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Post by mrcoke on Jan 20, 2022 13:58:14 GMT
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 21, 2022 0:17:18 GMT
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 21, 2022 10:04:49 GMT
"Netflix faces rocky road after pandemic wins" - they're still making billions. I can't see us getting anywhere with slowing climate change until this obsession with constant growth stops, which I doubt it ever will in my lifetime. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60077485That's why we won't get toasters that last 72 years anymore.
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 21, 2022 10:17:36 GMT
The government today announced £100m support for Britishvolt's new battery factory to be built on the Northumbrian coast close to future large supplies of wind power. www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backs-britishvolt-plans-for-blyth-gigafactory-to-build-electric-vehicle-batteries"the factory will produce enough batteries for over 300,000 electric vehicles each year,............. ............... the project is set to create 3,000 direct highly-skilled jobs and another 5,000 indirect jobs in the wider supply chain."www.britishvolt.com/It is true that this is only a small "catch up" compared with the €billions the German, French, and Italian governments are pumping into battery production.
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Post by elystokie on Jan 21, 2022 10:55:39 GMT
Don't know how old the toaster of my mates was that we used in training but it had exposed elements and a tray either side that you put the bread in, quite dangerous when operated normally never mind by a bunch of pissed up matelots
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 27, 2022 10:08:26 GMT
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 27, 2022 10:16:33 GMT
Don't know how old the toaster of my mates was that we used in training but it had exposed elements and a tray either side that you put the bread in, quite dangerous when operated normally never mind by a bunch of pissed up matelots When I was on HMS Duncan the Tiff training ship tied up in Rosyth Dockyard we would come back onboard after a Dunfermline run ashore and do toasted cheese sarnies in the dining room toasters. The trick was to get the bread toasted before the cheese ran down over the elements.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 27, 2022 11:23:22 GMT
Only a small issue on the face of it, but please recycle the Lateral Flow test plastic container. It’s easy to remove the paper test strip, which can’t be recycled, by twisting the container and parting the pieces by prising open along the slightly opened joint. We are doing this as a village project because there will be billions of these ending up god knows where if they aren’t recycled. We have checked with NHS England and they are not classed as clinical waste. Although general advice is not to recycle anything from the test kits except cardboard and paper instructions, NHS England have stated that providing the paper strip is disposed of bagged in the plastic bag provided, the plastic container is safe to recycle.
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Post by elystokie on Jan 28, 2022 10:10:03 GMT
Don't know how old the toaster of my mates was that we used in training but it had exposed elements and a tray either side that you put the bread in, quite dangerous when operated normally never mind by a bunch of pissed up matelots When I was on HMS Duncan the Tiff training ship tied up in Rosyth Dockyard we would come back onboard after a Dunfermline run ashore and do toasted cheese sarnies in the dining room toasters. The trick was to get the bread toasted before the cheese ran down over the elements. It was HMS Eastbourne when I went through, Duncan was tied up outboard of her. Was about this time of year we started our 6 weeks on there, I remember it being even colder than the accommodation blocks in Cale
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Post by mrcoke on Feb 2, 2022 12:28:30 GMT
Well they have gone and done it in the last few minutes: The EU have published a proposal that natural gas and nuclear power are "green". ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_711I wonder what the reaction from Scandinavian governments will be? I expect they will roll over and accept Germany's wishes on gas and France's wishes on nuclear. I'll be interested to see how the European Parliament reacts. Will they roll over or put a spoke in like they did over the EU-China investment pact and stop it? What will FOTE, Greenpeace, etc. do? I accept there has to be a small amount of nuclear power as the wind doesn't blow all the time, and sunshine hours are limited, but that doesn't make it green.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Feb 3, 2022 17:35:23 GMT
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 10, 2022 14:25:44 GMT
That report of success in fusion power generation really is excellent news. It's by far the most likely way that we will be able to produce reliable, carbon-neutral energy for the world's population in the future.
I hope it develops and becomes commercially viable in time to save us from the worst of the consequences of climate change.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Feb 10, 2022 14:36:07 GMT
That report of success in fusion power generation really is excellent news. It's by far the most likely way that we will be able to produce reliable, carbon-neutral energy for the world's population in the future. I hope it develops and becomes commercially viable in time to save us from the worst of the consequences of climate change. Humans can be terrible. Humans also have incredible capacity for ingenuity. Climate scare mongerers seem to forget this with incredible regularity. Humans cause climate problems and environmental issues, humans can sort it out. Greta should get back to school to finish her education the big skiver
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Post by Northy on Feb 10, 2022 16:37:26 GMT
That report of success in fusion power generation really is excellent news. It's by far the most likely way that we will be able to produce reliable, carbon-neutral energy for the world's population in the future. I hope it develops and becomes commercially viable in time to save us from the worst of the consequences of climate change. It's good news but progress is slow, lets hope it is exponential
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Post by iancransonsknees on Feb 12, 2022 8:39:19 GMT
www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/11/architects-call-for-mass-insulation-of-englands-interwar-suburbsNot one mention of the need to improve ventilation measures after undertaking all this work. They want to try delivering it in conservation areas or to scale on estates pepper potted with right to buy properties or private landlords properties. The ridiculous rush to deliver every measure at once is turning into the wild west that it was in the early 2000s. I strongly believe that the bodged work undertaken then has blighted properties to the point they'd be unmortgageable if surveyed correctly prior to purchase. The same thing will happen again, particularly when you're hearing that Retrofit Coordinators are signing off works that contradict the PAS 2035 details provided as their Bible. Anyone considering any of this needs to think very carefully at the moment. The best advice I've heard currently is from one of the authors of PAS 2035 is work to reduce your heat demand first, don't rip a perfectly efficient gas boiler out on the say so of people pushing them for the wrong reasons. Concentrate on fabric first and get your insulation, draft proofing and most cruically if you're doing this, your whole house ventilation system sorted. Older houses inadvertently 'breathe', if you don't account for adapting this you'll run the risk of damaging your property and wasting money. If anybody comes to you pushing a scheme through PAS 2030/2035 ask them if it will comply with the requirements of BS 40101 and request that they evidence how this will be achieved.
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Post by mrcoke on Feb 12, 2022 9:54:40 GMT
www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/11/architects-call-for-mass-insulation-of-englands-interwar-suburbsNot one mention of the need to improve ventilation measures after undertaking all this work. They want to try delivering it in conservation areas or to scale on estates pepper potted with right to buy properties or private landlords properties. The ridiculous rush to deliver every measure at once is turning into the wild west that it was in the early 2000s. I strongly believe that the bodged work undertaken then has blighted properties to the point they'd be unmortgageable if surveyed correctly prior to purchase. The same thing will happen again, particularly when you're hearing that Retrofit Coordinators are signing off works that contradict the PAS 2035 details provided as their Bible. Anyone considering any of this needs to think very carefully at the moment. The best advice I've heard currently is from one of the authors of PAS 2035 is work to reduce your heat demand first, don't rip a perfectly efficient gas boiler out on the say so of people pushing them for the wrong reasons. Concentrate on fabric first and get your insulation, draft proofing and most cruically if you're doing this, your whole house ventilation system sorted. Older houses inadvertently 'breathe', if you don't account for adapting this you'll run the risk of damaging your property and wasting money. If anybody comes to you pushing a scheme through PAS 2030/2035 ask them if it will comply with the requirements of BS 40101 and request that they evidence how this will be achieved. Thanks for the warning. I had someone call me unsolicited a couple of weeks ago offering a free survey of the property and advice on what to do and how to get funding. I declined the offer as I hate cold calling. I'd prefer to go to a reputable company that has been recommended.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Feb 12, 2022 10:24:23 GMT
That report of success in fusion power generation really is excellent news. It's by far the most likely way that we will be able to produce reliable, carbon-neutral energy for the world's population in the future. I hope it develops and becomes commercially viable in time to save us from the worst of the consequences of climate change. Humans can be terrible. Humans also have incredible capacity for ingenuity. Climate scare mongerers seem to forget this with incredible regularity. Humans cause climate problems and environmental issues, humans can sort it out. Greta should get back to school to finish her education the big skiver Part of the problem for me is they're solutions that don't stop the root cause of climate change, which is the constant need for growth in business and economies. Carbon-neutral energy is a load of rubbish in my opinion. It shouldn't be, and the idea may have came about with good intentions, but it's been ruined by money (like a lot of things).
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Post by mrcoke on Feb 13, 2022 12:52:58 GMT
That report of success in fusion power generation really is excellent news. It's by far the most likely way that we will be able to produce reliable, carbon-neutral energy for the world's population in the future. I hope it develops and becomes commercially viable in time to save us from the worst of the consequences of climate change. Humans can be terrible. Humans also have incredible capacity for ingenuity. Climate scare mongerers seem to forget this with incredible regularity. Humans cause climate problems and environmental issues, humans can sort it out. Greta should get back to school to finish her education the big skiver At the risk of being a climate scare mongering here is another article on the impact of climate change: www.euronews.com/2022/02/13/climate-change-induced-extreme-winter-drought-devastates-crops-in-spain-and-portugalThis is the other end of the scale to glaciers disappearing. I agree humans have an incredible capacity for ingenuity, the question is "Is there enough time?" My belief is we have to dramatically reduce the use of fossil fuels, employ carbon capture where the use of fossil fuel is unavoidable, and start to reverse things by removing CO2 from the atmosphere, by engineering methods and trees.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Feb 14, 2022 23:25:07 GMT
I don't usually tweet about this kind of thing, but are some companies really this dumb?
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Feb 15, 2022 22:17:46 GMT
World of Books replied to me in six crappy corporate-speak tweets that completely missed the point. Companies are being brainwashed about carbon neutrality.
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Post by PotteringThrough on Feb 15, 2022 22:30:16 GMT
World of Books replied to me in six crappy corporate-speak tweets that completely missed the point. Companies are being brainwashed about carbon neutrality. I like how they kept the bullet points in the tweet replies. Additionally, but separate from your point, Super-yacht building at 13 year highs & Private jet use up 50% - no doubt some rich people will be along to tell us about how we can recycle more & must do more for the sake of the planet…
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Post by mtrstudent on Feb 15, 2022 23:47:12 GMT
I don't usually tweet about this kind of thing, but are some companies really this dumb? I got asked to do a survey on climate something or other by a company advertising carbon neutrality. If you did it you got entered into a draw to win a flight to Brazil, what a pisstake.
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Post by mrcoke on Feb 23, 2022 9:58:12 GMT
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Post by mrcoke on Mar 25, 2022 9:55:08 GMT
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Post by mtrstudent on Mar 25, 2022 16:02:37 GMT
Maybe we can see new onshore wind power in England again? ( link). I used to jog up to the one near the M4 in Reading and didn't think it was very loud, plus I think they look calming. Should be quick and cheap to build out.
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Post by Northy on Mar 31, 2022 9:45:13 GMT
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Post by Northy on Apr 1, 2022 15:29:59 GMT
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Post by Northy on Apr 5, 2022 8:00:43 GMT
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Post by mrcoke on Apr 5, 2022 8:32:30 GMT
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Post by Northy on Apr 5, 2022 8:59:48 GMT
UKs first factory of this type, let's hope its taking business off China
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