Robin Briggs

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Computer programmer and climate activist living in Seattle. Into urbanism, heat pumps, transit, biking, hiking, and abundant housing!
https://seattleclimate.org
Robin BriggsJul 10, 2024
Ryan PackerJul 10, 2024

"With all due respect to Overlake [Hospital] administration, they're wrong, and they know they are."

Physician Annemarie Dooley responds to the contention from the CAO of Overlake Hospital that Bike Bellevue safety improvements would increase emergency response times.

Robin BriggsMay 10, 2024
George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽May 10, 2024
No, Mr. Speaker, that's not how any of this works. https://secondnexus.com/lieu-johnson-undocumented-kids-voting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram
Ted Lieu Mocks Johnson's Claim 'Illegals' Are Voting

No, Mr. Speaker, that's not how any of this works.

Second Nexus
Robin BriggsDec 12, 2023
Auschwitz MemorialDec 12, 2023

12 December 1892 | John Fletcher was born in Dundee in Scotland. In 1921 he became a French citizen and changed his name to Jean.

In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1942.
No. 45544
He perished in the camp on 29 July 1942.

#Auschwitz #Birkenau #ww2 #Nazis #Germany #NeverForget #education #history 

Robin BriggsAug 30, 2023
Portland announced its Climate Investment Plan for $750 million over 5 years. For a comparison, while Seattle spends roughly $32/person annually on its Green New Deal, Portland is spending $230/person, or 7 times more. https://www.portland.gov/bps/cleanenergy/climate-investment/documents/pcef-climate-investment-plan/download
Robin BriggsAug 29, 2023
Seattle released a Climate Vulnerability Assessment which does a deep dive on the dangers from various different sorts of climate disasters, and which neighborhoods are most at risk: https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/OPCD/SeattlePlan/SeattleClimateVulnerabilityAssessmentJuly2023.pdf
Robin BriggsAug 5, 2023
Kees van der LeunAug 5, 2023
Ministers and weather(wo)men here do mention climate change now and then, but they're supposed to remain cheerful. The minister quickly adds "but look how many solar panels were installed", and the weather(wo)man swiftly adds "but in our country it's not that hot".
Wrong signal.
Robin BriggsAug 1, 2023
Show threadGordonOfSeattleAug 1, 2023
The council receives way too much criticism for the modest amount of power it actually has, and the Mayor’s Office usually makes or breaks polices and projects. But the council still has an important role to play — especially next year (🌇🚎🚴🏿👨🏼‍🦽🚶🏻‍♀️) so make sure your friends vote!
https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/07/06/2023-primary-election-endorsements/
2023 Primary Election Endorsements - The Urbanist

It’s that time of the year. Summer is practically half over and we’re plotting how to squeeze another beach getaway, hiking trip, relaxing staycation, or backyard barbecue into our itineraries. But wait! There’s an important primary election about to happen that demands our attention in-between hammock siestas and sunny summer slacking. The Urbanist Elections Committee

The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
Robin BriggsJul 20, 2023
Carbon TrackerJul 20, 2023
Europe 🌍 has been baking in intense heat, with temperatures 🌡️ reaching almost 46C on the Italian 🇮🇹 island of Sardinia, as wildfires 🔥 continued to rage in Greece 🇬🇷 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-19/europe-s-extreme-heat-set-to-intensify-as-parts-of-greece-burn
Heatwave In Europe to Intensify; Greece Wildfires Continue to Rage

Europe’s heat is set to intensify as temperatures are forecast to peak at 47C (116.6F) on Wednesday in the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, while wildfires in Greece continue to rage.

Bloomberg
Robin BriggsMay 23, 2023
Madeline OstranderMay 23, 2023
#Seattle friends, my upcoming June 7 event for "Science on Tap" and "Climate Science on Tap" features a conversation about science narratives, resilience and grassroots #climate solutions with UW scientist Sean McDonald--at a beer garden! You can sign up at the link below! #stem #climate #pnw #books #writingcommunity https://www.strangertickets.com/events/139039960/climate-action-on-an-unruly-planet
Stories & Science for an Unruly Planet: Tickets | Bickersons Brewhouse in Ballard | Seattle, WA | Wed, Jun 7 from 7pm - 8pm | Stranger Tickets

Join this special evening for a conversation about science storytelling and grassroots climate action with award-winning author and journalist Madeline Ostrander and University of Washington Associate Teaching Professor P. Sean McDonald. Ostrander will talk with McDonald about he

Stranger Tickets
Robin BriggsMay 22, 2023
Andrew EngelsonMay 18, 2023
Happy #CascadiaDay to all who celebrate! 🥾🌲🇸🇱#Cascadia #PNW