract from this weeks Everything Electric Podcast. Greg Jackson "Oil and Gas are like an abusive partner, after another disaster they say 'it's going to be different this time. It never is fu*«#ng different!'
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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Here is the link to our BBC podcast Toxic! In case you want more info on why British MPs want to ban forever chemicals on school uniforms, frying pans, cosmetics, sofas, shoes, jackets, dishwasher tablets and more... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Toxic!, A Recipe for Disaster?
Scouring his kitchen, Mark Miodownik uncovers the forever chemicals pervading our lives.
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RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute @rockymtninst.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A whole systems approach to energy efficiency, coupled with a rapid transition to renewable energy, helps us safeguard the environment and can make the energy transition faster, more affordable, more equitable, and more widely beneficial. ow.ly/NNEv50YO87c
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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
UK Has More EV Chargers Than Gas (Petrol) Nozzles cleantechnica.com/2026/04/21/u...
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UK Has More EV Chargers Than Gas (Petrol) Nozzles - CleanTechnica
The United Kingdom has far more public EV charger points than gas (petrol) pump nozzles.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
🌏 Footage of Earth's atmospheric entry before landing, taken by the Artemis II crew from aboard the lander.
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 10/04/2026
This is a really important story. If Europe makes Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with products of beef farming linked with tropical deforestation, then we're only decarbonising on paper and getting nowhere.
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 10/04/2026
The only way to durably protect hauliers - and the economy - against fossil fuel shocks is to support them to electrify trucks. Sales of electric trucks in China outsold diesel trucks last December. So far this year, only one electric HVG was newly registered in Ireland. #fuelprotests #speirgorm
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Electrek @electrek.co · 10/04/2026
5 offshore wind farms move ahead after Trump admin misses appeal deadline [update]
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5 offshore wind farms move ahead after Trump admin misses appeal deadline [update]
The US Department of the Interior has missed the final deadline to appeal court rulings allowing five US East Coast offshore wind farms to continue construction. more…
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland @seai-ie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Register now for Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) & Engineers Ireland accredited half day seminars at this year's SEAI Energy Show (22nd-23rd April, RDS, Dublin). Book your free place now: www.seai.ie/events/seai-...
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Every sensible government will spend the coming months accelerating the deployment of solar, batteries, heat pumps, and EVs, especially for lower income households. It’ll be a hell of a lot cheaper in the long run than subsidising fossil fuels the next time prices spike, which they will.
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Bad_Cyclist @badcyclist.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
As a child of Apollo now watching current day MSM cover today’s efforts the differences are startling. Factual scientific coverage from professionals has been replaced with superficial DRAMA from deep voiced slow talking ghouls who want an emergency. Bring back scientists and professionals.👇
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland @seai-ie.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Our CEO William Walsh highlights the real & measurable impact retrofitting is having on Ireland’s carbon emissions, including: Warmer homes, better health, lower & more predictable energy bills, & greater national energy security. www.seai.ie/blog/value-r...
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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The series about Heat Pumps is very good. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Evan Davis's Heat Pump Challenge - Episode 1: Heat Pumps in the home - BBC Sounds
Evan Davis explores how heat pumps work and why government wants us to install them.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…
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Derek Landy @dereklandy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
In seven days, ASFOS is released. The final book in Phase 3, and the culmination of so many years of storytelling and character growth and development. I cannot WAIT for you to read it.
I’m holding copy of the new book.
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Thinking back on one of the weirdo convos that happened on here yesterday, I feel like I need to make sure everyone knows that those of us who think EVs are the future of cars are like... not at all married to lithium. We just think batteries are good! We're open to any kind of battery! In fact,
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Before Russia invaded Ukraine; before the right tried to re-write North Sea oil & gas history; I created a municipal renewable energy company & wrote about how public ownership of energy can deliver a safer, cleaner future for Britain. It has aged well…👇 www.bigissue.com/opinion/powe...
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🛢️ U.S fossil fuel industry funded Trump. 🇻🇪 Trump overthrew the Venezuelan gov’t to exploit world’s largest oil reserves. 💣 Trump starts war, choking off Middle East oil and gas supply. 💰 Oil hits $100+ a barrel. 📈 U.S fuel companies make billions. 💸 Follow the money.
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