Submitted by Captain Qahn on
“Jupiter's icy moon Europa may have a previously unrecognized way of delivering life-supporting chemicals to its vast subsurface ocean, according to new research.”
"Ripping up the rules that protect people from fracking would send shockwaves through local communities," said Friends of the Earth.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62982332
“Meanwhile, the past two years have seen European policymakers develop policies to dramatically alter where countries get their gas from, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Norway and the US have supplanted Russia as the EU’s largest gas suppliers: Norway supplied 30% of its gas in 2023, while imports of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) tripled in 2023 compared with 2021, with the US now meeting 50% of EU LNG demand.”
“The company has exploited a loophole to game the system. The conflict between national and local policy alone is a material consideration for refusal.”
It’s a Dog’s Dinner…
https://www.frackfreecoastalcommunities.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GHN1Mu6VG0&list=RD4GHN1Mu6VG0&start_radio=1
Pyrolisation?
“In some simulations, the sinking began after 1 to 3 million years and reached the base of the shell after 5 to 10 million years. In ice shells that were more heavily damaged or weakened, sinking began after as little as 30,000 years, the study reports.”
https://www.space.com/astronomy/jupiter/sinking-ice-on-jupiters-moon-eur...
All Work & No Play.
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'Seafront Railings'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"A man came by with a huge rucksack and umbrella, headed for Saltburn; a woman had nothing but her greyhounds. Gulls congregated, resting in eddies by pointed rocks, and a billion thistle seeds flew off to Europe."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP4Nnek6DCo&list=RDlP4Nnek6DCo&start_rad...
"Eventually my thoughts turned to my day’s duties and I pressed on along the cliffs which sweep out splendidly."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jekdzgyplo
"My navigator said “we might as well kill two birds with one stone.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/25/amsterdam-prepares-to-ban-...
So Erm, why is it OK for old pepes to drive around on souped up 'Mobility Scooters'?
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8318983.country-walk-around-burniston/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg&list=RD9f06QZCVUHg&start_rad...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dm0ljg4y6o
Now then Rodders... ;-0
"Hornby said: "At the end of the day Saltburn is supposedly the jewel in the crown of Redcar and Cleveland, if we can't repair some railings we have got serious problems."
https://www.europaoil.com/
"Q: The air quality around Kirby Misperton at the time of fracking near there was worse than in parts of London.
A: Air quality at Kirby Misperton was compromised due to the presence of Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S) in the target rock formation which was not treated correctly. We are not targeting the same formation with the Cloughton #2 well and there was no evidence of H₂S present in the Cloughton #1 well in the target sands."
So, Erm, according to Europa they 'fracked' at Kirby Misperton anyhooos... must ave been when nobody was listening?
"It should be noted that the site has been specifically chosen on the advice of the National Park Authority."
Mind the Gaps.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/29/labour-welfare-cha...
Spot The Dog?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4g3yq4x7e1o
Chews Wisely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAx6mYeC6pY&list=RDhAx6mYeC6pY&start_rad...
""If this were the case you can de-list all the gothic cathedrals because they were ideas imported from the Norman-French or all our neo-classical buildings because they emerged from Greece."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l955pdr3lo
'Sling Shots'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"He is a polar explorer and crossed Greenland, Antarctica and reached the geographic North Pole on his own, but this area is special to him.
"I'm born and brought up in Northumberland and when it's in your bones - it's in your bones," he says."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/barack-obama-no-evidence...
"After he was asked “Are aliens real?”, Obama said: “They’re real but I haven’t seen them.”
He went on: “They’re not being kept at Area 51. There’s no underground facility unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/15/battle-plans-windfar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU&list=RDd-diB65scQU&start_rad...