Jonathon Alsop

YouTube video by Reikronian Old Top Gear - GM EV1

RIP Quentin Wilson

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YouTube video by Avi Lewis Why I’m running for NDP leader

Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.

I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.

We need a government that serves the many, not the money.

Join in. lewisforleader.ca/

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I put Feather Friendly on my windows 4 years ago, anecdotally collisions went down to near zero. Individual site conditions are all different though, even on the same day depending on where the sun is.

Hey Grok, What's a Waste of Energy? AI amidst the climate emergency

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YouTube video by MicrobeTV TWiV 1250: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello is shocked by COVID vaccine restrictions and uncertainties such as pharmacy stock, the ACIP meeting roster and whether it guidance is legal, ending of childhood vaccine mandates in Florida and much more.

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This is what immediately came to mind.

YouTube video by owen reiser LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

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New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings.

The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.

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#NewYork #NY #Climate #Buildings

Journalist Discovers Google Vulnerability That Allowed People to Disappear Specific Pages From Search Negative articles about a tech CEO vanished from Google after someone made fraudulent requests using the Refresh Outdated Content Tool.

Here's a fun (terrifying) one. A journalist was trying to find a specific article he'd written and couldn't find it on Google. At all. Someone had tricked Google into de-listing it entirely.

I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.

Opinion: Canada, don’t make the same mistake with LNG that Australia did LNG exports exposed Australians to high global gas prices, allowed gas producers to price gouge and drained the country of low-cost gas reserves

Exporting LNG may seem like an economic opportunity for Canada, but when other countries have tried it, they’ve seen consumer bills skyrocket at home. More from @australiainstitute.org.au 👇

Whistleblower scientists outline Trump’s plan to politicize and dismantle NSF Trump gutting NSF will forfeit scientific leadership to China, letter of dissent says.

In an urgent letter to Congress, 150 employees from the National Science Foundation have insisted that lawmakers intervene to stop budget cuts, mass firings, the withholding of billions in funding, and allegedly coerced resignations at the agency.

This includes the US Bird Banding Lab, btw

It's time to shift from relief to gratitude as Carney helps steer the climate transition Danielle Smith's agitations and the insatiable fossil fuel industry's demands will make climate action difficult, but Canada's new prime minister brings the right qualifications — and will have plenty...

“In Carney we now have the world leader who knows more than any of his peers about climate change. And who knows roughly 20x as much about climate and energy economics as anyone else in power. He may turn out to be a truly crucial figure in the fight to turn the climate tide.” @nationalobserver.com

E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program

Brilliant to eliminate Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b in annual savings. None other than the US chamber of commerce tried to save it as a model of business/government partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...

Flying Blind into Chaos The gutting of the U.S. National Climate Assessment undermines public climate foresight. That endangers us all.

A short podcast on Trump's evisceration of the U.S. National Climate Assessment.

This will undermine climate foresight work here and abroad, cost the nation as a whole, and make your family less safe.

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At this juncture I’d like to point out:
* we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing
* there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world
* a united approach could stop the climate crisis
But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.

This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.

The default position is everyone needs a car, and a bike is an extra purchase. Of course many people need a car, but there’s no consideration that even if a car is needed a bike could replace much of the cars use. Extending the cars life, lowering cost and giving a better quality of life.

Save the date! Bird Safe Campus Summit. Connecting and sharing knowledge to advance bird safe campus programs across North America. February 26 - Virtual - 9:30 am to 5:00 pm EST. (There is an image of a Cedar Waxwing on a window shaped like a crest with bird friendly markers)

Join us on February 26th 2025 for a FREE joint virtual meeting on bird safe campus programs. Come share how your campus is helping reduce bird collisions by submitting a presentation proposal or register to learn about what you can do on your campus.
Visit Birdsafecampus.org for more details.

There is still time to submit a presentation proposal! The deadline has been extended until February 10th.

As soon as I got an e-bike in 2019, I began commuting on it 5 days a week instead of 1 day/week on my regular bike.

This also doesn’t even account for hilly cities like Seattle and SF where e-bikes suddenly open the doors to many more routes around town.

I’m sure it doesn’t mean anything, just like the last time it lined up.

Seeing a goose on the roof of my barn was, unsettling.

The Lightning is only sold in the one spec to save money. I wish it was offered in single cab / 8ft bed, but SuperCrew cab / 5.5 ft is the most sold F150 configuration so that’s what it got.

Depends on the model, and if it was properly sized. One thing I learned at a recent heat pump talk was a recommendation not to use things like a Nest thermostat.