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@grahamhrtn.bsky.social
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Romsey, Hampshire, UK. Interested in cycling, nature, green energy and politics

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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Haha I do this too!
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Diesel prices go through the roof! But still seemingly not high enough to make people walk half a mile to collect their kids from school or switch their engine off instead of idling.
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good stuff on the bbc website about just how hot and dry the Summer was. Romsey, Hampshire had 38 days over the 27C heatwave threshold and was 4.1C above the long term average!
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My best August for solar generation: which came after my best ever July by about 15%. There's an awful drought and a good chunk of the New Forest went up in smoke but at least I made lots of free fusion powered energy 🌞⚡🔋🫣
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Used Oxford's park and ride today. £3 to park all day, bus travel for up to 5 people and was in town within 10 mins. Brilliant!
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Loving this zero emissions ice cream van in Liverpool powered by solar and a battery
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What will he learn from retaking his driving test that he didn't get the first time round?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Praise be. The skywater has returned 🌧️
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South Downs National Park @southdownsnp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Could you be our SAMM Project Team Leader? 💜 We're looking for a dynamic individual with a passion for conservation and communication to lead our SAMM project and help protect vulnerable heathland sites. Find out more and apply: buff.ly/SEOXclW 👋
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Dovercourt in Essex. 4 x 99s and a cup of tea for £9! Bargain 🤑🍦
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Back home after a lovely few days in the SW. So much griping about the state of England currently. Folks need to spend a few days in Dorset and Devon, it's bloody lovely 😍
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Have owned an EV for nearly 2 years now and driven it all over the place. We're in South Devon for a few days camping and it's the first time I've really found it difficult to charge the car. One x 50kW charger in Dartmouth and a handful of slow 22kWs. Need some more fast public chargers please 🔋⚡
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
New Forest looking very parched, never seen the Rover Avon at Fordingbridge so low. Really need some rain soon
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Three days of July to go and it looks like this will comfortably be my best month for solar energy since I had my PV system installed in Sept 22. Previous record was 832 kWh of energy generated. Can we get to 900 kWh? 🙌⚡🔋🌞
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wouldn't recommend. Full of shit
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
That was some ending to the Tour de France! Best ending of a bike race I've ever seen. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️💨
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Just got properly wet whilst out cycling with my son. First bit of rain in weeks. 🌧️
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Feeling strangely optimistic about our new PM. Hope he can deliver at least some of the changes he is promising. Good to hear about ending rough sleeping. I travel around the UK a lot and I think it's creates a strong perception that the country is struggling and in decline
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Can't believe Andy Burnham hasn't fixed the cost of living, improved the NHS & other public services, funded our armed forces and halved my tax bill already by now. Time for change. General election now. 😉
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/07/2026
June heatwave killed up to 440 people a day in England and Wales, data suggests
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June heatwave killed up to 440 people a day in England and Wales, data suggests
Extreme temperatures in May and June led to about 2,700 lost lives in total with climate crisis adding 3C to 4C The heatwave that affected England and Wales in June killed about 440 people a day during its three-day peak, scientists have estimated. Across the whole of the June heatwave, plus the one in May, about 2,700 people lost their lives prematurely. The data starkly illustrates the danger of extreme heat, which is being supercharged by the climate crisis. More than 40% of the people affected would not have died without the 1.4C of human-caused global heating to date, according to the analysis. For comparison, about four people die each day as a result of road traffic collisions and about 35 a day because of alcohol and drug use, according to government statistics. Continue reading...
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Yep - an obvious dickhead marker. Think this every time I see the adverts for it during the Tour de France advert breaks
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Bet he's the type that thinks cyclists going over 20mph are too fast too
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Just cycled home from physio in Twyford, Hampshire, feeling very warm in the sunshine. River Itchen looking glorious, needs some rain soon though!
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Bloody hell, what a game that was. One of the best England performances I can remember. Worth getting up for #England ⚽
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Yes thanks, just the inconvenience of not being able to ride my bike, and having to get it replaced
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Here's the roundabout and the traffic police incident reports. Looks like a real dangerous spot. Council have painted a picture of a bike on the road but this seems, unsurprisingly, to be not an effective way to reduce the risk. Looks like it needs a complete redesign
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Got knocked off my bike this week in Portsmouth at a mini roundabout. Ended up on the bonnet as the driver pulled out without looking. I'm fine, just bruised, and pissed off. Front wheel is basically destroyed and I need to get my frame checked for damage
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
River Test 😍
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Will ride my bike for a paddle in a chalk river 😁🌞 Found the bike ride temperature sweetspot - fast enough for a nice breeze, slow enough to not overheat
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
30 degrees in my East facing home office with the windows closed and the curtains shut. 🥵🔥
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Bicycles are hugely space efficient, which is why they make a lot of sense in congested cities. This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes. Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car.
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Tell me you've never played Uno without telling me...
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Really useful thread
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Was like this in the 90s too but I can imagine it's even worse now
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
🎉🎉 so many EVs around now, and more PVs popping up all the time too
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Pilot whales in Tenerife 🐳
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Love this 🦫 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns
National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summer
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Birdsong and nothing else but the view across the Avon Valley #NewForest
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Lovely 60k ride around the New Forest this morning in the Spring sunshine 🌞. New bike is fantastic 😍
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🎉🎉🎉 So pleased to have worked on this - a proper environmental legacy. Just a little bit left to do in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ⌚ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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World's longest coastal path opens in England to the public
The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Perfect solar curve today - 24 kWh generated. Put 42 kWh of electricity in the car last night so basically 170 miles of free driving 😁🔋⚡🌞
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Good place for new housing/green spaces
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If you want help, drop the tariffs
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Octopus Energy @octopus.energy · 12/03/2026
Turns out net zero is cheaper than a single fossil fuel crisis. 🤷 The sooner we build on clean, home-grown energy, the sooner we stop handing the keys to foreign gas markets. But we also need market reform now - so customers, not just corporations, actually reap the benefits of renewables.
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Received this in the post today. Been hugely controversial locally (as all changes to car parking seem to be) but I really support what @forestryengland.bsky.social are doing. It costs money to manage and protect the New Forest. People who drive and park should pay towards the cost of doing so.
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Solar curve showing the arrival of the Saharan dust cloud quite nicely. Milky skies now
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grahamhrtn.bsky.social @grahamhrtn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
World book day by bike. Stretching the fairytale theme a bit. Definitely not just wearing last year's Halloween costumes...👹💀🚴‍♂️
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