Hey #biketooter,
The city of #Wilmington#Delaware is considering capping a portion of #I95 that runs downtown. A friend with connections might be able to get #DelDOT’s attention to add in their analysis the #removal of that portion of the highway, similar to Minneapolis, Rochester, Dallas etc.
Does anyone know of transportation groups in the Wilmington community or other cities who’d be able to help us in that conversation? #HighwayRemoval#LivableCities#TheWarOnCars#climate @TheWarOnCars
Dozens of countries, including Brazil, Bolivia, and Costa Rica, adopt common carbon accounting standards. A total of 21 countries, including Brazil, Bolivia, & Costa Rica, or jurisdictions covering many states, will adopt common extra-financial accounting standards on climate for their companies, the body that already manages the IFRS financial accounting standards, applied in 140 countries & jurisdictions, announced on Tuesday
Exciting! This is the next level of #solar biodiversified #agrivoltiacs farms: solar panels spaced among agricultural crops & planted with plant species that increase biodiversity. 👏
The parcel of land will have a 54 MW agrivoltiacs facility that will:
— host #wildflowers species
— provide as a wild animal shelter
— feature amphibian ponds, #bird baths, nesting boxes, & breeding places to protect endangered Lesser kestrel #birds
Rotten bananas in a scorching India expose climate change's food cost.
@BloombergGreen reports: "India wastes more food than almost any other country partly because of spotty refrigeration. Climate change is making the problem worse."
UK holidaymakers warned as climate change triggers super-sized cockroach infestations in Spain
The alert was raised by the National Association of Environmental Health Companies (Anecpla) which said the insects will emerge in their masses this summer
CNN: Temperatures in Pakistan cross 52 degrees Celsius — that’s more than 125°F
"Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country’s record high amid an ongoing heat wave, the met office said on Monday.
Extreme temperatures throughout Asia over the past month were made worse most likely as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists have said. "
@ai6yr I haven't quite made a 'no buy year' pledge, but I have made a 'buy it used' pledge that I try to live by. I will always try to buy it used and repair before buying something new.