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Creature from the deep (she/her) and the shallows. Herald environment journo and author. Books: Wild swimming and (latest) histfic Murray Hall

Leith, Edinburgh Tham gia Mart 2011
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stuart murdoch
stuart murdoch@nee_massey·
This is partly how we are going to get it done. Gravity Batteries are coming to disused mine shafts near you, raising huge weights while the wind blows with excess power, and lowering them to produce electricity when it doesn’t blow. Easy😉
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Dr Paul Dorfman
Dr Paul Dorfman@dorfman_p·
Two recent studies have re-examined the risk of birds entering in collision with rotor blades of wind turbines. The research found that there was not a single collision. "The results from Aberdeen Bay show that modern offshore wind farms can be operated with low risk to wildlife." euronews.com/2026/04/11/two…
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Dr Paul Dorfman@dorfman_p·
New nuclear plans would “hammer Scottish bill payers” - pointing to North Sea neighbour Norway, where a government-appointed commission this week recommended against investing in nuclear power. Scottish families “already pay a ‘nuclear tax’ to fund the two most expensive #nuclear plants in the world”, referring to Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C. #Scotland energyvoice.com/renewables-ene…
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Vicky Allan@vicky_allan·
Inspiration from @EdSciFest's Professor Tim Lenton event. The global expert on planetary tipping points was talking about social tipping points. Could we be hitting one now with EVs? And could £2 diesel finally push drivers to go electric? ⚡️🚗 heraldscotland.com/opinion/260006…
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Berwick Bank is set to threaten birds. But climate change, which is why we are building windfarms, also threatens them. The difficult question posed by one of the world’s largest windfarms heraldscotland.com/opinion/259433…
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