A stark statistic.

Especially in Ireland where SUVs account for 60% of new vehicle sales!

They should be taxed out of existence. They have no place in modern urban societies.

I am a member of this newly formed inquiry into social media and its influence on Australian society. It covers areas of huge importance to many Australians. I urge individuals and organisations to make written submissions to us by 28 June 2024. aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_…

Diogenes was one of history's strangest (and funniest) philosophers.

He lived in a barrel, disrupted Plato's lectures, and made fun of Alexander the Great to his face.

But Diogenes wasn't just a joker — his ideas are as relevant now as they were two thousand years ago...

I keep seeing people who claim that electric vehicles and heat pumps will not save any carbon because the electricity grid is not yet fully decarbonised.

But is it true? Research published in Nature Energy shows otherwise: In 53 world regions, representing 95% of the global

Putin's entourage has left Beijing.

Secret weapon deals and failed agreements—here's what really agreed on and what it means for the future.

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David Lund Success leaves clues

Except when it comes to who you can love, who you can marry, what you can teach in school, and who can control a woman’s body.

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:

An interview with Barack Obama's first energy secretary, Nobel-winning physicist Steve Chu, about the climate technologies we need - and why 'totally amoral' Wall Street analysts are part of the problem ft.com/content/4e0d18…

📣 $27 billion to community-based climate action! 💚

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund has been carried out by U.S. EPA to foster private capital and green financing for climate action in U.S. communities.

Read more from WWF US & give them climate love 💚 👇
app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/1dc739cd…

Good climate news this week
1 Top oceans court rules nations must reduce emissions
2 Deforestation down 22% in Brazilian Amazon and 30% in Colombian Amazon in 2023
3 India added 5 times more solar in 1Q24 v. a year ago
4 Wind overtakes gas as Britain’s #1 source of power
5 Texas

SOURCE of modern man's weakness, stupidity, and general lack of vitality?

His leisure activities

Aldous Huxley predicted the degeneracy of modern amusements in a 103 year old essay: Pleasures (1920)

Huxley on why and how to radically rewire the way you spend your free time👇🏻

The new Kia EV is $30k and has 370 miles of range

Let the EV transition truly begin 😎 heatmap.news/electric-vehic…

A US battery developer told me that if $56/kWh LFP ever reaches the US, American stationary battery makers “will be toast—everyone.” We report today that the price in China is now $47/kWh. The Electric. theinformation.com/articles/the-e…

Now climate deniers are denying the existence of basic mathematics because it’s inconvenient for them. 🤣

.Jason Cammisa:
'I'm gonna say this with a straight face
A Hyundai just destroyed the fastest versions of a Porsche, a Maserati and a Jaguar'

Fascinating drone footage captures Iceland's dance of fire and ice.

📽: Bjorn Steinbekk

#ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the context of the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️
icc-cpi.int/news/statement…