I like to say I respect despair as an emotion but not an analysis. As an analysis it assumes we know what can and can't happen, and the future is both uncertain and at least to some extent what we make of it. www.newstatesman.com/environment/...
Hope the ride is going smooth! Just did DC to Jacksonvilleāa short 12 hours, haha. Every trip convinces me further how incredible high speed rail would be on the East coast.
āThe long-term health benefits didnāt stop there: commuter cycling was also linked to a 24% reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations, a 51% lower risk of dying from cancer, and improved mental health, as measured by fewer prescriptions for anxiety and depression.ā Via @momentummag.bsky.social
Mysterious ghost trainā¦ if I get on, where will I end up?
BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmasāthe company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
ā[R]enewables [are] now cheaper than fossil fuels in most countries where people lack electricity. Moreover, a solar array can start producing electricity in months, while it can take more than two years to build a gas-powered plant.ā
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/c...
MENSWEAR GUY: Furthermore, youāve neglected to even cut the vents of the shockingly poor-fitting sport coat youāve, for some reason, chosen to wear to breakfast
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT āHOMIESā: haha get his ass derek
Thank you!!
Very interesting! Do you happen to remember which graph it was? Just curious
What was this in response to?
Agrivoltaics combines PVs w/ farming practices. Both benefit from this mutualism. Plants get shade while PVs are cooled by evapotranspiration, increasing efficiency. Works well w/ sheep grazing pasture below panels. But goats - not so much - they jump on panels! www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
"there's a joke about fossil fuel energy efficiency, but two thirds of you wouldn't get it."
I wish I were you! Happy thanksgiving š¦
New from The Break Down!
@cominsitu.bsky.social examines our strategies for protecting nature and makes the case that new legal rights or norms are not enough - and only by transforming property relations can we stop natureās destruction
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Person riding a bicycle on an empty sidewalk next to a road with three dotted lines and a sharrow.
Don't be angry at the person riding on the sidewalk, direct your frustration at the decision makers that have refused to provide safe routes. Let's attack the problem not the symptom.
"Transforming Communities Through Elective Pay for Nonprofits" By Miguel YaƱez-Barnuevo
With the elective pay option from the IRA, nonprofits can now access clean energy tax credits.
EESI's Miguel YaƱez-Barnuevo traveled to Kansas to introduce elective pay to local nonprofits and explain how it can help transform their communities.
Learn more: ow.ly/wKv750Uh0ql
Iām looking it up and apparently jelly roll morton passed away?? rip to a jazz legend šš¼
Beautiful bit of hope! On a personal level, as challenging as the election was to accept I have only felt more emboldened to take direct action! Sobering to realize no one is coming to save us but ourselves, but also empowering.
So inspiring! Only 41 to go šŗšø
Most embarrassing moments online for me involve asking a question that couldāve been answered by reading the first paragraph of the linked articleā¦.
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Same! Yet another reason to defend our position on themš±
Something to look out for at the grocery, thanks!
TIL Iāve been unintentionally contributing to the conservation of the Amazon forests with my Brazil nut addiction
Is this seitan?? Looks phenomenal, pardon my ignorance
Seeing your previous post puts this one into context. Agreed.
