sneedy maccreedyRE: https://social.coop/@ideogram/116351985835880573
still pissed at #MerribekCouncil for this inhumanity
John EnglartI do a climate and sustainability review of the #Merribek monthly Council Agenda.
Here is my review for tonight's Council meeting. I have two Questions scheduled to ask (That is the max I can ask). My Council is progressive, but it is important to keep the pressure on for good governance. Democracy is more than just voting.
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Juliet and Indiana JonesWe hope #merribekcouncil is reusing this plastic Christmas tree each year.
We have read that a plastic Christmas tree can produce around 40 kilograms of greenhouse gas emissions, which is more than double that of a real tree if it ends up in a landfill.
Plastic Christmas trees can pollute the surrounding environment as they wear and degrade with microplastic particles adding to the PM2.5 and PM10 particle air pollution from vehicles that makes us all a little bit sick.
A plastic Christmas tree can take over 500 years to decompose in a landfill. But it is equally problematic for toxic air pollution if incinerated.
For that home Christmas tree It’s more sustainable to reuse a plastic Christmas tree for at least 12 years.
But there are better sustainable options including:
🌲Decorating a living outside tree
🎄Buying a live potted tree. Perhaps a potted Wollemi Pine (an endangered species in the wild)
🎄If you buy a cut plantation Christmas tree to use, thoughtful disposal can allow it to decompose back to organic components. Much better than a plastic Christmas tree
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/real-vs-fake-sustainable-christmas-tree-debate
Better to Just avoid using glitter altogether, is our view. - Juliet and Indiana Jones 🐶🐶
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And the last two days I’ve been busy updating Climate Action Merribek page on #MerribekCouncil elections with climate survey aggregated data, engagement of candidates across 3 surveys, links to other surveys on #MerriCreek and #AccessibleTransport and adding to the candidate responses for the 11 wards.
Flood and #stormwater mitigation by #MerribekCouncil often goes under the radar of public notice, but Council has done major upgrade work such as in 2019 $1.6 million to upgrade stormwater drainage in Central #Brunswick to mitigate stormwater #flooding problem, and is about to implement its 7th Stormwater harvest project which reduces pollution to local creeks, enhances biodiversity, provides irrigation to sports fields, especially during droughts.
Just to add to this #stormwater overland flow #Floodrisk story for #Melbourne. I asked a question at #MerribekCouncil meeting on Wednesday on the 12,000 properties at risk of #flooding in #Merribek in climate driven extreme rainfall events. Merribek is doing better than Yarra, but questions remain. My write up: #ClimateCrisis
Flood Risk climate impacts: 12,000 Merri-bek properties at stormwater flood risk due to Climate Crisis
News broke on Monday from Yarra Council meeting agenda that new stormwater flood map modelling designate 22,179 properties as being liable to flooding – just over a third of the 60,037 properties i…
Just to update: #MerribekCouncil voted 6 to 3 to proceed with this road closure / modal filter 12 month trial for Barrow St, #Coburg.
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The big issue at tonight’s #MerribekCouncil meeting will be whether the Barrow Street road closure modal filter trial goes ahead to enhance #cycling safety on a Principal Bicycle network route used by students from many local schools in #Coburg.
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Our #Fratl for #LeTour Stage 10 is 1.37am please @Sophoife. Rain meant we rested up today on our couch barking at people passing our front window while Dad blogged about the Barrow St, Coburg modal filter road closure trial coming up for decision by #MerribekCouncil on Wednesday evening that could improve safety for #ActiveTransport, especially local school kids..🐶🐶
Active transport projects pass at #MerribekCouncil meeting mostly supported by all Councillors #ActiveTransport #Cycling #TransportEmissions #Naarm
#Melbourne
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https://climateactionmerribek.org/2024/06/16/active-transport-projects-pass-at-merri-bek-council-june-2024-meeting/
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https://climateactionmerribek.org/2024/06/16/active-transport-projects-pass-at-merri-bek-council-june-2024-meeting/
