Taran - a promising young band from Cardiff - release their exhilarating debut single, Pan Ddaw’r Nos and its accompanying video today
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So excited to see Taran.Band release their first single (though am biased of course) and to read this cool write up in Nation.Cymru. Think you'll like this track Huw Stephens.

nation.cymru/culture/watch-…

Energy independence for Wales

To control energy is to control inflation, and so the economy. But to control energy you need to control a country.

✍️ Guto Owen for YesCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #TalkingPoints

bylines.cymru/politics-and-s…

Watch: Michael Sheen lends support to cross-party calls for devolution of the Crown Estate

#Annibyniaeth #Ystadygoron #DevolveCrownEstate
nation.cymru/news/watch-mic…

It's here! We're thrilled to share our short film *Straeon Mewn Maen* (Stories in Stone).

You can watch the film with either Welsh or English sub-titles on YouTube at buff.ly/3wJNi1q

What happens when a 200 year old oak tree takes the Secretary of State for Climate and Ecological Breakdown to court?

Lucy Neal shares her experience of staging a play to imagine a future in which a Rights of Nature court case takes place.

lawyersfornature.com/ring-of-truth/

Own it with pride....

Owen Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 In the census before last, for respondents in Cardiff, 15000 had a car commute of less than 2 kilometres. Less than. A flipping 10 minute walk. That’s 15000 cars in front of you if you’ve travelled from outside the city. Quite remarkable.

🐄 There’s a lot in the news at the moment about unrest amongst farming communities over proposed reforms to farming subsidies in Wales.

🌾 Here’s a handy thread of what’s going on - there’s a lot to this…

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Thanks Visit Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 for featuring Return to My Trees in its annual brochure celebrating the best of Wales.

If you think the Irish are doing well at all the Movie awards this year, wait until this wins Best Picture next year.

Hi Welsh Water and Alun Shurmer (head of customer strategy and engagement). Could you give us info on what you are discharging into the Taff? It is of serious concern to those of us who use the river - not least the rowers at Llandaff Rowing Club whose health could be directly compromised.

You can take the girl out of Wales... 😁
Felt good to air some of my more optimistic feelings around this, especially as I prepare to launch my debut this year with the brilliant calonbooks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

'I’ve kept my ‘Welshness’ in my author bio knowing that, one day, this badge will come with the same kind of cultural kudos that ‘Irish authors’ and ‘Scottish authors’ seem to have'.

When will Wales' moment come? 👇 thebookseller.com/comment/when-w…

Europe is in the midst of an enormous surge in battery projects for the grid, with BESS to experience a 7-fold increase to more than 50GW in capacity by 2030

“Net zero doesn’t happen without batteries” - but increasingly clear that it's unstoppable now

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Rising insurance premiums are becoming a de facto carbon price on consumers as extreme weather events become more frequent on.ft.com/3UGpxkK

Perfect site for the Grove Centre of Learning.
Power & heat with a hydrogen fuel cell 24/7/365.
No grid needed.
Look west & out to sea from where our wind resource blows.
Look east & inland to big markets for hydrogen & fuel cells.
Happy to design it!
Popeth yn Gymraeg & English.

Welcome to the 'uninsurable world'

'4 consecutive years when insurance losses from natural catastrophes topped $100b, previously the mark of a remarkably bad year, has spooked executives', - as rising premiums become a de facto carbon price on consumers

ft.com/content/ed3a1b…

1/2. #OurTenAsks

9. Increase tree pasture on open hills

In a nature & climate emergency native trees on the Ffridd are vital for:

✅Wildlife
✅Livestock
✅Flood reduction
✅Protecting carbon
✅Cooling headwaters

Email your MSs now!
campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk/page/124423/ac…

Geraint Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🚜🐑🌳

Very excited to hear Huw Stephens give a shout out to my daughter's band Taran who are playing Clwb Ifor Bach tonight for #DyddMiwsigCymru . Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf