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  1. 3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

    By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

    "Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

    As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

    Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

    How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

    Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

    Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

    Read more:
    wri.org/insights/nature-based-

    #SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  2. 3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

    By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

    "Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

    As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

    Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

    How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

    Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

    Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

    Read more:
    wri.org/insights/nature-based-

    #SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  3. 3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

    By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

    "Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

    As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

    Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

    How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

    Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

    Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

    Read more:
    wri.org/insights/nature-based-

    #SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  4. 3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

    By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

    "Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

    As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

    Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

    How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

    Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

    Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

    Read more:
    wri.org/insights/nature-based-

    #SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  5. 3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

    By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

    "Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

    As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

    Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

    How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

    Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

    Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

    Read more:
    wri.org/insights/nature-based-

    #SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  6. Behold this immutable fact of city-building. We've always built the most expensive way possible. Previous council took real, bold steps to fix this. New council debating repeal. In it's place, what? Anything? Another panel? Another study? #Housing #Rezoning #yyc #yyccc #Sprawl #UrbanSprawl #Density

  7. I think #GorhamME needs to fire their town government officials! WTF! Also, if Amazon builds their warehouse, you can bet they'll be pushing for the #GorhamConnector as well, which will bring more #UrbanSprawl!!!

    Gorham residents push back against #AmazonWarehouse proposal

    by Bonnie Bishop, Feb 26, 2026

    GORHAM, #Maine — "Gorham residents are trying to prevent Amazon from becoming their new neighbor as a proposal to build a warehouse in the town continues to loom.

    "The backlash comes despite the town already giving the company the green light to build a nearly 160,000 square foot warehouse. An Amazon spokesperson said the new facility would create economic growth in Gorham. [BULLSHIT!!!]

    "Dozens of Gorham residents gathered Thursday to air their concerns about the project.

    " 'I think that this deal is a bad deal for Gorham. It is going to create a lot of negative impacts for the town,' Gorham resident Josh Trombley said. 'We're not going to see a lot of benefit in terms of tax revenue.'

    "Anne Bilodeau lives on Shamrock Drive, right up against where the project is set to be developed. She said she worries about more traffic and noise surrounding the neighborhood she's lived in for over 20 years.

    " 'I can't imagine opening a window in the summertime anymore with that back there,' Bilodeau said.

    "The Gorham Town Council said yes to Amazon's proposal to buy roughly 94 acres for about $4 million over the summer. The citizens' group, #GorhamUnited, said Amazon hasn't finalized the sale and they see why an opportunity to stop it."

    Read more:
    wmtw.com/article/gorham-reside

    #MainePol #TrafficPollution #NoisePollution #ResistBigTech #ResistAmazon

  8. #Florida #WildlifeCorridor linking #StateParks would thwart #development

    #LoxaLucie Headwaters Initiative aims to buy #HobeSound land for conservation.

    by Timothy O'Hara, Jan. 2, 2026

    "At a time when development pressure is pushing north into rural Martin County, conservation groups want to protect a wildlife corridor between two state parks in Hobe Sound.

    "The Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Initiative was founded to protect the ecologically important corridor between #AtlanticRidgePreserve State Park and #JonathanDickinson State Park and connect the #LoxahatcheeRiver and #SaintLucie rivers. That would create a preserve for #NativePlants and #wildlife species that would span about 70,000 acres.

    "The public owns #Hapatiokee and #PalMar regional parks, but there are thousands of acres of privately owned land in natural conditions that are ripe for development, said Guardians of Martin County Executive Director Greg Braun, whose group is part of the initiative.

    " 'If they can connect the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia, we should be able to connect Jonathan Dickinson State Park to Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park,' Braun told TCPalm."

    Learn more:
    tcpalm.com/story/news/local/in

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/nARjr

    #SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation #Florida #Nature #Wildlife #UrbanSprawl #InvasivePlants #NativeSpecies #ProtectingWildlife

  9. #UK - How #WildlifeCorridors Are Helping Animals Survive In #Urban Areas

    By Sarah Whitmore / 20 May 2025

    Excerpt: "How animals actually use these corridors

    "Let’s take #hedgehogs. Urban hedgehog populations are declining sharply — partly because their ability to roam has been limited by garden fences, walls, and roads. A hedgehog might need to travel over a kilometre in a single night to find enough food and a mate. The Hedgehog Street campaign has shown that something as simple as a 13 cm hole in a garden fence can turn a neighbourhood into a habitat network.

    "#Bats, which are legally protected in the UK, rely on uninterrupted linear features like tree rows and waterways to navigate. When gaps appear in these features — from tree removal, #LightPollution, or #development — their movement is disrupted. Creating corridors that link #roosting sites with feeding grounds can dramatically increase their chances of survival.

    "#Amphibians, especially species like common toads, face seasonal danger when crossing roads to reach breeding ponds. #UnderRoadTunnels and #AmphibianFriendly #drainage routes, used in projects supported by organisations like #Froglife, have proven successful at reducing #roadkill and supporting local populations.

    "#Pollinators like #bees and #butterflies also benefit immensely from corridors. Isolated #wildflower patches can’t support long-distance foraging. But when these patches are linked — even via #roadside verges or #SchoolGardens — insects can move more freely and establish healthier, more resilient populations."

    Read more:
    thenaturenetwork.co.uk/how-wil

    #SolarPunkSunday #RewildTheNight #UrbanSprawl #Development #Nature #WildlifeCorridor #UrbanRewilding #NatureCorridors #NatureCrossings #Wildflowers #GardeningForPollinators

  10. #UK - How #WildlifeCorridors Are Helping Animals Survive In #Urban Areas

    By Sarah Whitmore / 20 May 2025

    Excerpt: "How animals actually use these corridors

    "Let’s take #hedgehogs. Urban hedgehog populations are declining sharply — partly because their ability to roam has been limited by garden fences, walls, and roads. A hedgehog might need to travel over a kilometre in a single night to find enough food and a mate. The Hedgehog Street campaign has shown that something as simple as a 13 cm hole in a garden fence can turn a neighbourhood into a habitat network.

    "#Bats, which are legally protected in the UK, rely on uninterrupted linear features like tree rows and waterways to navigate. When gaps appear in these features — from tree removal, #LightPollution, or #development — their movement is disrupted. Creating corridors that link #roosting sites with feeding grounds can dramatically increase their chances of survival.

    "#Amphibians, especially species like common toads, face seasonal danger when crossing roads to reach breeding ponds. #UnderRoadTunnels and #AmphibianFriendly #drainage routes, used in projects supported by organisations like #Froglife, have proven successful at reducing #roadkill and supporting local populations.

    "#Pollinators like #bees and #butterflies also benefit immensely from corridors. Isolated #wildflower patches can’t support long-distance foraging. But when these patches are linked — even via #roadside verges or #SchoolGardens — insects can move more freely and establish healthier, more resilient populations."

    Read more:
    thenaturenetwork.co.uk/how-wil

    #SolarPunkSunday #RewildTheNight #UrbanSprawl #Development #Nature #WildlifeCorridor #UrbanRewilding #NatureCorridors #NatureCrossings #Wildflowers #GardeningForPollinators

  11. #UK - How #WildlifeCorridors Are Helping Animals Survive In #Urban Areas

    By Sarah Whitmore / 20 May 2025

    Excerpt: "How animals actually use these corridors

    "Let’s take #hedgehogs. Urban hedgehog populations are declining sharply — partly because their ability to roam has been limited by garden fences, walls, and roads. A hedgehog might need to travel over a kilometre in a single night to find enough food and a mate. The Hedgehog Street campaign has shown that something as simple as a 13 cm hole in a garden fence can turn a neighbourhood into a habitat network.

    "#Bats, which are legally protected in the UK, rely on uninterrupted linear features like tree rows and waterways to navigate. When gaps appear in these features — from tree removal, #LightPollution, or #development — their movement is disrupted. Creating corridors that link #roosting sites with feeding grounds can dramatically increase their chances of survival.

    "#Amphibians, especially species like common toads, face seasonal danger when crossing roads to reach breeding ponds. #UnderRoadTunnels and #AmphibianFriendly #drainage routes, used in projects supported by organisations like #Froglife, have proven successful at reducing #roadkill and supporting local populations.

    "#Pollinators like #bees and #butterflies also benefit immensely from corridors. Isolated #wildflower patches can’t support long-distance foraging. But when these patches are linked — even via #roadside verges or #SchoolGardens — insects can move more freely and establish healthier, more resilient populations."

    Read more:
    thenaturenetwork.co.uk/how-wil

    #SolarPunkSunday #RewildTheNight #UrbanSprawl #Development #Nature #WildlifeCorridor #UrbanRewilding #NatureCorridors #NatureCrossings #Wildflowers #GardeningForPollinators

  12. #UK - How #WildlifeCorridors Are Helping Animals Survive In #Urban Areas

    By Sarah Whitmore / 20 May 2025

    Excerpt: "How animals actually use these corridors

    "Let’s take #hedgehogs. Urban hedgehog populations are declining sharply — partly because their ability to roam has been limited by garden fences, walls, and roads. A hedgehog might need to travel over a kilometre in a single night to find enough food and a mate. The Hedgehog Street campaign has shown that something as simple as a 13 cm hole in a garden fence can turn a neighbourhood into a habitat network.

    "#Bats, which are legally protected in the UK, rely on uninterrupted linear features like tree rows and waterways to navigate. When gaps appear in these features — from tree removal, #LightPollution, or #development — their movement is disrupted. Creating corridors that link #roosting sites with feeding grounds can dramatically increase their chances of survival.

    "#Amphibians, especially species like common toads, face seasonal danger when crossing roads to reach breeding ponds. #UnderRoadTunnels and #AmphibianFriendly #drainage routes, used in projects supported by organisations like #Froglife, have proven successful at reducing #roadkill and supporting local populations.

    "#Pollinators like #bees and #butterflies also benefit immensely from corridors. Isolated #wildflower patches can’t support long-distance foraging. But when these patches are linked — even via #roadside verges or #SchoolGardens — insects can move more freely and establish healthier, more resilient populations."

    Read more:
    thenaturenetwork.co.uk/how-wil

    #SolarPunkSunday #RewildTheNight #UrbanSprawl #Development #Nature #WildlifeCorridor #UrbanRewilding #NatureCorridors #NatureCrossings #Wildflowers #GardeningForPollinators

  13. #UK - How #WildlifeCorridors Are Helping Animals Survive In #Urban Areas

    By Sarah Whitmore / 20 May 2025

    Excerpt: "How animals actually use these corridors

    "Let’s take #hedgehogs. Urban hedgehog populations are declining sharply — partly because their ability to roam has been limited by garden fences, walls, and roads. A hedgehog might need to travel over a kilometre in a single night to find enough food and a mate. The Hedgehog Street campaign has shown that something as simple as a 13 cm hole in a garden fence can turn a neighbourhood into a habitat network.

    "#Bats, which are legally protected in the UK, rely on uninterrupted linear features like tree rows and waterways to navigate. When gaps appear in these features — from tree removal, #LightPollution, or #development — their movement is disrupted. Creating corridors that link #roosting sites with feeding grounds can dramatically increase their chances of survival.

    "#Amphibians, especially species like common toads, face seasonal danger when crossing roads to reach breeding ponds. #UnderRoadTunnels and #AmphibianFriendly #drainage routes, used in projects supported by organisations like #Froglife, have proven successful at reducing #roadkill and supporting local populations.

    "#Pollinators like #bees and #butterflies also benefit immensely from corridors. Isolated #wildflower patches can’t support long-distance foraging. But when these patches are linked — even via #roadside verges or #SchoolGardens — insects can move more freely and establish healthier, more resilient populations."

    Read more:
    thenaturenetwork.co.uk/how-wil

    #SolarPunkSunday #RewildTheNight #UrbanSprawl #Development #Nature #WildlifeCorridor #UrbanRewilding #NatureCorridors #NatureCrossings #Wildflowers #GardeningForPollinators

  14. 🚀✨ Ah yes, the quintessential "Cyberpunk" letter from the 1600s, where quill pens were the OG hacking tools and urban sprawl meant more sheep than skyscrapers. 🤖📜 Clearly, Hooke was just one hologram away from inventing Wi-Fi in his back garden. 🙄
    mynamelowercase.com/blog/rober #Cyberpunk #History #QuillPens #UrbanSprawl #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated

  15. vpm.org/news/2025-08-07/curiou “Rather than be annexed by Norfolk, they’d rather — largely based on either overt or subconscious racial bias or animus — they preferred to be annexed by the whiter Virginia Beach than Norfolk” #segregation #Norfolk #annexation #WhiteFlight #Virginia #SeparationOfNeedsAndResources #UrbanSprawl

  16. vpm.org/news/2025-08-07/curiou “Rather than be annexed by Norfolk, they’d rather — largely based on either overt or subconscious racial bias or animus — they preferred to be annexed by the whiter Virginia Beach than Norfolk” #segregation #Norfolk #annexation #WhiteFlight #Virginia #SeparationOfNeedsAndResources #UrbanSprawl

  17. vpm.org/news/2025-08-07/curiou “Rather than be annexed by Norfolk, they’d rather — largely based on either overt or subconscious racial bias or animus — they preferred to be annexed by the whiter Virginia Beach than Norfolk” #segregation #Norfolk #annexation #WhiteFlight #Virginia #SeparationOfNeedsAndResources #UrbanSprawl

  18. vpm.org/news/2025-08-07/curiou “Rather than be annexed by Norfolk, they’d rather — largely based on either overt or subconscious racial bias or animus — they preferred to be annexed by the whiter Virginia Beach than Norfolk” #segregation #Norfolk #annexation #WhiteFlight #Virginia #SeparationOfNeedsAndResources #UrbanSprawl

  19. vpm.org/news/2025-08-07/curiou “Rather than be annexed by Norfolk, they’d rather — largely based on either overt or subconscious racial bias or animus — they preferred to be annexed by the whiter Virginia Beach than Norfolk” #segregation #Norfolk #annexation #WhiteFlight #Virginia #SeparationOfNeedsAndResources #UrbanSprawl

  20. Excerpt from "Tragic Details About #ModestMouse" from 2023...

    #IsaacBrock suffers from #EcoAnxiety

    "Isaac Brock has long been vehemently opposed to #urbanization and the #DestructionOfNature, and these have remained central lyrical themes going back to the band's earliest material (per Paste Magazine). As Healthline notes, such feelings of frustration towards environmentally destructive practices, anger at the seeming inevitability of #ClimateChange, and fear for the Earth's future are called eco-anxiety –- and Brock has been suffering from it for years.

    "In Pitchfork's 2012 '#LonesomeCrowdedWest' documentary, he described living in Washington State in the '90s as having a 'front-row seat to watching #forests disappearing and #UrbanSprawl begin,' lamenting the constant clearing of natural places to make way for #StripMalls. In fact, he was still thinking about it in 2021 when he told Uproxx that his childhood home regularly flooded due to forest #clearcutting.

    "Many Modest Mouse songs center on shameless human destruction, with the 2015 hit '#LampshadesOnFire' -– in which Brock sings about mankind going to space to find a new planet after destroying Earth -– serving as a notable example. But in recent years, he's making an effort to focus on the positive, as evidenced by hopeful songs like 'The Sun Hasn't Left,' in which he sings, 'You're not wrong, things are a mess but there's still something left.' 'I found optimism where it actually existed because I needed it,' he told NME in 2021, adding, 'Y'know, I got three kids ... I don't think s***'s gonna get easier for everyone.' "

    Read More: grunge.com/1159159/tragic-deta

    #Songwriting #HopePunk #ClimateCrisis #ForestsAreLife

  21. Excerpt from "Tragic Details About #ModestMouse" from 2023...

    #IsaacBrock suffers from #EcoAnxiety

    "Isaac Brock has long been vehemently opposed to #urbanization and the #DestructionOfNature, and these have remained central lyrical themes going back to the band's earliest material (per Paste Magazine). As Healthline notes, such feelings of frustration towards environmentally destructive practices, anger at the seeming inevitability of #ClimateChange, and fear for the Earth's future are called eco-anxiety –- and Brock has been suffering from it for years.

    "In Pitchfork's 2012 '#LonesomeCrowdedWest' documentary, he described living in Washington State in the '90s as having a 'front-row seat to watching #forests disappearing and #UrbanSprawl begin,' lamenting the constant clearing of natural places to make way for #StripMalls. In fact, he was still thinking about it in 2021 when he told Uproxx that his childhood home regularly flooded due to forest #clearcutting.

    "Many Modest Mouse songs center on shameless human destruction, with the 2015 hit '#LampshadesOnFire' -– in which Brock sings about mankind going to space to find a new planet after destroying Earth -– serving as a notable example. But in recent years, he's making an effort to focus on the positive, as evidenced by hopeful songs like 'The Sun Hasn't Left,' in which he sings, 'You're not wrong, things are a mess but there's still something left.' 'I found optimism where it actually existed because I needed it,' he told NME in 2021, adding, 'Y'know, I got three kids ... I don't think s***'s gonna get easier for everyone.' "

    Read More: grunge.com/1159159/tragic-deta

    #Songwriting #HopePunk #ClimateCrisis #ForestsAreLife

  22. Excerpt from "Tragic Details About #ModestMouse" from 2023...

    #IsaacBrock suffers from #EcoAnxiety

    "Isaac Brock has long been vehemently opposed to #urbanization and the #DestructionOfNature, and these have remained central lyrical themes going back to the band's earliest material (per Paste Magazine). As Healthline notes, such feelings of frustration towards environmentally destructive practices, anger at the seeming inevitability of #ClimateChange, and fear for the Earth's future are called eco-anxiety –- and Brock has been suffering from it for years.

    "In Pitchfork's 2012 '#LonesomeCrowdedWest' documentary, he described living in Washington State in the '90s as having a 'front-row seat to watching #forests disappearing and #UrbanSprawl begin,' lamenting the constant clearing of natural places to make way for #StripMalls. In fact, he was still thinking about it in 2021 when he told Uproxx that his childhood home regularly flooded due to forest #clearcutting.

    "Many Modest Mouse songs center on shameless human destruction, with the 2015 hit '#LampshadesOnFire' -– in which Brock sings about mankind going to space to find a new planet after destroying Earth -– serving as a notable example. But in recent years, he's making an effort to focus on the positive, as evidenced by hopeful songs like 'The Sun Hasn't Left,' in which he sings, 'You're not wrong, things are a mess but there's still something left.' 'I found optimism where it actually existed because I needed it,' he told NME in 2021, adding, 'Y'know, I got three kids ... I don't think s***'s gonna get easier for everyone.' "

    Read More: grunge.com/1159159/tragic-deta

    #Songwriting #HopePunk #ClimateCrisis #ForestsAreLife

  23. Excerpt from "Tragic Details About #ModestMouse" from 2023...

    #IsaacBrock suffers from #EcoAnxiety

    "Isaac Brock has long been vehemently opposed to #urbanization and the #DestructionOfNature, and these have remained central lyrical themes going back to the band's earliest material (per Paste Magazine). As Healthline notes, such feelings of frustration towards environmentally destructive practices, anger at the seeming inevitability of #ClimateChange, and fear for the Earth's future are called eco-anxiety –- and Brock has been suffering from it for years.

    "In Pitchfork's 2012 '#LonesomeCrowdedWest' documentary, he described living in Washington State in the '90s as having a 'front-row seat to watching #forests disappearing and #UrbanSprawl begin,' lamenting the constant clearing of natural places to make way for #StripMalls. In fact, he was still thinking about it in 2021 when he told Uproxx that his childhood home regularly flooded due to forest #clearcutting.

    "Many Modest Mouse songs center on shameless human destruction, with the 2015 hit '#LampshadesOnFire' -– in which Brock sings about mankind going to space to find a new planet after destroying Earth -– serving as a notable example. But in recent years, he's making an effort to focus on the positive, as evidenced by hopeful songs like 'The Sun Hasn't Left,' in which he sings, 'You're not wrong, things are a mess but there's still something left.' 'I found optimism where it actually existed because I needed it,' he told NME in 2021, adding, 'Y'know, I got three kids ... I don't think s***'s gonna get easier for everyone.' "

    Read More: grunge.com/1159159/tragic-deta

    #Songwriting #HopePunk #ClimateCrisis #ForestsAreLife

  24. Excerpt from "Tragic Details About #ModestMouse" from 2023...

    #IsaacBrock suffers from #EcoAnxiety

    "Isaac Brock has long been vehemently opposed to #urbanization and the #DestructionOfNature, and these have remained central lyrical themes going back to the band's earliest material (per Paste Magazine). As Healthline notes, such feelings of frustration towards environmentally destructive practices, anger at the seeming inevitability of #ClimateChange, and fear for the Earth's future are called eco-anxiety –- and Brock has been suffering from it for years.

    "In Pitchfork's 2012 '#LonesomeCrowdedWest' documentary, he described living in Washington State in the '90s as having a 'front-row seat to watching #forests disappearing and #UrbanSprawl begin,' lamenting the constant clearing of natural places to make way for #StripMalls. In fact, he was still thinking about it in 2021 when he told Uproxx that his childhood home regularly flooded due to forest #clearcutting.

    "Many Modest Mouse songs center on shameless human destruction, with the 2015 hit '#LampshadesOnFire' -– in which Brock sings about mankind going to space to find a new planet after destroying Earth -– serving as a notable example. But in recent years, he's making an effort to focus on the positive, as evidenced by hopeful songs like 'The Sun Hasn't Left,' in which he sings, 'You're not wrong, things are a mess but there's still something left.' 'I found optimism where it actually existed because I needed it,' he told NME in 2021, adding, 'Y'know, I got three kids ... I don't think s***'s gonna get easier for everyone.' "

    Read More: grunge.com/1159159/tragic-deta

    #Songwriting #HopePunk #ClimateCrisis #ForestsAreLife

  25. Urban Sprawl, Total Nada, Deadbolt, Unfiled

    The Squat, Friday, September 5 at 07:00 PM EDT

    Last show at... The Squat

    "The Squat is a new gym for the community by the community. They need your support to buy new equipment. Get some merch at the show!"

    Urban Sprawl (SF)
    Total Nada
    Deadbolt
    Unfiled

    $15 7pm

    montreal.askapunk.net/event/ur

  26. @JillsJoy @streetsmn
    I'm super happy to be living in the donut hole, with the nearest major healthcare facility about a kilometre away (1/2 mile in the Liberian measuring system).
    According to my current city councillor, the city has very effectively slowed down sprawl over the last 4 years.
    #UrbanSprawl

  27. It's been a fun and varied weekend! Friday and Saturday were both social #sewing days during the day. Friday evening, I attended an actual political party as my city councillor launches his reelection campaign. Even though I volunteered for a different candidate last election, I've been more than happy about how #ActiveTranspo and #UrbanSprawl concerns have been addressed. It was fun to visit RATT at the UofA Student Union.
    Today was weeding and identifying native plants with EALT. Rainy finish.

  28. ที่ที่ถ้าไม่มีรถขับไปก็เตรียมตัวถังแตก ความคิดที่ว่ามีที่ติดถนน Stroad ที่จอดรถเยอะๆคือดี productive เป็นความคิดที่พิสูจน์ให้เห็นแล้วมากมายว่าไม่จริง พื้นที่ที่ให้คนต้องมีรถยนต์ มันก็จะมี ROI ต่อท้องถิ่นต่ำ ชานเมืองหลายๆที่ก็จะเสียงถังแตกกันนั่นเอง นี่คือผลของ #UrbanSprawl
    facebook.com/share/p/MvsCtdLTD

  29. Soso. Die sozialdemokratische Lösung des Wohnungsproblems ist also nicht, den kaputten Immobilienmarkt zu fixen, oder sozial Schwache bei der Miete zu unterstützen, sondern … #UrbanSprawl?

    britannica.com/explore/savinge

    #SPD #Geywitz #Wohnungsnot

  30. Maybe we need to revisit the ecological wisdom of the Aztecs with their floating "Xinampas" food gardens.
    Our mega-cities are not sustainable.
    #WaterScarcity
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ecocide
    #MexicoCity
    #ResourceDepletion
    #populationGrowth
    #urbanSprawl

    North America's Biggest City is Running Out of Water.
    vox.com/24152402/mexico-city-d