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Excellent local gov decarbonisation manager, community energy coop director, general eco botherer

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 14h
The determination not to put the heating on til October is not a new thing.
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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
📷 Show us Newcastle now. We’re inviting young people to photograph the city as they see it. No fancy kit needed, a phone is fine. Part of Under Development at Newcastle Contemporary Art (NCA), with selected work shown in an exhibition and newspaper. Submit: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/newc...
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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bravo, @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 04/10/2026
Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories
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Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories
The French health authorities reported that 8,124 deaths were related to the extreme heatwaves between late May and late August in France. Le Monde spoke to the friends and families of 11 of the victims to find out about the lives behind those numbers.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nearly all the net zero professionals and most of the environmentalists I know still fly on holiday, often more than once. To not have convenient (ish) luxury travel is an anathema to middle class people.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Phone Coop doesn't.
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Tyne and Wear @tyneandwear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Only 28% of nurdles 'recovered', researchers say #TyneAndWear
bbc.co.uk
Just over a quarter of nurdles cleared after River Tyne spillage
Scientists predict that nurdles will continue to wash up on North East beaches.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We could just eat the deer ourselves 😁 we do to some extent
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People support clean energy but think others don't. People support clean air but think others don't. People support low traffic neighbourhoods but think others don't. And they think others don't because vested interests and right-wing media work hard to create that impression.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
❓Want to know what the options are for the UK's future relationship with the EU?❓ Have a look at our 'UKICE staircase' which sets them out: ukandeu.ac.uk/introducing-... And find more detail in our recent report: 'Ten years on: What next for UK-EU relations?' media.ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
A graphic showing seven different options for the UK's EU relationship: TCA minus, the TCA, TCA plus, Customs union, Swiss-style, EEA and Rejoin.
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham wants a new generation of council housing. But what are local authorities building already? Are they anything like ready to step up to that job? The answers can be found in my latest survey of every council in Britain: www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/bigg...
insidehousing.co.uk
Biggest Council House Builders 2026
Which councils built the most homes in Britain last year? Jess McCabe reveals Inside Housing’s exclusive data
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh I do hope someone has manufactured replicas of this beauty.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Potentially transformative of the UK...let's see.
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Installing solar panels and a battery in a UK home saves £681 a year on average, the first study of its kind has found: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
thetimes.com
Solar panels and a battery cut energy bills by two thirds
Private installations reduce costs even during winter months and would pay for themselves in 17 years, researchers found after analysing data from bills
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Necessary but depressing thread.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes, I am always railing "more than what? What's your baseline?!".
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mr Miliband certainly did not have two wasted years - huge progress on v intensive energy security issues.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Are the working class crisps any cheaper?
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WillP @wiilp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Come on Screwfix, you've cut the power consumption by half, that's amazing! Why the teeny tiny writing, why not shout about it? If you have 5 year old LEDs, it's economic to throw them away and replace with new ones, pays back quickly
2.9 W for 470lm6 W for 470lm
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
lemonde.fr
Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
64 years of (arguably) the environmental movement.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
MP Chain 🏛️ I recognised 1️⃣3️⃣ MPs in a row. How long is your chain? toys.jamesomalley.co.uk/mpchain/
toys.jamesomalley.co.uk
MP Chain — How many MPs can you recognise?
Pick the named MP from two portraits. One wrong answer ends your chain.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’
theguardian.com
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’
Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fantastic news!
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Alastair Harper @alastairharper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thomas Edison in 1910. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves on this net zero business, lads
Someday some fellow will invent a way of concentrating and storing sunshine to use instead of this old, absurd Prometheus scheme of fire.
I'll do the trick myself if someone doesn't get at it....
This scheme of combustion in order to get power makes me sick to think of—it is so wasteful.... We should utilize natural forces and thus get all of our power. Sunshine is a form of energy, and the winds and the tides are manifestations of energy. Do we use them? Oh no; we burn up wood and coal, as renters burn up the front fence for fuel.
We live like squatters, not as if we owned the property. There must surely come a time when heat and power will be stored in unlimited quantities in every community, all gathered by natural forces. Electricity ought to be as cheap as oxygen, for it cannot be destroyed.
Now, I am not sure but that my new storage battery is the thing. 167
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's awful but I don't even know of a feminist/women's environmental group I can join.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 22/09/2026
Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
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Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge
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Helen @futurestand.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Aaargh! It’s great that medical misogyny has been properly researched like this, but reading about it makes me want to hit things. As the article mentions, it’s not even just that women receive less treatment, we also get ‘accused’ of being anxious. Aaaaaaaargh! www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
theguardian.com
Women with same health conditions as men ‘less likely to be offered active treatment’
Men with heart, kidney or liver conditions more likely to be offered intervention compared with women, global analysis finds
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bus late again this morning? Forced to drive because the journey to work would take twice as long by bus? Well you've only got one more week to have your say in the North East bus branching consultation! Please respond and call for better buses across our region. Link and pointers below!
A graphic reminding people that the consultation closes in one week.
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PluginSolarCalculator.com @pluginsolar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lots of questions this week about where plug-in solar panels can be installed. Garden, wall, balcony, shed, flat roof… there are a few options, but planning rules vary depending on where and how the panels are installed. This guide breaks down the main options and the planning rules for each.
pluginsolarcalculator.com
Where Can You Install Plug-in Solar Panels? Planning Rules in England
Understand the planning rules for installing plug-in solar panels on roofs, outbuildings, walls, balconies and garden frames.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The money required to build a net zero emission economy really is not far off a rounding error in the grand scheme of things and the vast majority of it is money we need to spend regardless to replace outdated 21st century infrastructure.
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Don't threaten me with a good time etc
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
22 years ago.
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Knepp Wilding @kneppwilding.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For every euro spent on prevention, four to seven euros in damage could be saved. But this isn't only about economics: it's about protecting the planet for those already living on it. Read the article here: rewildingeurope.com/news/rewildi...
rewildingeurope.com
Rewilding: the smart approach to preventing fires and floods | Rewilding Europe
Working with nature is one of our greatest opportunities to build a more resilient and prosperous Europe. As climate change fuels more frequent and intense wildfires, floods and droughts…
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Unfortunately it's what people don't want to hear, so easier to believe nothing can be done.
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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Cutting traffic cuts vandalism, burglary and violence, research shows Researchers analysed data from tens of thousands of households across England, Scotland and Wales to examine how changes in traffic levels relate to how safe people feel in their communities. www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
leeds.ac.uk
Cutting traffic cuts vandalism, burglary and violence, research shows
Lowering traffic on urban streets can cut vandalism, burglary and violence, according to a significant new study by Leeds researchers.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A serious democratic society simply cannot allow this. That's £72 million from just two men. (Both, until lately, based overseas). The average UK earner (full-time) would have to work for over 1,800 years to raise that much. It's a nuclear strike on any pretence at the equality of political power
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Unalloyed good news as order placed for UK's first fleet of battery electric trains. Zero emission services are on their way for the TransPennine lines (in a decade or so's time). www.businessgreen.com/news/4535608...
businessgreen.com
UK's first major battery-electric train fleet to run across Pennines in 'landmark' £1bn deal
Plans unveiled for £1bn investment to build new fleet of 29 battery-electric trains at Alstom's Derby facility, enabling smoother, quieter, faster, and greener travel across the Pennines
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Very efficient converter of food into activity but 20 year payback is my guess 😁
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70 meter long medieval masterpiece created by artisan women, is actually an embroidery in crewel (wool yarn) on a linen ground. Depicting the Norman conquest of England, it was made in the 11th century & currently displayed at the British Museum #WomensArt
Four images of an 11th century embroidry featuring figures and horses on a light material background
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Over 90% of suitable commercial rooftops still lack solar installations, despite the potential to lower energy bills, secure pay back periods of circa five years, and provide enough power for 20 million homes. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
businessgreen.com
Are businesses squandering the rooftop solar opportunity?
New report reckons over 90 per cent of suitable commercial roof space still lacks solar installations that could cut energy bills and slash emissions
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good news!
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's really hard to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere: removing something so dilute is like removing tiny needles from a gigantic haystack, again & again, at huge energy, financial & environmental cost. Very useful thread here on why we can't just assume CO₂ removal is a magic climate pill:
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Titanic Mill in West Yorkshire.
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s #NationalFoodbankDay today but 26 years ago there was no food bank day because there were no food banks. Now, because of the cost of living and our poor social security system there’s more than 1,400.
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A 4-minute piece on BBC Breakfast which, whilst also focusing on Port of Tyne, does include coverage of the volunteer effort. The questions at the end are pertinent, in terms of responsibility for the spill. If Port of Tyne staff were supporting the ships in the port, how did this disaster happen?
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Helen @helengreengray.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That's great stuff! No reason why we can't do even better of course, once business cases are built on lifetime costs/benefits.
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you haven’t read the dedication of Gloria Steinem’s autobiography My Life on the Road, it is really worth taking a second today.
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