Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
@patrickreynolds.bsky.social
urbanism, governance, photography.
deputy chair AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
deputy chair AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
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Transitioning to clean energy would reduce the volume and harm of mining dramatically
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A Fossil Fuel Economy Requires 535x More Mining Than a Clean Energy Economy
Transitioning to clean energy would reduce the volume and harm of mining dramatically
www.distilled.earth
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Transitioning to clean energy would reduce the volume and harm of mining dramatically
www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-f...
www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-f...
One or all three of these bubbles gonna burst this year?
Tesla
Crypto
Machine Learning (AI)
Tesla
Crypto
Machine Learning (AI)
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
One or all three of these bubbles gonna burst this year?
Tesla
Crypto
Machine Learning (AI)
Tesla
Crypto
Machine Learning (AI)
1.1.26
January 1, 2026 at 6:37 AM
1.1.26
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"Based on Musk’s own standard of intelligence, he is a grade A moron."
#TeslaTakedown
electrek.co/2025/12/30/e...
#TeslaTakedown
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Elon Musk's top 5 Tesla predictions for 2025 that didn't happen
Another year has passed, and with it, another collection of Elon Musk’s ambitious timelines that didn’t quite align with reality....
electrek.co
December 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"Based on Musk’s own standard of intelligence, he is a grade A moron."
#TeslaTakedown
electrek.co/2025/12/30/e...
#TeslaTakedown
electrek.co/2025/12/30/e...
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Mamdani to press ahead with tax rises for New York City millionaires ft.trib.al/tkzvX5o
Mamdani to press ahead with tax rises for New York City millionaires
New mayor dismisses fears of an exodus of wealthy residents as he looks to fund his affordability agenda
ft.trib.al
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Mamdani to press ahead with tax rises for New York City millionaires ft.trib.al/tkzvX5o
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NEW: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will hire Mike Flynn, a longtime presence in New York City transportation planning, as commissioner of the Department of Transportation, the Mamdani transition team confirmed to Streetsblog. buff.ly/f7612wn
Confirmed! Mamdani Has Chosen Mike Flynn for DOT Commissioner: Sources - Streetsblog New York City
Who is Mike Flynn, Mayor-elect Mamdani's apparent pick to be the city's next Department of Transportation Commissioner?
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM
NEW: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will hire Mike Flynn, a longtime presence in New York City transportation planning, as commissioner of the Department of Transportation, the Mamdani transition team confirmed to Streetsblog. buff.ly/f7612wn
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Only a small section of George street is closed off for the kids zone and you see a direct result; hardly any car traffic through the whole George street!! 🎉🍾
You only need one circuit breaker. ⚡️
You only need one circuit breaker. ⚡️
December 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Only a small section of George street is closed off for the kids zone and you see a direct result; hardly any car traffic through the whole George street!! 🎉🍾
You only need one circuit breaker. ⚡️
You only need one circuit breaker. ⚡️
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Cheap Solar replaces unreliable coal and is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Cheap Solar replaces unreliable coal and is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
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![Jane Orrick, M.D.
@JaneOrrickMD
All Covid Vaccinated will be dead by December 31, 2025
*According to United States of America, who lead the charge to kill 95% of the World in 1994, under UN
Agenda 2021.
United Nations Agenda 2021, 2030 and 2050 (Depopulation, Sustainment, Adjustment)
[blah blah blah you don’t need to read that]
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December 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Regulation tied to strategy is a basic tool of good governance.
In China, a data center operator might choose coal, if it wasn’t for the government mandating for new datacenters, that they must get 80% of their energy from renewables.
This has created a virtuous cycle wherein new tech industries naturally invests in clean energy.
This has created a virtuous cycle wherein new tech industries naturally invests in clean energy.
December 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Regulation tied to strategy is a basic tool of good governance.
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“…sometimes a nation needs a nightmare before it can fully awaken to long-simmering crises.”
Opinion | Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us — Guardian US
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future
apple.news
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“…sometimes a nation needs a nightmare before it can fully awaken to long-simmering crises.”
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$100m of solar panels saves a country 30 years of gas imports at 2024 prices for the same 1.5TWh of electricity generated
That's a $3b saving in gas imports for each $100m of solar deployed
Another one of my charts of the year
That's a $3b saving in gas imports for each $100m of solar deployed
Another one of my charts of the year
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
$100m of solar panels saves a country 30 years of gas imports at 2024 prices for the same 1.5TWh of electricity generated
That's a $3b saving in gas imports for each $100m of solar deployed
Another one of my charts of the year
That's a $3b saving in gas imports for each $100m of solar deployed
Another one of my charts of the year
Oh Canada, enviously watching this round-up of HUGE rail project news from all across your free North American nation in 2025:
Light Rail, Light Metro, Metro, Suburban, Intercity, and High Speed! So many great projects.
youtu.be/mW6lC7gqXvw?...
Light Rail, Light Metro, Metro, Suburban, Intercity, and High Speed! So many great projects.
youtu.be/mW6lC7gqXvw?...
Coast to Coast 2025: The Evolving State of Passenger Rail in Canada
YouTube video by Rail Fans Canada
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Oh Canada, enviously watching this round-up of HUGE rail project news from all across your free North American nation in 2025:
Light Rail, Light Metro, Metro, Suburban, Intercity, and High Speed! So many great projects.
youtu.be/mW6lC7gqXvw?...
Light Rail, Light Metro, Metro, Suburban, Intercity, and High Speed! So many great projects.
youtu.be/mW6lC7gqXvw?...
Energy strategy for nations is the easiest thing to set. Just answer this question: Is your country a net importer of fossil fuels? If the answer is yes (likely). Then No1 priority is substitution with clean electricity asap, + most affordably. Plans/policies to achieve this will all differ…
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Energy strategy for nations is the easiest thing to set. Just answer this question: Is your country a net importer of fossil fuels? If the answer is yes (likely). Then No1 priority is substitution with clean electricity asap, + most affordably. Plans/policies to achieve this will all differ…
Want to see an example of status-quo bias in our institutions? Here: it will be grey cos it’s always been grey. Why? Just because… www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland Harbour Bridge repaint project: Where things stand more than a year later
RNZ caught up with NZTA's manager of maintenance and operations to find out the latest progress and challenges with the Auckland's Harbour Bridge project.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Want to see an example of status-quo bias in our institutions? Here: it will be grey cos it’s always been grey. Why? Just because… www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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December 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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This is a true statement‼️
#TrumpsteinFiles
#TrumpsteinFiles
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is a true statement‼️
#TrumpsteinFiles
#TrumpsteinFiles
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
This is a must listen to everyone everywhere who cares about electricity cost, worries about needless regulation, oh and, as an extra bonus, would like to decarbonise and reduce pollution.
Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one!
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?
Saul Griffith joins me to debunk the myths surrounding Australia's massive influx of solar energy.
www.volts.wtf
December 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is a must listen to everyone everywhere who cares about electricity cost, worries about needless regulation, oh and, as an extra bonus, would like to decarbonise and reduce pollution.
Huge if true!
NZ mentioned 1:20 as first place likely to sort out the policy barriers. (Not sure)
December 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Huge if true!
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Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one!
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?
Saul Griffith joins me to debunk the myths surrounding Australia's massive influx of solar energy.
www.volts.wtf
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one!
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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Self-driving cars are the most transformative transportation tech in a century.
In 2025, I wrote a slew of stories exploring their effects. 🧵
In @vox.com, I explained why the convenience of self-driven rides could bring crippling congestion. Cities should act now to mitigate the risks.
In 2025, I wrote a slew of stories exploring their effects. 🧵
In @vox.com, I explained why the convenience of self-driven rides could bring crippling congestion. Cities should act now to mitigate the risks.
A self-driving car traffic jam is coming for US cities
A century ago, cars remade America. Autonomous vehicles could do it again.
www.vox.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Self-driving cars are the most transformative transportation tech in a century.
In 2025, I wrote a slew of stories exploring their effects. 🧵
In @vox.com, I explained why the convenience of self-driven rides could bring crippling congestion. Cities should act now to mitigate the risks.
In 2025, I wrote a slew of stories exploring their effects. 🧵
In @vox.com, I explained why the convenience of self-driven rides could bring crippling congestion. Cities should act now to mitigate the risks.
All I want for christmas, every christmas…
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
‘Freedom is a city where you can breathe’: four experts on Europe’s most liveable capitals
From Copenhagen’s cycle lanes and Vienna’s shared parks to Barcelona and London’s unfulfilled potential, better living is close at hand
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All I want for christmas, every christmas…
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...