@visegripmikey.bsky.social
Ottawa sportif dad. Why visegripmikey? I once volunteered at a bike shop when I was 14 and ended up mashing a titanium bolt with a pair of vise grips. Moniker by the master mechanic stuck!
Riding home, I stopped at a beach for a few minutes before continuing on my way. Drivers are so committed to the timing of their commute that they are locked in, and would have to pay to park just to enjoy the same moment. #bikefreedom
July 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Riding home, I stopped at a beach for a few minutes before continuing on my way. Drivers are so committed to the timing of their commute that they are locked in, and would have to pay to park just to enjoy the same moment. #bikefreedom
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For years we've heard from US fossil fuel fans that there is no reason for the US to reduce emissions because, "What about China?"
Now that China is reducing emissions I expect we will hear the same people say the US doesn't need to reduce emissions because: China is doing it for us!
Now that China is reducing emissions I expect we will hear the same people say the US doesn't need to reduce emissions because: China is doing it for us!
Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time - Carbon Brief
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.
www.carbonbrief.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
For years we've heard from US fossil fuel fans that there is no reason for the US to reduce emissions because, "What about China?"
Now that China is reducing emissions I expect we will hear the same people say the US doesn't need to reduce emissions because: China is doing it for us!
Now that China is reducing emissions I expect we will hear the same people say the US doesn't need to reduce emissions because: China is doing it for us!
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With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
April 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
Midnight Life of a Home Bike Mechanic
“Swap studded winter tires out for summer”
Remove tires; clean rims.
Mount tire; new inner tube.
Replace worn brake pads.
V-brakes seized; remove and refurbish.
Adjust pad distance.
Wheel wobble; true rim.
Loose hubs; degrease and repack.
2 hours later.
“Swap studded winter tires out for summer”
Remove tires; clean rims.
Mount tire; new inner tube.
Replace worn brake pads.
V-brakes seized; remove and refurbish.
Adjust pad distance.
Wheel wobble; true rim.
Loose hubs; degrease and repack.
2 hours later.
April 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Midnight Life of a Home Bike Mechanic
“Swap studded winter tires out for summer”
Remove tires; clean rims.
Mount tire; new inner tube.
Replace worn brake pads.
V-brakes seized; remove and refurbish.
Adjust pad distance.
Wheel wobble; true rim.
Loose hubs; degrease and repack.
2 hours later.
“Swap studded winter tires out for summer”
Remove tires; clean rims.
Mount tire; new inner tube.
Replace worn brake pads.
V-brakes seized; remove and refurbish.
Adjust pad distance.
Wheel wobble; true rim.
Loose hubs; degrease and repack.
2 hours later.
Since Canada’s population is ten times smaller than the US’, a vote here has ten times the influence. And if voter turnout keeps declining, that power is given over to less people. People who don’t vote have been convinced their riding will go the way they think it will. Vote and find out.
April 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Since Canada’s population is ten times smaller than the US’, a vote here has ten times the influence. And if voter turnout keeps declining, that power is given over to less people. People who don’t vote have been convinced their riding will go the way they think it will. Vote and find out.
Finally a good use of AI: Lyrics in the style of Metal:
**"Induced Demand"** *(inspired by "Toxicity")*
**[Verse 1]**
Build the roads, stretch the veins,
Pour the concrete through the pain,
Widen lanes, but nothing's changed—
The cars still scream like acid rain.
**"Induced Demand"** *(inspired by "Toxicity")*
**[Verse 1]**
Build the roads, stretch the veins,
Pour the concrete through the pain,
Widen lanes, but nothing's changed—
The cars still scream like acid rain.
April 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Finally a good use of AI: Lyrics in the style of Metal:
**"Induced Demand"** *(inspired by "Toxicity")*
**[Verse 1]**
Build the roads, stretch the veins,
Pour the concrete through the pain,
Widen lanes, but nothing's changed—
The cars still scream like acid rain.
**"Induced Demand"** *(inspired by "Toxicity")*
**[Verse 1]**
Build the roads, stretch the veins,
Pour the concrete through the pain,
Widen lanes, but nothing's changed—
The cars still scream like acid rain.
This is incredible, though now I’m curious, what do your forgettable bike tunnels look like? youtu.be/JCedclz03uI
How is a Bike Tunnel this Freak'n Great!?
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is incredible, though now I’m curious, what do your forgettable bike tunnels look like? youtu.be/JCedclz03uI
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Quebec man’s cross-Canada #cycling journey comes to an end in Vancouver. Louis-Joseph Couturier rode nearly 6,000 kilometres in a bid to raise awareness for cycling safety after friend died in collision, by @rafferty.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/player/play/... via @cbcnews.ca
Quebec man’s cross-Canada cycling journey comes to an end in Vancouver
A Quebec man's cross-Canada cycling journey ended triumphantly in Vancouver on Monday.
As Rafferty Baker reports, the nearly 6,000-kilometre trip to raise awareness for cycling safety came with plent...
www.cbc.ca
March 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Quebec man’s cross-Canada #cycling journey comes to an end in Vancouver. Louis-Joseph Couturier rode nearly 6,000 kilometres in a bid to raise awareness for cycling safety after friend died in collision, by @rafferty.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/player/play/... via @cbcnews.ca
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Impacts of Pandemic-Associated #PlasticWaste on #Microplastics in Ambient #PM2.5
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Impacts of Pandemic‐Associated Plastic Waste on Microplastics in Ambient PM2.5
The pandemic-associated waste strongly increased the abundance and altered the characteristics of microplastics in ambient PM2.5
A positive correlation was found between microplastics and ambient...
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March 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Impacts of Pandemic-Associated #PlasticWaste on #Microplastics in Ambient #PM2.5
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Reckless Trumpism from Badenoch, abandoning Net Zero. Not a care for the actual evidence.
The Climate Change Committee has shown that investing in Net Zero will deliver the UK annual savings of around £20 billion by 2045 and almost £40bn by 2050.
This is echoed by many others: 🧵
The Climate Change Committee has shown that investing in Net Zero will deliver the UK annual savings of around £20 billion by 2045 and almost £40bn by 2050.
This is echoed by many others: 🧵
March 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Reckless Trumpism from Badenoch, abandoning Net Zero. Not a care for the actual evidence.
The Climate Change Committee has shown that investing in Net Zero will deliver the UK annual savings of around £20 billion by 2045 and almost £40bn by 2050.
This is echoed by many others: 🧵
The Climate Change Committee has shown that investing in Net Zero will deliver the UK annual savings of around £20 billion by 2045 and almost £40bn by 2050.
This is echoed by many others: 🧵
Driver 1: Stops car in bike lane.
Cyclist: Hi, can you block the car lane please? Also this is a no stopping zone
Driver 1: Sorry!
Driver behind honks horn.
Driver 1 pushes even more into bike lane.
Cyclist: 🤦🏻 😤
Cyclist: Hi, can you block the car lane please? Also this is a no stopping zone
Driver 1: Sorry!
Driver behind honks horn.
Driver 1 pushes even more into bike lane.
Cyclist: 🤦🏻 😤
March 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Driver 1: Stops car in bike lane.
Cyclist: Hi, can you block the car lane please? Also this is a no stopping zone
Driver 1: Sorry!
Driver behind honks horn.
Driver 1 pushes even more into bike lane.
Cyclist: 🤦🏻 😤
Cyclist: Hi, can you block the car lane please? Also this is a no stopping zone
Driver 1: Sorry!
Driver behind honks horn.
Driver 1 pushes even more into bike lane.
Cyclist: 🤦🏻 😤
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Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life
Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin Americ...
www.irishexaminer.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Does anyone else feel that globally, we need to be negative in climate heating emissions by 2050, and not just neutral? I feel that the carbon neutral goal is missing some math and other critical elements that are warming the climate.
March 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Does anyone else feel that globally, we need to be negative in climate heating emissions by 2050, and not just neutral? I feel that the carbon neutral goal is missing some math and other critical elements that are warming the climate.
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Exploring #toxicological pathways of #microplastics and nanoplastics: Insights from animal and cellular models
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exploring toxicological pathways of microplastics and nanoplastics: Insights from animal and cellular models
Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) represent an emerging issue for human and animal health. This review critically examines in vitro and in vi…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Exploring #toxicological pathways of #microplastics and nanoplastics: Insights from animal and cellular models
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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What the....
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Photographer who snapped fight between a bald eagle and Canada goose calls it 'very symbolic' | CBC News
A bald eagle may have thought it spotted an easy lunch in a Canada goose sitting on an icy bay in Burlington, Ont., but according to Mervyn Sequeira — who watched and photographed a 20-minute battle b...
www.cbc.ca
March 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
What the....
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Climate change is an environmental issue – but it’s not only an environmental issue.
It affects our health, and the economy. It impacts food, water, and resources. It contributes to geopolitical instability and even conflict.
Here are the Canadian scientists who study this.
It affects our health, and the economy. It impacts food, water, and resources. It contributes to geopolitical instability and even conflict.
Here are the Canadian scientists who study this.
March 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Climate change is an environmental issue – but it’s not only an environmental issue.
It affects our health, and the economy. It impacts food, water, and resources. It contributes to geopolitical instability and even conflict.
Here are the Canadian scientists who study this.
It affects our health, and the economy. It impacts food, water, and resources. It contributes to geopolitical instability and even conflict.
Here are the Canadian scientists who study this.
Need this in Ottawa, especially for Laurier and Wellington.
Cameras protecting cycle lanes from illegal parking in Manchester – great stuff!
www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article...
www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article...
Enforcement cameras brought in to combat illegal cycle lane parking in South Manchester | Manchester City Council
Enforcement cameras brought in to combat illegal cycle lane parking in South Manchester - Enforcement cameras are coming into force in Chorlton to prevent illegal parking in cycle lanes.
www.manchester.gov.uk
February 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Need this in Ottawa, especially for Laurier and Wellington.
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Amazon cargo e-bike making the rounds on 2nd Avenue
February 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Amazon cargo e-bike making the rounds on 2nd Avenue
Curious to know, have barriers to voting been studied? I find it hard to believe that less than 50% of eligible voters get to control who the other 50% get to be governed by.
February 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Curious to know, have barriers to voting been studied? I find it hard to believe that less than 50% of eligible voters get to control who the other 50% get to be governed by.
Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3WLGdrw
Stop the removal of Ontario’s bike lanes
Call on all parties running in the Ontario election to reverse Bill 212
act.gp
February 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3WLGdrw
FUCKEN’ EH!!!!
February 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
FUCKEN’ EH!!!!
Got to start cosplaying as drivers to get cycling infrastructure installed. Point out to councillors how much room there is for a protected bike lane. How without protection it frightens you to pass them. Keep it going…
February 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Got to start cosplaying as drivers to get cycling infrastructure installed. Point out to councillors how much room there is for a protected bike lane. How without protection it frightens you to pass them. Keep it going…
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Cities Start to Backpedal on Bike Lanes: A Growing Crisis for Cyclists.
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Cities Start to Backpedal on Bike Lanes: A Growing Crisis for Cyclists
The trend to remove bike lanes is growing, and it is scary, and based in an imaginary world where the only thing that exists is a car and a driver
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February 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Cities Start to Backpedal on Bike Lanes: A Growing Crisis for Cyclists.
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