Milton Friedman will never be tried. But history will render its verdict. China didn’t kill the American dream. Neoliberalism did. (17/17)

Fantastic ev video of the day. Very few transport areas will not be able to go EVs and construction equipment is one that just needs a bit more effort. But once you do, you most certainly can.. youtu.be/vIFanZpbq6U?si…

“Climate is our biggest war. Climate is here for the next 100 years. We need to focus and … not allow those [other] wars to take our attention away from the bigger fight that we need to have.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

Interesting read of the day. Spain prepares new ITV rule that hits diesel cars hard « Euro Weekly News share.google/EMJfRo1FHaZVnt…

Debunking Economics, with Professor Steve Keen youtu.be/X__8E8P54O0?si… via YouTube

It's not "just summer" when you have temperatures 12°C higher than normal covering France on the 1st day of July. These are hazardous heat waves becoming more frequent and driven by global warming trends. We weren't supposed to see these repeating heatwaves for decades.

The French Court of Auditors has published in January an official report on nuclear power plants in 🇫🇷 France, highlighting that they are not economically viable and therefore irresponsible. In its latest report on Flamanville 3, it reveals: Construction costs have skyrocketed:

The #GlobalTippingPoints2025 conference has started! Over 500 scientists are discussing the latest science on Earth System risks here in Exeter.

Said many times, just because a company is number one today does not mean it will be number one tomorrow or even exist. Markets!! BYD is jealous of Xiaomi's success — they offer YU7 rival with lower price and better specs, but no one cares | OPINION share.google/iOwcKOUgv5uHqs…

The June 2025 Sales Numbers are out from SIMI_IE | The Society of the Irish Motor Industry EVs up again by 82% vs June 2024  PHEVs up again by 94% vs June 2024 61% cars in June sold had a plug socket on it with 52% being electric Year on year EVs are up 27% PHEVs are up 55%

Excellent news! Solar and lakes, especially resovors are a match made in heaven. The panels add shade and reduce evaporation, while the water keeps the panels cool. Definitely one to encourage Miliband to cover Britain’s lakes in floating solar panels share.google/lp57nCzjQm1Oal…

Excellent if unsurprising news. These are going to be pretty much everywhere over the next few years. Ireland is upgrading it's Dart system with battery electric trains now. BBC News - GWR rapid-charging battery train trial successful - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

as of today, we are closer to the year 2050 than we are to 2000 wild

This i seriously doubt. They will be expensive, hard to find - most petrol stations will have closed - and most of all won't pass the dinner party smell test. Source: Autocar search.app/h3MsK

If there was to be just one person who was directly responsible for the economic mess the world is now in, it would be Milton Friedman.

Excellent video of the day Worth 10 mins of your time youtu.be/lsccKgeTMcE?si…

1/ I've just accomplished something no economist has done in 80 years. For the first time ever, I've created the complete accounting model of Keynes' revolutionary "Bankor" proposal the international monetary system that could have prevented decades of financial crises.

Interesting EV bus news of the day! Italy launches €650 million tender for 600 electric buses - electrive.com share.google/QiIBgf3zu5cgsu…

Driving back from Birmingham to London. My car failed to know what the correct speed limit was for about 60% of the drive. We have to improve this before the car actually limits the speed. Thankfully off means off for the sound warnings so just a flashing sign on the dashboard

Our Interceptors have now prevented over 3 Eiffel Towers’ worth of trash from reaching the oceans via rivers around the world! 1/3rd of which we collected in the past 6 months. Very proud of the team that made this happen.