Mike G
@mbg133.bsky.social
No DMs unless I know you. Zone 7, TN valley area. Old gray guy, retired mapmaker, engraver, botanical garden worker, designer builder.
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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Eyebright is a member of the Euphrasia family of plants. It’s an annual that’s very well behaved, doesn’t spread itself around your garden, and because of that it’s rather difficult to find seeds of it. #herbChat www.herbalreality.com/herb/eyebrig...
Eyebright | Herbs | Herbal Reality
Eyebright is a wonderful herb for allergies, excess mucous and eye problems. It is particularly helpful for allergy season.
www.herbalreality.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Eyebright is a member of the Euphrasia family of plants. It’s an annual that’s very well behaved, doesn’t spread itself around your garden, and because of that it’s rather difficult to find seeds of it. #herbChat www.herbalreality.com/herb/eyebrig...
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Someone PLEASE give me the best caption for this look my dog is giving me.
Lmaoooo!
Lmaoooo!
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Someone PLEASE give me the best caption for this look my dog is giving me.
Lmaoooo!
Lmaoooo!
🌱 fall flowered #Galanthus elwesii 'Moustache' will have two inner green spots when open.
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🌱 fall flowered #Galanthus elwesii 'Moustache' will have two inner green spots when open.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It really is hard to believe it's a year today since we had to say goodbye to you. Unbearable pain.
You were truly the best and there is an emptiness that can never be filled. Yesterday was my first birthday without you since I was 19. And it felt like shit.
I love you Millie ❤️
You were truly the best and there is an emptiness that can never be filled. Yesterday was my first birthday without you since I was 19. And it felt like shit.
I love you Millie ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It really is hard to believe it's a year today since we had to say goodbye to you. Unbearable pain.
You were truly the best and there is an emptiness that can never be filled. Yesterday was my first birthday without you since I was 19. And it felt like shit.
I love you Millie ❤️
You were truly the best and there is an emptiness that can never be filled. Yesterday was my first birthday without you since I was 19. And it felt like shit.
I love you Millie ❤️
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“the combination of wind and solar provided 15.1% more electricity than coal during the first nine months of this year… Capacity additions by solar, wind, and battery storage continue to dramatically outpace gas, coal and nuclear.” #CleanIsCheaper
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
Solar output beats wind power for third straight month in US
The latest "Electric Power Monthly" report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that solar grew by 29.9% in September 2025 compared
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“the combination of wind and solar provided 15.1% more electricity than coal during the first nine months of this year… Capacity additions by solar, wind, and battery storage continue to dramatically outpace gas, coal and nuclear.” #CleanIsCheaper
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
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What's a pair of orchid-hunters to do the morning after the @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference in northwest England at the end of November? Go look for orchids, of course!
Fine journey to the station with my Mariposa colleague @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social - roadside Bee Orchids, full of promise.
Fine journey to the station with my Mariposa colleague @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social - roadside Bee Orchids, full of promise.
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What's a pair of orchid-hunters to do the morning after the @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference in northwest England at the end of November? Go look for orchids, of course!
Fine journey to the station with my Mariposa colleague @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social - roadside Bee Orchids, full of promise.
Fine journey to the station with my Mariposa colleague @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social - roadside Bee Orchids, full of promise.
🌱 Starting the #Daffodil season with the small #Narcissus tazetta pachybolus. Even in a sheltered corner, the leaves can look sad by spring but they recover and increase each year.
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🌱 Starting the #Daffodil season with the small #Narcissus tazetta pachybolus. Even in a sheltered corner, the leaves can look sad by spring but they recover and increase each year.
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Here’s a peace plan that could be implemented and would work!
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here’s a peace plan that could be implemented and would work!
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Oh great... while I was in the hospital for a few days, a peacock moved into our backyard and is now dining in our winter #garden - eating lettuce, beets, kale, Swiss chard and arugula - all the things that I need for a healthy heart!
#VancouverIsland 🇨🇦 🌱
#VancouverIsland 🇨🇦 🌱
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Oh great... while I was in the hospital for a few days, a peacock moved into our backyard and is now dining in our winter #garden - eating lettuce, beets, kale, Swiss chard and arugula - all the things that I need for a healthy heart!
#VancouverIsland 🇨🇦 🌱
#VancouverIsland 🇨🇦 🌱