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GreenKraut

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Engineer, cycologist & bike shop owner, optimistic realist, repairer, gardener, lefty, #teamscience, emigrated-immigrant, posting in 🇩🇪 and 🇦🇺English. Living on Djaara country - always was always will be. ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’ [Gandhi]

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · Aug 12

Have you heard about the #carbrain and #motonormativity?
#Carspiracy explains what these words terms mean, and why we all should understand how cars rule our daily life. youtu.be/-_4GZnGl55c

Carspiracy - You’ll Never See The World The Same Way Again

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 1d

When Watt cites “Safeguard Mechanism as an effective way of controlling emissions”, you should know SM only applies to direct (scope 1) GHG emissions of 🇦🇺's largest emitters

SM doesn't cover emissions produced from 🇦🇺’s Coal+Gas exports that make up ~80% of 🇦🇺’s contribution to global emissions 1/

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks for sharing this, as we often hear #ClimateAction is not about individual choices. I don't disagree with this list but I think it's missing most powerful measure, which is voting!
Vote for a party that takes #ClimateChange seriously!
www.wri.org/insights/cli...

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 12h

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 12h

In Victoria we celebrate new public transport infrastructure with FREE #publictransport on weekends this summer. I 💚 #PTV
melbourne.germanweekaustralia.com.au

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 2d

Make America Woke Again #MAWA

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 2d

Haval und Chery werden im Australischen Markt immer präsenter auf den Straßen undin den Zulassungszahlen, siehe Sept25👇
Leider dominieren noch immer übergroße Verbrenner Pick-Ups.

www.fcai.com.au/new-vehicle-...

GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 2d

Jo, und Das halt mit Ansage. #TonySeba hat klar es vorhergesagt. Die waren halt alle zu sehr damit beschäftigt ihre #cleanDiesel Lüge aufrecht zu erhalten, haben ihre Tesla-Anteile verscherbelt und nun kaufen sie sich bei den Chinesen ein um Abschreiben zu dūrfen.

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 6d

“Aust. research shows, globally, major bushfire events becoming more frequent, fatal & economically damaging. It found the southern coast of Aust. was at high risk..disasters occurred when 3 factors converged: intense fire activity, populated areas & infrastructure”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australia's south coast 'very, very high risk' for bushfires, modelling shows

New Australian research shows, globally, major bushfire events are becoming more frequent, fatal and economically damaging.

www.abc.net.au

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Heiko @todoheiko.bsky.social · 7d

Die Diskussion um das Verbrenner-Aus verunsichert. Die Industrie braucht keinen politischen Schlingerkurs, sondern regulatorische Verlässlichkeit. Die haben Milliarden in E-Mobilität investiert, D'land ist der zweitgrößte E-Auto-Produzent der Welt, das wird quasi ignoriert
www.rnd.de/wirtschaft/m...

„Tankstellen sollten verpflichtet werden, auch Strom anzubieten”

Umwelt- und Klimaschutzminister Carsten Schneider (SPD) will bessere Tarife für E-Ladesäulen und auf dem Autogipfel einen Schub für E-Autos aus Europa. Er fährt selbst eins, aber auch gerne Bahn.

www.rnd.de

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 7d

Kapiere ich auch nicht. Zwei Jahre in der Schweiz gelebt, wohl alle die SBB/Bahn lieben. Hier in Victoria hat man die Ticketpreise auf 11 Dollar / 7 EUR pro Tag beschränkt weshalb nun viel mehr Leute Bahn fahren.
Von Aussen betrachtet sucht man in Deutschland immer nur Gründe um zu Spalten.

GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 8d

+58.4%
Batteries #BESS seem to be the fastest growing complimentary solution to wind & solar, allowing to harness the full potential renewables energies.
With battery prices still falling, the adoption of firmed renewable energy will move even faster than most would have anticipated.

Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 8d

Wind-Water-Solar pushing out gas in California

Fossil gas down 17.4% year to date in 2025 v '24 and down 37.4% v '23

Wind up 2.1% v '24 and 5.1% v '23
Solar up 15.1% v '24 and 44.8% v '23
Batteries up 58.4% v '24 and 206.4% v '23

Demand down 1.4% v '24 and 1% v '23

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 11d

When you have a workshop full of tools at work but your dishwasher at home goes on strike. #Victorinox #FixedIt

GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 14d

Someone wanted to explain to me that she was #vegetarian but eats only ‘good meat’ now…if there‘s something like that? (Her words)
So I told her that the short and long answers are both: NO
Cut the crap there’s #nogoodmeat!#govegan

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 14d

The nights are still frosty in Country Victoria. But at least the ice on my bird bath is getting thinner and my tomatoes keep growing…under that glas pane.
#GrowFoodNotLawns

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Per Bike Berlin @perbikeberlin.bsky.social · 15d

Politik behauptet gerne, man müsse die Sorgen und Ängste der Bürger ernst nehmen… Wenn sie es nur täten, denn #KlimakatastropheISTJetzt!
www.ndr.de/ndrfragt/der...

Umfrage: Mehrheit passt sich Klima an - mit Sorge und Wut

Aus einer neuen Umfrage von #NDRfragt wird klar: Die Mehrheit der knapp 22.000 Befragten nimmt den Klimawandel ernst, spürt seine Folgen lokal und fordert mehr Engagement von Politik und Gesellschaft.

www.ndr.de

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 17d

I don't care about a public holiday for a football game, but I am happy for those who care.
At least I can use the hammer drill in my shop and run my lawnmower from Mad Max in my garden, and nobody cares. Having lived in Germany, Switzerland and Singapore, this means #Freedom to me!

a man with a beard is screaming in a field with the words freedoooom !!! on the bottom

ALT: a man with a beard is screaming in a field with the words freedoooom !!! on the bottom

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 21d

The #wickingbed planter box next to my shop needed a little makeover. So I patched it up with some cut offs from the side of the road. I am sure it will last another couple of tomato seasons. Oh, and relocated the stinging nettles to my garden ;) #GrowFoodNotLawns #GardeningAustralia

GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 23d

Für mich ist sie die personifizierte Beschädigung des Amtes. #Meinung

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 24d

So much free speech.

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 24d

What I don’t get about Bali is the massive #plasticpollution. How can live in such a paradise like tourist attraction and not tax the hell out of tourists to implement basic services such as rubbish collection?! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

After deadly floods in Bali, its people want answers. Many are blaming overtourism

Unexpected and deadly flooding rocked Bali last week, at a scale many had never experienced before. In the wake of this disaster, the search has begun for answers.

www.abc.net.au

GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 25d

How is it growing?
Yeah man, not too shabby… I have some 500ish tomatoes, a variety of cucumbers, rockmelons, broccoli, chillies, onions and garlic on the go. Luckily, I ordered some more seeds ;) #Growfoodnotlawns #GardeningAustralia

GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 25d

Yeap, and with over 1 million Australian homes at risk due to #ClimateChange the #housingcrisis will not ease. Insurance will keep going up, leave the market and finance will dry up, while the water levels keep rising.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

One million homes at 'very high risk' will be effectively uninsurable by 2050

One in 10 homes could be effectively uninsurable by 2050, while lost labour productivity to extreme weather could wipe $211 billion in household wealth, the Climate Risk Assessment warns, with tourism...

www.abc.net.au

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AYCC @youth4climate.bsky.social · 25d

A target of 62-70% will lead to well over 2°C of warming. This decision makes it clear that this government does not care about young people. We won’t stand by while they wreck our future.

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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.bsky.social · 25d

62% isn't a reasonable climate target for Australia, it is robbing Australian lives and livelihoods for the benefit of the ALP's coal and gas donors.

The dividend on that investment was already paid in full with credulous regulators and infinite tax loopholes. This is their free gift with purchase.

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GreenKraut @greenkraut.bsky.social · 25d

Let’s be honest that crazy arsehole billionaire will be rich and crazy with or without me. I just need to secure my bike shop and unfortunately this is the only feasible solution.