"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally."
Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026
NOAA is predicting geomagnetic storms could make the northern lights visible farther south later this week.
A world-class education is now completely free — MIT has opened its entire vault of more than 2,500 courses to the public online.
source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (2026). About Us: MIT OpenCourseWare. MIT Open Learning.
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My lovely friend Mary Colwell has fought for a Natural History GCSE, supported by many, including Caroline.
For it to be proper natural history, we need lots of naturalists to give their opinions on the proposed framework. Please consider visiting the public consultation www.gov.uk/government/c...
NOAA is predicting geomagnetic storms could make the northern lights visible farther south later this week.
New infrastructure planning is putting the future of community-owned energy at risk.
theconversation.com
A 50-min film centred around the National Emergency Briefing. The frank facts, but also the huge opportunity if Government steps up and leads a WW2-scale response. Designed to be watched by communitie...
Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡
www.theguardian.com
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
