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By Rachel M Posted on December 18, 2020

Two countries and their Christmas strategies, the 5-mile boundary, and Manifesto

One of my coworkers lives in Italy and he told me they’re going into lockdown from December 24th – 27th and then again from December 31st – January 3rd. This … Continue reading Two countries and their Christmas strategies, the 5-mile boundary, and Manifesto

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Climate change, Dale Vince, Ecotricity, Manifesto, pandemic, Scotland, virus
By Rachel M Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

South College Street Consultation

The Aberdeen City Council has a consultation open until the 19th January 2021 on proposed changes to South College Street. This work is part of a bigger project known as … Continue reading South College Street Consultation

Categories: Aberdeen, CyclingTags: active travel, air pollution, AWPR, Berryden Corridor, Climate change, cycling, South College Street, sustainability, traffic, transport
By Rachel M Posted on June 6, 2020June 6, 2020

British test and trace and scientific experts

There are some letters to the editor in the Guardian about getting a test for Covid-19 in the UK and they sound more like episodes of Little Britain than a … Continue reading British test and trace and scientific experts

Categories: JournalTags: Climate change, covid-19, science, test, testing and tracing
By Rachel M Posted on January 6, 2020

Climate change is like getting into debt

Climate change is like borrowing money and getting into debt. Consider this: you borrow a large sum of money and the interest rate goes up every year. You do not … Continue reading Climate change is like getting into debt

Categories: Climate change, JournalTags: Australia, bushfires, climate, Climate change, Craig Kelly, deniers, Piers Morgan
By Rachel M Posted on January 3, 2020

2019 Australia’s hottest and driest year

  These graphs from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology show how hot and dry Australia has become. Ironically, they were reported by an American newspaper – The New York … Continue reading 2019 Australia’s hottest and driest year

Categories: Climate change, JournalTags: Australia, bushfires, climate, Climate change, fire, news
By Rachel M Posted on December 20, 2019

When leadership fails

Australia is the hottest place on Earth right now. Bushfires are raging across the country destroying homes and habitats, smothering cities in smoke, and taking lives – two volunteer firefighters … Continue reading When leadership fails

Categories: JournalTags: Australia, bushfires, climate, Climate change, Madrid, Scott Morrison
By Rachel M Posted on December 18, 2019

Hottest day ever for Australia

Australia recorded its hottest day EVER on Wednesday with a national average temperature of 40.9C. Paradoxically, the front page of The Australian newspaper, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, ran … Continue reading Hottest day ever for Australia

Categories: JournalTags: Australia, Climate change, heat, hot, rupert murdoch, temperature
By Rachel M Posted on November 2, 2019November 2, 2019

Love your greens

I had an epiphany this week. When suggesting a vegan diet to someone to reverse heart disease they responded by saying my vegan diet is more to do with animal rights … Continue reading Love your greens

Categories: JournalTags: Climate change, denial, election, politics, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on October 30, 2019November 4, 2019

Those who say it can’t be done should not interrupt those who are doing it

I saw this great Tweet from Pedal Me a few days ago: Those who say it cannotbe done should not interrupt those who are doing it. 300kg of whisky being … Continue reading Those who say it can’t be done should not interrupt those who are doing it

Categories: JournalTags: Australia, Climate change, cycling, Pedal me, technology
By Rachel M Posted on September 19, 2019

Global climate strikes

The global climate strikes begin tomorrow. The Aberdeen event is at Marischal College tomorrow at 11am. I will be there along with Ben and the kids. You can use the … Continue reading Global climate strikes

Categories: JournalTags: climate, Climate change, global warming, nature, strikes, video
By Rachel M Posted on September 7, 2019September 7, 2019

Chernobyl

Ben and I watched the first episode of the TV series Chernobyl last night and it was brilliant! I’m looking forward to watching the rest. One of the protagonists is … Continue reading Chernobyl

Categories: Climate change, JournalTags: Chernobyl, climate, Climate change, global heating, global warming, nuclear reactor
By Rachel M Posted on August 29, 2019

Global Climate Strike

Global climate strikes are planned for September 20 – 27th and I’ll be attending the Aberdeen strike on September 20th from 11am – 2pm. There’s a map at https://globalclimatestrike.net where … Continue reading Global Climate Strike

Categories: Climate change, JournalTags: climate, Climate change, global warming, strikes
By Rachel M Posted on July 24, 2019

Hot weather and visits from family and friends

Yesterday was hot. BBC weather says it was 24C here which felt pretty awful. How did I ever survive living in Brisbane? At least here the temperature typically falls overnight … Continue reading Hot weather and visits from family and friends

Categories: JournalTags: Climate change, hot, relatives, Scotland, summer, visitors
By Rachel M Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Faith-based leadership and a climate emergency

I was going to write a post about faith-based leadership when I came across this article – Faith without works: Why the Prime Minister’s call to pray for rain is … Continue reading Faith-based leadership and a climate emergency

Categories: JournalTags: Australia, BBC, climate, Climate change, climate emergency, faith, global heating, Guardian, religion, Scott Morrison
By Rachel M Posted on May 17, 2019

I’m going on a permanent shaving strike

I’ve decided to stop shaving my legs. Living in a cold climate where I wear tights or trousers for 8 months of the year has made me realise what a … Continue reading I’m going on a permanent shaving strike

Categories: JournalTags: China, Climate change, feminism, gardning, hairy, lawn, legs, mowing, shaving, women
By Rachel M Posted on March 2, 2019

It was summer here in February

It has felt like summer here for the past week or so and lots of temperature records have broken. A 120-year winter temperature record for Scotland was broken on February … Continue reading It was summer here in February

Categories: Climate changeTags: Climate change, global warming, heat, hot, summer, temperature, tragedy of the commons
By Rachel M Posted on November 26, 2018

Air pollution event recap

I helped organise an air pollution event in Aberdeen yesterday. This was a joint initiative of the Aberdeen Cycle Forum and Friends of the Earth Scotland. Air quality has been … Continue reading Air pollution event recap

Categories: Cycling, JournalTags: air pollution, Climate change, cycling, demo, protest, transport
By Rachel M Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018

Cycling on the AWPR and a weekend of protests

The AWPR still hasn’t opened. It has been beset by delays and no-one knows when it will open or even if it will open this year. Members of the Aberdeen … Continue reading Cycling on the AWPR and a weekend of protests

Categories: JournalTags: AWPR, Climate change, cycling, Extinction Rebellion, protests
By Rachel M Posted on July 24, 2018

Fed up with hot and dry

I miss winter. I truly do. Yes, I like watching the garden come to life in spring and the buds blossom but I love the muted lighting of winter more … Continue reading Fed up with hot and dry

Categories: JournalTags: climate, Climate change, dry, greenhouse, hot, summer, weather
By Rachel M Posted on June 16, 2018

It’s not all or nothing

I’ve recently started drinking oat milk drink. I usually drink soya but Ben recently went dairy-free at home and prefers oat drink so I thought I’d give it a try. … Continue reading It’s not all or nothing

Categories: JournalTags: B12, Climate change, diet, environment, farming, livestock, Vegan, vegetarian, vitamins

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