Professor of Health Promotion, Distinguished Research Professor and Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute at Dalhousie University, Kjipuktuk (Halifax). Settler from the UK, studying how we create supportive environments for chronic disease prevention. Passionate about #Health, #Wellbeing, #HealthEquity, #WeightBias, #Cycling, #Sustainability, #ClimateAction, #BikeTooter, #CarFree. She/her
In a time where nation-states seem to crumble and fail to stand together for global health, solidarity, and equity, we wrote three pieces on how cities will take ecosystems and humanity forward:
https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/series/infrastructure-city-diplomacy-and-health
More public money for EverWind: this time a $22.5 million federal grant for tugboats to move around green hydrogen that doesn’t exist https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/green-hydrogen/more-public-money-for-everwind-this-time-a-22-5-million-federal-grant-for-tugboats-to-move-around-green-hydrogen-that-doesnt-exist/ by @jbaxter
“We don't right now have any information about who put them up. We do know that they're very professionally designed signs. They're very large. They're very well done. So someone went to a lot of trouble to put these large signs up.”
https://www.cpr.org/2024/11/21/boulder-explicit-traffic-safety-signs/
Janessa is my dear friend, and her father was killed while biking less than two months ago. I think about them every day.
#OttBike
🔋 At COP29, six countries pledged to 6x their energy storage by 2030, while in the U.S., battery capacity has grown to the equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in just four years.
😡 COP29 has at least 1,770 fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance, 123 with badges from the host country.
💡 Where you bank matters. $1000 in a fossil-fuel-investing bank can have the same carbon impact as a cross-country flight—every year.
Read more: https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/put-your-money-where-your-values
While the cars crawl, the Tern GSD flies. No need for traffic updates when the only delay is another bike in the lane. School pickup just got a serious upgrade.
BearofBobandBug (tiktok)
#LeaveTheCarAtHome #GSD #TernBicycles #Tern #TernBikes #SchoolRun
Alleged ‘routine forgery’ case dismissed https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/subscribers-only/alleged-routine-forgery-case-dismissed/ by Jennifer Henderson
Is the sky bluer on the other side? https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/is-the-sky-bluer-on-the-other-side/ Morning File by @philmoscovitch
Premier Tim Houston’s expense claims leave questions about his March 2024 New York trip unanswered https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/green-hydrogen/premier-tim-houstons-expense-claims-leave-questions-about-his-march-2024-new-york-trip-unanswered/ by @jbaxter
I wrote about Bluesky, Mastodon (please don't explain the fediverse to me), and making social media tolerable.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/is-the-sky-bluer-on-the-other-side/
I have removed
the bike lanes
that were in
the road
and which
you were probably
using
to get to work
Forgive me
they were delicious
so crunchy
and so cold
Green hydrogen is a gargantuan scam
Also: leaders debate and transit; grief library; BREAKING NEWS about Paper Excellence
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/green-hydrogen-is-a-gargantuan-scam/
Morning File by me
Council approves Sam Austin’s request for staff report on tax relief for non-profits building affordable housing https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/council-approves-sam-austins-request-for-staff-report-on-tax-relief-for-non-profits-building-affordable-housing/ by Suzanne Rent
‘Canada got played for absolute suckers by the Wijaya family’
Politicians and environmental groups react to the Paper Excellence owner’s takeover of Asia Pulp& Paper.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/subscribers-only/canada-got-played-for-absolute-suckers-by-the-wijaya-family/
by @jbaxter
Here’s how the three parties say they’ll address the housing crisis https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/province-house/heres-how-the-three-parties-say-theyll-address-the-housing-crisis/ by Jennifer Henderson
Tim Houston has a problem with Nova Scotians working from home
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/tim-houston-has-a-problem-with-nova-scotians-working-from-home/
Morning File by Suzanne Rent
"In reality, the duty to prevent collisions should fall on the road engineers, car companies, and public officials who create the system in which people drive, bike, or walk—and not on road users themselves. By lumping everyone together, the phrase blurs that distinction, allowing those who can do the most to save lives to dodge accountability."
5C and drizzly today. While I do consider it my civic duty to ride my bike in "bad" weather, this is your regular reminder that you are no less of a cyclist if you don't! Part of the beauty of biking is it works so well in a mix of other transportation options. If I feel like it, I take the subway.
Councillor John Young wants staff reports on widening Hammonds Plains Road and transit in Lucasville
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/councillor-john-young-wants-staff-reports-on-widening-hammonds-plains-road-and-transit-in-lucasville/
by Suzanne Rent
