The Victorian News1h ago

Help bring a new bike pump track to Morris Williams Reserve
#ausnews #vicnews #manningham #council #reserve #ratepayers #residents #community

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/local-council-news/manningham-city-council/help-bring-a-new-bike-pump-track-to-morris-williams-reserve/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Help bring a new bike pump track to Morris Williams Reserve

MANNINGHAM CITY COUNCIL, VIC. — Manningham is planning a new pump track at Morris Williams Reserve as part of their Recreational Bike Facilities Plan, which guides how the council will deliver bike facilities across Manningham over the next 10 to 15 years.

VicNews
💧🌏 Greg CocksJun 18
Environment Auckland [New Zealand] Data Portal [incl. spatial]
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https://environmentauckland.org.nz/Data <-- shared link to data portal
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https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2025/09/soe-report-2025/ <-- shared 2025 report link
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https://coastalmonitoringac.netlify.app/ <-- shared Auckland Council Beach Monitoring Program page
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[ancetodal: a VERY long time ago I was an intern Engineering Geologist at the Auckland Council, although it was ARC back then 😊 ]
H/T @David Wright | Senior Field Hydrologist, Hydrology And Data Management Team
“This portal contains primary data from Auckland Council’s State of the Environment monitoring programmes.
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council's Environmental Evaluation and Monitoring Unit carries out environmental monitoring across the region. [They] have been collecting information about Auckland’s environment for more than 30 years and have more than 1,000 monitoring sites across the region. [Their] comprehensive monitoring programmes build a picture of the health of Auckland’s environment, track changes and identify issues...”
#opendata #Auckland #NewZealand #GIS #spatial #mapping #dataportal #localgovernment #publicservice #publicgood #ratepayers #StateoftheEnvironment #monitoringprogrammes #environment #water #hydrology #waterquality #waterresources #intergration #environmentalmonitoring #airquality #coast #coastal #development #construction #engineering #sediment #biology #biodiversity #ecology #habitat #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #estuary #river #stream #marine #mitigation #identification
@Auckland Council
CBC Prince Edward IslandJun 11
Islanders may face higher power bills as IRAC rules Maritime Electric can recoup Fiona costs
Islanders could soon pay more on their electricity bills because of post-tropical storm Fiona after IRAC ruled that Maritime Electric can recover about $37 million in storm-related restoration costs from ratepayers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-maritime-electric-irac-fiona-recovery-cost-ruling-9.7231986?cmp=rss
CBC New BrunswickApr 1
EUB hears N.B. Power’s gas plant side deal with Nova Scotia is about saving ratepayers money
N.B. Power executives are back defending the prudence of their plans for a new gas and diesel plant in rural Tantramar. This time, the Energy and Utilities Board is focused on the utility's 10-year deal with Nova Scotia that will see two extra turbines installed at the new gas and diese...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hears-nb-powers-gas-plant-side-deal-nova-scotia-9.7149043?cmp=rss
Show threadRichard R LeeMar 15
But your rates are based on #fossilgas and #coal still. #UKEnergy #Ratepayers. #CarbonGrifters #GriftersGonnaGrift.
@mkwadee
Show threadRichard R LeeMar 6
#Coal in the UK is dead (but not yet buried). #Nuclear dominates all investments and yet cannot deliver to meet the growing demands. #Hydro & #BioFuels are killing the #ecology and #Renewables continue to be stymied by #CarbonGrifters while costs to #ratepayers skyrocket. This is the definition of a #ClusterFuck with no resolution in sight. #UKEnergy. @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
adritheonlyNov 28, 2025
@engineeringnews_unofficial Oh...My...Gosh!!! #SouthAfrica barely has a stable enough #grid and #electricity for normal operations, just exactly where is the electricity going to come from to supply an "AI Factory" and who is going to pay for it? My guess is the #ratepayers and #taxpayers who do not want this useless #AI anyway.
LilMikeSFJul 12, 2025

#Federal charges against key participants involved in #Oakland #Waste processing proposal at old #Army base not helping progress of project amidst detritus, disputes, bureaucratic bogus biz bs, and constant contractual crap

Essentially article reveals "#California Waste Solutions" is not necessarily providing solutions, but local govt is pretty good at waste?

While city and developer feud, both fail to follow thru and serve #WestOakland #Community, as residents, #ratepayers and #taxpayers suffer during decades delayed deferred dreams of improved #recycling facility that just seems to #recycle hopes and turn them into more cockroach attracting stink.

https://oaklandside.org/2025/07/11/california-waste-solutions-fbi-oakland-army-base/

California Waste Solutions — key player in Oakland FBI case — loses land deal at former Army Base

City officials say California Waste Solutions blew deadlines to build a new facility at the former Oakland Army Base. Environmental advocates say this is bad for West Oakland residents.

The Oaklandside
Houston Public MediaFeb 5, 2025

Months after wrapping up a multi-million dollar initiative to harden Houston's energy infrastructure after Hurricane Beryl left the city in the dark, CenterPoint Energy is now seeking to invest nearly $6 billion in the grid.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/02/05/513073/ratepayer-whiplash-centerpoint-now-seeks-6-billion-for-energy-resiliency-in-houston/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #Centerpoint #CenterPointEnergy #Ratepayers #ResiliencyInitative

Ratepayer ‘whiplash’ — CenterPoint now seeks $6 billion for energy resiliency in Houston

The plan comes months after the company wrapped up similar projects aimed at improving the city's energy resilience, and just days after the company said that Houston-area customers will see lower rates on monthly bills after settling its 2024 rate case after months of negotiations.

Houston Public Media
Show threadRichard R LeeSep 26, 2024
#CommunityEnergy = #EnergyIndependence.
#Renewables + #BESS = 'The #NewGrid' (#FossilFuelIndependence).
#Decentralization = #UtilityIndependence.
See the trend here?#Independence = Choice, NOT #Monopolies & #PUC's dictating to #RatePayers.
.@otiswhite