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The cats' Petflap draughtproof pet door is fitted! Videos will be out soon.

This shows a white Petflap with 35mm trunking set into a replacement panel. We've locked the door open to help the cats get the idea. To everyone's surprise Sparky has got the hang of it more or less straight away. Tails, the brains of the outfit, isn't quite sure about this new contraption, but she'll be following her brother in and out in no time.

#cats #catsofmastodon #caturday

So, I rented a FLIR thermal imaging camera for the weekend, for the serious purpose of checking the windows and overall insulation of our house.

But you can also take cat pictures with this thing.

#caturday

Happy #Caturday These two love being outside. Tails is sniffing the flowers, Sparky is reclining on warm paving stones. Not a bad life for a couple of kittens who were abandoned #AdoptDontShop

"Even if the UK maximised North Sea extraction and returned revenues directly to households, the reduction in energy bills would be at most a modest £82 per year – far smaller than the savings expected from accelerating the shift to renewable energy"

#NorthSea #Energy #Oil #Gas #Renewables #UKPolitics

Would more North Sea drilling lower UK energy bills? Our analysis says no
https://theconversation.com/would-more-north-sea-drilling-lower-uk-energy-bills-our-analysis-says-no-278467

Would more North Sea drilling lower UK energy bills? Our analysis says no

Maximising North Sea production would reduce bills by just £16 to £82 per year, say researchers.

The Conversation

"“People who could afford to do it at that time realised that it was much cheaper and cost-effective and better for them in the long run to do a one-time investment in rooftop solar as opposed to keep paying high electricity bills from a grid that is also unreliable,” said Nabiya Imran"

How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis | Solar power | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/pakistan-people-led-solar-boom-middle-east-energy-crisis

#solarpower #renewables

How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas

The Guardian

Brilliant news! The UK's Labour Government are going to make "plug in solar" legal.

Grab some panels from Lidl, hang them off your balcony or out your window, plug them in to your mains. Done!

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-go-further-and-faster-in-becoming-energy-secure

#Solar

Government to go “further and faster” in becoming energy secure

The Energy Secretary outlines measures to protect consumers and make Britain energy secure.

GOV.UK
The Offshore Floating Wind Industry Floats Away From The US

A new floating wind turbine that shaves the cost of labor, equipment, and materials has just reached a key certification milestone.

CleanTechnica
#caturday #streetart #helsingborg #mural

The big cat by Campus. The mural is actually called "Mélia’s journey" and painted in 2018 by the French artist Mantra. Based on a private photo taken at the home of the photographer Martha Cooper in New York.

Happy #Caturday from Sparky and Tails 🐾 Sparky has discovered he can push a glass of water off a table and Tails got herself stuck up a tall hedge yesterday, so they're getting more mischievous the older they get, not that you'd know it from these pics 💙

#caturday #catsofmastodon

"It highlighted examples of action that had helped to clean the air, such as China’s rapid switch from combustion engine cars to electric ones, the expansion of cycle lanes in dense European cities, London’s restrictions on dirty vehicles and Warsaw’s shift away from all coal and wood home heating."

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution | Air pollution | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution

#CleanAir #EV

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution

Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

The Guardian