Fleetwood Macchiato
@bikechilliwack.bsky.social
Bike Chilliwack
I'm begging the world to just fix daylight saving. One or the other. Just pull the fucking ripcord
December 3, 2023 at 1:03 AM
I'm begging the world to just fix daylight saving. One or the other. Just pull the fucking ripcord
HOLY SHIT I GOOGLED KISSINGER ITS REAL THIS TIME IT IS NOT A DRILL
November 30, 2023 at 2:38 AM
HOLY SHIT I GOOGLED KISSINGER ITS REAL THIS TIME IT IS NOT A DRILL
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a new story!
Kids’ biggest exposure to pollution can come on the school bus.
That is finally on the cusp of change. But one arm of the fossil fuel industry has other ideas. www.vox.com/climate/2389...
Kids’ biggest exposure to pollution can come on the school bus.
That is finally on the cusp of change. But one arm of the fossil fuel industry has other ideas. www.vox.com/climate/2389...
The propane industry’s weird obsession with school buses, explained
Electric school buses are better for kids’ health. The propane industry has other ideas.
www.vox.com
October 5, 2023 at 1:46 PM
a new story!
Kids’ biggest exposure to pollution can come on the school bus.
That is finally on the cusp of change. But one arm of the fossil fuel industry has other ideas. www.vox.com/climate/2389...
Kids’ biggest exposure to pollution can come on the school bus.
That is finally on the cusp of change. But one arm of the fossil fuel industry has other ideas. www.vox.com/climate/2389...
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Housing 1950's to 2022- The changes to funding in Social/Affordable housing over the past 70 yrs in Canada, that led to the current shortage of affordable housing. This started long before our current PM - Poilievre fails to tell the truth when he is out bashing the govt. /1
October 5, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Housing 1950's to 2022- The changes to funding in Social/Affordable housing over the past 70 yrs in Canada, that led to the current shortage of affordable housing. This started long before our current PM - Poilievre fails to tell the truth when he is out bashing the govt. /1
Cars are banned.
October 2, 2023 at 12:08 AM
Cars are banned.
Just watched the Deep Space Nine episode where they go back to 2024 and I’m very excited for next year’s fashion tends.
October 1, 2023 at 7:54 PM
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Mom of 5-year-old killed on bike convinces thousands to demand change - Allie Hart’s mom, Jessica Hart, started an online petition that calls on U.S. officials to include pedestrian deaths in the vehicle safety rating system
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 1, 2023 at 12:01 PM
Mom of 5-year-old killed on bike convinces thousands to demand change - Allie Hart’s mom, Jessica Hart, started an online petition that calls on U.S. officials to include pedestrian deaths in the vehicle safety rating system
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Think you might be interested? Check this page out. newwestcity.ca/committees/c... Ask questions of the contacts there. Tell less-connected members of your community about this to help us spread the word. This will be an iterative process, but we will make it as supportive as we can!
September 29, 2023 at 11:01 PM
Think you might be interested? Check this page out. newwestcity.ca/committees/c... Ask questions of the contacts there. Tell less-connected members of your community about this to help us spread the word. This will be an iterative process, but we will make it as supportive as we can!
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PREMIERE ALERT Pls plan to join me this Fri, at 2pm EST / 8pm CEST for the release of my conversation with Professor Kelly Clifton, Ph.D. about her journey to using comics to better communicate complicated urbanism, transportation, and land use issues.
youtu.be/jXBDy7qYeNc
youtu.be/jXBDy7qYeNc
No Laughing Matter! Comics Take on Urbanism, Transportation, and Land Use
In this episode, I connect with Professor Kelly Clifton from the University of British Columbia for a conversation about using comics as a way to present com...
youtu.be
September 27, 2023 at 3:41 PM
PREMIERE ALERT Pls plan to join me this Fri, at 2pm EST / 8pm CEST for the release of my conversation with Professor Kelly Clifton, Ph.D. about her journey to using comics to better communicate complicated urbanism, transportation, and land use issues.
youtu.be/jXBDy7qYeNc
youtu.be/jXBDy7qYeNc
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Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla allowed racial harassment of its Black employees to run rampant at its Fremont, Calif., plant and retaliated against some workers who complained, the federal agency charged with enforcing civil rights laws alleged in a lawsuit Thursday.
Tesla workers faced slurs, racist graffiti and retaliation, federal suit says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has alleged that Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company allowed racial harassment to run rampant in its workplace.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla allowed racial harassment of its Black employees to run rampant at its Fremont, Calif., plant and retaliated against some workers who complained, the federal agency charged with enforcing civil rights laws alleged in a lawsuit Thursday.
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"When you're accustomed to privilege equality can feel like oppression" www.theguardian.com/world/2023/s...
The war on motorists: the secret history of a myth as old as cars themselves
From safe speed limits to low-traffic neighbourhoods, the argument about how much we build the world around motorists has raged since the turn of the twentieth century - and is still gathering pace
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2023 at 2:36 PM
"When you're accustomed to privilege equality can feel like oppression" www.theguardian.com/world/2023/s...
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Found the new shirt I will be wearing to every transportation public hearing from now on
clownvistotherescue.com/merch/p/traf...
clownvistotherescue.com/merch/p/traf...
September 28, 2023 at 3:33 AM
Found the new shirt I will be wearing to every transportation public hearing from now on
clownvistotherescue.com/merch/p/traf...
clownvistotherescue.com/merch/p/traf...
Despite both having white hair, Joe Biden is old enough to be Mike Pence's dad, and I feel like he should really lean into that.
September 28, 2023 at 2:27 AM
Despite both having white hair, Joe Biden is old enough to be Mike Pence's dad, and I feel like he should really lean into that.
How do I pretend to write an "EVs will definitely save the climate" slant 150 word blurb without actually doing so to please my boss
September 27, 2023 at 10:54 PM
How do I pretend to write an "EVs will definitely save the climate" slant 150 word blurb without actually doing so to please my boss
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More than 50,000 people marched in New York last week, demanding an end to fossil fuels.
Meanwhile, the median anti-wind-farm protest in the US is just 23 people.
Yet the anti-wind protesters will find far more success in the near term. I wrote about it: heatmap.news/sparks/wind-...
Meanwhile, the median anti-wind-farm protest in the US is just 23 people.
Yet the anti-wind protesters will find far more success in the near term. I wrote about it: heatmap.news/sparks/wind-...
It’s Too Easy to Block a Wind Farm in America
The average anti-wind farm protest is made up of just 23 people.
heatmap.news
September 27, 2023 at 8:32 PM
More than 50,000 people marched in New York last week, demanding an end to fossil fuels.
Meanwhile, the median anti-wind-farm protest in the US is just 23 people.
Yet the anti-wind protesters will find far more success in the near term. I wrote about it: heatmap.news/sparks/wind-...
Meanwhile, the median anti-wind-farm protest in the US is just 23 people.
Yet the anti-wind protesters will find far more success in the near term. I wrote about it: heatmap.news/sparks/wind-...
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"ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."
Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought
Some people in Iowa are mad that Microsoft used a ton of water to train AI while Iowa has been in a drought caused by climate change.
futurism.com
September 26, 2023 at 3:55 PM
"ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."
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Get ready to hear a lot about human rights in the U.S.
Possibly world’s largest lithium deposits found in the USA – electrive.com
A large lithium deposit has been discovered in an extinct volcanic crater on the border of the US states of Nevada and Oregon. The deposits, spread over the are
www.electrive.com
September 25, 2023 at 8:45 PM
Get ready to hear a lot about human rights in the U.S.
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“When people are not in metal boxes but are meeting and looking at each other and acknowledging them, they have a higher sense of belonging, a higher sense of community and trust.”
‘Moto-normativity’: why cycling professor wants Australians to rethink how we use our roads
Dutch social scientist says redesigning our cities to be less car-centric will foster a sense of community, improve wellbeing and help the environment
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2023 at 5:55 PM
“When people are not in metal boxes but are meeting and looking at each other and acknowledging them, they have a higher sense of belonging, a higher sense of community and trust.”
September 25, 2023 at 4:23 PM
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Still my favourite clause in the #NewWest Streets and Traffic Bylaw:
September 25, 2023 at 12:43 AM
Still my favourite clause in the #NewWest Streets and Traffic Bylaw:
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This morning was beyond my biggest expectations! Our first Kidical Mass ride in Ottawa was a roaring success with hundreds of people out in support. While we don't have a full tally yet we do know more than 100 kids took home a balloon!
September 24, 2023 at 5:45 PM
This morning was beyond my biggest expectations! Our first Kidical Mass ride in Ottawa was a roaring success with hundreds of people out in support. While we don't have a full tally yet we do know more than 100 kids took home a balloon!
I love what they've done with the place.
Polar bears have taken over an ancient abandoned village in eastern Russia.
Incredible photographs by Dmitry Kokh who won the Urban Wildlife category award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Incredible photographs by Dmitry Kokh who won the Urban Wildlife category award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
September 24, 2023 at 3:39 AM
I love what they've done with the place.
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Reminder! Tomorrow @JoelHardenONDP arrives in Toronto, having biked all the way from Ottawa to promote #Bill40 to keep us all safer on Ontario's roads. Everyone is invited to join him for community consultation and a group ride to Queen's Park. Details: joelhardenmpp.ca/mosa
Joel Harden, MPP for Ottawa Centre
MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre
joelhardenmpp.ca
September 23, 2023 at 10:44 PM
Reminder! Tomorrow @JoelHardenONDP arrives in Toronto, having biked all the way from Ottawa to promote #Bill40 to keep us all safer on Ontario's roads. Everyone is invited to join him for community consultation and a group ride to Queen's Park. Details: joelhardenmpp.ca/mosa