David Michie
@davidmichie66.bsky.social
Runner, YIMBY, urbanist.
South Golden Beach, NSW, Australia
South Golden Beach, NSW, Australia
New piece from @alankohler.bsky.social about the hopelessness of net zero by 2050. Discuss here in a civilised space.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
As Trump abandons climate action, we must accept net zero won't happen
While markets and media were chasing Donald Trump’s tariff fiasco last week, something far more important was unfolding in East Palestine, Ohio.
www.abc.net.au
March 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
New piece from @alankohler.bsky.social about the hopelessness of net zero by 2050. Discuss here in a civilised space.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Why isn't this news?
January 2025 was quite unexpectedly the warmest January on record at 1.75C above preindustrial, beating the prior record set in 2024.
This is despite the presence of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific, with the El Niño event of 2023/2024 long faded. www.theclimatebrink....
This is despite the presence of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific, with the El Niño event of 2023/2024 long faded. www.theclimatebrink....
February 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Why isn't this news?
These videos really deserve more views.
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youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Suburban Crisis Series - YouTube
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January 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
These videos really deserve more views.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This was a weather station in Brisbane today. Check the feels like temp.
January 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This was a weather station in Brisbane today. Check the feels like temp.
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The former Elon Musk.
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
Welcome to the Gigafactory | Before the Flood
YouTube video by National Geographic
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:02 AM
The former Elon Musk.
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
This channel needs more love. Highly recommended!
youtube.com/@streetscaping
youtube.com/@streetscaping
Streetscapes
Streetscapes is a channel that creates solutions for more accessible, safe, and livable cities.
youtube.com
December 25, 2024 at 1:16 PM
This channel needs more love. Highly recommended!
youtube.com/@streetscaping
youtube.com/@streetscaping
This was such a great discussion and so much better than anything that passes for an 'energy debate' in Australia at the moment.
To close season 13 of @cleaninguppod.bsky.social and finish the year, we invited Adair Turner back on the show - CEO of @etc-energy.bsky.social. Have we lost the argument over climate change, or are we entering the solar age? Listen now, be part of the discussion! www.cleaningup.live/have-we-lost...
Have We Lost The Climate Argument? Ep190: Lord Adair Turner
Are we losing the argument that climate change requires action and investment? Can we balance the need for affordable energy with the costs of decarbonizing hard-to…
www.cleaningup.live
December 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM
This was such a great discussion and so much better than anything that passes for an 'energy debate' in Australia at the moment.
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“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Es alucinante cómo ha bajado la contaminación en París en 15 años. Anne Hidalgo lo ha llenado todo de carriles bici y no sólo ha reducido la contaminación en un 40%, sino que ha sido reelegida.
December 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Just finished listening to a Cleaning Up podcast with @mliebreich.bsky.social and Adair Turner. Great stuff. Highly recommended!
December 18, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Just finished listening to a Cleaning Up podcast with @mliebreich.bsky.social and Adair Turner. Great stuff. Highly recommended!
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We should redesign cities for autonomous kids, not autonomous cars.
November 23, 2024 at 4:53 AM
We should redesign cities for autonomous kids, not autonomous cars.
My personal reminder to do this...
I want to make a personal request to those of you who use a bike for transportation purposes to start taking more photos and posting them.
You can do so much by showing even the most mundane errands with a bike to educate and inspire others. They're often more effective than words. 📸
You can do so much by showing even the most mundane errands with a bike to educate and inspire others. They're often more effective than words. 📸
November 21, 2024 at 8:22 PM
My personal reminder to do this...
This is so good. Where climate twi... I mean bluesky, meets urbanist bluesky. Great insights into how we can breed more progressives. I don't want to go back.
Today on Volts: 20 years ago, @thestranger.com.web.brid.gy published a piece in the wake of GW Bush's 2004 reelection: "The Urban Archipelago." I talk with then-editor @dansavage.bsky.social about the politics of cities in a time of reactionary backlash. www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...
Dan Savage on blue America in the age of Trump
Dan Savage joins me on Volts to discuss how NIMBY-captured city leadership is failing Democrats — and why making cities better is the key to building the party’s future.
www.volts.wtf
November 21, 2024 at 9:52 AM
This is so good. Where climate twi... I mean bluesky, meets urbanist bluesky. Great insights into how we can breed more progressives. I don't want to go back.
Something incredible is happening in Paris...
Without the spread of conspiracy theories common outside of France, Paris is also putting into practice the home-grown concept of the “15-minute city,” creating urban areas where access to amenities is close and hence there’s less need to drive.
Without the spread of conspiracy theories common outside of France, Paris is also putting into practice the home-grown concept of the “15-minute city,” creating urban areas where access to amenities is close and hence there’s less need to drive.
READ: “3,337 Parisians were equipped with GPS trackers to record their journeys…for journeys from the outskirts of Paris to the center, the number of cyclists now far exceeds the number of motorists, a huge change from just 5 years ago.”
Evidence of leadership.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Evidence of leadership.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris
Official measurements have found that Paris is rapidly becoming a city of cyclists.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Something incredible is happening in Paris...
Without the spread of conspiracy theories common outside of France, Paris is also putting into practice the home-grown concept of the “15-minute city,” creating urban areas where access to amenities is close and hence there’s less need to drive.
Without the spread of conspiracy theories common outside of France, Paris is also putting into practice the home-grown concept of the “15-minute city,” creating urban areas where access to amenities is close and hence there’s less need to drive.
Apparently Teslas can do V2G after all with no modification.
zecar.com/reviews/2024...
zecar.com/reviews/2024...
2024 Tesla Model Y Bidirectional Charging (V2G and V2H) Successfully Trialled
Ambibox has completed another successful test of a 2024 Tesla Y using bidirectional charging to discharge its battery.
zecar.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Apparently Teslas can do V2G after all with no modification.
zecar.com/reviews/2024...
zecar.com/reviews/2024...
I've been trying to find the very best elucidation of this view for a while, and of course @hannahritchie.bsky.social has written it already.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/the-false-...
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/the-false-...
The false dichotomy of systemic and individual behaviour change
Individuals aren't going to solve climate change, but they are an important part of the system that will get us there.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:16 PM
I've been trying to find the very best elucidation of this view for a while, and of course @hannahritchie.bsky.social has written it already.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/the-false-...
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/the-false-...
60,000 parking spots to be precise. Imagine trying this in a Australian city. Heads would explode.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees
The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:06 AM
60,000 parking spots to be precise. Imagine trying this in a Australian city. Heads would explode.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Do people still believe that electric cars are wildly expensive and only the super wealthy elite can afford them? Meanwhile tradie trucks (which often cost north of $100k) are good, solid working class vehicles.
thedriven.io/2024/11/17/a...
thedriven.io/2024/11/17/a...
Australian bound GAC launches UT electric hatchback at less than $A22,000
GAC Aion UT electric hatchback unveiled at a motor show, boasting over 500 km of range under $A22,000.
thedriven.io
November 18, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Do people still believe that electric cars are wildly expensive and only the super wealthy elite can afford them? Meanwhile tradie trucks (which often cost north of $100k) are good, solid working class vehicles.
thedriven.io/2024/11/17/a...
thedriven.io/2024/11/17/a...
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Contrary to popular belief it's possible to live somewhere without a driveway, without on-street parking and without direct access to automobiles
November 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Contrary to popular belief it's possible to live somewhere without a driveway, without on-street parking and without direct access to automobiles
Touring Gippsland in brown coal-fired car.
November 18, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Touring Gippsland in brown coal-fired car.
Why couldn't I find you @oscararcher.bsky.social ?!
November 18, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Why couldn't I find you @oscararcher.bsky.social ?!
This is what Byron Shire Council thinks qualifies as good enough for a cycleway divider.
November 18, 2024 at 4:07 AM
This is what Byron Shire Council thinks qualifies as good enough for a cycleway divider.
Make America Healthy Again ... not just yet.
November 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Make America Healthy Again ... not just yet.
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1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
November 16, 2024 at 10:40 AM
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
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Trump selects Chris Wright to run the Dept. of Energy. "Wright is the chief executive of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy and sits on the board of a nuclear reactor company." He's a climate skeptic but supportive of geothermal, solar, nuclear: www.npr.org/2024/11/16/n...
Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary
Trump announced Chris Wright, the CEO of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy, as his pick for energy secretary.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Trump selects Chris Wright to run the Dept. of Energy. "Wright is the chief executive of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy and sits on the board of a nuclear reactor company." He's a climate skeptic but supportive of geothermal, solar, nuclear: www.npr.org/2024/11/16/n...