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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 18h

The operation of a coal plant in Michigan that the Trump Administration has ordered to remain open is costing taxpayers $615,000 — a day — and harming public health & air quality thru the Midwest.

With clean energy cheaper & more abundant than ever, why is this admin... 1/2

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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 2d

The Economist has a short article on Europe's need to invest in grids and batteries (as well as helpful note on the need to end first-come first-served connections). 1/
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Europe’s need for green electricity is blowing fuses

Grid operators plan to spend hundreds of billions to keep up

www.economist.com

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 1d

💡 Why should everyone involved in reuse systems use the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) Reuse Blueprint?

✅ See below why @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening & the Environmental Defense Fund endorse the Reuse Blueprint, and read the whole thing by yourself at zurl.co/kVPbH

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.

Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...

Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day

Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.

www.abc.net.au

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · 1d

lol. colonial relationship atm.

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Nikolaus J. Kurmayer @nkurmayer.bsky.social · 6d

The energy crisis over, right? So why are household electricity bills not going down? Ask your finance minister!

Free: www.euractiv.com/news/tobacco...

Tobacco-like taxes on electricity keep Europe in energy permacrisis | Euractiv

Finance ministers' love for electricity taxes is keeping prices high

www.euractiv.com

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 6d

What happened?

Last night’s “Dutch voters reject Wilders!” storyline has been broken.

The final result is incredibly close - they’re still counting but there’s 1200 votes nationwide between PVV and D66. It’s a real Bush/Gore nail biter.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 20d

Secret documents. Never-before-seen photos. A mysterious vinyl record.

For the first time, The Lever is exposing the secret plot that legalized corruption.

You think you know this story, but you don’t because it’s all been secret — until now👇

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Bas Eickhout @baseickhout.bsky.social · 14d

The Omnibus I deal has just been voted down. It is clear: a stable majority requires support of the Greens, not the far right.

My group remains open to negotiate a better deal that truly safeguards sustainability and human rights in the CSRD and CSDDD.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 25d

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 19d

The EU relies on fossil imports for over half of its energy, among the highest globally.

This makes Europe highly vulnerable to price shocks and supply disruptions.

Homegrown power and electrification offer a resilient path ⚡️

https://loom.ly/wss-sI0

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Auke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 26d

If you want an explanation of why China is kicking the EU car industry to the curb, look no further than the criminally knuckle dragging EU car makers demanding new loopholes so they don't have to meet any meaningful low emission targets for cars in the EU.
www.ft.com/cIfontent/5a...

Carmakers demand EU eases ‘rigid’ 2035 petrol car ban

Environmental groups say carmakers’ demands risk halving electric vehicle sales in Europe

www.ft.com

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · 28d

well, it seems that there are various other trade-offs that they've cancelled for seniors and others that make this less clear cut. Hard to make a blanket statement. At least it's better than just raising prices like most operators do!

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 29d

What happens when fishermen, scientists, and policymakers work together? In the U.S., fisheries were brought back from near collapse, proving that collaboration can help us tackle even the toughest challenges.

More from EDF's Amanda Leland: www.forbes.com/sites/edfene...

How This Innovative Strategy Turned Around A Troubled Industry

Catch shares already led the most dramatic ‘business turnaround story’ you’ve never heard of — American fisheries.

www.forbes.com

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · Oct 6

ah, that's too bad. there's always a catch :( thanks for the info

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · Oct 6

this seems like positive news for train travelers in Belgium? Overall reductions in costs for frequent travelers, weekends, and bikes... What's the catch? #belgium #trains #rail #sustainabletravel

BX1 @bx1.be · Oct 6

Voyager en train deviendra moins cher pour 70 à 80% des passagers, surtout en heures creuses et durant le week-end, ainsi que pour les voyageurs fréquents.

La SNCB annonce sa “plus grande réforme tarifaire des 30 dernières années” : voici ce qui va changer

bx1.be

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · Oct 6

pedestrianisation almost always boosts business. amazing that there is still resistance on the grounds of sales. Usually, the problem is actually the opposite - increasing rents due to the attractiveness of the area.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Oct 6

These new figures prove that when people are put at the heart of Oxford Street, the area thrives and businesses benefit.

That’s why I am moving forward with the next stage of my proposals to pedestrianise Oxford Street and revitalise the area as quickly as I can. www.cityam.com/oxford-stree...

Oxford Street pedestrianisation boosts sales, survey finds

Oxford Street was closed to traffic for eight hours on Sunday 21st September in a pilot test to fully pedestrianise the high street.

www.cityam.com

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · Oct 6

This is pretty sobering. People are in denial about the dire state of biodiversity in Europe.

European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · Oct 6

🌿 On #WorldHabitatsDay Europe’s habitats are in trouble.

📉 81% of habitats protected under EU law are in poor or bad condition — and most are still declining.

We need full implementation of environmental law, shows #EuropesEnvironment2025: www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en...

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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · Oct 6

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Clean tech employment data are hard to estimate but crucial to understand.

Thanks to work by @prognos.com we include them in our Tracker tinyurl.com/bdm3e96n

👉 One stand-out message. The EU mid-2010s tariffs on solar panels hurt employment. Solar jobs are in installation not manufacturing.

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · Oct 4

what can be done to stop this from coming to Europe? I'm very worried about the creeping infiltration of north american standards.

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Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · Sep 29

registration link doesn't appear to work...

Thorfinn Stainforth @bxlthor.bsky.social · Sep 29

I don't consider myself an expert, but certainly seems to be a test of NATO's limits, and/or effort to reframe the war more broadly at home in Russia.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · Sep 29

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.

2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.

3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 29

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · Sep 22

More than two hours after leaving the gate #U24652 from Copenhagen to Paris is headed back as authorities continue to investigate reported drone sightings near the airport. The airfield remains closed until 2300 UTC (tentative).
fr24.com/EJU12UJ/3c54...

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · Sep 20

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN EUROPE

Hundreds of records brutalized everywhere with up to 4/5c margins, it's arguably one the most extreme events Europe has ever seen
>33C in Poland,tropical nights at 1800m in Austria,all time records smashed..👇
Never happened anything like this in September.

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