Don't worry, we are going to create some #dataviz and #maps with #ggplot2 as well tomorrow! 💪

The focus is on colors and palettes — buuuut I couldn't resist so we'll cover some other customization tricks as well.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ggUkraine
@rstats #rstats

I DON'T WANT SELF DRIVING CARS!!!!

✔️ I want boring things like public transit that comes so regularly I don't need to check a schedule.

✔️ I want fast passenger rail so accessible and easy it's preferable to suffering airports.

✔️ I want cities that aren't built around cars-as-default

✔️ I want the country to own it.

There should be a movie theater chain that just screens classic movies, especially in weeks like this when there aren’t any good kid-friendly movies.

Screen Star Wars and Back to the Future and Goonies and Beetlejuice etc etc. How can this not work?

THIS IS VERY INTERESTING: “12 Ways to Reduce Cars In Cities” that have ALREADY WORKED, ranked by effectiveness, identified from nearly 800 research papers. Via @TheConversationUS. What do you think, Tweeps? In my experience, what works and doesn’t depends A LOT on the context and details of the specific case studies…

https://theconversation.com/12-best-ways-to-get-cars-out-of-cities-ranked-by-new-research-180642

#cities #urbanism #CarFree #cars @TheConversationUK

Why the U.S. Is Losing the Fight to Ban Toxic Chemicals
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The flaws of the American chemical regulatory apparatus run deeper than funding shortfalls or the decisions of the last presidential administration.

ProPublica spoke with #environmental experts around the world and delved into a half century of #legislation, #lawsuits, #EPA documents, oral histories, #chemical databases and global #regulatory records to construct a blueprint of a failed system.

https://www.propublica.org/article/toxic-chemicals-epa-regulation-failures?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

If you missed CalBEM 2022, videos are up! If you like demand-side energy modeling, this is a treasure trove for you.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL158RfdRefRZ2sNYGntQVZMDz8DA4flly

#energyefficiency #energymodeling