Mastodawn

Fossil fuels push the world towards autocracy. Were we less dependent on them, there might have been no President Trump, no President Putin, no ayatollahs, no Netanyahu, no perpetual Middle East wars. Democracy depends on unhooking ourselves. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We need to be honest about Ira...

We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem

Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

michaelokarimia 5d ago

The Conversation UK 5d ago

Maximising North Sea production would reduce bills by just £16 to £82 per year, say researchers.
https://tcnv.link/zqFflnF

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

michaelokarimia Mar 15

Terence Eden Mar 15

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

michaelokarimia Mar 13

George Monbiot Mar 13

If it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between fossil-fuel lobbyists and the billionaire press, that's because there isn’t one. My column on the politicians, journalists and junktanks using the Iran crisis as an excuse to extract our remaining gas and oil. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

UK energy prices are soaring –...

UK energy prices are soaring – and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why

The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

michaelokarimia Mar 10

Peter du Toit Mar 10

Maybe it is time to revisit the 10-Point Plan to Cut Oil Use?

This could reduce global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day in 4 months.

Source: https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-cut-oil-use

michaelokarimia Feb 23

Yogthos Feb 22

It’s a thousand years of the English language, compressed into a single blog post. Read it and notice where you start to struggle. Notice where you give up entirely.

https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english

#language #english

How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

Dead Language Society

michaelokarimia Feb 21

Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco Feb 21

In August 1863, Frederick Douglass stopped recruiting Black soldiers. He forced the Union to confront its contradictions: unequal pay, denied rank…violence against Black troops. He walked into the WH, challenged Abraham Lincoln directly, and left unconvinced by policy but clear about power. He resumed speaking not because justice had been secured, but because pressure, not faith, is what moves a nation forward.
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Image: Recruiting broadside endorsed by Douglass (Gilder Lehrman).
#history

michaelokarimia Feb 19

NewsThump Feb 19

NEWS! "Prints, Andrew" chuckles Custody Sergeant https://newsthump.com/2026/02/19/prints-andrew-chuckles-custody-sergeant/

“Prints, Andrew” chuckles Custody Sergeant

The artist formerly known as Prince Andrew has been arrested and charged with misconduct in a public office.

NewsThump

michaelokarimia Feb 7

ABlueView Feb 6

Powerful Imagery at the Intersection of Political Cartoons & Infographics #ABlueView 1/2

In the series 'Ratios', https://twp.ai/bXZHlK visually represents proportions & magnitudes from today's world as simply as possible. A series at the intersection of cartoons & infographics.

michaelokarimia Feb 5

Robin Hawkes ⚡️Feb 5

It's here! All power assets are now live on my GB Renewables Map ⚡

That's right, it's not just wind farms any more. Now you can see live and historic data for gas power plants, nuclear, grid batteries, biomass, pumped hydro and even a bit of solar.

Wind farms are still the default for now, though you can enable as many or as few of the other fuel types and your selection will be remembered when you come back to the website.

It's already live so go play for yourself:
https://renewables-map.robinhawkes.com/