CelloMom On Cars
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Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the cello
Plus climate news
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"Taking our cue from Butler, we would do well today to study the ways that climate change has already reshaped the American landscape, and how disasters are hollowing out neighborhoods like the one where Butler is buried. We should understand how catastrophe works in a landscape of inequality." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
"Taking our cue from Butler, we would do well today to study the ways that climate change has already reshaped the American landscape, and how disasters are hollowing out neighborhoods like the one where Butler is buried. We should understand how catastrophe works in a landscape of inequality." […]
"Three in every four refugees or people displaced by conflict are currently living in countries facing high-to-extreme exposure to climate-related hazards."
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166318
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166318
Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens
At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to the growing climate crisis.
news.un.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"Three in every four refugees or people displaced by conflict are currently living in countries facing high-to-extreme exposure to climate-related hazards."
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166318
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166318
"Forrest, who describes net zero as “con,” argues that roughly 90 per cent of Fortescue’s operations can be eliminated through the use of technology that already exists and is betting enough investment and R&D can crack the nut on the remaining 10 per cent within less than five years.
[Recent] […]
[Recent] […]
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mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"Forrest, who describes net zero as “con,” argues that roughly 90 per cent of Fortescue’s operations can be eliminated through the use of technology that already exists and is betting enough investment and R&D can crack the nut on the remaining 10 per cent within less than five years.
[Recent] […]
[Recent] […]
"Scotland’s Highland region becomes the backdrop for Britain’s most ambitious energy storage project in half a century. The government has approved construction of a massive pumped hydro facility at Loch Earba, marking a revolutionary step toward energy independence. This groundbreaking […]
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mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"Scotland’s Highland region becomes the backdrop for Britain’s most ambitious energy storage project in half a century. The government has approved construction of a massive pumped hydro facility at Loch Earba, marking a revolutionary step toward energy independence. This groundbreaking […]
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A reminder that shovelling the first snowfall of the year often leads to an increase in heart attacks. Take lots of breaks. Drink some water. Take care of yourselves. <3
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that shovelling the first snowfall of the year often leads to an increase in heart attacks. Take lots of breaks. Drink some water. Take care of yourselves. <3
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This image is a graphical timeline chart illustrating the history of major empires and civilizations from 4000 BCE to 2000 AD. It is designed for visually impaired users by describing its layout and content in detail.
Chart Layout
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[Original post on mastodon.social]
Chart Layout
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[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This image is a graphical timeline chart illustrating the history of major empires and civilizations from 4000 BCE to 2000 AD. It is designed for visually impaired users by describing its layout and content in detail.
Chart Layout
The chart is organized […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Chart Layout
The chart is organized […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
""Over the past decade, weather-related disasters have caused some 250 million internal displacements – equivalent to over 67,000 displacements per day," the [UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) ] said in a report released on Monday." […]
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mastodon.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
""Over the past decade, weather-related disasters have caused some 250 million internal displacements – equivalent to over 67,000 displacements per day," the [UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) ] said in a report released on Monday." […]
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Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Fung-wong: Super typhoon hits Philippines as nearly a million evacuate
Typhoon Fung-wong, with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph), made landfall on Sunday evening local time.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
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Loved this simple image from @tomflood.bsky.social set behind the panel at the Life After Cars event hosted by @visionzerovancouver.ca.
Happy to join @thewaroncars.bsky.social and happy my City Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social was up on stage too.
Happy to join @thewaroncars.bsky.social and happy my City Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social was up on stage too.
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Loved this simple image from @tomflood.bsky.social set behind the panel at the Life After Cars event hosted by @visionzerovancouver.ca.
Happy to join @thewaroncars.bsky.social and happy my City Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social was up on stage too.
Happy to join @thewaroncars.bsky.social and happy my City Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social was up on stage too.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda
https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda
https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda
The Mall Is the Climate Bunker We Already Have
"When it’s 115 degrees outside and wildfire smoke turns the sky orange, the mall may be the most democratic shelter left in America. Cooled, accessible and — unlike curated outdoor plazas — gloriously unoptimized, malls are emerging as overlooked […]
"When it’s 115 degrees outside and wildfire smoke turns the sky orange, the mall may be the most democratic shelter left in America. Cooled, accessible and — unlike curated outdoor plazas — gloriously unoptimized, malls are emerging as overlooked […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The Mall Is the Climate Bunker We Already Have
"When it’s 115 degrees outside and wildfire smoke turns the sky orange, the mall may be the most democratic shelter left in America. Cooled, accessible and — unlike curated outdoor plazas — gloriously unoptimized, malls are emerging as overlooked […]
"When it’s 115 degrees outside and wildfire smoke turns the sky orange, the mall may be the most democratic shelter left in America. Cooled, accessible and — unlike curated outdoor plazas — gloriously unoptimized, malls are emerging as overlooked […]
"Two of these interventions really stood out.
[One] showed how climate change is already affecting them locally – their homes, neighborhoods, and daily lives. When people saw it that way, they cared more.
The second ... message was simple: climate change threatens your way of living – and […]
[One] showed how climate change is already affecting them locally – their homes, neighborhoods, and daily lives. When people saw it that way, they cared more.
The second ... message was simple: climate change threatens your way of living – and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
"Two of these interventions really stood out.
[One] showed how climate change is already affecting them locally – their homes, neighborhoods, and daily lives. When people saw it that way, they cared more.
The second ... message was simple: climate change threatens your way of living – and […]
[One] showed how climate change is already affecting them locally – their homes, neighborhoods, and daily lives. When people saw it that way, they cared more.
The second ... message was simple: climate change threatens your way of living – and […]
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My dad who is 81 recently got into trouble cause the app where he pays his bills decided that his phone is too old.
He has a fully functional phone that’s a couple of years old but he now needs to throw it away because of software.
I think this is bullshit.
He has a fully functional phone that’s a couple of years old but he now needs to throw it away because of software.
I think this is bullshit.
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My dad who is 81 recently got into trouble cause the app where he pays his bills decided that his phone is too old.
He has a fully functional phone that’s a couple of years old but he now needs to throw it away because of software.
I think this is bullshit.
He has a fully functional phone that’s a couple of years old but he now needs to throw it away because of software.
I think this is bullshit.
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If your job is to build software and you decide that you’re not going to support “old devices “ then you need to understand that you’re making life more difficult for people who are already struggling with tech.
Elderly, people with disabilities, people who lack the means to buy the latest […]
Elderly, people with disabilities, people who lack the means to buy the latest […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If your job is to build software and you decide that you’re not going to support “old devices “ then you need to understand that you’re making life more difficult for people who are already struggling with tech.
Elderly, people with disabilities, people who lack the means to buy the latest […]
Elderly, people with disabilities, people who lack the means to buy the latest […]
Leiden's Rijksmuseum van Oudheden has a special exhibit, "Discovering Ancient Egypt", which is very special indeed.
Among lots of innovative ways to present the artifacts, it highlights inscriptions in hieroglyphs and maps in Arabic, with translation and interpretation that makes it all come […]
Among lots of innovative ways to present the artifacts, it highlights inscriptions in hieroglyphs and maps in Arabic, with translation and interpretation that makes it all come […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Leiden's Rijksmuseum van Oudheden has a special exhibit, "Discovering Ancient Egypt", which is very special indeed.
Among lots of innovative ways to present the artifacts, it highlights inscriptions in hieroglyphs and maps in Arabic, with translation and interpretation that makes it all come […]
Among lots of innovative ways to present the artifacts, it highlights inscriptions in hieroglyphs and maps in Arabic, with translation and interpretation that makes it all come […]
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Is your "AI" allright, @wordofthehour ?
😂
Is your "AI" allright, @wordofthehour ?
😂
mastodon.social
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Is your "AI" allright, @wordofthehour ?
😂
Is your "AI" allright, @wordofthehour ?
😂
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“Als men het in Den Haag echt belangrijk vond, dan kwam zo’n ministerie er vanzelf wel. Maar nu proberen we eigenlijk het omgekeerde te doen. We maken er een minister van of een ministerie en dan moeten ze het wel belangrijk gaan vinden. Dat is eigenlijk het paard achter de wagen spannen.” - en […]
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mastodon.nl
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
“Als men het in Den Haag echt belangrijk vond, dan kwam zo’n ministerie er vanzelf wel. Maar nu proberen we eigenlijk het omgekeerde te doen. We maken er een minister van of een ministerie en dan moeten ze het wel belangrijk gaan vinden. Dat is eigenlijk het paard achter de wagen spannen.” - en […]
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This one is not so much a field hockey stick as an ice hockey stick.
This one is not so much a field hockey stick as an ice hockey stick.
mastodon.social
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Datagraver/115512977433535868
This one is not so much a field hockey stick as an ice hockey stick.
This one is not so much a field hockey stick as an ice hockey stick.
"A new survey of nine middle-income nations finds widespread concerns about climate change. Large majorities in these countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live.
Majorities are willing to alter the way they live and work to reduce effects of climate change." […]
Majorities are willing to alter the way they live and work to reduce effects of climate change." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"A new survey of nine middle-income nations finds widespread concerns about climate change. Large majorities in these countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live.
Majorities are willing to alter the way they live and work to reduce effects of climate change." […]
Majorities are willing to alter the way they live and work to reduce effects of climate change." […]
"A dramatic rebound in clean-tech stocks has investors in the green economy hoping they can finally turn the page on years of punishing underperformance.
The timing is somewhat unexpected. Even as President Donald Trump has canceled many US government programs dedicated to boosting wind, solar […]
The timing is somewhat unexpected. Even as President Donald Trump has canceled many US government programs dedicated to boosting wind, solar […]
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mastodon.social
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
"A dramatic rebound in clean-tech stocks has investors in the green economy hoping they can finally turn the page on years of punishing underperformance.
The timing is somewhat unexpected. Even as President Donald Trump has canceled many US government programs dedicated to boosting wind, solar […]
The timing is somewhat unexpected. Even as President Donald Trump has canceled many US government programs dedicated to boosting wind, solar […]
OXFAM 'champagne glass' graph shows the #CarbonInequality between the richest and the rest.
Full report:
https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-plunder-how-a-powerful-few-are-locking-the-world-into-disaster-621741/
Full report:
https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-plunder-how-a-powerful-few-are-locking-the-world-into-disaster-621741/
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
OXFAM 'champagne glass' graph shows the #CarbonInequality between the richest and the rest.
Full report:
https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-plunder-how-a-powerful-few-are-locking-the-world-into-disaster-621741/
Full report:
https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-plunder-how-a-powerful-few-are-locking-the-world-into-disaster-621741/
Another typhoon is headed for the Philippines, and this one is big as well as powerful.
"Uwan, which is forecast to become a super typhoon, could cover the entire Philippines and test our resilience to the limit, a climate change and disaster risk expert said. He, however, noted that it goes […]
"Uwan, which is forecast to become a super typhoon, could cover the entire Philippines and test our resilience to the limit, a climate change and disaster risk expert said. He, however, noted that it goes […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Another typhoon is headed for the Philippines, and this one is big as well as powerful.
"Uwan, which is forecast to become a super typhoon, could cover the entire Philippines and test our resilience to the limit, a climate change and disaster risk expert said. He, however, noted that it goes […]
"Uwan, which is forecast to become a super typhoon, could cover the entire Philippines and test our resilience to the limit, a climate change and disaster risk expert said. He, however, noted that it goes […]
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Remember kids: "Passive income" is a term used to describe wealth handed out to people by society, through our economic system, without doing any work.
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
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gts.sadauskas.id.au
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Remember kids: "Passive income" is a term used to describe wealth handed out to people by society, through our economic system, without doing any work.
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
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The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-media-perception-gap/
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-media-perception-gap/
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-media-perception-gap/
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-media-perception-gap/
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
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#habtamudehoop op X schreef:
OV zou voor iedereen betaalbaar en toegankelijk moeten zijn. Toch wordt het #treinkaartje bij de #ns op nieuw flink duurder.
Wat #glpvda bevriezen we de prijzen bij de NS en komt er een #klimaatticket van €59 per maand! […]
OV zou voor iedereen betaalbaar en toegankelijk moeten zijn. Toch wordt het #treinkaartje bij de #ns op nieuw flink duurder.
Wat #glpvda bevriezen we de prijzen bij de NS en komt er een #klimaatticket van €59 per maand! […]
Original post on mastodon.nl
mastodon.nl
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#habtamudehoop op X schreef:
OV zou voor iedereen betaalbaar en toegankelijk moeten zijn. Toch wordt het #treinkaartje bij de #ns op nieuw flink duurder.
Wat #glpvda bevriezen we de prijzen bij de NS en komt er een #klimaatticket van €59 per maand! […]
OV zou voor iedereen betaalbaar en toegankelijk moeten zijn. Toch wordt het #treinkaartje bij de #ns op nieuw flink duurder.
Wat #glpvda bevriezen we de prijzen bij de NS en komt er een #klimaatticket van €59 per maand! […]