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Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights

 

Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights

 

 

Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 21 hours ago

Marketing affects decision-making. Consumer preferences don't just appear out of nowhere

 

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 day ago

No, most likely because kids are being exposed to peanuts in their food at a younger age

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Gas tanks too. US corn is roughly half animal feed, half alcohol blended into gasoline, and a tiny residue food for people

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
  • cheap housing is far from work
  • they see local mass transit and cycling as impractical or socially unacceptable
  • so they need a car to work
  • they don't have the capital to pay cash for it
  • the social status value of a new car is seen as desirable
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The point is to attract a crowd of citizens, while urging others to refuse entry to homes without a judicial warrant.

I don't think there will be a negative impact like that

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Right now, people are using a whistle alert system to engage in legal disruption.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 25 points 2 days ago

They stopped estimating crowd sizes because it made Trump look bad

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No. They're both doing things which make a difference, and exporting the technology to cause others to develop in a costly and high-pollution way

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Federal campaign funds are provided by private donations, not from the government.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 days ago

Yeah, lots of kids at the one I was at

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Even a dry trail is pretty efficient on a bike

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