Gary Grant

@FlowerdewBob A shade structure that pays for itself

have long said solar above and suitable crops below, even have a netted fruit cage half built for you

Natterjack Toad breeding season is about to start 🙏Fill & line & the little ponds 🐸@NorfolkWT

@Heccles94 Neither as things stand

Who do you trust more to manage your money and resources: The government? Or private businesses?

@Heccles94 Privatisation of essential services

What’s one thing that world has normalised but you still see to be absolutely insane?

@Rainmaker1973 No more war

Only 3 words

@katephillips29 Bedford River Valley Park

The extraordinary 16th century Willington stables and dovecote, Bedfordshire 🤩

@cochise251 @cb_doge Data gets transferred to Earth not power

@cb_doge How does the power get transferred to Earth?

ELON MUSK: "Space solar actually costs less than terrestrial solar because you don't need heavy glass or framing to protect it from extreme weather events. So as soon as the cost to orbit drops to a low number, it immediately makes extremely compelling sense to put AI in space. It becomes a no brainer. Basically, more of a as you go to space, you get increased economies of scale, and things get easier over time, whereas as you try to put more and more power on the ground, you run out of space and you start using up the easy spots, and then you get next level. Nobody wants the thing in their backyard. So then increasing power on earth has becomes harder over time and more expensive over time, but in space it becomes actually cheaper and easier over time."

@Normanjam67 That’s not funny

Since Comic Relief started in 1985, child poverty has increased from 20% to 30%. We don't need charity, we need system change.

Equinox Dreams. This evening in Glastonbury shortly after sunset.

@itsme_urstruly It doesn’t look cut off

If you are offered $1 million, and asked to stay here for a month, completely cut off from the world with no internet, would you do it?

@SimonStormRider No more helium party balloons

There is a seriousness of helium waste most people don't seem to comprehend. We can't make helium, there's no chemistry we can do - it's incredibly rare on Earth.

@stormwater_jo @TonyJuniper @DanicaPriest @lfg_uk Interceptors and swales required

@TonyJuniper @DanicaPriest @lfg_uk There are 25,000 outfalls from English motorways, discharging toxic runoff every time it rains, some to SSSIs. Let’s not build anymore until we reduce the env. harm from the existing network.

Is this acceptable? Since 1990, Spain has built nearly 7,000 miles of motorway. So ... what about the UK? We have built 422 miles of motorway in 35 years. 35 years – 422 miles. Thats only twelve miles every year. Why have we stopped building?

@BenGrahamUK Termites took it over

NCP has gone into administration. They’ve been running car parks since 1931, and somehow ended up £305m in debt. Surely the maintenance for a car park is simple: ticket machines, barriers, lights, and occasional cleaning. How can a business model literally based on people paying to park go bankrupt?

@latimeralder my house battery and solar panels work for me - others can do that too

Batteries: The world's largest battery maker (Sungrow) can make 75GWh of batteries per year. But the world uses 60 GWh of electricity per minute! Sungrow's annual output would keep the lights on for just 75 seconds. ==> Batteries are NOT the answer to our energy problems.

@sciencegirl It was sent back to the supplier in Holland in January 2025

This is a ship used to house migrants What are your thoughts

@janrosenow THe hydrogen crowd are dreamslingers

Two technologies that competed for the future of heating and transport. The race is over. In 2025, 19m heat pumps were sold globally. Hydrogen-ready boilers: 237 units. The picture in transport is identical. 21m EVs were sold last year. Hydrogen fuel cell cars: ~10,000 units.

To be clear the wildlife bridge is a good idea. It's a no-brainer money saver. Either pay for the bridge or externalize the cost onto a bunch of different people's cars and lives over time. That's not to mention the loss of the animals lives. Don't let rampant corruption and weaponized incompetentence trick you into thinking good ideas are bad.

@7Kiwi Grid batteries are already a thing

But only during the daytime and when the wind is blowing. So not very reliable or secure then.

@wintonARK The logistics of oil is another issue to add to particulates and CO2

a barrel of oil can provide as much electricity as a 400W solar panel does annually. a barrel of oil runs $92 and comes with a few minor logistical complications. this year the solar panel should run less than $90; you can order online, ships in a week.

@stuttonsparrows Most have a very superficial understanding

I'm always highly suspicious of political types that say "nature AND biodiversity". They just don't understand.