Closing panel of #GFN26. @DavidSweanor shares an anecdote of public health people "harassing" @papaioannoy after she opened a vape shop in his town to help people quit smoking
@SeismicPirate@ArielleSelya@DavidSweanor@papaioannoy Like it wasn't bad enough to have to close your business where you helped so many people switch to vaping from deadly smoking.
I hope you're doing well now.๐๐ค๐ค
Much better media coverage here featuring someone who really knows what he is talking about in regards to the effects of poor nicotine policy from a criminological perspective.
https://t.co/uVQGYolOUU
In 2010, Andernach, Germany planted 101 varieties of tomatoes in the town center and told everyone to take whatever they wanted.
It was so popular that they did it again, adding beans the next year. Over time, they added onions, fruit trees, lettuce, zucchini, berries, and herbs, all free to the public and maintained by the city.
Andernach is now nicknamed the "edible city." And they're not alone.
Philadelphia has been doing a version of this since 2007. The Philadelphia Orchard Project has helped establish 67 sites across the city with thousands of food-bearing trees.
Baltimore is planting fruit trees on sidewalks. Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and Asheville all have public urban orchards.
A mature apple tree produces 400-500 pounds of fruit per year. A mature pear tree can produce for 75 years.
Cities pride themselves on their tree cover. We've decided that trees are important, but we haven't fully decided those trees should feed people yet.
Would you support urban fruit trees and vegetables in your city?
When Bruce the pademelon arrived at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, he was in a very fragile condition, experiencing seizures and showing signs of a possible neurological disease, requiring immediate veterinary attention. ๐ฅน
Patients like Bruce need intensive, round-the-clock care. From monitoring his condition and administering medication to providing specialised milk and support, every step of his recovery relies on the dedication of our wildlife hospital team. ๐๐
Our veterinarians, nurses and keepers work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ensuring animals like Bruce receive the care they need when they need it most. ๐ฆ
Dr. Joe @drjoesDIYhealth starts his #GFN26 panel talk with a quote from Upton Sinclair:
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
They knew it would happen!!
It seems the impact analysis was actually correct, yet they did nothing!
@drjoesDIYhealth@jamomartin@caphraorg
https://t.co/cgRdA0Ejy3
@broomstick33@PamThis@WaterfordJack I'd love to see vape shops opened again but I wonder who'd take the risk to invest in businesses that can be closed down with no compensation, at the whim of the
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If she was a rich white businessman, sports star or media personality who died in the middle of our biggest city under suspicious circumstances, her death would be making waves across Australia. Sheila Chebii is a black woman who worked as a cleaner. And so her death almost passed us by.
STORY: https://t.co/W43BkwDLsW
Action needed for #monkeys from #Mauritius & #Vietnam imprisoned inside UK toxicity testing labs.ย Their suffering & distress are immense as theyย are restrained & forced to inhale or ingest test substances.ย There is no escape. Contact your MP today: https://t.co/7bcbLMgHrX
Sweden just became the first Western country to go "smoke free". Meanwhile, Australia, the self-proclaimed world leader, is going up in flames.
My piece on what we got wrong and what we have to learn from the real world leaders in tobacco control.
https://t.co/lyztijEuPW
๐จ: The most important sky events of this decade is occurring on July 17th. ๐ โจ
Six planets will align and put on a show of our lifetime. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye from almost anywhere.
Uranus and Neptune will be visible to naked eye if seen from dark places.
MARK YOUR CALENDERS; July 17th. ๐ โจ