Iain Soutar

Mmm, saltier

Unknown crusty stuff covering a rock on a beach.

Does anyone know what this stuff is? Hardish, but crumbles when touched. Not biscuit.

Three cars parked under a pv canopy.

😍 my first solar canopy park.

In France, since 2022, it has been mandatory for French parking lots over to have pv installed.

Plus, shade for hot shoppers. 🔥

Ha, maybe. What would we find to complain about? Diminished access to rain?

Three cars parked under a pv canopy.

😍 my first solar canopy park.

In France, since 2022, it has been mandatory for French parking lots over to have pv installed.

Plus, shade for hot shoppers. 🔥

Really nice to see this story contains advice on how people should avoid CREATING pollution, rather than what you frequently see, which is "Anyone with a health condition should stay inside a plastic bag all day because it's not like people can drive less"

A pan with a crepe on it, held by a man in shorts.

Smashing out some gf crepes in France. A crepe pan is a non-negotiable piece of camping kit obvs.

A flock of white soft geese toys in a shop display with red ribbons around their necks.

France: Ducks and geese are lovely. When we say ducks and geese, we mean their engorged livers after we've force-fed them.

More very cool wind power visualizations from @robhawkes.bsky.social ...

OpenAI's open LLMs can't believe that Trump is president : gpt-oss-20b can't seem to decide who won the election, but tried to convince us that it was Biden

You and me both, OpenAI. You and me both.

Data centre operator successfully challenges decision to refuse it planning permission for two new centres | BreakingNews.ie EdgeConneX Ireland said that it was not within the remit of South Dublin County Council to determine whether there was sufficient capacity on the national grid.

New data centre secures planning permission in Dublin, absurdly arguing that being powered mainly by on-site gas turbines means it will “play a part in Ireland’s decarbonisation strategy” - it’s the most deceitful yet common argument thrown out there.

www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/data...

Two huge rounds of cheese sitting on a table in front of a stone building. The cheeses are as large as small stools.

If your cheese isn't large enough to use as a seat, it isn't trying hard enough.

Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding

Wtf is wrong with these people?

Btw, California sends more to the federal government than it gets back.

France wildfire is 'catastrophe on an unprecedented scale', says French PM

Wildfires have scorched an area in Aude larger than Paris. Bayrou said the wildfire is linked to global warming and drought.

www.bbc.com/news/articl...

UK people had better pay attention, because Nigel Farage, who the British media are attempting to shoo-in as the next British Prime Minister, will attempt to copy-paste every move that Trump is making.

New all-electric town in Kent strikes deal to supply power back to the grid Otterpool Park’s 8,500 homes will run on solar power and batteries – with enough renewable energy to help keep lights on elsewhere

The future of housebuilding is here:

ChatGPT5 drew this incredible map of the UK complete with all the country boundaries. I can't believe the speed that this technology is evolving at... 🙄

New all-electric town in Kent strikes deal to supply power back to the grid Otterpool Park’s 8,500 homes will run on solar power and batteries – with enough renewable energy to help keep lights on elsewhere

The future of housebuilding is here:

This figure shared by @katemac.bsky.social lives rent free in my head ever since I saw it.

Tl;Dr Oil companies are spending their money on share buybacks *instead of investing in their own upstream capacity aka future production* - a window into what they really think about their long term future.

Israeli Forces Allegedly Bulldoze Palestinian Seed Bank

“Destroying a national seed bank is an act of erasure, intended to sever the generational ties between farmers and their land.”

Israeli forces have reportedly attacked a seed bank in the West Bank city of Hebron, destroying equipment used to reproduce heirloom seeds.

Subsidise cheaper loans for heat pumps, energy industry urges ministers Britain’s biggest energy companies have called on Ed Miliband to subsidise cheaper loans to help nearly a million people switch to heat pumps and other green technologies. Industry group Energy UK, wh...

Britain’s biggest energy companies have called on the government to subsidise cheaper loans to help nearly a million people switch to heat pumps and other green technologies

@energy-uk.org.uk says middle income households risk being "left behind"

www.linkedin.com/pulse/subsid...

The effect of battery-electric vehicle ownership on transport demand and substitution between modes Transport decarbonization is a key part of moves to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. A major component of this involves shifting private car us…

This paper looks important, on Norway's EV subsidies

"BEV ownership leads to an overall increase in car trip demand in the order of 10–20%. This reflects shifts from ICEV to BEV use, but also sizeable shifts away from public transport use, cycling and walking"

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

The economic case for airport expansion is dubious (at best)

No climate plan should allow for ⬆️ flying over the next 5-10yrs

Frequent & private flyers should be paying more in tax

Most ppl don’t see airport expansion as a priority + want more affordable trains

Good to see these arguments made👇

what are we doing here friends

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings.

The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.

grist.org/energy/new-y...

#Buildings #NewYork #Electricity

Take a break and watch this blurry video of two marmots living their best lives.

Great to see this art getting the attention it deserves.

We’ve all been there

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in yellow jersey rides from left to right in tuck position, in front of an alpine valley.

Awesome to see this up close. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot powering to victory in the closing kms of the Tour de France Femmes.

A sigh in french saying petanque interdit.

Spotted in France, where humble strips of gravel are highly revered.