It’s election day in #tennessee! Have friends or family in House District 07? Give them a call today to make sure they have a plan to get to the polls for @aftynbehn4tn! #democratsabroad #votefromabroad #aftynbehn #fliptnblue #electionday #uspolitics #tn07

Did you know Talking Climate isn’t just a newsletter? It’s also a podcast! Thanks to the amazing Anne Cloud from Voice Over for the Planet, 32 weeks of episodes are already up and binge-ready. Get your Good News, Not So Good News, and What You Can Do here ⬇️

Cargo bikes are not just for cities They work everywhere! #CargoBike #NotJustCities

I used to think that our current period in the geologic record would be marked by plastic, but now I wonder if it's PFAS. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/pfa-tfa-forever-chemical-water-pollution-uk-rivers-b2875561.html

@thebikestation.bsky.social is looking for a new Board Member apply here www.thebikestation.org.uk/boardmember

“I think of VPPs… as the heat pumps of power plants… VPPs… don’t generate energy, they just harvest bits of capacity that are distributed all around the grid already.” Great audio-essay from @volts.wtf, for those who miss his writing and the way it intervenes in and reframes the wider conversation.

IMPORTANT: “I boarded Montreal’s brand-new light metro line for its first voyage. From the front of the driverless train, the crowd got a privileged view…The journey was not just a tour of the REM’s 14 new stations, however—it was a preview of the most ambitious transit expansion in North America.”

Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved. Don't look up!

"Renewable energy is the cheapest form of new electricity" Doesn't seem like despots, dictators and crony capitalists really care www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Despite the best efforts of unhinged conspiracy theorists who badly want us to be scared of having more things to walk to near-by, my friend @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social’s very important book “The 15-Minute City,” and the simple concept of proximity, are thankfully here to stay. #UrbanismBookClub 5/

Read the full story 'Beyond the city?', in 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02, in which Jemma takes us inside her family's journey towards everyday rural cargo bike use. Preview the article online ➡️ cargobikefest.hflip.co/carrier-02-b...

WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests https://archive.ph/cWCuj

Three fully grown trees are needed to supply oxygen to one person whereas there is one tree for 28 people in Dhaka. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/environment/only-one-tree-28-people-dhaka-forest-cover-shrinks-nationwide-1298786 #nature #forest #climatechange #dhaka #asia #bangladesh

Since 2010, pedestrian deaths in the US 🇺🇸 have increased by 80%. During that same time, pedestrian deaths in the EU 🇪🇺 have dropped by 37%, but that stat could be about to change. A new video by NJB. 👇

Billionaires wanna bankrupt the rest of us, so we went full Dickensian and turned multiple neighbors’ turkey carcasses into gallons of broth. 2025: Make Using Every Part of Animal Necessary Again.

"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals." An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.

The Ukrainian front is not about to collapse. But the Russians want you to think that understandingwar.org/research/rus...

This 2015 articles shows the world shelled out 5 TRILLION dollars annually to #BigOil companies. We could have FIXED ALL OF #ClimateChange 5x over by now if we just stopped with the handouts. PM #MarkCarney doesn't think we've paid out enough yet #Cdnpoli www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...

Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.

Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!

Stoked to share some more of the details behind Ghost Explore - it's something I've wanted for a LONG time https://ghost.org/changelog/ghost-explore/

Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.

City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.

# Londra, spostamenti in bici aumentati del 43% in 6 anni, 1.5 milioni ogni giorno Un risultato incredibile fino a solo 10-15 anni fa. Ormai #londra è una città #ciclabile. La normalizzazione bici in Europa è uscita dai Paesi Bassi e dalla Danimarca, e il cerchio intorno a chi rimane indietro […]

Black Friday is the perfect day to support independent news sites and journalists with clicks and/or cash. 💰 Here are some who are active in the fediverse. Tell us in the comments if there are any we've missed. 404 Meda, @404mediaco Bolts, @bolts Brian Merchant, @brianmerchant Casey Newton […]

A fun milestone: the per-km cost of our cargo bike has dropped below the CRA reimbursement rate for driving in Ontario ($0.60/km)!

Melissa Bruntlett is an urbanist storyteller. This is her story. 𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘. NYTimes 🎁 article @modacitylife.com

Cities like Paris are showing that urban greening thru street & place transformation is just COMMON SENSE, for cooling cities that are getting hotter due to the #ClimateCrisis, and for reducing emissions, cleaning the air, and improving quality-of-life! #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social

REMINDER tomorrow is ”DON’T MAKE JEFF BEZOS NOR HIS CONSPIRACY OF #techbros RICHER” day. #blackout #blackfriday and don’t give your money to fascists. #antifa #anticonsumerism #scamazon

Respect. Guilbeault isn't perfect and had to go along with a lot of things, like TMX under Trudeau. But it is clear there were tradeoffs... I am willing to bet a northern pipeline and tanker ban was one of those tradeoffs for agreeing to buy TMX. He […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

A mile of Utrecht's Amsterdamsestraatweg w 300 businesses, buses, freight & 20K bikes/day was rebuilt last year. It's so good 2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road 1.8m sidewalks 1.4 million pavers 116 new trees 5 new plazas new lights bus shelters & sewer lines ...58 fewer car parking spots

I've been listening to podcasts with my 9yo and this one was one of the best episodes of anything I've listened to for quite a while! It's scientifically fascinating, it's an emotional rollercoaster (with a happy ending) and it's very silly. Great stuff! […]

Buses are Free in #iowa City. They Noticed It Cleared the Air and Eased Traffic “And in #luxembourg City, the government are ramping up public transport efforts too: more frequent buses and trams, upgraded infrastructure and subsidised fares make it easier for residents to choose public transit […]

Solar farm leases provide stable, predictable income that helps financially secure family farms and boosts rural tax revenues with minimal land impact Modern farming is characterized by high capital investment and volatile costs for inputs like fertilizer and fuel. Solar development offers a […]

Was wondering where the data for #tibet was in this #china #power #climate update from Greenpeace East Asia And then I realized to my shock and horror, that they were using the #ccp name, Xizang, in English. This is in line with the recent strong push by the Chinese government to eliminate the […]

Melissa Bruntlett in the NY Times today! Follow her via: @modacitylife.com

This is how you do it people. I feel like I could have written this article, as it is extremely detailed as to all of the valid reasons why they would want to ban such content from being associated with Nature. Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]

The 'five eras' of the brain in development from infancy to old age, with turning points at 9, 32, 66 and 83. #Neuroscience https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/25/brain-human-cognitive-development-life-stages-cambridge-study?CMP=share_btn_url

Relatedly: worried about winter peaks in electricity demand in the US Northeast? Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.

🚲🌍🌎🌏🥳 Happy World Sustainable Transport Day everyone! 💪🌱 Here's your semi-regular reminder that the cargo bike is a scalable, ready-to-roll solution that reduces emissions, improves air quality and acts as a social leveller while contributing to 13 #SDGs. 📸 CargoCult, Kyiv 🇺🇦 #DecadeoftheCargoBike

Ohio Has Invested Millions in Wetlands to Catch Nutrient Runoff From Farms. A New Report Suggests It’s Working. - Inside Climate News https://flip.it/CKRRRQ > The annual report from the H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program found all of the wetlands examined successfully trapped nutrients and shed […]

“Cycling journeys in the capital have increased by 43% over the past six years to 1.5 million a day, according to a new report.”

"Sticking to three key climate promises – on renewables, energy efficiency and methane – would avoid nearly 1C of global heating and give the world hope of avoiding climate breakdown, analysis published at the Cop30 climate summit suggests. Bill Hare, of Climate Analytics, said: “If […]

Chinook Salmon Swim Up Alameda Creek for the First Time in 70 Years - Active NorCal https://www.activenorcal.com/chinook-salmon-swim-up-alameda-creek-for-the-first-time-in-70-years/

A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority. People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social

the price of populism

This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals

I thought this was fairly well established, but: here's another new study showing that wind and solar complement each other and make for a more stable grid when combined.

If you use Ghost and you'd like to find other Ghost publishers to follow - now you can! On the upgraded Explore screen in admin If you don't use Ghost, and you'd still like to find some Ghost publishers to follow - we've got you covered, too! There's a […] [Original post on john.onolan.org]

Intelligent Speed Assist could end speeding-related deaths as we know them. But what's it really like to drive a car that won't let you break the law? This safety advocate took a test ride.