MummaLovesExeter
@loveexeter.bsky.social
I love Exeter I just want it to be lovelier
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MummaLovesExeter
@loveexeter.bsky.social
· Nov 15
My dream... my neighbour's children can go from our street to anywhere in Exeter without having to use a car just to be safe. Is that so radical?
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And we warned them with our new 2025 State of the Climate Report which you can check out here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
And we warned them with our new 2025 State of the Climate Report which you can check out here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Quote of the year.
Just went over to X bc someone sent a link…why are people still posting over there?? It looks horrible. Like a basement full of teenage boys
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Quote of the year.
Bits of Exeter's Green Circle are my everyday cycle links. I've fedback on parts hard to cycle or wheel with a disability.
Maybe you know other sections well & how it could be improved for those using 🧑🦽🚲?
Why not complete the survey & get some improvements?
news.exeter.gov.uk/give-your-fe...
Maybe you know other sections well & how it could be improved for those using 🧑🦽🚲?
Why not complete the survey & get some improvements?
news.exeter.gov.uk/give-your-fe...
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bits of Exeter's Green Circle are my everyday cycle links. I've fedback on parts hard to cycle or wheel with a disability.
Maybe you know other sections well & how it could be improved for those using 🧑🦽🚲?
Why not complete the survey & get some improvements?
news.exeter.gov.uk/give-your-fe...
Maybe you know other sections well & how it could be improved for those using 🧑🦽🚲?
Why not complete the survey & get some improvements?
news.exeter.gov.uk/give-your-fe...
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COP30 starts today.
The chart below shows how much of a fuck we give after 30 years of COP meetings (warnings from leading world scientists to politicians that they need to wake up).
Nothing has changed...
#DontLookUp
The chart below shows how much of a fuck we give after 30 years of COP meetings (warnings from leading world scientists to politicians that they need to wake up).
Nothing has changed...
#DontLookUp
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
COP30 starts today.
The chart below shows how much of a fuck we give after 30 years of COP meetings (warnings from leading world scientists to politicians that they need to wake up).
Nothing has changed...
#DontLookUp
The chart below shows how much of a fuck we give after 30 years of COP meetings (warnings from leading world scientists to politicians that they need to wake up).
Nothing has changed...
#DontLookUp
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When people & campaign organisations oppose floating bus stops, this is who they are opposing
Protected cycle tracks are not just for cyclists, they allow more freedom for those with mobility issues
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When people & campaign organisations oppose floating bus stops, this is who they are opposing
Yesterday this quietly turned over to 8000 miles.
That's 8000 miles less driven.
Less pollution
Less noise
Less road danger
Less road damage
No fossil fuels burned.
You're welcome Exeter.
#cycling #climateconversations
#climatecrisis #NHS
That's 8000 miles less driven.
Less pollution
Less noise
Less road danger
Less road damage
No fossil fuels burned.
You're welcome Exeter.
#cycling #climateconversations
#climatecrisis #NHS
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Yesterday this quietly turned over to 8000 miles.
That's 8000 miles less driven.
Less pollution
Less noise
Less road danger
Less road damage
No fossil fuels burned.
You're welcome Exeter.
#cycling #climateconversations
#climatecrisis #NHS
That's 8000 miles less driven.
Less pollution
Less noise
Less road danger
Less road damage
No fossil fuels burned.
You're welcome Exeter.
#cycling #climateconversations
#climatecrisis #NHS
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Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions.
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions.
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
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The secretary general of the UN has set out a very clear warning, but is anybody listening?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The secretary general of the UN has set out a very clear warning, but is anybody listening?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It doesn't get clearer than that. If anyone still thinks Farage is one of them, they need to be shown this video. This is before we even mention his role in Brexit.
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It doesn't get clearer than that. If anyone still thinks Farage is one of them, they need to be shown this video. This is before we even mention his role in Brexit.
But did the shop have hiviz and a helmet?
Car crash causes damage to historic shopfront
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Car crash causes damage to historic shopfront
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Car crash causes damage to historic Devon shopfront
A furniture shop owner says is "shocked and sad" after the crash on Sunday.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
But did the shop have hiviz and a helmet?
Car crash causes damage to historic shopfront
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Car crash causes damage to historic shopfront
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But does not eating snails count as picky eating?
I thought we on the spectrum were supposed to be picky eaters.
3.
3.
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
But does not eating snails count as picky eating?
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"There isn't a reasonable scenario where we grant some rich people control over the planet's thermostat and everything turns out fine."
My latest:
My latest:
Letting Silicon Valley Geoengineer the Atmosphere Will End Badly
We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments — which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all — are ceded to private industry.
www.gravityisgone.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"There isn't a reasonable scenario where we grant some rich people control over the planet's thermostat and everything turns out fine."
My latest:
My latest:
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Big turnout at the Exeter is For Everyone rally today that was held to oppose the far-right march through the town centre. Music, singing, chanting and a whole lot of love for diversity.
October 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Big turnout at the Exeter is For Everyone rally today that was held to oppose the far-right march through the town centre. Music, singing, chanting and a whole lot of love for diversity.
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Nathan Gill will be sentenced in a month.
Nigel Farage would like it to all go away, but it won’t. It happened on his watch.
Just like the failing councils his party are in charge of.
#ReformRussianBribes
Nigel Farage would like it to all go away, but it won’t. It happened on his watch.
Just like the failing councils his party are in charge of.
#ReformRussianBribes
October 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Nathan Gill will be sentenced in a month.
Nigel Farage would like it to all go away, but it won’t. It happened on his watch.
Just like the failing councils his party are in charge of.
#ReformRussianBribes
Nigel Farage would like it to all go away, but it won’t. It happened on his watch.
Just like the failing councils his party are in charge of.
#ReformRussianBribes
When drivers park like this on zigzags, showing callous disregard for people trying to cross the road, it is reasonable to ask if they've even passed their test.
Does someone have to die before they lose their licence?
AV11 LJK
Does someone have to die before they lose their licence?
AV11 LJK
October 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
When drivers park like this on zigzags, showing callous disregard for people trying to cross the road, it is reasonable to ask if they've even passed their test.
Does someone have to die before they lose their licence?
AV11 LJK
Does someone have to die before they lose their licence?
AV11 LJK
Every day is a school day. Is never heard of buzz pollination before.
How many plant species are buzz pollinated? After more than six years in the making, our paper on the convergent evolution of buzz pollinated flowers is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social. Thanks @draverbee.bsky.social @roszenil.bsky.social and all co-authors for your hard work! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Every day is a school day. Is never heard of buzz pollination before.
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Net zero by 2050 to limit warming to 1.5°C. That may have been plausible 10 years ago, but the continued rise of emissions means that there is effectively no carbon budget left for 1.5. It is cumulative emissions that drives warming. 1/6 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Net zero by 2050 to limit warming to 1.5°C. That may have been plausible 10 years ago, but the continued rise of emissions means that there is effectively no carbon budget left for 1.5. It is cumulative emissions that drives warming. 1/6 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What is even more insane is that parked vehicles are usually prioritised over moving vehicles and humans.
Where and how someone parks is an insight into their soul.
Where and how someone parks is an insight into their soul.
The fact that people are allowed to store their cars in the street is really weird - after all, a car is an individual's own private property and their responsibility. I can't think of a single other item you can store in public in this way.
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
What is even more insane is that parked vehicles are usually prioritised over moving vehicles and humans.
Where and how someone parks is an insight into their soul.
Where and how someone parks is an insight into their soul.
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“We have a real opportunity to build on what works, to make Dryden Road, Bovemoors Lane and other local streets safer for everyone”
Ignore the headline, which we've requested Devon Live amend. This story is a positive one about active travel and safety in Exeter.
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Ignore the headline, which we've requested Devon Live amend. This story is a positive one about active travel and safety in Exeter.
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Cyclists say Exeter road must never reopen to cars
A consultation is under way to decide the future of Dryden Road
www.devonlive.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“We have a real opportunity to build on what works, to make Dryden Road, Bovemoors Lane and other local streets safer for everyone”
Ignore the headline, which we've requested Devon Live amend. This story is a positive one about active travel and safety in Exeter.
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Ignore the headline, which we've requested Devon Live amend. This story is a positive one about active travel and safety in Exeter.
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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I've just done this. I was working nearby for the NHS when Maria was killed here. It's so important to make this gateway suitable for all ages and abilities.
Devon County Council are consulting on options to make Barnfield Road safer and more attractive for people on foot, wheels and bike.
If you live, work or pass through the areas do please follow the link and give your views by end of October.
www.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay/...
If you live, work or pass through the areas do please follow the link and give your views by end of October.
www.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay/...
Barnfield Road Gateway - Have your say
A public consultation is being held on proposed changes to the layout of Barnfield Road, Exeter. This includes improvements to the active travel provision and
www.devon.gov.uk
October 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've just done this. I was working nearby for the NHS when Maria was killed here. It's so important to make this gateway suitable for all ages and abilities.
Definitely a sign up from me.
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October 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Definitely a sign up from me.
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In Wales, Cornwall, Edinburgh, London and so many places when most 30mph roads were changed to 20mph, people injured or killed by motor vehicles reduced by 20%+. With minimal change to journey times and £2bn saving in insurance costs it's a huge win. bit.ly/4gIBPlJ
October 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
In Wales, Cornwall, Edinburgh, London and so many places when most 30mph roads were changed to 20mph, people injured or killed by motor vehicles reduced by 20%+. With minimal change to journey times and £2bn saving in insurance costs it's a huge win. bit.ly/4gIBPlJ
And even more miles if you power ebikes
Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And even more miles if you power ebikes
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Before (2012) / After (2025) Rue le Vau, Paris 20. The change here is so radical that perceiving the photos as aligned is difficult (see the orange building and the trees on the left). In 2024, this section was converted into a school street with a bike lane running through the greenery.
October 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Before (2012) / After (2025) Rue le Vau, Paris 20. The change here is so radical that perceiving the photos as aligned is difficult (see the orange building and the trees on the left). In 2024, this section was converted into a school street with a bike lane running through the greenery.