This month new EU rules on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products will enter into force – setting new standards for green products, prioritising circularity, energy efficiency and overall sustainability.
Here are some ways it will be making a difference:
💪 Products made to last, not for landfill
💧 Energy efficiency instead of waste
💯 Fewer toxic substances, more recycled materials
📊 Transparency will reign – you'll be in control
If Biden does decide not to run again, one of the worst effects will be the New York Times' conclusion that it can decide the outcome of our political campaigns.
The paper's campaign to remove Biden -- using its "news" and commentary pages -- has been unrelenting.
Rather angry at my congressional representative for being completely silent since yesterday’s disastrous Supreme Court ruling. I gave their office a call to ask them to support articles of impeachment against all 6 justices who agreed with the majority and to support expansion of the court.
Please do the same. Call your representatives! We need to push hard to get our representatives to act swiftly and forcefully. Even if the vote will fail the first time; that’s not even the point. Waiting for November is not an option.
It won’t happen quickly—and with Republicans in power it won’t happen at all—but we need to begin taking power from our rogue Supreme Court. Like this: https://hci.social/@bkeegan/112718009105258956
@JamesGleick What's weird is that this will be seen as a partisan attack. When it actually applies to everyone equally. But that's the point and a big part of the problem.
This one's for the "nice liberals" who think gender stuff is just "too political".
Tough shit.
When you're in a position of influence in a community, then everything you do shapes the community. If you got this far by ignoring a social justice topic, good for you I guess. But you fucked up. There is no neutral position. Either you welcome marginalized people, or you welcome the people who want to keep them in the margins. You can't do both.
Today we're launching a new #Mastodon feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their their articles are being shared.
@JamesGleick You know, it's a shame; you see, Adam Serwer's sewery surname from Surinam is just THAT close to being a perfectly apt adjective for the dreck-pap-screed he penned; and, more broadly, for that long-pustulent Pravda of propaganda rag he works for.
The vision of a President above the law, transformed to a king, was introduced by the Federalist Society and conservative academics from way back. Bill Barr began the effort to make it so. I wrote about this in 2019 (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/nancy-pelosi-trump-barr-executive-privilege-abuse-power.html). Today’s decree from John Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett is what the Federalist-Society-controlled Republican crime syndicate has been promising for a long time. 1/
A stat I found interesting is that meat consumption / person is falling steadily in Germany, down 15% in the last 5 years while the meat replacement industry is booming. Sadly much of the rest of the world is going in the opposite direction.
(sorry for the Hungarian text, but the graphs should be pretty self explanatory)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) continues to be the member of Congress who best demonstrates the qualities of leadership so badly needed by her party. She will not succeed in impeaching these Supreme Court justices, but she will shine a light on their corruption and lay down a marker for voters.
@JamesGleick This can’t be ignored. There is a fast approaching showdown that MUST take place if you care about what we are to become.
BRAVO, more power to her, and to the members of Congress, who understand what an outrageously unconstitutional ruling that SOTUS spit out in their disregard for our nation.
Checks and balances no longer work when corruption has infested the body, which means that although I’m a pessimist, this action, some action must be taken before the next phase. 🧐
@JamesGleick@futurebird In #Minnesota ; we currently have Ilhan Omar, who has called for impeaching the illegitimate extremists who form the current SCOTUS majority, and Tina Smith, who has long been advocating expanding the court and appointing new justices who respect the Constitution & human rights.
May everyone represented by other members of Congress encourage them to do likewise.
@notjustbikes
Listening to UrbanistAgenda when you talk about a scary future of suburban poverty, as cities get desirable and 'gentrify'. Living in Scarborough (Ontario) I think it's not exactly distant future. TTC is the lifeline my neighbours cling to, and the majority live in highrises, many of which have no nearby amenities.
Got a video coming about that suburban/urban rich/poor flip?