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Rupert Wilson

@smartrgw.bsky.social
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Principal hort data wrangler for the Royal Horticultural Society, husband, father of two, EV owner & renewables advocate. Any views expressed here are my own.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🌱 #insectThursday Yesterday evening I went to a book launch at Wisley for this fantastic book published today by the RHS. Three of the six authors ( including @andyentomologist.bsky.social) gave fascinating presentations. The book contains information about pollinators as well as plants.
The front cover of a book called Plants for Pollinators and a description: “Create a pollinator friendly haven with over 200 flowering plants”.
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Just a couple of days ago I received a copy of the reprinted "The Man in the Rubber Mask" which I'm carefully saving for my holiday reading #Smegtastic #Kryten Do yourself or loved one a favour and order a copy from robertsmodernbookshop.bigcartel.com
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"we [Wikipedia] don't trust AI as it hallucinates especially if the subject is obscure. Because the hallucinations are often plausible". "we don't want to publish anything that hasn't been checked by a human" Jimmy Wales #octopusETS26
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"I want to save carbon and make cash for the country" @katiewhitemp.bsky.social Minister for Climate [at 12:17pm on Monday 22 June 2026] #octopusETS2026
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget (CB7) sets a legally binding limit of 535 MtCO₂e on total greenhouse gas emissions for the period 2038–2042. Formally advised by the CCC and laid before Parliament, it maps the core trajectory toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 #octopusETS26
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Octopus Energy @octopus.energy · 22/06/2026
Major #OctopusETS26 announcement 🔋🚚 Swaptopus helps solve one of the toughest electrification battles -heavy electric lorries - by swapping out empty batteries for fully charged ones on the road.
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Octopus Energy @octopus.energy · 22/06/2026
Next major announcement: meet the Nook, the Octopus home battery 🔋 👉 Plug-in, self-install, no engineer needed. 👉 Or hardwired - at around half the £ of a Tesla Powerwall. Works with solar. Backs up your home. Only going to get smarter. 👉 Plus, an extra special trucking reveal... #OctopusETS26
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
At #OctopusETS26 working with CATL launch Swoptopus
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"You can't have a democracy if you don't listen to the facts." "This isn't complicated, we know that if you burn fossil fuels and don't capture the emissions [we will be cooked]" - John Kerry
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Let's make energy cheaper @elpinchbeck.bsky.social #OctopusETS26
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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 03/06/2026
Wow. There’s a graph that conveys its message without difficulty.
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Chris Baraniuk @handle.invalid · 07/05/2026
Another Bagpuss secret rumbled
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Since @neso-energy.bsky.social don't seem to want to use their #BlueSky account I'll share this good news
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Another great video from the @thejuicemedia.com highlighting the destruction of nature, this time it's WA 🇦🇺🌏 youtube.com/watch?v=FWrd...
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Honest Government Ad | How to be 'Merica's B!tch
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Europeans when asked to unblock the Strait of Hormuz:
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
STILL seeing this at my local garden centre. Arrrgh! Peat needs to stay in the ground. It's an essential store of carbon, critical for biodiversity & under threat. Demand peat-free compost! And complain if you see peat on sale. The Royal Horticultural Society agrees: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/peat
Two bags of compost, one 100% peat, one peat free
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 27/01/2026
When it rains, it now rains more. For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall. And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
#FobneyMarshians #KennetMeadows #ReadingCAN #RdgUk
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Submitted my quarterly #Solar generation figure, resulting in £73.80 FiT credit. Just for fun I asked AI for an insight.
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
An exciting arrival today from @bobbyllew.bsky.social signed too! Thank you to the super despatch team for arranging delivery. What better way to spend a wet Saturday afternoon in November than reading a book 📖👓🫖☕ #TheGhostCamera #ZapHeapChallenge #EverythingElectric #RedDwarf
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy. We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
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Victory! We’ve won major legal battle exposing car industry lobbying
After two years we can finally reveal “backdoor channels where corporate money hijacks our democracy.”
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Nice to be back at Reading Hydro as a volunteer carrying out weekly checks. #RdgUk #Hydro #CommunityBenefit readinghydro.org/data/
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
"The road tax system was designed when electric cars weren't around, of course it needs updating now that one in four new cars is now electric." Tanya Sinclair, CEO of Electric Vehicles UK, calls for a proper consultation before EV road taxes are introduced, Tom Swarbrick on LBC.
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Prof Matt Hannon @matthannon.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
What a mess. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
PSA.
Noddy Holder: Noddy says...
NOT YET
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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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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🌿 This Week 🌿 We were thrilled to welcome @plantlifeuk.bsky.social and @channel4news.bsky.social to celebrate the Fen Orchid - brought back from the brink of extinction! See our latest Plant Picks and don’t miss #CambridgeBotanicLights: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-bot…
A small yellow orchid with green leaves.A flower with white petals and purple spots, with green foliage in the background.A close-up image of a plant in bloom, featuring a strikingly dark purple and blue flower against a backdrop of lush green leaves.A vibrant display of purple flowers growing from a fleshy, green-leafed plant in a terracotta pot, situated in a greenhouse environment.
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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The National Museum of Natural History, Bulgaria There is a rather large Brown Bear clutching a medal that was awarded during the Berlin International Hunting Exhibition in 1937 hosted by Hermann Goering… natsca.blog/2024/02/15/a... Oddly, there is a horse penis bone in this display as well..
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £1,133,363,158 so far this year! wastedwind.energy #renewables #wind #uk
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Wasted Wind
Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Surely this is a great investment supporting the drive to reduce UK and Europe's dependency on #gas by switching to #renewableenergy whilst creating UK jobs www.ft.com/content/7f01... do you agree @yuanfenyang.bsky.social
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China’s Ming Yang to invest up to £1.5bn in Scottish turbine factory
Company says the project is subject to ‘final approvals’ from the UK government
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Looking forward to visiting today, on the lookout for my next (3rd) BEV. Happily driving electric since 2018 and part of a car share to work so my small contribution to #StopBurningStuff #SBS
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Have a look at this habitat #restoration project off the NE coast of #England. It's great to see innovative #marine #habitat restoration projects underway. If you feel the same, please reshare www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
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Oyster “cubes” deployed to save UK’s underwater superhero | The Zoological Society of London
Oyster “cubes” have been deployed off the North East coast of England, in a bid to restore the near-extinct native species to UK waters.
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
First visit to Nibsy's on the go, currently in Forbury Square by the Davidson Building #RdgUK the warm sausage roll was quickly eaten but the lush slice of chocolate, beetroot and date cake was saved for indulgence at home. Do go visit the lovely team for coffee and tasty #GF treats IG: @NIBSYSGF
A slice of dark chocolate cake, generously topped with a mix of pumpkin and sunflower seeds, rests on a white plate with a teal and gold rim. To the left, a dark blue and yellow reusable coffee cup stands on a napkin. Below the plate and cup, a white paper bag or wrapper with the "Nibsy's" logo and the phrase "GLUTEN-FREE JOY, INSIDE." is visible, all set on a vibrant tablecloth patterned with blue and yellow sardine can illustrations.
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Worth a read ⤵️ and sharing with those who care about truth and not hate
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Definitely worth a watch and follow. #GlobalSamundFlotilla
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 07/09/2025
Wonderful to be included in this ever growing thread of climate scientist portraits.
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Challenge @themerl.bsky.social 🤔
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 26/08/2025
Back from my hols which involved driving an EV thru France - at times in extreme heat. No dramas. No range anxiety. Loads of chargers. All worked. No waits. Whole experience was a pleasure - and totally normal, as expected. That's it. Sorry, Daily Telegraph editors - no 'EV hell' anecdotes for u
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Croydon Community Energy @croydoncommenergy.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
How exciting!!! 96.3kWp of solar has started going up at Archbishop Tenison’s school today, thanks to our community investors! ☀️ This will reduce the bills and carbon of the school, as well as teach the students about renewable energy. Watch this space for more updates 🎉
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Show Your Stripes Day (21 June) is a global moment to share our concern about how the climate is changing and the need for urgent action. Do download and share your stripes on your social media channels. #ClimateEmergency #RdgUK showyourstripes.info/l/europe/uni...
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Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
People of #RdgUK what's not to like about a @ThaiGrr! chicken green curry. That's my evening meal sorted 😍
a white bowl of plain white rice with a good helping of chicken green curry with aubergine, red and green peppers, ginger strips and rich creamy coconut curry sauce
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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Help! ❤️ YouTube flagged our @cleaninguppod.bsky.social documentary on #ProjectBo as political advertising. 😬 Using #solar power to help save babies' lives is NOT political! 🌞 We've re-edited, now we REALLY need your likes, comments, RTs and shares to get the word out! 🙏 youtu.be/z-5QjSfy2SM?...
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How Solar Is Saving Newborns' Lives in Sierra Leone — Episode 204: Project Bo
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Thinking of the many dogs and their owners who have made a pilgrimage to this place makes me smile.
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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Do tariffs / import quotas on solar panels help or hurt domestic jobs? While they boost *manufacturing* jobs they tend to hurt total jobs. That's because most clean energy jobs are in deployment, installation, maintenance etc. My Substack: www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/clean-ener...
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Do imports of cheap solar panel and other technologies help or hurt domestic jobs in clean energy?
Without a comparative advantage, cheaper energy imports often help domestic jobs.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Everyone should read this, especially for the bits in the article that give us some insight into what these detention prisons used by ICE are like. And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre
Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
If you live in the UK🇬🇧 and are able to, please consider donating to the Myanmar earthquake appeal 🙏❤️ dec.org.uk
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Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Powerful earthquakes in Myanmar have caused catastrophic devastation. Survivors urgently need critical support. Please donate now.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Invertebrate of the year 2025: vote for your favourite - Since February we’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose #teamcuttlefish www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rupert Wilson @smartrgw.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £389,985,530 so far this year! wastedwind.energy
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Wasted Wind
Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.
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