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Hubristic virtue-signaller. Shit at social-media. Used to be worried about methane. Now a Lawn Bowls commentary pundit. (Still worried).

38 Followers  |  24 Following  |  79 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.8395

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CrowdScience - Are atoms immortal? - BBC Sounds Do atoms exist forever, or can they be destroyed?

Great question from Toowoomba Rob. :-)

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13.10.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A LIST You get to thinking about a lot of things whilst lying on a sick bed in a warden-assisted retirement complex, having been told by a GP to co...

A massive shout going out to all the brave warriors & creative geniuses attending tomorrow's Waveney Valley Conkers Tournament.

In 20 years I have never missed this event.
Until now. πŸ™

Steady thy nut, hit don't miss, and please No Snagging.

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04.10.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens

Still plenty of time left to record your waxcap watching.........

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03.10.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beware of the impact of Methane!
It's not nice.

02.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And I do.

02.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Need to eat figs with my oatmeal biscuits & cheese!!! ;-)

02.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still quite constipated though. :-(

02.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And Lynott's guitar in 'War of the Worlds' is very catchy!

02.10.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've surprisingly got into Mike Oldfield quite heavily, since the GP put me on these opiates. #WrongDrugsSurely?

02.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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27.09.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Dark DNA' may explain dancing spiders' extraordinary diversity There are many more species of peacock spider than other animals, scientists think they may know why.

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11.09.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WAVENEY VALLEY ANXIETY. ONE OF OUR BUNGAY LOWER 6th IS MISSING! (A whimsy about unwanted but inevitable change). I vaguely remember the day that Focus DIY went B...

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05.09.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THE LONGEST RESIGNATION LETTER IN HISTORY. THE LONGEST RESIGNATION LETTER IN HISTORY. ( A lengthy polemic for my own satisfaction). Even though I’ve been aware of the chronic crippl...

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11.08.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reduce me, seduce me, dress me up in Stussy.............. When I first moved into Retirement Villas, a friend of mine (Let's call him 'Lucy') commented on the size of my new abode, and mentioned th...

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31.07.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US & Canada Will Drown Us All In A Sea Of Methane - CleanTechnica We spend a lot of time here at CleanTechnica spreading the good news about renewable energy and how it will allow us to electrify everything in accordance with the vision of such notables as Mark Z. J...

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29.07.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Study explains how living cells could form in methane lakes on Saturn's moon Titan New research shows how cell-like vesicles could form in Titan’s methane lakes, hinting at possible steps toward life - without water.

Big shout-out to all Methane Fans going to Latitude! 🀩
The 'Luxury Refresh Retreat' GOLD package (Β£70) is best for all your toilet needs, but please be aware that methane levels inside the marquee tent are the SAME as for the SILVER (Β£55) & Luxury Loo package. πŸ’©

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23.07.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slow Down, Cool Down: Reducing Methane From Coastal Shipping - CleanTechnica Methane emissions from large coastal vessels could meaningfully impact climateβ€”targeted speed limits offer simple mitigation strategies.

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15.07.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jeff Bezos-backed $88m methane satellite missing in space MethaneSat was meant to keep track of potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production.

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09.07.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IN PRAISE OF BOWLING SHOES Paul Weller of The Jam wore bowling shoes for a bit. As did Bruce Foxton. More importantly: Is the return of Yanny Mac 3rd Person to local...

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09.07.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IN PRAISE OF WOOD. In these Very End Of Days , the competitive bowling ball is made of phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite), whereas the jacks or cots are made of me...

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08.07.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UNBELIEVABLE! Lawn Bowls Commentator Returns After Only One Week! In a shocking set of events, having 'done a Lineker' only 9 days ago, Yanny Mac 3rd Person is set to return to his position as Lawn Bowls ...

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08.07.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IN PRAISE OF THE BOWLING GREEN LAWN. Hello there, I am currently undertaking my level 3 in grounds maintenance, I have been asked to compare the pqs standards between football...

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30.06.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can satellites keep companies honest on emissions? Academics argue governments should use satellite data to hold companies accountable for pollution

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Shielded bifunctional nanoreactor enabled tandem catalysis for plasma methane coupling - Nature Communications Non-thermal plasma enables direct methane conversion to valuable C2 hydrocarbons, but selectivity is hindered by C2H6 formation and over-dehydrogenation. Here, the authors present a shielded bifunctio...

Wake Up!

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Methane: Where it comes from and why we're running out of time Emissions and atmospheric concentrations of methane continue to increase, making it the second most important human-influenced greenhouse gas in terms of climate forcing after carbon dioxide. In fact,...

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16.05.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dairy companies β€˜turning blind eye’ to global methane emissions, report suggests Assessment of leading dairy and coffee shop chains reveals failure to set out methane reduction targets

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Knowing your onions: Peel could cut methane emissions, boost feed efficiency A new study suggests that onion peel could become a powerful tool for the dairy industry to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve feed efficiency.

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04.05.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The poop scoop: is bagging it really the best solution? 1,000 tonnes of dog waste hits the ground daily in the UK – how can we reduce its environmental impact? Scientists weigh up the best options, from flicking it into the undergrowth to reusing newspaper...

More methane news........

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

29.04.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NestlΓ© comes clean on methane emissions But unlike Danone, the Swiss food major stopped short of adopting a methane-specific GHG reduction target

www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2025...

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