Bob Longworth

Appreciate vibrant cities, interesting people, and nature. Nerd with a bike, car, shoes, and transit tix. And the occasional opinion.
@[email protected]

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

“A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use... far bigger than cutting down on your flights or buying an electric car”. https://t.co/JFQnDEFgQ7

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

Here's a chance to write to your #yeg councillor in urgent support of budgeting active transportation. There's an "add my voice" tool that takes just a few seconds. Budget is being decided!

#yegbike #yegwalk

https://t.co/VG8UdCsnwc

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

Don't want to lose touch with y'all if this ship goes down! I'm at @[email protected]

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

Today cycling beside parked cars. Residential, City bike route, school zone. ½ ton behind. Cars from other direction clear, then ½ ton accelerates wildly, aggressively roars past <1m from me when other lane has plenty of room, speeding. #weapon
@michaeljanz @_timcartmell #yegbike

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

@banfflakelouise Please make this great initiative permanent.

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

@AshleyASalvador Stan Rogers and Garnet Rogers were amazing! We could easily sit a few feet from the stage.

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

"One in three Britons drink plant-based milk...That almost a third of adults were consuming plant-based milk was 'evidence of its firmly mainstream status and appeal far beyond the vegan or vegetarian populations'.”

https://t.co/F2vP1ZeXh4

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

"If everyone were vegan only a 1/4 of current farmland would be needed." Most agricultural land is currently used to feed animals. Be the change you want to see in the world. #vegan #climatechange #changeforgood
https://t.co/IIjOJaoA5e

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

A frightening, easy read about Alberta's rapid descent into authoritarianism. A must-read that pulls it all together. #ableg #abpoli @AB_AgainstUCP
https://t.co/P8N0aCBzSY

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

Go Donovan!!!
#bestsummerever
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[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Beef emits 31 times more CO₂ per calorie of food than tofu does https://t.co/mKGBsrDGrZ

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

A just and climate-safe future is possible. @JustinTrudeau, for #COP26 we're calling on you to deliver. https://t.co/4HzWwlvYiV

[Leadnow @leadnowca]

#COP26 is a critical opportunity for us to change course on climate. @JustinTrudeau, we're counting on you to deliver a climate-safe future that leaves no one behind. #CdnPoli #JustTransition

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, have become one of their most vigourous supporters, because of the EVIDENCE that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replace.

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

“And that information is available to everyone: an advertiser or a foreign intelligence agent. We need to have control over who has [our] information and why. Data protection is a key battleground for human rights.” #yourpersonaldata https://t.co/a1aJzHYRVU

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

"Twitter has admitted it amplifies more tweets from rightwing politicians and news outlets than content from leftwing sources...According to a 27-page research document... the most powerful discrepancy between right and left was in Canada" https://t.co/6rdHMl8jX1

[Public Interest AB @PIAlberta]

Students in Alberta have had enough. Join @ABstudentaction tomorrow for a province-wide day of action to protest cuts, tuition hikes, and mass layoffs. Protect post-secondary – protect Alberta's future!

https://t.co/UB2oVlZWmi

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

"Starting at 8 a.m., more than a hundred kids and parents hop on their bikes and hit the road on their way to school and work. Police vehicles have started to escort the group..." #yegbike #yycbike #streetequity
https://t.co/W4klB2zF17

[Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌍💚 @FVClimateAction]

Agriculture contributes roughly 1/4 of CO2 emissions causing #climatechange
Not all foods are equally intense.
https://t.co/AjM7FMUssg
We must also consider land use if forests are displaced.
#beef #pork #dairy #cheese #lamb
https://t.co/GQFUy1JPyg

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

Now, right before Trudeau heads to history's most important global climate summit, COP26, this is an excellent opportunity to let government leaders know how important this summit is to you. You can do this literally in a few seconds, at:
https://t.co/gVdP1iOL0o

[Bob Longworth @northcycler]

Did you know that taking action on important Amnesty International campaigns takes literally *seconds* per day? Dozens of online letters to which you just add your name, email, country - and then hit Send. Look how easy this is:
https://t.co/VzqKyqsGlB

What matters to you?