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Pam Dugdale
@physicsgirluk.bsky.social
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Physical Scientist. PhD. HE/FE college #STEM #Engineering teacher in northern England. She/her. #TeachSDGs #GreenSkills #Energy #Materials #IndustrialEcology #DefendScience #DefendNature & #Shelties 🐶
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · Nov 17
The future?

#SustainabilitySTEM #Permaculture
Hand drawn picture of a permaculture community with rooftop vegetable gardens, solar panels on rooftops, community transportation etc.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 14h
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 14h
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The century-old ship sail technology finally catching on
The rotors, first used in 1925 on a journey to Scotland, are being revived to help emissions in shipping.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 22h
theconversation.com/why-some-peo...
Why some people turn off the lights and others don’t
Knowing about the environmental cost of using energy does not drive people to use less, according to a new study.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 1d
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'Dieselgate': Five carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims
The trial is the latest chapter of what has become known as the
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 1d
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
New space weather modelling suite enables upper atmosphere forecasting for the first time
A pioneering new space weather forecasting modelling suite will enable operational modelling of the upper atmosphere at the Met Office for the first time in a major breakthrough for UK atmospheric sci...
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 4d
I haven't even read this yet and I'm screaming *NO!!!* at my phone. Seriously have people stopped *thinking* about adverse side effects? I'm sorry but this is a giant red flag for all kinds of reasons.
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 4d
Exclusive: Teachers will use 'deepfake' technology to create an AI avatar of themselves to deliver catch-up lessons for pupils who have missed school

Watch one of the school’s ‘deepfake’ teachers in our story below

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'Deepfake' teacher avatars to help pupils catch up
Academy trust staff to use AI generator to introduce resources for pupils returning to school
schoolsweek.co.uk
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Ministry of Eco Education @ministryofeco.bsky.social · 3d
Who is the Ministry of Eco Education? What do we do?
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 2d
What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make - Jane Goodall
Picture of Jane Goodall with the same quote as in the post.
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 6d
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
Manchester’s Power Hall has had a ‘green’ glow-up
Carmody Groarke has spruced up Power Hall at The Science and Industry Museum, with ‘as green an energy system as we could possibly get away with’
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 7d
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 9d
🧪 NEW STUDY: Air pollution increases risk of Lewy Body Dementia, the 2nd most common dementia after Alzheimer’s*

Your reminder that air pollution is just another name for fossil fuel combustion byproducts.

*linked to air pollution in previous studies

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Lewy body dementia promotion by air pollutants
Evidence links air pollution to dementia, yet its role in Lewy body dementia (LBD) remains unclear. In this work, we showed in a cohort of 56.5 million individuals across the United States that fine p...
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Javi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 7d
Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish
As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 9d
theconversation.com/how-generati...
How generative AI is really changing education – by outsourcing the production of knowledge to big tech
We need to understand what AI means for how knowledge is created.
theconversation.com
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 10d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 1.6% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 14.1% gas,
• 8.2% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 11.5% solar,
• 63.8% wind,
• 0.7% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is low (57 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 04/10/2025 10:30 AM
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 10d
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 10d
www.ft.com/content/3bbe...
Storm Amy brings negative electricity prices to UK
Gusty weather drives huge amounts of wind power into the grid
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 10d
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
Why we need more Jane Goodalls
Her ability to move between academia, media and policy was almost unique.
theconversation.com
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 10d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 3.3% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 15.6% gas,
• 7.9% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 1.6% solar,
• 62.2% wind,
• 9.3% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is low (69 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 03/10/2025 04:30 PM
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 11d
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...
Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 11d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 9.6% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 16.4% gas,
• 7.7% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 6.7% solar,
• 47.4% wind,
• 12.1% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is low (90 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 02/10/2025 04:30 PM
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 12d
This is a huge loss.
Rest in peace Jane

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live
The primatologist was a
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 13d
#EducateGirls #ProjectDrawdown

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet
For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.
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Climate Change API @climateapi.bsky.social · 15d
Current UK Energy Sources:
• 11% biomass,
• 0% coal,
• 40.2% gas,
• 9.2% nuclear,
• 0% hydro,
• 18.5% solar,
• 4.3% wind,
• 16.8% imports,
• 0% other sources

Carbon (CO2) intensity is high (184 gCO2eq/kWh)

Data correct as of 28/09/2025 04:30 PM
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John Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 15d
U.S. Dept. of Energy Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy banned from using words like "climate change" or "emissions"...you know, phrases that have nothing to do with things like energy efficiency or renewable energy 🤦‍♂️

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
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Pam Dugdale @physicsgirluk.bsky.social · 16d
Humans value simple answers confidently delivered, irrespective of whether or not they are factually correct.

So that’s what #AI is giving us….

theconversation.com/why-openais-...
Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
The cure is likely to be worse than the disease.
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