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Software Dev/Volunteer/Environmentalist. Individual racism/hate is a waste of your life. Systemic racism needs to be dismantled.❤️🐕🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🚲 🏞️ 🌏 […]

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This 2015 articles shows the world shelled out 5 TRILLION dollars annually to #BigOil companies. We could have FIXED ALL OF #ClimateChange 5x over by now if we just stopped with the handouts. PM #MarkCarney doesn't think we've paid out enough yet #Cdnpoli
www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $5 Trillion Annually and Worsen Pollution
The International Monetary Fund notes that subsides for burning fossil fuels enrich the wealthy and make air pollution worse
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Stoked to share some more of the details behind Ghost Explore - it's something I've wanted for a LONG time

https://ghost.org/changelog/ghost-explore/
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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# Londra, spostamenti in bici aumentati del 43% in 6 anni, 1.5 milioni ogni giorno

Un risultato incredibile fino a solo 10-15 anni fa. Ormai #londra è una città #ciclabile.
La normalizzazione bici in Europa è uscita dai Paesi Bassi e dalla Danimarca, e il cerchio intorno a chi rimane indietro […]
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poliversity.it
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Black Friday is the perfect day to support independent news sites and journalists with clicks and/or cash. 💰

Here are some who are active in the fediverse. Tell us in the comments if there are any we've missed.

404 Meda, @404mediaco

Bolts, @bolts

Brian Merchant, @brianmerchant

Casey Newton […]
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flipboard.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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A fun milestone: the per-km cost of our cargo bike has dropped below the CRA reimbursement rate for driving in Ontario ($0.60/km)!
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Melissa Bruntlett is an urbanist storyteller. This is her story.

𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.

NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Cities like Paris are showing that urban greening thru street & place transformation is just COMMON SENSE, for cooling cities that are getting hotter due to the #ClimateCrisis, and for reducing emissions, cleaning the air, and improving quality-of-life!

#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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REMINDER tomorrow is ”DON’T MAKE JEFF BEZOS NOR HIS CONSPIRACY OF #techbros RICHER” day.

#blackout #blackfriday and don’t give your money to fascists.

#antifa #anticonsumerism #scamazon
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Respect.
Guilbeault isn't perfect and had to go along with a lot of things, like TMX under Trudeau. But it is clear there were tradeoffs... I am willing to bet a northern pipeline and tanker ban was one of those tradeoffs for agreeing to buy TMX.

He […]

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November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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A mile of Utrecht's Amsterdamsestraatweg w 300 businesses, buses, freight & 20K bikes/day was rebuilt last year. It's so good

2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines

...58 fewer car parking spots
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I've been listening to podcasts with my 9yo and this one was one of the best episodes of anything I've listened to for quite a while! It's scientifically fascinating, it's an emotional rollercoaster (with a happy ending) and it's very silly. Great stuff! […]
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mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Buses are Free in #iowa City. They Noticed It Cleared the Air and Eased Traffic

“And in #luxembourg City, the government are ramping up public transport efforts too: more frequent buses and trams, upgraded infrastructure and subsidised fares make it easier for residents to choose public transit […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Solar farm leases provide stable, predictable income that helps financially secure family farms and boosts rural tax revenues with minimal land impact

Modern farming is characterized by high capital investment and volatile costs for inputs like fertilizer and fuel. Solar development offers a […]
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solarcene.community
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Was wondering where the data for #tibet was in this #china #power #climate update from Greenpeace East Asia

And then I realized to my shock and horror, that they were using the #ccp name, Xizang, in English. This is in line with the recent strong push by the Chinese government to eliminate the […]
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social.coop
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Melissa Bruntlett in the NY Times today!

Follow her via: @modacitylife.com
She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This is how you do it people. I feel like I could have written this article, as it is extremely detailed as to all of the valid reasons why they would want to ban such content from being associated with Nature.

Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
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indieweb.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Relatedly: worried about winter peaks in electricity demand in the US Northeast?

Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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🚲🌍🌎🌏🥳 Happy World Sustainable Transport Day everyone!

💪🌱 Here's your semi-regular reminder that the cargo bike is a scalable, ready-to-roll solution that reduces emissions, improves air quality and acts as a social leveller while contributing to 13 #SDGs.

📸 CargoCult, Kyiv 🇺🇦

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Ohio Has Invested Millions in Wetlands to Catch Nutrient Runoff From Farms. A New Report Suggests It’s Working. - Inside Climate News

https://flip.it/CKRRRQ

> The annual report from the H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program found all of the wetlands examined successfully trapped nutrients and shed […]
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mindly.social
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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“Cycling journeys in the capital have increased by 43% over the past six years to 1.5 million a day, according to a new report.”
Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM