We all know how this will go with Hooton. He’ll start out looking surprisingly independent, but will erode the credibility of the profession through poor judgement, and then do something stupid that brings the whole farce down, with everyone realising in retrospect how inevitable this all was.
Incidentally this is not a problem that you can solve by replacing all existing cars with EVs and holding VMT constant.
The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 3w ago"The chemical, called 6PPD-Q, is formed when fine tire particles meet ozone. That happens anytime new chunks of tire are exposed to the air, meaning the particle may be nearly ubiquitous in car-heavy environments."
This is life-endangering if you don't use facebook and governments need to do better.
City centre upgrades take time but are worth it. It’s important to look back while focusing on the future. The team at the Auckland Urban Development Office knows how much I love before and after shots so they sent me these five images today to share. Vision and hard decisions.
“…in one year, the current Government awarded landlords more money than has been paid out to Māori in 40 years as compensation for historical wrongs.” Dr Neal Curtis. (2.9b v 2.7b) #AoNZpol
RNZ canvassing economists to pick over public transport subsidies literally (like actually literally) ONE THOUSAND TIMES SMALLER than a single RON.
We all know how this will go with Hooton. He’ll start out looking surprisingly independent, but will erode the credibility of the profession through poor judgement, and then do something stupid that brings the whole farce down, with everyone realising in retrospect how inevitable this all was.
I want someone to campaign on NZ being the best place in the world to raise kids. From birth care to parental leave, abundant childcare options, warm and dry homes for everyone, safe cycling to school, free tertiary education.
It makes me so angry that we've allowed PhD researchers to be dismissed as "students" These people have already had more training than almost any job. They are productive talented workers And universities and research institutes exploit them shamelessly
Science-folks: If we run 100 experiments, we might find 1 or 2 of them may have results that can make many dollars. NZ Govt: Excellent. We will fund those 1 or 2 experiments.
Don’t the other coalition leaders need to approve a new leader? Or at least be willing to tolerate them?
The fact they made this travesty and didn't even call it Your Own Personal Jesus is the worst crime of all.
Steven D. Greydanus@decentfilms.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis may be a fundamentally new kind of sin blending blasphemy, idolatry, divination, and simony, among others. Those who are not horrified at this may be entirely lacking in authentic religious awareness and feeling.
WOW! Car traffic on Sydney’s arterial roads down 5%, hire bike trips up 25% last month, and bike trips on key cycleway now 3 x higher than last year: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Cars make way for bikes as Sydney commuters saddle up to circumvent ‘crazy’ fuel costs
The shock of the oil crisis is playing out on Australian streets, where bike sales are up and cycle lanes are busier
theguardian.com
London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in #airpollution - Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20% www.theguardian.com/environment/...
London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
theguardian.com
When you're paying $3 a litre for petrol... Remember Luxon's govt crashed the EV market, slashed public transport & cycleway spending & cut fees for importing gas guzzlers by 80% - turning NZ into a dumping ground for the worlds dirtiest most oil hungry vehicles. Credit @newsroom.co.nz for the graph
Many people reckon Simeon Brown should have asked more questions about the risks of his mandatory higher speed limits in neighbourhoods, around schools & on dangerous highways — evidence that was readily available to him at the time, and that continues to accumulate in the form of injuries & deaths.
wordsSHIFTminds@wordsshiftminds.bsky.social · 5mo agoSimeon Brown reckons Labour ministers should have asked more questions about the myocarditis risk for 12-16 year olds posed by two shots of the Covid vaccine. But how could they ask questions about advice they didn't know existed?
Seconds to get to point of saying "I'm buggered" while resigning something in political career (approx) D Littleproud 305,600,000 M Meninga 30
Ban them. Crush their toys. Throw the whinging lot in jail. But enough about golf.
‘E-bike cowboys’ swarm Sydney northern beaches golf club
Mass rideouts of young riders on e-bikes have taken over public roads and golf courses as the government grapples with how to respond.
smh.com.au
Sydney’s new “GreenWay” opened on Sunday, and it is marvellous! A 7km traffic-free link from Sydney Harbour to Botany Bay, filled with art, nature and epic playgrounds for kids.
“What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Russian meal?”
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 8mo agoMan accused of swallowing Fabergé pendant pleads not guilty
In the first six months of congestion pricing, air pollution within Manhattan's toll zone dropped 25%. Pollution fell across the five boroughs and in the suburbs, too. A clean air win all around.
Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
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In addition to all of the other benefits already reported about NYC congestion pricing, "In the first six months of the program, air pollution – in the form of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and smaller – dropped by 22% in the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ)" news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu