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Audrey Tang —  Digital Democracy: Moving Beyond ‘Big Tech’ to Save Open Societies | The Great Simplification Episode 169

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to rapidly restore a world – on propagating the conditions for a flourishing life

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Just a heads up for those who care about silly things like our planets ability to support human life... we are about 5 days from hitting a record low Antarctic sea ice extent. #climate

Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree The pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, according to renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen, who said…

Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist

Wow, these poll results are fantastic! 👇

Love it.
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The Red List - Living Future About The Red List A list of chemicals representing the “worst in class” The Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List is a list of chemicals representing the “worst in class” substances prevalent in t...

The number of toxic chemicals included in the Living Building Challenge RED LIST are increasing.

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David Olive: I’ve covered Mark Carney for a long time. Here are five things you should know about the man who wants to be prime minister In almost 20 years of covering Mark Carney, I have found him to be a no-nonsense technocrat who is frustrated that Canada isn’t realizing its potential.

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Net positive land use outcomes for carbon, energy, water, habitat, and social benefit. I personally would love to have a municipal tool to require the use of the Living Building Challenge standard. #lbc #crd #bcpoli

Surprising easy to understand.

Can flights hit net zero by 2025 and at what cost to passengers? Governments don’t want to tell people they’re going to have to pay more, argues an expert.

BBC piece on aviation & climate avoids any climate context
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For a 50% chance of not exceeding 1.5°C we need a global cut in CO2 of ~19% year on year. For "well below 2°C" it's 7% pa.Yet we're still discussing angels dancing on the head of a pin. Where are the grown-ups?

Limits To Growth Policy Overview In response to the Water Master Plan received early in 2024, the District of Tofino Council has directed staff to prepare a Limits to Growth Policy. This policy aims to tackle the issues outl...

Yes. talktofino.ca/limits-to-gr.... #bcpoli #crd #water

Isn’t Tofino exploring limits to growth due to limited water?