Chris
chris4climate.bsky.social
Chris
@chris4climate.bsky.social
climate, nature, Winchester, politics, books
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Change: Opmerkelijk: Zelfhelend materiaal laat windturbinebladen wel honderden jaren meegaan

www.change.inc/transities/c...
Nieuw materiaal laat windturbinebladen honderden jaren meegaan
Het materiaal waar windturbinebladen van gemaakt worden is zeer sterk, maar door technische uitdagingen gaat het maar enkele decennia mee.
www.change.inc
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Me: "My apartment is too small for my grand piano. I'm going to store it on the sidewalk."

City: "Citation issued for illegal dumping"

Me: "My garage is too small for my SUV. I'm going to store it in the street."

City: "Sounds great, no worries, just move it once a month, ok?"
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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More resignations in the DOJ--these from career officials in Minnesota office objecting to DOJ's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and reluctance to investigate the shooter, Ross. A seismic scandal - This is the biggest politicized mess of a case in memory and it's not going away.
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.

🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.

54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.

Read the full results here.
New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
weownit.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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If he was living in Sheringham he’d be BEGGING for a bus shelter.
Man forced to 'physically stop' workmen from installing bus stop outside Essex home
AN Essex homeowner was forced to 'physically stop' workmen who were trying to install a bus stop outside his house.
www.gazette-news.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.

They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and elsewhere, this is where the future lies. Scotland needs to stop arsing about with roads and start building public transport infrastructure for the future.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Don’t forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion.

So much for “making cities better…”

Via @wsj.com
The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic
Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Fresh off the frame and I decided to adapt a traditional wedding sampler to reflect a different life event. It took me a year to complete and marked the journey pre and post surgery. Excuse the crinkles, must iron!
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Something new! 📍 We have always mapped our member co-ops (currently 35) but now we have gone a step further and added each of their individual solar, wind, hydropower and biomass sites - and the picture is very different. Have a look: energy4all.co.uk/coops-map/
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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This is really important.

The main thing that makes it hard to achieve integrated nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed and integrated density of people & buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD HERE 🇨🇦
PeaceLoveCanada.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Check out this from We Own It a petition to Ofwat to make sure Thames Water isn't permiited another 15 years of pollution. weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
weownit.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Another No Kings sign conveying how she really feels.
June 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM