Is a New Democracy Feasible?
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=491
Is a New Democracy Feasible?
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=491
@TheConversationUS the Problem is that #Trump doesn't give a shit about what's #legal, ##economical or #feasible!
The basic idea of turning an asteroid into a rotating space habitat has existed for a while. Despite that, it’s always seemed relatively far off regarding technologies, so the concept hasn’t received much attention over the years. But, if you’re retired and have an underlying interest in researching space habitats, developing a detailed plan for … Continue reading "A New Paper Shows How To Change An Asteroid Into A Space Habitat – In Just 12 Years"
#CEQA seeks to both (1) #inform the #public and governmental #decisionmakers about #tradeoffs in approving a #project with environmental effects, and (2) prevent #significant and #avoidable damage to the #environment. Vulnerable critters like the Temblor legless #lizard depend on CEQA to require agencies to fully consider and (where #feasible) #mitigate harmful environmental impacts.
https://legal-planet.org/2023/07/14/ucla-clinic-submits-amicus-brief-in-kern-oil-ordinance-case/
I also see at least two kinds of #community sense: formal and informal.
Last summer, I tried to grapple with the various public emergencies I saw playing out, and wondered if the absence of formal community work ("#civics") was to blame.
I've come to believe that formal community work is at least one piece of the puzzle, and I wrote this:
https://kind.social/@vhhancock/110287132282046803
Maybe starting with the smallest building blocks would at least feel #feasible for some people.
"Since many have decided local journalism isn't a utility worth paying for, the beasts run wild once again. You'll have to decide if this bothers you. If it does, you'll have to step in–regularly–to shape your immediate environment." https://vincehancock.blogspot.com/2022/07/mind-your-own-yard.html
Dynamic Regret Analysis of Safe Distributed Online Optimization for Convex and Non-convex Problems
#Sufficiency: Here we hear that #pedestrian #neighborhoods connected by #bikes are not #feasible because #transit infrastructure is mostly missing or compromised by the #homeless and #budget cuts. Meanwhile...
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/france-bans-short-domestic-flights-climate/index.html