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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Scott L. Greer, Giulio Mattioli

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Trigger warning.

“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”

Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
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Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social
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PhD opportunity:
Enhancing community resilience and adaptive capacity through ocean literacy: an action research approach to community participation in marine planning
Queen's University Belfast

Application Deadline - 30th April 2025
REF: SNBE-2024-HR2 - PLN-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Michiel van Meeteren, Amy Lee

ianwalker.bsky.social
HOT RESEARCH NEWS!

Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...

Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
Cover sheet of a journal article: "Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity" by Ian Walker and Marco te Brömmelstroet
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis

brenttoderian.bsky.social
Get the message?

By Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz.
Man standing in front of a line of Cybertrucks in a cartoon resembling the scene in Tiananmen Square.
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by Vanesa Castán Broto — Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Tom Goodfellow

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Make this viral
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Feb 14
Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Vanesa Castán Broto

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Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Sean O‘Connell

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ANNOUNCEMENT: EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING - 6th February 11am

Members will have seen this morning that the University is launching a Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS), hot on the heels of announcing a new Indian campus, while budgets for faculties, schools and directorates have all been slashed. (1/4)
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by Dominic Bryan — Reposted by: Geraint Ellis

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Update on Yvegeny Prigozhin's legal case against me - UK law firm that acted for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin 'broke no rules'
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...
UK law firm that acted for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin 'broke no rules'
Exclusive: Taking cash from a sanctioned Russian mercenary chief to enable him to sue a British journalist is not an abuse of our legal system, solicitors' regulator finds
democracyforsale.substack.com
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis

beerwithsubtitles.net
Baby steps, but good to hear the prevalence of one-off housing in Ireland and/or general low density at least mentioned just now on RTÉ as one factor behind why it may take several more days to get everyone's electricity back.

#SpeirGorm #StormEowyn
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Gobshitery taken to epic new levels by rural independent TD Michael Collins today, calling for removal of ALL trees “within 30 metres of a public road”.

Yes, you heard that right. That would be MILLIONS of trees this joker proposes destroying.

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Calls for Dáil to be recalled in aftermath of Storm Éowyn
As Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she has written to the Taoiseach calling for a reconvening of the Dail, Michael Collins of Independent Ireland is on the line urging immediate Government...
www.rte.ie
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Cheating on an exam by memorizing everything the professor taught in advance so I can easily answer all the questions
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newyorker.com
Donald Trump has declared the U.S. is in a “national-energy emergency.” “The actual emergency, obviously, is with the climate,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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by Kate Starbird — Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Didier Swingedouw, J. G. Murphy , and 6 more

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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis

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“It's not easy to be exact, but studies estimate that tires create anywhere from 10-28% of the world's microplastic pollution, according to National Geographic. These particles don't just disappear — they end up in our water, our soil, and our bodies.”
Scientists make disturbing new discovery while studying human urine samples: 'We urgently need to classify [this]'
A recent study found high levels of two potentially deadly chemicals in humans' urine, raising concerns about tire pollution.
www.thecooldown.com
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Claire Dupont, Alister Scott

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Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.

Good trade.
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by Geraint Ellis

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‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city
www.theguardian.com
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by Geraint Ellis

gellis23.bsky.social
The Northern Ireland Planning System is failing us all, in a very fundamental way:

'Back to square one' as gold mine inquiry is suspended www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dalradian gold mine: County Tyrone planning inquiry suspended
Regulation breaches by the Department for Infrastructure mean it cannot go ahead as scheduled.
www.bbc.com
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Credit to Terrible Maps on Facebook
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In 2018 we left the EU's Water Regulation body and their massive fines.

Then sewage dumping increased 20x.

Before Brexit we had some of the cleanest water in Europe.

Now it is by far the dirtiest.
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Before and after picture of Los Angeles.

Oh sorry it's actually Gaza.
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Diarmid Campbell‐Lendrum

brenttoderian.bsky.social
Paris urban biking DOUBLED in just one year.

“Cycling in Paris has transcended mere trendiness; it’s become a fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Despite challenges like inclement weather, cyclists continue to flock to the streets, setting new records and reshaping the urban landscape.”
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping
The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets
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by Geraint Ellis

gellis23.bsky.social


The Earth's Corr: 2024 was a landmark year for the environment in Northern Ireland www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
The Earth's Corr: 2024 was a landmark year for the environment in NI
There's a lot to be proud of as I type my final Earth's Corr column for Belfast Live
www.belfastlive.co.uk
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis, Jacques Teller

brenttoderian.bsky.social
Have you seen this one before? A short history of traffic engineering via @copenhagenizers.bsky.social. Manufactured #CarDependency takes a lot of forms, including how easy or hard we make it to get from A to B using any other ways of getting around.

A direct result of the wrong priorities.
Comparison of how connected our ways of getting around used to be, compared to 1950 when we only had connected and direct pathways for cars. While every other way is indirect and disconnected.
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Reposted by: Geraint Ellis

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“91% of the revenue generated by these businesses came out of the wallets of customers who walked, cycled or used public transport to reach them. Customers that drive to the shops accounted for just 9 per cent of sales.”
Shoppers’ Mobility Habits: Retailers Overestimate Car Use
www.rifs-potsdam.de
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