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Bilge Serin

@noxyin.bsky.social

Dreaming to be somewhere by the sea. Urbanist, reseacher, lecturer in Global Urbanism at @uofgussp.bsky.social justcitymed.org https://linktr.ee/bilgeserin

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Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2w ago

Terrifying to see wildfires raging through Scotland. The climate crisis isn't a distant threat - it's right here and right now. How many warning signs and alarm bells until Andy Burnham takes action to end oil and gas drilling?

Person trying to put out wildfires in Scotland
Scottish Greens@scottishgreens.org · 2w ago

Scotland's facing a wave of hyper-scale data centre applications. If built they'd consume more than 1.5 times our peak electricity use, with no requirement to assess their environmental impact. We need to ensure our economy works for everyone, not just tech billionaires. ➡️ greens.scot/datacentres

Bilge Serin@noxyin.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's absurd to hear all the commentators calling the pledge of ending rough sleeping ambitious. Mate, Britain could end it, like yesterday, if there was political will to do it.

Jason Scott@textfiles.com · last mo.

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.

UK minister working up plans for state-owned housing developer

UK minister working up plans for state-owned housing developer

Exclusive: Steve Reed is looking at government run scheme that could borrow at lower rates than private developers The housing secretary has been working up plans for a state-owned housing developer, according to details leaked to the Guardian, as the government looks for ways to stimulate stubbornly low rates of housebuilding. Steve Reed has been looking at proposals to set up a new state-owned developer which could borrow at lower rates than private developers and housing associations, according to plans leaked to the Guardian. Continue reading...

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