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According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
August 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
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Great piece on the benefits of making cities cycle friendly, along with the resistance that currently exists to doing somin Ireland.
Saw some of the great work done in Limerick recently, and the lack thereof in Galway and mentioned in the piece the piecemeal progress in Cork
#cycling
Saw some of the great work done in Limerick recently, and the lack thereof in Galway and mentioned in the piece the piecemeal progress in Cork
#cycling
Cork Views: Let’s make Cork a bicycle hub
When are we going to take our heads out of the sand and realise the bicycle is the future of urban mobility, asks DR CATHERINE CONLON.
www.echolive.ie
April 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Great piece on the benefits of making cities cycle friendly, along with the resistance that currently exists to doing somin Ireland.
Saw some of the great work done in Limerick recently, and the lack thereof in Galway and mentioned in the piece the piecemeal progress in Cork
#cycling
Saw some of the great work done in Limerick recently, and the lack thereof in Galway and mentioned in the piece the piecemeal progress in Cork
#cycling
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It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
April 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
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UN: Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one then buried them all in a mass grave.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
UN: Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one then buried them all in a mass grave.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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My colleague Rashid Khalidi: "We are approaching the status of Chilean universities under Pinochet, where on the orders of an authoritarian government, ideas and books were banned, students were expelled and arrested, departments were taken over & faculty fired."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi
Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My colleague Rashid Khalidi: "We are approaching the status of Chilean universities under Pinochet, where on the orders of an authoritarian government, ideas and books were banned, students were expelled and arrested, departments were taken over & faculty fired."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Just child after child, young patient after young patient.
The vast, vast majority were women, children, elderly.”
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
The vast, vast majority were women, children, elderly.”
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
Doctors describe toll on children in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Rolling coverage of the international stories of interest to our readers
www.irishexaminer.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Just child after child, young patient after young patient.
The vast, vast majority were women, children, elderly.”
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
The vast, vast majority were women, children, elderly.”
www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...
Thanks and appreciation to ESB networks, home life was turned upside down without power – thankfully now restored through their great work!
ESB Networks has restored power to 308,000 homes, farms, and businesses affected by Storm Éowyn.
However, around 460,000 customers remain without electricity, down from a peak of 768,000 yesterday.
#VMNews
However, around 460,000 customers remain without electricity, down from a peak of 768,000 yesterday.
#VMNews
January 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Thanks and appreciation to ESB networks, home life was turned upside down without power – thankfully now restored through their great work!
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Blown up by the storm onto the segregated bike path on Patrick's Quay. #Hazard #OnlyBeAMinute #cycling #driving
December 6, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Blown up by the storm onto the segregated bike path on Patrick's Quay. #Hazard #OnlyBeAMinute #cycling #driving
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.