Notices by David Ho (davidho@mastodon.world)

Grim: Trump’s executive orders will include withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement (again!), eliminating every office in every federal agency working to end the pollution that disproportionately affects poor communities, and allowing more drilling and mining on public lands.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/climate/trump-transition-epa-interior-energy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y04.hCnE.kocGdsjvf2sg&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

It's really hard to ignore that America has twice shown that it prefers a rapist to a woman.

I find comfort in knowing that climate change will impact the fascists as well.

I know everyone’s stressed out about the US election so here’s a picture of @ketan’s favorite snake. Go vote!

My students always ask me what they can do as individuals for climate, and here’s what I tell them:

1. Vote for candidates that will do something about climate change
2. Ride a bike
3. Stop eating meat (or at least beef and dairy)
4. Fly less
5. Buy less stuff

I’m a scientist so I would never claim that this was nature‘s way of saying #FuckCars.

It's so depressing that even if we beat the fascists next week, we still have to deal with climate change. 😩

Everyone got the memo that we're supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by half in 6 years, right?

https://climateactiontracker.org/global/temperatures/

We're doing great: "Total emissions of CO₂ into the atmosphere in 2030 will only be 2.6% lower than in 2019, according to the latest climate plans put forward by countries…To be consistent with a goal for a 1.5°C warming limit…emissions would have to fall by 43% over the same time period." 🥲

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-28/un-climate-chief-warns-of-looming-trainwreck-as-1-5c-in-doubt

A reminder that more American child pedestrians (age 0-17) are killed by cars on Halloween than on any other day of the year. #CarsRuinCities

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/10/31/23427256/halloween-children-car-deaths-pedestrian-safety

Why are people still on Twitter?

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187

Everyone should read this article about all the ways Trump is terrible.

“America for the first time in its history may send a criminal to the Oval Office and entrust him with the nuclear codes.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/trump-scandals.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Tk4.kKNk.z85NtUp4pwrg&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Hawaiʻi voters, this question is confusing. Same sex marriage is legal in Hawaiʻi but the state constitution has messy bits left over.

Vote yes to remove the legislature’s ability to restrict marriage to between a man and a woman.

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2024-10-18/hawaii-constitutional-amendment-ballot-questions

Scientists discovered a new plant species high up on the ridges of Kauaʻi's mountaintops by collecting material using a drone with a robotic arm equipped with a pair of shears (kind of like Edward Scissorhands).

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2024-10-15/native-flora-discovered-on-kauai-conservation

Is everyone aware that flights are (often much) cheaper than trains in Europe because aviation fuel isn't taxed?

A woman collided with a road and died.

*Taps earpiece* I’m sorry, I’m told that she and her two dogs were out on a walk and a guy hit them with his motor vehicle and killed them.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/12/woman-killed-crash-walking-dogs-highlands-aviemore

Behold government funded weather machines.

Instead of reporting outside in a hurricane to show viewers how windy or wet it is, TV journalists should report from an oil refinery and explain why the world has become so dangerous.

The only traffic jam I want.

Sometimes I doubt capitalism can solve climate change.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-drops-oil-output-target-strategy-reset-sources-say-2024-10-07/