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🔗 New York will plant thousands of trees using new tech to maximize foliage impact
by JamesCity council calls for an increase of the urban forest – currently comprising 5.2m trees – even as the mayor demands cuts in spending
Do Yokohama / Tokyo next, please.- Tagged with
- environment
- air quality
- urban design
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🔗 Markdown Annotations embed authorship in text while preserving its readability and portability.
by JamesMarkdown Annotations embed authorship in text while preserving its readability and portability.
I don't use ChatGPT much at all, but this seems like a really cool idea for those that do...even keeping track of multiple human authors seems really useful. -
🔗 Japan PM vows to phase out coal-fired power at climate summit
by JamesKishida said Japan will terminate the construction of new coal-fired power plants that have no emission-reducing measures in place, without specifying the timeline or mentioning the scrapping of existing plants.
I'm a little skeptical about how "emission reducing measures" of a coal-fired power plant could be abused...but assuming best intentions this is certainly good news. 👏- Tagged with
- co2
- japan
- climate change
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🔗 Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories
by JamesAn Energy Department program designed to create jobs and manufacturing in communities reliant on fossil fuels is backing projects in West Virginia, Colorado and elsewhere.
You can't get people on board with the energy transition if it means them losing their livelihood, even if the industry is already in decline. Programs like this are super important to get/keep the mindshare we'll need to see the transition through.- Tagged with
- climate change
- energy
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by JamesLooking at James' maps page made me think, I should update my maps page. Initially I had planned to make it a cluster map...but it's not particularly useful. Perhaps breaking it down by select categories would be cool – coffee shops, parks etc... (though if I'm honest, it would just be Starbucks locations 🥲 as of late). Really like the rating / blurb as well.
