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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

Labour - Unions

Protest - Revolt

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

31/01/23

Author:

Justin McElroy

Link:

CBC News

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

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

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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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Climate Change

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Gold Rush 2.0? Why BC Is Putting the Brakes on Bitcoin

29/01/23

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

Link:

The Tyee

Iris Energy’s Prince George bitcoin mining operation, which opened in September, sits on 12 acres of land near the Fraser River. The facility employs about 15 people and draws 50 megawatts of electricity. Photo provided by Iris Energy.

Jan. 19, 2023

Cryptocurrency operations have been taking up residence in forestry towns. Amidst a turbulent market, the province is hitting pause.

When most people think about bitcoin, they likely think of a shiny new tech industry that operates somewhere in “the cloud.”

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Capitalism and Community: The Tragedy of Atomism

29/01/23

Author:

Michael A. Lebowitz

Link:

The Bullet

Jan. 29, 2023

Given that the immanent drive and constant tendency of capital is to atomize the working class, what are the effects of this tendency? For the atomized worker, all other workers are competitors; all other workers are enemies in so far as they are competing for the same jobs. All other workers potentially stand between them and the satisfaction of their needs.

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Capitalism

Labour - Unions

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

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

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

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

Cryptocurrency operations have been taking up residence in forestry towns. Amidst a turbulent market, the province is hitting pause.

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