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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 3d

Totally normal night at @paysan.bsky.social yesterday.

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 7d

After years of research, scientist Leonid Pshenichnov concluded Russia + China cannot continue fishing krill, the main food source of many marine creatures, at current rates without risking breakdown of entire ocean ecosystems. Russia had him arrested:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov

www.theguardian.com

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 8d

Don't miss this free talk about the plans for a green energy showcase in Chester. @shitchester.bsky.social

Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · 8d

Heating Chester with the Dee - 2000 years of the river supporting the city. This talk will cover the efforts to bring the hydro-hub back into use.
Tuesday 11th November @storyhouselive.bsky.social
Doors open at 7:00 🚪
Talk starts 7:30 🗣️
Stay for drinks and chat until 9:00(ish!) 🍻
fb.me/e/iRWKXDbhP

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 9d

True story: mate of mine bought a lot of posts and fencing and asked the shopkeeper to help him get them in the car. Guy asked if he had an estate, and he replied "no, just a normal sized garden".

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 9d

a man in a blue jacket is playing a record on a turntable with a picture of a baseball on the wall above him

ALT: a man in a blue jacket is playing a record on a turntable with a picture of a baseball on the wall above him

media.tenor.com

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 9d

My kind of line up. He's a genius.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 9d

But where do you go from there?

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 10d

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 13d

Second lorry load of electric vans delivered to my local sorting office in a week. Great to see.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 14d

London today. Being filmed and catching up with an old collaborator.

Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 16d

Heavy week of travel ahead. Today is Sheffield to see a project we supported helping private landlords upgrade their properties to also benefit tenants.
#NetZeroHeat

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 14d

Aerogel! Aiming to be net zero carbon produced by 2030 too.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 14d

Here's something that's not talked about enough

The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year

1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 15d

Today is Prudhoe outside Newcastle to see a manufacturing facility we have supported to make lower cost aerogels.

Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 16d

Heavy week of travel ahead. Today is Sheffield to see a project we supported helping private landlords upgrade their properties to also benefit tenants.
#NetZeroHeat

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Sam, clear laying out of issues. I recently went for a blood test at hospital that my GP thought they’d ask me to do months ago, but hadn’t. This explains how that happened. Hope you recover well.

Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 16d

Ah, maybe due to the web issues everywhere

Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 16d

Delays everywhere. Compounded by the rail app not working.
#mondays

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 16d

Heavy week of travel ahead. Today is Sheffield to see a project we supported helping private landlords upgrade their properties to also benefit tenants.
#NetZeroHeat

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 17d

Oh beautiful

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 18d

It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.

www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/

New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com

Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.

www.thefarside.com

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 20d

Day off today to reinvigorate myself by spending time with my partner and my community. And good food, naturally.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 20d

Banks care about this issue. They understand risk and value.

James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 20d

LLoyds and Octopus launch free heat pump offer to mortgage customers. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520411...

Lloyds launches free heat pump offer for new mortgage customers

Bank teams up with Octopus Energy on new offer for eligible mortgage customers to have a air source heat pump fitted free of charge

www.businessgreen.com

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Alison Atkin @alisonatkin.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks to @chesterscibar.bsky.social for inviting me to speak last night! If you're local, they host a different talk every month and it's a great atmosphere. Really relaxed, friendly, and informal. It's free! And it's in a comfy bar! Do check them out. And if they ever invite you to speak, say yes.

Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you to our speaker Alison Atkin from @sicktodeath.bsky.social who came to talk about some of the seasonal spooks - vampires 🧛 werewolves 🐺 mummies and skeletons 💀

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 21d

LOL

Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 22d

Follow the money. The finance sector is driven by managing risk and more and more climate risks are priced too high.

apple.news/A2sDfU8jXQtW...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk — The Guardian

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

apple.news

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 22d

Chairing a session at the Climate Housing Summit today. Hearing from companies across the world with heat innovations and US feedback is that the UK certification system is “the most arduous in the world” but still a tickbox exercise.
#NetZeroHeat

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 22d

Rough one with the tailend of a hangover lingering.

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