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wozjosh.bsky.social

Transportation engineering student by day, armchair philosopher by night, Jane Jacobs stan 24/7 🚊🌱🤔

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“The long-term health benefits didn’t 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.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

submitted 80 days ago • 17 comments

Mysterious ghost train… if I get on, where will I end up?

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BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the 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...

submitted 88 days ago • 578 comments

“[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.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/c...

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MENSWEAR GUY: Furthermore, you’ve neglected to even cut the vents of the shockingly poor-fitting sport coat you’ve, 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 “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek

submitted 88 days ago • 142 comments

I forgot I wrote this about my experience with health care in the UK and the US. Tl:dr- I had a very bad accident in the UK and paid $0 bc I was a PhD student. I had a less bad, but still bad, accident in NYC and paid $$$$ while also having to fight with the insurance co with my jaw wired shut.

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

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...

submitted 101 days ago • 9 comments

Less pollution, more service, quieter trains. Everyone is happy! jalopnik.com/ridership-of...

submitted 101 days ago • 10 comments

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 nature’s destruction

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

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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.

submitted 105 days ago • 24 comments

With the elective pay option from the IRA, nonprofits can now access clean energy tax credits. EESI's Miguel Yañez-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

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

TIL I’ve been unintentionally contributing to the conservation of the Amazon forests with my Brazil nut addiction

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

COP29 resulted in an annual $300B commitment from developed countries by 2035 for global climate action. The US election cast a shadow over COP29, but US states and cities stepped up to continue making progress. EESI President Daniel Bresette's statement: ow.ly/4htE50Ugkw0

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

Someone on Y combinator just rebranded this as an agile, disruptive development in the carbon capture industry

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

"The Brazilian government, the United Nations and UNESCO are joining forces to strengthen research and measures to address disinformation campaigns that are delaying and derailing climate action." www.un.org/en/climatech... #COP29

submitted 111 days ago • 13 comments

New paper! Wildlife crossings are a win-win, protecting motorists and increasing wildlife resilience to climate change by reducing mortality and reconnecting habitats. We review how crossings support adaptation and offer siting/design considerations to maximize benefits. ➡️ tinyurl.com/tt48caxk 🧪🌎

submitted 112 days ago • 18 comments

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Happy :3 Jim Cumming 📸 #Wolf #Wolves #Animals

submitted 111 days ago • 54 comments

I’ve always been a fan of vast, blue skies. My name is Sheldon Whitehouse and I'm proud to represent Rhode Island in the US Senate. I’m committed to protecting our planet in a changing climate, holding the powerful accountable, and lowering costs for RI families. But that’s not all. ⬇️

submitted 117 days ago • 107 comments

The gov't of Denmark has reached a landmark agreement among parties that will dramatically reduce the use of nitrogen in fertilizer, take a bunch of land out of agricultural production, & plant 250K hectares of new forest. Transformational. cphpost.dk/2024-11-18/n...

submitted 112 days ago • 10 comments

our ancestors accomplished more, with less, against worse. stay locked in.

submitted 112 days ago • 262 comments

60% of Republicans!! Looking at the neutral phrasing of the survey questions, I'm very pleased to see the base support that exists for public ownership 👏

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

$65 to $250 billion in benefits annually from decarbonization, seems good? Idk Anyway EPA’s whole annual budget is like $9 billion

submitted 118 days ago • 2 comments