In light of the divergent proposals from the Union and SPD to finance the social state, the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) is urging the wealthier c... https://news.osna.fm/?p=34001 | #news #demands #german #heavier #inequality
German Trade Union Demands Heavier Wealth Taxes on the Rich to Tackle Inequality - Osna.FM

DGB urges Germany's wealthy to shoulder more responsibility as the Union and SPD clash over new ways to fund the welfare state.

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The CDU/CSU considers a stricter blood‑alcohol limit for cyclists to be essential and also urges higher fines. Transport politician Christoph Ploß told the Rhei... https://news.osna.fm/?p=31570 | #news #bloodalcohol #cyclists #fines #heavier
Union Urges Lower Blood‑Alcohol Limit for Cyclists and Heavier Fines to Protect Pedestrians - Osna.FM

Cyclists are fighting for stricter blood‑alcohol limits and higher fines to keep roads safer, as unions push for tighter regulations and penalties.

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Traffic delays expected on SH1 and SH41 during Sir Tumu Te Heuheu tangihanga

Sir Tumu chaired the Māori Heritage Council, held multiple leadership roles and was an important figure in environmental…
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If you don't know what pattern's on that handle, this is your place to find out. Their inventory is amazing; I plan to make my own sterling dinner settings by buying 8 of the same big fork, 8 of the same little spoon, 8 of the same knife, you get the drill.
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The issue will only become more pressing as #heavier #electricvehicles are introduced. Jung said #large electric vehicles, due to their large #batteries, are at least 50 percent #heavier than an internal combustion engine-powered vehicle and will put more #wear on tires and cause more #pollution.

#emicromobility #sharing #sharedeconomy #Sufficiency

https://www.curbed.com/2023/06/new-york-suv-trucks-weight-based-fee.html

#CrashesArentAccidents: Mamdani is co-introducing legislation for a #weightbased vehicle-registration fee intended to discourage people from purchasing #heavier #vehicles. “The #carindustry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles,” he says. “The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles come with a certain kind of cost.”
#CarFreeCityCentersPlease

There seems to be this mild trend in #music in recent years of #musicians going #heavier and people acting like it was so incredibly #surprising and #unexpected.

The most obvious one right now is Sleep Token. For whatever reason people seem so surprised that the stuff from the past month is so heavy. but really I don’t get the surprise. They’ve always been heavy, yes Vessel hasn’t screamed as much, but it’s always been obvious he’s going that way and is either building up to it for artistic purposes or just still learning how to get to the things that he’s been doing lately. But honestly, there’s nothing stylistically surprising in the last few tracks. They are fucking awesome and I love them all, but they really are very much stylistically Sleep Token all the way, no dramatic departure from what they’ve been doing so far.
Large #ElectricTrucks give fewer environmental benefits [Surprise - NOT!} #EVs now include larger trucks like #Ford150Lightning #DodgeRam1500, but #MIT #TrancikLab #data shows larger EVs provide #diminishing #ClimateBenefits #Heavier #EVs require more #electricity to #charge & may have a similar #EmissionsImpact to smaller gas-powered cars, although #Ford spokesperson Artealia Gilliard notes that emissions savings will improve as the #grid is #decarbonized [so...never] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/17/climate/electric-vehicle-emissions-truck-suv.html
Just How Good for the Planet Is That Big Electric Pickup Truck?

E.V.s are usually a more climate-friendly option. But as they bulk up, their emissions savings, and other environmental and safety benefits, begin to diminish.

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