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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
Reposted by Jamie Carrington
Tires (not straws) are a top source of microplastic #pollution.
As they wear down, toxic particles wash from roads into waterways and harm wildlife. But scientists have found a cheap fix: biofilters made from wood chips and plant waste.
As they wear down, toxic particles wash from roads into waterways and harm wildlife. But scientists have found a cheap fix: biofilters made from wood chips and plant waste.
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life.
buff.ly
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tires (not straws) are a top source of microplastic #pollution.
As they wear down, toxic particles wash from roads into waterways and harm wildlife. But scientists have found a cheap fix: biofilters made from wood chips and plant waste.
As they wear down, toxic particles wash from roads into waterways and harm wildlife. But scientists have found a cheap fix: biofilters made from wood chips and plant waste.
Reposted by Jamie Carrington
Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists.
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
June 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists.
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Jamie Carrington
Chuck Schumer right now:
March 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Chuck Schumer right now:
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DC has a population greater than Vermont or Wyoming (and equivalent to Alaska or Delaware).
Just try to imagine the apocalyptic levels of outrage we'd see on every airwave if the federal government tried to impound Wyoming's budget, and shuttered its single largest employer.
Just try to imagine the apocalyptic levels of outrage we'd see on every airwave if the federal government tried to impound Wyoming's budget, and shuttered its single largest employer.
March 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
DC has a population greater than Vermont or Wyoming (and equivalent to Alaska or Delaware).
Just try to imagine the apocalyptic levels of outrage we'd see on every airwave if the federal government tried to impound Wyoming's budget, and shuttered its single largest employer.
Just try to imagine the apocalyptic levels of outrage we'd see on every airwave if the federal government tried to impound Wyoming's budget, and shuttered its single largest employer.
Wouldn't it be great if Washington had its own newspaper that could publish these kinds of stories about local office break-ins with national and global implications?
“They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my way,’ and they’re looking for access for the IT systems, as they have in other agencies,” said a former Noaa official. “They will have access to the entire computer system, a lot of which is confidential information.”
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Wouldn't it be great if Washington had its own newspaper that could publish these kinds of stories about local office break-ins with national and global implications?
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articulated buses should have a little bar in the hinged part in the middle. nothing crazy. basic beer and wine. could integrate it with the fare payment system
December 24, 2024 at 2:05 AM
articulated buses should have a little bar in the hinged part in the middle. nothing crazy. basic beer and wine. could integrate it with the fare payment system
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I love public transit.
December 19, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I love public transit.
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Trucks have been getting bigger, more energy & space consuming, more polluting, and much deadlier to everyone around them including kids. Not because most of us actually need bigger vehicles, but as ego boosts, status symbols & “indicators of male virility.” Note the truck bed is basically the same.
December 1, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Trucks have been getting bigger, more energy & space consuming, more polluting, and much deadlier to everyone around them including kids. Not because most of us actually need bigger vehicles, but as ego boosts, status symbols & “indicators of male virility.” Note the truck bed is basically the same.
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This should not move forward without a similarly sized rebate for Californians who take transit, bike, or walk - the folks already doing their part to address the climate crisis.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/c...
Newsom Challenges Trump on Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California would fill the void for residents if the Trump administration killed a $7,500 E.V. tax credit.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
This should not move forward without a similarly sized rebate for Californians who take transit, bike, or walk - the folks already doing their part to address the climate crisis.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/c...
At what point does “ I remember listening to this album at the headphone-listening stations at the Virgin Megastore in Union Sq” become the xennial equivalent of “I used to love going to the Automat and Nickelodeon with my girlfriends”
November 21, 2024 at 12:54 AM
At what point does “ I remember listening to this album at the headphone-listening stations at the Virgin Megastore in Union Sq” become the xennial equivalent of “I used to love going to the Automat and Nickelodeon with my girlfriends”