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Rob Newton

@rob-newton.bsky.social
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I write about energy, politics and place | Visiting Fellow in Natural History Humanities at @camglamresearch.bsky.social | teaching at @nsota.bsky.social

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The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
At a remote Essex chapel shadowed by a dormant nuclear plant, a battle over a proposed new reactor reveals how Britain’s drive to decarbonise is reshaping old conflicts between conservation, community and state power. www.break-down.org/the-chapel-a...
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The Chapel and the Nuclear Plant
At a remote Essex chapel shadowed by a dormant nuclear plant, a battle over a proposed new reactor reveals how Britain’s drive to decarbonise is reshaping old conflicts between conservation, community...
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Rob Newton @rob-newton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Just so that my essay doesn't upset anyone from Essex, I want to point out that the words 'foul, undeveloped waste' come from descriptions of Essex by 19th century marsh draining enthusiasts, the UK's state-owned electricity organisation, and the people of Buckinghamshire
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Rob Newton @rob-newton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Right back at you Kerri!
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Rob Newton @rob-newton.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I wrote for @the-breakdown.bsky.social about an ancient chapel in Essex, a dormant nuclear plant, and plans to build a new one - a story that reveals how new faultlines opening up in British climate politics, between conservation and decarbonisation, might not be so new after all.
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The Chapel and the Nuclear Plant
At a remote Essex chapel shadowed by a dormant nuclear plant, a battle over a new reactor is reshaping old conflicts between conservation, community and state power.
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John Merrick @johnmerrick.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Incredibly proud to publish this, by Robert Newton, a stunning piece of writing about a remote religious community in the shadow of a dormant nuclear plant, and what plans for a new plant reveal about the fractures caused by Britain's drive to decarbonise www.break-down.org/the-chapel-a...
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The Chapel and the Nuclear Plant
At a remote Essex chapel shadowed by a dormant nuclear plant, a battle over a proposed new reactor reveals how Britain’s drive to decarbonise is reshaping old conflicts between conservation, community...
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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The New School of the Anthropocene is an experimental micro-university, which offers an affordable, radical, alternative to mainstream higher ed. I teach there each year & we have students from Gaza, Ukraine & around the world. 2026 enrolment is now open. www.nsota.org @nsota.bsky.social
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