Robyn Ramsden

Retirement village mulls banning electric cars, bikes - even wheelchairs Some residents at an Auckland retirement village want to put the brakes on a policy that would ban more electric vehicles.

What?
“Retirement village mulls banning electric cars, bikes - even wheelchairs.”

I think some people have gotten a bit caught by anti-EV propaganda. What’s next banning cell phones and pacemakers because they have batteries. Good grief.

Climate change is harming health: The need for urgent action With mounting evidence of climate change’s health consequences, the case for urgent action is stronger than ever.

Climate change and its impact on peoples health. Crazy how mitigating CC directly improves people health. Less pollution, and less carcinogens. Heat is going to be our greatest threat and not just to people.
Do everything you can to make changes in your own life. Then spread it.

Time to get writing to your MPs and Ministers. The changes to our emissions targets is embarrassing. Let’s tell them.

Neurodivergent youth more likely to die before age of 25 than peers, study finds While death among young people is rare, those with a neurodevelopmental condition are nearly five times more likely to die before the age of 25.

Neurodivergent young people. I’ve got one. I knew this information when he was diagnosed. It’s of great concern to me.

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Perhaps under promise and over deliver is the way to go. Pity our current government is under promise and under deliver version.

Yes, all this! And let’s get writing and talking to our MPs.

YouTube video by Jacobsimonsays You Should Join A Supper Club

Anyone interested in a climate lunch or supper?

Inspire by the video attached I’ve been thinking of how to engage everyday people in climate change. Get people talking. Answer questions. Ive got a reasonable grasp on Climate Change issues. Why not?

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Oh hell no. Privatisation of Heath is a very bad idea. We do not want to go down the path the US is on. Keep Health public!

Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes

This is a criminal government. Vote these clowns out & we can start from scratch in a year's time. Sigh.
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It’s just a shift to the right. A hot shift that reduces time you can work outside and adds to the number of extreme hot days and increases storm strength and ocean acidification and and and.
Stop using fossil fuels.

Well shit. I feel protest action coming on.

Keep fossil fuels in the ground. I’m sick of Boomers leading us into ruin.

On cars. I have a car. It’s a Nissan Leaf, we’ve had it for nearly 5 years. I owned two petrol cars before that. We live in a small town in a large rural area. The town with the hospital is 45mins away by car. The bus services are intermittent at best and doesn’t run after 6 pm.

New emissions plan would end Climate Change Commission's role The government have scrapped requirements for Climate Change Commission advice on emissions and ends some public consultation, sparking criticism from experts and the opposition.

This is horrific. They are gutting the Climate Change Commission. We must reduce our carbon emissions now. Every point of a degree matters. Past time to ditch fossil fuels. Punish those who don’t, check labels, buy strategically. Vote in a govt who will take action on climate change.

As a parent with a neurodivergent son statistics like these is often at the forefront of my mind.

NZ's climate law to change - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre Among several changes announced last night, the Government says the Climate Change Commission won't be required to advise on emissions reduction plans. The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will also be...

NZ’s climate law to change – Expert Reaction

Crap. It’s getting closer. Thank goodness we are all vaxxed up. 😊

Is wild spring weather the new normal? Explainer - Weather forecasters say the last couple weeks haven't been normal, "even by spring's standards". But why?

Is wild spring weather the new normal?

I hate this term ‘new normal’ nothing about human caused planetary temperature rise is normal. Don’t let them make you complacent. This is climate change and it’s our fault. Stop using fossil fuels!

This is not longer ‘affecting our children’ it’s right here, now.

Funny! Because I can’t sleep. Not sleeping makes me bonkers.
After a Quick Look around our property we only have a broken gate. Friends in town and around the motu weren’t so lucky.

So if flights are unsustainable and flying is contributing to climate change. How about we stop flying. Invest in electric rail instead. Or electric buses at the very least.

Third alarm.

Bit windy here in the Wairarapa. It’s being steadily getting stronger all morning. Second volly alarm gone off for the morning.

The Wairarapa train and buses have all been cancelled. Be crazy to drive over the hill in this wind, although I’m sure people have. Hubby WFH as long as we have power. Teenagers home.

Agree or disagree, at least we know where we stand. I suggest you check out the risks and get advice on what you need to do. Move, stay and adapt. Mitigate by stopping burning fossil fuels.

Interesting local architecture. Tiled shop entrance and a tin ceiling. I love tinned ceilings. Our town hall has tinned ceilings and walls. I used to look for them in Christchurch when I lived there in the 90’s. Beautiful patterns.

Okay, this isn’t good.

We ended up removing our son from school and I quit my job to support him through our county’s correspondence school ‘Te Kura’. He ended up with PTSD from the bell, was bullied, was constantly removed from mainstream classes. I was called away from work almost weekly. He needs social interaction.

Waiting for the bus in Masterton. No seat. I have mobility issues and standing for long not just hurts it burns. I’m too short for the beam I think is for leaning against. Doesn’t work anyway.

Not good enough MetLink and Masterton District Council.

I prefer the diversity of clothing styles both in Parliament and beyond. Let MPs wear what they feel comfortable in. It’s not high school.

Although from the way some of them behave sometimes it feels like it.