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Body Cameras for Police Threaten Public Safety

03/02/23
Author: 
Daniella Barreto
Link: 
The Tyee
An officer with a body camera in Manchester, UK. Body cams are common in many police forces across Europe, and the VPD plan to outfit their officers with them by 2025. But critics point out body cams record police violence — they don’t stop it. Photo via Shutterstock.

Feb. 1, 2023

Especially for Black people.

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British Columbia
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For Christy, Who Lived Fiercely and Died Precariously - Homelessness in BC

03/02/23
Author: 
Audrey Tung and Kendall Fraser
Link: 
The Tyee
Christy was a community researcher who spent her final months advocating for herself and others who have experienced homelessness. Illustration by The Tyee.

Feb. 2, 2023

At 60, she took her own life after receiving an eviction notice in a system that wasn’t designed for her.

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When Will Rents Come Down?

03/02/23
Author: 
Patrick Condon
Link: 
The Tyee
‘A key assumption was that adding brand new higher cost rental units would free up moderately priced older units in a process called “filtering.”’ Photo by David Beers.

Feb. 2, 2023

Vancouver leads the region in building new rental units. Why are rates still rising?

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"Citizens' Insurrection": Huge Protests in France Aim to Kill Macron Pension Plan

02/02/23
Author: 
Kenny Stancil
Link: 
Common Dreams
Protesters march in Paris on January 31, 2023. (Photo: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)

Jan. 31, 2023

"It's not often that we see such a mass mobilization," said leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Hundreds of thousands of enraged workers across France walked off the job and hit the streets Tuesday to protest President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the nation's official retirement age from 62 to 64.

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Global
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Brace yourself for hellish El Niño heat waves this year

01/02/23
Author: 
Damian Carrington
Link: 
National Observer
Livestock lost to the drought. Ethiopia is facing the worst El Niño-induced drought in 50 years. Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid /Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Feb. 1, 2023

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

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Climate Change
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Here are the transit projects Metro Van mayors want in the next decade

31/01/23
Author: 
Justin McElroy
Link: 
CBC News
TransLink is prioritizing an expanded bus service network in its 10-year investment plan, but the cost of the overall plan is currently projected at approximately $20 billion. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Jan. 26, 2023

More buses, rapid transit to the North Shore, a gondola to SFU — and a $20 billion price tag

Metro Vancouver mayors know their $20 billion wish list for the next decade of new transit investments is a lot — but they say it's worth it. 

"We've fallen behind. Our region has grown significantly. We've experienced a lot of population growth, and our transportation and transit systems have not kept pace," said Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West.

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February 4, 2023 (Sat) is Transit Equity Day. How about it, Metro Vancouver?

30/01/23
Author: 
urbanizta
Link: 
MetroVanWatch
A core message of transportation equity, referenced in Litman (2023). Source: Ryan “Equity and Mobility” in Transportation Talk by Ryan Martinson

Jan. 28, 2023

Looking ahead a week to February 4, 2023, we’d like to draw attention to “Transit Equity Day.”

According to avid transit commentator and analyst Nathan Davidowicz, Transit Equity Day has never been celebrated in Vancouver or British Columbia.

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From Kapital to COVID, it’s clear: Unlimited growth is bad for earth

30/01/23
Author: 
C. P. Rajendran
Link: 
the Hindu
The International Space Station snapped this view of earth on March 2, 2015. | Photo Credit: NASA

Jan. 28, 2023

We need to replace consumerism with “quality of life, human solidarity, and ecological sensibility”.

Much has happened in the interval that separates us from James Watson, who, by inventing the steam engine in 1784 formally marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and the world’s first fossil-fuel economy. If the Anthropocene epoch had begun by now, the revolution heightened its fervour, anticipating the emergence of modern human society.

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The Energy Transition Confronts Reality

30/01/23
Author: 
Daniel Yergin
Link: 
Project Syndicate
Refinery - Katja Buchholz/Getty Images

Jan. 23, 2023

Given the scale and complexity of the transition away from hydrocarbons, some worry that economic analysis has been given short shrift in the policy planning process. A clear-eyed assessment of the transition's prospects requires a deeper understanding of at least four major challenges.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
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Zero-emission steel won’t happen without trade-offs, scientists say

30/01/23
Author: 
Erin Blakemore
Link: 
Washington Post
At least 73 green steel projects are in progress, researchers say. But zero-emission steel production is not a done deal yet. (iStock)

Jan. 28, 2023

Cars. Toasters. Paper clips. The buildings we live in and the machines we use rely on one of the most polluting industries on Earth: steel. Production of the iron-based alloy is responsible for some 7 to 9 percentof human-caused carbon dioxide emissions. But according to a new analysis, committing to zero-emission steel will also require committing to less steel overall.

 

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