#robotrees — Public Fediverse posts

#CorkCityCouncil is continuing its demonstration the pull of the #ConcordeFallacy on weak minds, continuing €18,000 pa to maintain resource-sapping #Robotrees.

#Glasgow ripped out their ineffective #CityTrees and planted 2 million real trees across 14 hectares https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg24432520-100-it-isnt-necessarily-good-just-because-it-is-green/

#NorthMacedonia and the #Netherlands also abandoned their CityTree greenwashing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityTrees

Council still trying to rustle up somebody to test #Cork's €400k '#robotrees' https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41395102.html

#CorkCityCouncil is continuing its demonstration the pull of the #ConcordeFallacy on weak minds, continuing €18,000 pa to maintain resource-sapping #Robotrees.

#Glasgow ripped out their ineffective #CityTrees and planted 2 million real trees across 14 hectares https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg24432520-100-it-isnt-necessarily-good-just-because-it-is-green/

#NorthMacedonia and the #Netherlands also abandoned their CityTree greenwashing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityTrees

Council still trying to rustle up somebody to test #Cork's €400k '#robotrees' https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41395102.html

"The #MossWall / #CityTree / #RoboTrees, which were installed at two city centre locations at a cost to the taxpayer of just over €404,000 as part of a post-covid ‘greening the city’ initiative in summer 2021, will be left in place and plugged in, with annual operating and running costs of almost €18,000, pending more detailed research."

"There is no consistent evidence for improved air quality either on the CityTree #benches or in the immediate environs".

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41264848.html