Dr Keith Walker @SteelFolk@social.cleverlibre.org
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
@albertcardona @TatianaIlyina In UK it is the same. It is for environment protection. Is that the reason in Spain?
@TatianaIlyina I can't work out why the wells are illegal. Who is it protecting? Do you know?
Dr Keith Walker
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This news is not from the Wild West, but from Spain, European Union:
In the times of severe drought which would not be possible without anthropogenic climate change, dozens of people are arrested for being involved in schemes using water from illegal wells to grow subtropical fruit that supply our supermarkets.
Is this part of a climate change adaptation plan?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/europe/spain-drought-illegal-wells-intl/index.html
Dr Keith Walker
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@helenczerski I gotta repost #NotJustBikes @notjustbikes excellent video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo
What must come hand in hand is infrastructure and regulations that are friendly for smaller vehicles. The large dangerous trucks should be heavily taxed to discourage their use, not get subsidies. This unfortunately isn't the case in many places of the world.
When the majority of drivers choose to drive ridiculously large vehicles it also forces others to get larger ones just for their own safety. Even if they would otherwise drive smaller vehicles.
It's sadly a terrible negative feedback loop. I could go on but it's already perfectly summarized in NJB video.
#suv #cars #walkablecities #urbanplanning #waroncars
Also this haha:
https://mstdn.social/@stux/110225670353018274
@freemo Bloody terrifying. Best of luck to you.
Dr Keith Walker
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The GOP wants to raise the age limit to vote, but not to own an AR-15.
Think about that.
@TatianaIlyina In the UK, people are free of this problem. The answer is always yes .
Dr Keith Walker
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Why the dropping of the REUL sunset clause may be very bad news for Rejoiners
Rejoiners may be tempted to gloat, but they should be concerned instead
https://lawandlore.substack.com/p/why-the-dropping-of-the-reul-sunset
Dr Keith Walker
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Remainers should not be self-congratulatory about the REUL sunset being dropped.
Indeed, Remainers should perhaps be concerned.
For it means Brexiter silly season is ending - and the government is now getting real, and realistic, about divergence.
Dr Keith Walker
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The German Weather Service reports only slightly warmer (+0.1 K) temperature in Germany than the long-term April mean for 1961-1990.
https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/zeitreihen/zeitreihen.html
We had what used to be a rather typical German April. Yet, for many, April 2023 felt like a relatively cool month.
"This shows that we are now used to climate change in terms of temperatures" - a somber observation by the Deutscher Wetterdienst.
https://twitter.com/DWD_klima/status/1653510542005338118?s=20
Dr Keith Walker
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Everyone got the memo that we're supposed to reduce our emissions by half in 7 years, right?
@TatianaIlyina @hudsoch Where my office was it would mean the room was full of filthy graphite flakes off the steel shop. Actual carbon emissions though not so harmful, except to your clothes!
Dr Keith Walker
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Today’s Metropolitan Police apology shows they are still failing over Daniel Morgan
@TatianaIlyina I am l left wondering how many people went round and came in through the window. 😩
@Frances_Coppola Party time. Tequila Sunset this time.
Dr Keith Walker
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My final post on the old Coppola Comment site. It's been a blast, but it's time to move on from Blogger. Sunset: https://www.coppolacomment.com/2023/05/sunset.html
Coppola Comment is now on Substack: coppolacomment.substack.com/
@sciencebase Nice shot of Jake and Elwood!
@sciencebase If they are dry in the first place I guess so.
@sciencebase You'd imagine they would be better off with drip-dry scaley wings than a soaked jumper.
@sciencebase Do they emerge as adult under water, where you often see them ready in their cases?
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
