Doing Things Differently

Your increasingly cranky source for insight and solutions for achieving change towards a more environmentally responsible, diverse and socially just world

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Meanwhile the @FrameworkPuter is still going strong. I will update when anything needs to be upgraded...

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Consumer electronics is broken
@FrameworkPuter are trying to fix it!
I have pre-ordered the fully replaceable upgradable, fixable Framework 13 Laptop...
I will let you know how I get on with this modular beast
https://t.co/KdXil5nK1m #excited #reuse #fix #electronics

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Has been working very well for me. Thanks @FrameworkPuter! #fix #reuse
BTW I did NOT pay a penny for the #blue tick

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Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters, or defend #BigOil
More of this please!
https://t.co/QFL7NbuGJN #ClimateEmergency
"The law works for the fossil fuel industry – but it does not work for us.” Too right, but too wrong

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WTAF?
BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash.
This makes me feel quite sick...
https://t.co/spNjL42ZFJ #BBC #Censorship #environment
I'm sure David will be delighted at censorship of his last series...

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Extinction Rebellion and Attenborough put climate in spotlight
https://t.co/diPTmBngal
#climatechange #Attenborough #TheFacts #ExtinctionRebellion
Will people finally listen to David?

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Bid to turn DRC oil permits in Virunga park into conservation projects
https://t.co/Xvj4lC6VBy #Virunga #conservation #gorilla #keepitintheground
Virunga national park is a Unesco world heritage site

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Seeking Solutions to a Destructive Charcoal Trade in
Virunga National Park
https://t.co/8ngKBXEXD8
eco-charcoal
efficient cookstoves

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Environmentalists accuse Beetaloo Basin pro-fracking website of astroturfing
https://t.co/Ya7ZCvpsQU CC @Eric_deP @Sightline #astroturfing #bigoil #Fracking #keepitintheground

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Actors were paid to support Entergy’s power plant at New Orleans City Council meetings
https://t.co/KUNst3JmbO
#Astroturfing - yup, it's a thing

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How the fracked gas industry plays politics in Washington - money, lobbying and astroturfing
@Eric_deP @Sightline
https://t.co/raDVSmiIZP #astroturfing #bigoil #Fracking
Look Who's Taking Oil & Coal Money

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@Katzenjam7 @NickFletcherMP Remove cars other than access for the disabled, and the disabled will benefit. They will no longer have to compete for space with all the able bodied. Just sayin'

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Like inviting the Boston Strangler to HOST a necktie only party...

Cop28 president will keep role as head of national oil company
https://t.co/5tqLawKnbM #COP28 #keepitintheground #COP28UAE #seriously
‘breathtaking conflict of interest’
And it's everyones breath

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We repeat:
#ExxonKnew
https://t.co/C4YJkno4Va
Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s - THEY and other #BigOil should pay for the damages
#polluterpay #Californiastorm
Why is there ANY question about this???

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30 years ago global warming became front-page news – and both Republicans and Democrats took it seriously
https://t.co/9PE5skz6On
MT @jetvac #ClimateHoax #climatechange #climatedeniers #climatedenial
Then came the #BigOil funded misinformation campaigns....

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Our climate solutions are failing - and Big Oil’s fingerprints are all over them
https://t.co/dfsnrVcUvm #ExxonKnew #StandWithUkraine️
Now, more than ever, we have to get off the #BigOil teat...

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I have to admit they're getting better, getting better all the time...
39.5% - tasty!

NREL Creates Highest Efficiency 1-Sun Solar Cell
https://t.co/eCjMbX2nS1
#RenewableEnergy #Innovations #Photovoltaic #PV
HT@Catamount2112

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Organic Photosynthetic Solar Cells Over Silicon Solar Cells
https://t.co/lYjtEP4jiU
#innovations #RenewableEnergy

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Thar's gold in them thar hills [of old solar panels...]

Global Solar Panel Recycling Market to Grow by $312.17 Million During 2022-2026
https://t.co/PfRkVaU0dm #circulareconomy #recycling #renewableenergy

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Opportunities of Solar Panel Recycling
What Happens to PV Panels When Their Life Cycle Ends?
https://t.co/lDencgpwbU
CC @kristinzaitz [see thread]
Should be lots more to come for this

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Closing the solar loop
As solar power booms, businesses are exploring ways to ensure valuable components don’t end up in landfills
https://t.co/EGQxTeio67
#circulareconomy #recycling #renewableenergy
What will we do with all those solar panels when their useful life is over?

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@marshallk Indeed, it's amazing how many things once only mooted, have now come to pass.
Often the key is development in materials technology.

Watch this space!

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Minesto to bring tidal kite tech to EU, Taiwan after Wales
https://t.co/cH3GTPEeeN #tidepower #RenewableEnergy #marine #energy

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We knew the tide would turn!

Scotland has plenty of this...
And let's face it 70% of the planet a wee bit soggy and a moon to drive the tides. No problem with it not being sunny or windy enough folks :)

https://t.co/SbclfJnsA6 #tidepower #RenewableEnergy #marine #energy

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Deep Green - using underwater kites to generate clean electricity
https://t.co/dx94eV024z #tidepower #RenewableEnergy #marine #energy #Minesto

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Welcome to #COP27 And now a word from our sponsors.
Thank you @firstdogonmoon
https://t.co/jDBycjFh0W

COP27 just a talking shop?

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Well hello Alice!

Alice, the first all-electric passenger airplane, takes flight

https://t.co/IaSHmtmfgL #eviation #innovation #aviation #pollution #transformation

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The “Extra Aircraft 330LE” Two-Seat Electric Airplane
https://t.co/CLVh9dcofi
More #eviation taking off

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The first zero-emission powertrain for planes in the world, for if you really HAVE to fly...
Using green hydrogen, of course
https://t.co/IbRynXsd9h
Faster, sooner
#eviation #innovation #aviation #pollution #transformation

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@ukgov And then there's this...

Liz Truss is rushing through a bill that will delete 570 environmental laws inherited from the EU

#Brexit meet #neoliberalism...
https://t.co/tXK2T1WIMs #UTurn #FFS

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Meet the Yorkshire villagers fighting the frackers
https://t.co/ySAMhLg4C0 #Fracking
Kirby Misperton
‘When you see democracy failing people, then it’s time to put your boots on the ground’

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@ukgov Meanwhile...

Woodhouse Colliery: First UK deep coal mine in decades to go ahead
A real sign of the Tory's commitment to net zero energy ...
https://t.co/Dq8fpbMlq4 MT @jetvac #ClimateEmergency #GE2019 #CleanEnergy
"a kick in the teeth in the fight to tackle climate change"

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Let's hear more about regenerative agriculture, we need it!

Bring on the parasitic wasps and hoverflies

https://t.co/5X80vxOIVH #glyphosate #Permaculture #BigAg #insects #regenerative #Agriculture

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Our obsession with killing the natural world is poisoning us
https://t.co/iuUlOXFjqH #glyphosate #Permaculture #BigAg
Time for regenerative, closed loop farming systems... they are on the rise.
Better for #soilhealth and our health!

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Not what you do -
But the way that you do it?

Eating meat isn’t a crime against the planet – if it’s done right
https://t.co/4rNzDdpJVZ #biodiversity & #moderation #food #ag #Sustainability

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Biodiversity—Not Toxic Monocultures—Sustainably & Efficiently Feeds the World
https://t.co/2n87DpaDRb

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What’s Hotter than Solar Panels? Solar Windows.
https://t.co/20LG75QskT HT @AllanMargolin #solar #renewableenergy #energy #innovation
Windows that generate electricity, what's not tolike?

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The Answer is Clear!
See-Through Solar Panels
https://t.co/yjFmzC8aDZ #Renewables4Climate
HT @DanielPAldrich