I've never been impressed by Michael Jacobs, a fake environmentalist in my view. And this confirms my opinion. Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the condi

I've never been impressed by Michael Jacobs, a fake environmentalist in my view. And this confirms my opinion.

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I've never been impressed by Michael Jacobs, a fake environmentalist in my view. And this confirms my opinion. Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the condi

mastodon:mstdn-socialother35d ago kagi ↗

I've never been impressed by Michael Jacobs, a fake environmentalist in my view. And this confirms my opinion. Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs | The Guardian https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/aug/24/andy-burnham-rosebank-carbon-capture-storage-north-sea-uk-net-zero-commitments # SoftDenial

Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs

stream:bsky-jetstreamother35d ago kagi ↗

This has some funky stuff going on, but is one of the better readings of the consenting issues. It also gives a good view on energy security, which ranges from non-existent (Rosebank) to imperceptibly tiny (Jackdaw) which is the commentary of choice now. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owne