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Tracking sustainability trends & issues that affects British Columbia, Canada.

I believe public well-being must include sustainability: environment + social inclusion. It's foundational for civil society, income equality, and good governance.

Many interests, but mostly (and related): #climatechange #environment #sustainablecities #sustainablefood #health #architecture

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Previously atmstdn.ca since Aug 2, 2023

Dutch Court Orders X, Grok to Stop AI-generated Sexual Abuse Content
https://www.techpolicy.press/dutch-court-orders-x-grok-to-stop-aigenerated-sexual-abuse-content/

Dutch court bans Grok's nudify tool and hits xAI with €100,000-a-day fines in Europe's first binding injunction against an AI image generator.

Dutch Court Orders X, Grok to Stop AI-Generated Sexual Abuse Content

Dutch court bans Grok's nudify tool and hits xAI with €100,000-a-day fines in Europe's first binding injunction against an AI image generator.

Tech Policy Press
This is what happens when you boost AND favorite a post

Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. In our latest blog post, @imanijoy explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights 🧵

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/

A Redesign for Profiles

Sharing the design thinking for the new look coming to profile pages.

Mastodon Blog
A €1.2 trillion bill: How US emissions have impacted Europe’s economy

A new analysis found that US emissions since 1990 have cost more than $10 trillion (€8.65 trillion) in global economic damages.

euronews
Have an #Otter!
A study of 38,000 people across 75 countries found that feeling connected to nature consistently predicts higher well-being, hope and resilience – regardless of wealth or culture.
https://theconversation.com/a-connection-to-nature-fuels-well-being-worldwide-according-to-a-study-of-38-000-people-276572
A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people

Feeling part of something larger than yourself may make it easier to cope with stress and uncertainty.

The Conversation

There is a Fediverse alternative to Substack called Ghost. It allows you to host blogs and newsletters in a very similar way to Substack, but it has much less problematic management and you can host your own Ghost-powered site if you want to.

Lots more info about Ghost in the guide at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/ghost-blogs-and-newsletters-on-the-fediverse

Would also highly recommend the article by @molly0xfff which outlines the advantages of Ghost over Substack:

➡️ https://www.citationneeded.news/substack-to-self-hosted-ghost

#FediTips #Ghost #Substack #Alternatives

Ghost: Blogs and newsletters on the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

Defunding the International Agency for Research on Cancer is exactly what Republican lawmakers, orchestrated by #Monsanto, have been trying to achieve ever since IARC classified #glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, as a "probable carcinogen". https://theintercept.com/2019/08/23/monsanto-republicans-cancer-research/
Emails Show Monsanto Orchestrated GOP Effort to Intimidate Cancer Researchers

The firm antagonized regulators and applied pressure to undermine research of Roundup, the world’s leading herbicide.

The Intercept

The 2017 BCNDP platform said to maximize BC's current hydro infrastructure, but which didn't explicitly say to end #SiteC, which they completed. Chagrin x1000. #caveatemptor #readthefineprint

Watch the #bcgreens membership grow, starting late next week...and even bigger if an ecosocialist doesn't win the federal NDP leadership.

#cdnpoli #canada #mexico #fascism #antifa #antifascist #elbowsup #bcpoli #vancouver #burnabybc #canlab #bcgreens #bcndp

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution

Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

The Guardian