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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2020/02/200201.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

The British Wind Market Keeps Breaking Its Own Record - https://www.forbes.com/sites/emanuelabarbiroglio/2020/01/28/the-british-wind-market-keeps-breaking-its-own-record/amp/ good to see (v @azeem) #renewables

Varadkar urges UK government to tone down ‘nationalist rhetoric’ and brands memo on diplomatic seating arrangements ‘petty’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-leo-varadkar-ireland-boris-johnson-dominic-raab-andrew-neil-bbc-a9313251.html #brexit has turned the UK into a petulant brat; the world must despise us now

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2020/02/200131.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

This French Lawsuit Is Making Oil Companies Nervous - https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/01/30/this-french-lawsuit-is-making-oil-companies-nervous/ well, that’s good #climatecrisis

Brexit trade talks: EU to back Spain over Gibraltar claims - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/01/brexit-trade-talks-eu-to-back-spain-over-gibraltar-claims just as we warned. and guess what argentina will say when UK tries to negotiate a trade deal there…? #brexitshambles

Ingushetia to help authors writing in Ingush - https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Ingushetia-to-help-authors-writing-in-Ingush.html great news

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2020/01/200130.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Investors warned against sudden ‘handbrake’ on high-polluting oil projects - https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/investors-warned-against-sudden-handbrake-on-high-polluting-oil-projects/ companies “risk being left with stranded assets if they assume governments will not take forceful action to limit climate change” - get your money out now, or lose most of it

Trump will insist NHS pays more for drugs in trade deal, says ambassador - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/31/trump-will-put-us-interests-first-in-trade-talks-says-kim-darroch-ambassador people knew this when they voted for #brexit, #amirite? - it’s the will of the people to pay more for their drugs, and die when they are not available…

Population Changes In Former Soviet States - https://www.rferl.org/a/population-changes-in-former-soviet-states-/30404544.html #georgia really needs to sort out the problem of people emigrating…

#Kenya’s High Court Delays National Biometric ID Program - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/africa/kenya-biometric-ID-registry.html “challenged in court over #privacy concerns”

#Coronavirus live updates: returning Britons arrive at Wirral for quarantine - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jan/31/coronavirus-live-updates-china-wuhan-death-toll-who-global-health-emergency-latest-news why isn’t the coach driver wearing any protection? have the UK authorities learnt nothing from japan’s experience here?

What can we learn from the Clearview “end of privacy” story? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/what-can-we-learn-from-the-clearview-end-of-privacy-story/ quite a lot, actually… #facialrecognition #surveillance

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2020/01/200129.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

UK sued for approving Europe’s biggest gas power station - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/30/uk-sued-for-approving-europes-biggest-gas-power-station so much for tories’ green credentials…

#Peru: why a fundamentalist sect became an unexpected winner in elections - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/30/peru-why-a-fundamentalist-sect-became-an-unexpected-winner-in-elections Peruvians weary of graft and politicians “think a person with a religious vocation is not going to rob you or be corrupt" - er, well, about that…

Make ban on Chinese wildlife markets permanent, says environment expert - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/30/make-coronavirus-ban-on-chinese-wildlife-markets-permanent-says-environment-expert-aoe if they don’t, we will keep on getting these zoonotic pandemics… #coronavirus

Most of 11m trees planted in Turkish project ‘may be dead’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/30/most-of-11m-trees-planted-in-turkish-project-may-be-dead that’s a bit sad…

#Belgium hopes to lead world with new hydrogen project - https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/belgium-hopes-to-lead-world-with-new-hydrogen-project/ great idea - more please #renewables

#Coronavirus: 6,000 locked down on cruise ship off Italy - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jan/30/coronavirus-live-updates-china-death-toll-wuhan-evacuation-foreign-nationals-citizens-latest-news whoa

UK goods to face extra checks at borders under PM’s Brexit plans - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/30/uk-businesses-to-face-extra-checks-at-borders-under-pms-brexit-plans he really hates UK business, doesn’t he? #brexit

University of Minnesota student jailed in China for tweeting memes of Chinese President Xi Jinping: How was he caught? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/university-of-minnesota-student-jailed-in-china-for-tweeting-memes-of-chinese-president-xi-jinping-how-was-he-caught/ good question…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2020/01/200128.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

France moves to ban mass live-shredding of male chicks - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/29/france-moves-to-ban-mass-live-shredding-of-male-chicks that’s good, but what a headline… #animalwelfare

White House claims John Bolton book contains top secret information - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jan/29/trump-impeachment-trial-live-news-bolton-witnesses-mcconnell-2020-latest-updates the depth of trump’s stupidity, presumably…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2020/01/200127.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

EU could use carbon border tax against Brexit Britain, warns MEP - https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/eu-could-use-carbon-border-tax-against-brexit-britain-warns-mep/ “for the EU team, it’s about no-regression clauses, so you can’t diverge regarding current EU law"

Windkraft-Ausbau an Land bricht stark ein - https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/windkraft-ausbau-an-land-bricht-stark-ein-a-17da5ff9-56de-440d-b9fb-85baa20d6898 #germany, you’re disappointing me again… #renewables

Nightmares on wax: the environmental impact of the vinyl revival - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/28/vinyl-record-revival-environmental-impact-music-industry-streaming surprising stuff

UK Says It Won’t Implement The EU Copyright Directive, Which Wouldn’t Have Passed Without Its Support During A Crucial Vote - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200124/08245243791/uk-says-it-wont-implement-eu-copyright-directive-which-wouldnt-have-passed-without-support-during-crucial-vote.shtml but I bet it will when the #copyright extremists start whining…

#Australia is ‘ground zero’ in climate crisis and must show leadership, top researchers say - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/29/australia-is-ground-zero-in-climate-crisis-and-must-show-leadership-top-researchers-say “claims strong action to cut emissions would be economically destructive have no basis”

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2020/01/200126.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

UK must keep fishing waters open to EU boats if it wants trade deal for banking, Irish PM implies - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/jan/27/brexit-labour-boris-johnson-must-let-eu-boats-continue-to-fish-in-its-waters-if-it-wants-trade-deal-covering-banking-irish-pm-implies-live-news #brexit going well, I see…

US agriculture chief urges EU to listen to science, not fear-mongering NGOs - https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/us-agriculture-chief-urges-eu-to-listen-to-science-not-fear-mongering-ngos/ EU will listen to science here when US listens to science on #climatecrisis, not before…

The 'Race To #5G’ Is A Giant Pile Of Lobbyist Nonsense - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200116/08134343743/race-to-5g-is-giant-pile-lobbyist-nonsense.shtml yup