2026-01-13 20:33:41
"How Finland’s giant sand battery is storing clean energy (and cutting emissions by 70 percent)"
#Finland #Sand #SandBatteries
I somehow missed that @… is here. Follow them!
We had many interesting conversations at the general meeting.
https://effi.org/kokouskutsu-effin-syy
Miten ilmastonmuutos vaikuttaa Suomen luontoon? https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/blogit/ilmastonmuutos/miten-ilmastonmuutos-vaikuttaa-suomen-luontoon/
Voiko yksityishenkilö vaikuttaa ilmastonmuutokseen? https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/blogit/ilmastonmuutos/voiko-yksityishenkilo-vaikuttaa-ilmastonmuutokseen/
Finland releases video of special forces boarding Russia-linked cargo ship over undersea cable damage: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/04/finland-releases-video-of-special.html
"‘Hot sand for a cooler climate’: Has Finland finally found a solution to industrial heat emissions?"
#Finland #Climate #ClimateChange
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
https://www.
Finland seizes a ship suspected of damaging an undersea cable linking Helsinki and Estonia in the Gulf of Finland; Estonia says a second cable was also damaged (Essi Lehto/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/finland-suspects-shi…
Proposing a Canadian hashtag in the HNOM tradition for the Olympics!
Canada Milan Olympics on Mastodon
#CMOM
The first women's hockey came is tomorrow at 11:55(ET?) against Finland!
#canada #olympics
Here's the link!
https://gem.cbc.ca/hockey-finland-vs-canada-womens-preliminary-30061
Finland arrests two crew members of ship suspected of cable break https://therecord.media/finland-arrests-crew-ship-suspected-cable-break
Czechia and Finland are playing some seriously entertaining #hockey. #MilanoCortina2026
Mitä ilmastotoimia Suomi tekee? #ilmasto
BAIA, quien nos iba a decir que facilitando el acceso a una vivienda a personas sin hogar les iba a servir para rehacer su vida https://thebetter.news/housing-first-finland-homelessness/
Relacionado con esto, ayer estuve viendo "Yo, Daniel Blake" de Ken Loach …
"This is the last chance for Western countries to convince the rest of the world that they are capable of dialogue rather than monologue, consistency rather than double standards, and cooperation rather than domination."
Finland's Alexander Stubb in:
https://www.foreignaffairs.c…
Miten ilmastonmuutos vaikuttaa Suomen luontoon? https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/blogit/ilmastonmuutos/miten-ilmastonmuutos-vaikuttaa-suomen-luontoon/
Today's hot podcast:
https://audioboom.com/posts/8813506-starting-over-in-finland
@… has a good story or 10!
Finland detains Russia-linked ship suspected of sabotage: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/31/finland-detains-russialinked-ship-suspected.html
I have one for #BlackMetalMonday this week -- this is how I like my black metal. Finland's BESTIAL SIEGE really have it going on with the bestial war metal (it's right there in their name). GREAT 3 track EP from the end of last year.
🌞 Dual use of land for solar energy production and cultivation found feasible in Finland
... few people realize what a win agrivoltaics are for farmers and the environment!
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-dual-solar-energy-production-cultivation.ht…
Norway is the undisputed leader when it comes to EVs in the vehicle fleet. Denmark is following closely behind, and at a rapid pace: the share of EVs in the vehicle fleet doubled in one year. Growth in the share is also continuing in Sweden and Finland.
https://
The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable,
telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022,
and the NATO military alliance has boosted its presence with frigates, aircraft and naval drones
The latest incident was made public five days after Finnish police seized a cargo vessel en route from Russia to Israel on suspicion of sabotaging an undersea telecom cable running from Helsinki across the Gulf of Finland to Estoni…
Finland seizes ship suspected of damaging subsea cable in Baltic Sea https://therecord.media/finland-seizes-ship-suspected-damaging-undersea-cable
Finland-based NestAI raised €100M led by Finland's sovereign fund Tesi and Nokia to build AI products for defense applications, including for unmanned vehicles (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/finl
Finland seizes suspected sabotage ship - and finds sanctioned Russian steel in its hold - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/01/finnish-authorities-seize-fitburg-vessel/
Remember all that shit with XZ which could have gone wildly wrong since its used in everything?
Well remember to donate again for 2026
https://liberapay.com/Larhzu/
Onko #Epstein pää ollut pyörällä kuin Haminan kaupunki?
Helsinki näkyy esintyvän lentokohteena, usein Venäjältä tai Balttiasta Yhdysvaltoihin https://www.jmail.world/
Metaani: ilmaston vaiettu vihollinen. Vaadi rajoja liha- ja maitoteollisuudelle sekä niiden ylikulutukselle. Allekirjoita vetoomus! https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/toimi/metaani-ilmaston-vaiettu-vihollinen/
"In Finland, tax records are considered public data, and every November, the tax authorities release a dataset to the media containing the incomes earned and taxes paid by Finland’s richest."
"At the top spot this year was Mikko ”Miki” Kuusi, founder of food delivery company Wolt and CEO of Deliveroo, whose income was €80.6 million, of which he paid €39.7 million in taxes."
STANDING OVATION
Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine (Emma Burrows/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/stubb-finland-trump-ukraine-putin-russia-europe-8bdbd76ed7c04b5ff6af8abafc7b837c
http://www.memeorandum.com/251116/p5#a251116p5
#CMOM Since the Canada/Finland women's hockey game was postponed due to mass 🤮 on the Fin team (hope they recover soon!) I'm into mixed doubles Curling.
Canada currently up 5-1 on the home team!
#Olympics #Canada
https://gem.cbc.ca/curling-canada-vs-italy-mixed-doubles-round-robin-30048?autoplay=1
"Music From The Far North" (1967)
Music from Finland and Sweden. Sadly, no link this time - couldn't find it online.
#NowPlaying #vinyl #VinylRecords
"Finland adds 227 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025"
#Finland #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables…
Singapore-based data center operator DayOne raised a $2B Series C led by Coatue to build hyperscale campuses in Lahti and Kouvola, Finland, and elsewhere (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/dayone-da…
Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades #environment
EU Kallas 1 January 2026
High risk of sabotage for Europe's critical infrastructure
"EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas has said that Europe "remains vigilant" as its critical infrastructure was "at high risk of sabotage". Her comments come as Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel which it suspected had damaged a telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn."
Sweden and Finland push EU to bar port services for Russian energy shipments: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/14/sweden-and-finland-push-eu.html
Absolutely fascinating, from Finland to Indonesia:
Why the world has started stockpiling food again - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/e2f89128-8c9a-49e0-94c8-7bf5101dafd8
Ympäristöjärjestöt huolissaan: UPM hakkaamassa arvokasta metsää Kouvolassa https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/tiedotteet/metsat/ymparistojarjestot-huolissaan-upm-hakkaamassa-arvokasta-metsaa-kouvolassa/
<…National job stereotypes need updating
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/22/national-job-stereotypes-need-updating
Archive https://archive.ph/Y1ZuB
'According to newly released data, the PIGS have, perhaps for the first time, a lower unemployment rate than Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Denmark (see chart 2). In Greece joblessness is just 8.2%; hoteliers are complaining about labour shortages. By contrast, Finnish unemployment recently rose above 10% for the first time since the 1990s.'
Via Matt Steinglass
@mattsteinglass.bsky.social
Ympäristöliikkeelle voitto syvänmeren kaivostoiminnasta – Norjan uusi hallitus kieltää kaivostoiminnan arktisilla aluevesillään https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/tiedott
Finland approves 31st €98 million defense aid package for Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/finland-approves-st-million-defense.html
Trump announces 10% punitive tariffs from 1 February 2026 against Germany, among others – as leverage in the Greenland dispute. From 1 June, the tariff will rise to 25%. This serves as a reminder that dependence makes us vulnerable to blackmail. It is time to detach ourselves from the United States as quickly as possible – especially digitally: away from big tech, US platforms and US offices.
Metsähallitus on tehnyt 12 uutta hakkuuilmoitusta luonnonmetsiin https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/tiedotteet/metsat/metsahallitus-on-tehnyt-12-uutta-hakkuuilmoitusta-luonnonmetsiin/
Bonus #ThursDeath? Sure, why not, I have it #NowPlaying. It's the new single from Joensuu, Finland deathgrinders BLISTEROUS. It's nasty, it's the first track from their upcoming EP 'Grotesque Prosection', I dig it.
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.comPersistent environmental toxins already accumulate in animal tissues during the fetal stage, research finds https://phys.org/news/2025-11-persistent-environmental-toxins-accumulate-animal.html
Satellite images show Russia reviving Soviet-era base in Karelia and planning new garrisons near Finland, Yle reports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/03/satellite-images-show-russia-reviving.html
😵 Diesel exhaust particles disrupt the function of brain's immune cells, study shows
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-diesel-exhaust-particles-disrupt-function.html
Elävät metsät vai luontokato? Suomen metsiä voidaan suojella vain Suomessa. Vaaditaan rajat hakkuille ja tilaa elämälle! https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/toimi/suomen-metsat/enemman-elavaa-metsaa/
UNEARTHLY RITES are from Finland and I think I was vaguely aware of them before- going through their debut 2024 LP now (
https://unearthlyrites.bandcamp.com/album/ecdysis) in anticipation of their new LP coming out in April, and whew, this is so promising, for the new one. This 2…
Mikä on fossiilienergian rooli ilmastonmuutoksessa? https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/blogit/ilmastonmuutos/mika-on-fossiilienergian-rooli-ilmastonmuutoksessa/
"Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades"
#Nature #Environment #Climate
Metsäjätit myyvät, luonto maksaa hinnan! Vaadi muutosta metsäyhtiöiden toimintaan! #luonto
Miljoonat yhdessä muovisaastetta vastaan! Muovijätettä tuotetaan silmittömiä määriä ja päätyessään luontoon se hajoaa mikromuoviksi ja uhkaa elämää. Kansainvälinen muovisopimus asettaisi rajat tarpeettomalle kertakäyttömuoville. Pysäytetään muovikriisi! https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/toimi/i
Miten metsäkato vaikuttaa ilmastonmuutokseen? https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/blogit/ilmastonmuutos/miten-metsakato-vaikuttaa-ilmastonmuutokseen/
Metsä Group myönsi: luonnonmetsän puut menivät sellukattilaan https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/tiedotteet/metsat/metsa-group-myonsi-luonnonmetsan-puut-menivat-sellukattilaan/
Miten voin vähentää hiilijalanjälkeäni Suomessa? https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/blogit/ilmastonmuutos/miten-voin-vahentaa-hiilijalanjalkeani-suomessa/
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ChristmasAroundEurope
Traditional Finland, Ensemble Gamut!, Ensemble Gamut! & Aino Peltomaa:
🎵 Luojan virsi - Runo song
#TraditionalFinland #EnsembleGamut! #AinoPeltomaa
(There are still 11 days until 🎄 #Christmas)
5 000 000 allekirjoitusta aika lähellä!
Syvänmeren kaivostoiminta uhkaa merten herkkää elämää. Ahneet kaivosyhtiöt tahtovat kajota merenpohjiin mineraalien ja jalometallien toivossa välittämättä pätkääkään tuhosta, jota se aiheuttaisi merenpohjien ekosysteemeille. Tämä ala on pysäytettävä ennen kuin se alkaakaan! Allekirjoita vetoomus!
It is time that Canada and Finland cancel this ice breaker contract. (Seaspan is partnering with the Finnish company on the design and build)
If all Trump understands are "deals" then he needs to understand that threatening allies is a "deal breaker”
#canPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #USA #Greenland #Imperialism #Arctic
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q48d71ke8o