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Alan Stenhouse

@basketmonkey.bsky.social
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Researcher with interests in environment, ecology, conservation, climate change, AI, software dev, society, systems, etc. Currently researching/developing human-AI collaborative intelligence.

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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 09/10/2026
Drought-affected areas in Europe have expanded substantially in recent decades. ​ By the end of August 2026, meteorological drought affected around 46% of Europe, with 40% of the affected area under extreme drought, a much larger share than in 2025. See more: climate.copernicus.eu/european-sum...
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Martin Jones @martincjones.com · 07/10/2026
'The High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider Scope 3 emissions when approving projects, in a case expected to have national implications for the way fossil fuel project approvals take global emissions into account.' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas
Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.
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Alan Stenhouse @basketmonkey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Time for some new education strands in Australia! Thanks @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social for bringing some attention to our marvellous biodiversity (and some of the invasive stuff too)! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Foxes are native animals?! Quolls are an invasive species? When did that happen? | First Dog on the Moon
Many Australians are uninformed about our adorable native creatures. How could this be? I’ve been banging on about them for years!
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Mike DiGirolamo @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the first time in 150 yrs, kiwi once again live in the hills surrounding Wellington. More than 250 were successfully translocated back to the region, thanks to the efforts of the iwi (nations of Aotearoa), community members, and the Capital Kiwi Project. They join the podcast this week:
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Iwi and community-led effort return kiwi to Wellington for first time in over a century
For the first time in 150 years, kiwi once again live in the hills surrounding Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. More than 250 manu (“birds” in the Māori language) were successfully translocated back ...
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Alan Stenhouse @basketmonkey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Often useful to have: 'layers of “controls and audits”' 😂 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘President of the Unites States’: White House’s AI accord includes spelling error
Donald Trump and six tech executives voluntarily signed the document, which included a misspelling, committing to safely developing AI
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Important new video telling the #UrbanTruth about city streets we should never have accepted as “normal,” by our UTC collaborator @reenamahajan.bsky.social in Paris. Please watch and share. We don’t have to keep these streets.
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 01/10/2026
For our friends in Aotearoa-New Zealand as they head to an election on Sat 7 Nov 🇳🇿 👉 Make sure you’re enrolled to vote: https:/:vote.nz 🚨 Enrolments close October 25!
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Endangered Species Act is now endangered:
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection (Gift Article)
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're looking for a Research Associate to join our Human-Centered Design Theme at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd working alongside the wonderful Prof. Phillip Morgan. Find out more about this exciting new role here👉 cardiffuniweb.eploy.net/vacancies/64... DEADLINE 🚨 21 September 2026 🚨
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Less than a week to apply to join BTO as a Senior Research Ecologist. ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology #Bioacoustics
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Alan Stenhouse @basketmonkey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And the winner is: the Leaf Sheep, the solar-powered slug! :-) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice
The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot
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Zali Steggall @zalisteggall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Australia cannot wait like a sitting duck for the next Black Summer. We are among the world’s most fire-prone nations, and climate disasters already cost us $40 billion each year. We must cut emissions by accelerating renewables, storage and electrification, and ending reliance on coal, oil and gas.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Less protein, more lifespan! A comprehensive review of the merits of protein restriction for healthy aging A flip from the proteinmaxxing craze cell.com/cell-press-b...
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Alan Stenhouse @basketmonkey.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Love that "kaitiakitanga" is seen as the most beautiful word. The word that we should all take to heart. Look at the other words on the list at the end of this article too, all marvellous and I'm sure we can relate to all of them... except, perhaps, the Finnish one 😂: www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-m...
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Māori word 'kaitiakitanga' named world's most beautiful by language app
A Māori word describing the responsibility to care for the natural world has been named the world's most beautiful word by language-learning platform Babbel.
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Ricki Coughlan @rickicoughlan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
#nature #climate #auspol
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Elaine Johnson @elainejohnson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Johnson Legal client and Mardathoonera woman Raelene Cooper has just lodged a complaint with UNESCO over the Australian Government’s conduct with respect to the (now) world heritage listed Murujuga site. chuffed.org/project/1888...
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Raelene vs Albanese Government - UN Human Rights Complaint
Murujuga traditional custodian Raelene Cooper has just submitted a complaint to UNESCO about the Australian government’s conduct during Murujuga’s World Heritage listing, with a potential UN Human Rig...
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Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Berkeley Earth now has monthly temperature records for thousands of cities. Here's how summer has changed in Auckland, New Zealand - average max are up 2.1 ºC, from 21.6 to 23.7 ºC. More than half (+1.1 ºC) of that increase occurred in the past 20 years, a warming rate of 0.55 ºC per decade.
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
There were voices complaining it was naive to think that 19th-C emergent cleanwater technologies would improve health outcomes. Their descendants repeat the same complaints about emergent clean-air technologies in the 21st-C. I am referring to this initiative: blog.interceptfund.com/p/ending-res...
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Ending respiratory infections
Introducing Intercept, a $500M bet to make respiratory infections like colds and flu a thing of the past.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“In 2025 — yes, after the games — Parisians approved another referendum to pedestrianize and plant 500 additional streets, removing another 10% of Paris's on-street parking; about more 10K spots…no one calls these car-free streets, rather, they're rues-jardin— literally, garden streets.” #UrbanTruth
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Cool streets
Paris's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populations
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Paris urban biking investment helps cut pollution in half: “Between 2005 and 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter — 2 of the most harmful pollutants to human health — have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/paris-proves...
Central Paris bike-lane filled with people on bikes.
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Imageomics @imageomics.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Applications are now open for #FloraPalooza2026! Join ecologists, plant scientists, AI/ML researchers, and data experts in a collaborative workshop exploring how machine learning can unlock insights hidden within plant images. Apply by June 25. Scan the QR code to learn more and apply.
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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our world as it approaches 1.5C above preindustrial temperatures. Our children face futures of 4C. “It is not possible to survive that sort of change.” Dr. Will Steffen
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Next week is London Climate Action Week…
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Bill Hare @billhare.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Very good article on solar Geoengineering is too dangerous. It’s a distraction from doing what needs to be done - phasing out fossil fuels. And it would leave the other CO2 problem, ocean acidification to run rampant. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Do we really want to play dice with our planet?
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VCÖ - Mobilität mit Zukunft @vcoe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Asphalt heizt sich in der prallen Sonne auf 60 Grad auf, die Wärme strahlt a die Umgebung ab. Asphaltwüsten verschärfen die Hitzebelastung für Anrainer:innen. Deshalb: Straßenräume mit Bäumen und Entsiegelung an #Klimawandel anpassen. #Hitze
Infografik des VCÖ zum Einfluss verschiedener Oberflächen auf Hitzeentwicklung. Dargestellt sind drei Oberflächen in direkter  Sonneneinstrahlung: Gras erreicht Oberflächentemperatur von 41 Grad Celsius, Beton 51 Grad Celsius und Asphalt 60 Grad Celsius. Zusätzlich zeigt  Grafik, dass Schatten die Oberflächentemperatur um 10 bis 25 Grad Celsius senken kann
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building wider roads leads to more cars stuck in the same congestion. Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com
wired.com
What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse
The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thing even more. Though some traffic engineers made note ...
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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Warmer winters cause havoc for natural systems. Here's some examples from New Zealand. There'll be similar stuff happening in Australian ecosystems and agricultural systems. theconversation.com/warming-wint...
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Warming winters are changing NZ’s landscapes, bringing insect pests, smaller fruit and carbon loss
Warmer winters mean insect pests like wasps will likely spread further, while weedy plants and rats invade alpine zones, shrinking the refuge for endangered birds.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Discovery of a 14-protein biomarker that predicts lung cancer 5.6 years before it is diagnosed, even in non-smokers, and an anti-inflammatory medicine that prevents its progression. And, challenging dogma, the proteins are not coming from cancerous cells!
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Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · 13/06/2026
Why the hell isnt Pocock running a national party? #auspol 👇🏻. He’s clearly the answer to the question Senator Hanson is trying to ask.
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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New @privateeyenews.bsky.social.
Cartoon showing a man on a branch. He is cutting it off with a saw, and will fall down with it. A sign reads Brexit reenactment, 10th anniversary celebration.
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Who needs horror movies? El Niño 2026 - the final death blow for warm-water coral reefs. A quarter of all marine life rely on reefs for their survival. A billion+ people depend on the oceans for their food.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
politico.eu
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It's hard to convey just how monstrous the privatisation of children's care homes has become. Highly vulnerable children have been turned into cash machines, with devastating impacts on their wellbeing. Please sit down before reading this week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care | George Monbiot
Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Das kann man nur krass unverantwortlich nennen. Die US-Regierung will nicht, dass die Menschen wissen, was die fossilen Emissionen in unseren Meeren anrichten. Als wären die Klimafolgen weg, wenn man sich die Augen zuhält. www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
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USA bauen weltweit führende Tiefsee-Messstationen ab – Forscher warnen
Die USA demontieren wichtige Messstationen, die Forschenden weltweit Daten liefern. Gleichzeitig pumpt die Trump-Regierung 700 Millionen Dollar in die Kohleindustrie.
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Alan Stenhouse @basketmonkey.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A call for help protecting invertebrates from Olive and the Biodiversity Council Australia. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/oliveth...
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Olive the Bug Girl is calling for more biodiversity legends to help protect invertebrates | Biodiversity Council Australia
Yirritja actress Merranda Thatcher, who plays internationally acclaimed social media character @olivethebuggirl, is calling on biodiversity legends from across Australia to help protect all insects fr...
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Jon Dee (JonDee.com) @jondeeoz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This GetUp petition for an independent media regulator is really needed. Please join me in signing it. getup.to/e2wnenFJCnqoHk
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Time to fix Australia's broken media
An independent movement to build a progressive Australia and bring participation back into our democracy.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
We’re sometimes told trees can’t grow in hot, dry cities. Not true. In fact trees do the MOST good in hot, dry cities. “Trees in hot, dry areas can have a greater impact than in humid cities. Trees in areas like Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson are particularly effective at reducing heat.” #UrbanTruth
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Trees in cities are beyond shady
DENVER — Hotter areas can actually be the biggest winners when it comes to the difference a tree can make when temperatures are sizzling.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Rishworth has had years to fix this broken system. Instead, we get a concept of a plan that: - won't touch the flawed privatized model - maintains the dehumanizing MO regime, and - fails to acknowledge [or fix] below-poverty #Jobseeker rate. Calling this 'significant reform' is insulting. #auspol
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Short answer: not really Better answer: fly less
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Turns out, if you stop tearing up the seabed, wildlife thrives: ten years after banning bottom trawl fishing, there are 3 times the number of sea creatures + double the number of species in the South Arran MPA, Scotland, than there were before the ban 👏🦪🐟 share.google/2M5WqP3CXwSH...
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Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Commuting by bicycle in Belgium pays off as employees earn compensation for every km they ride. 1 in 6 employees commute by bike and get a bicycle allowance of €0.28/km. People cycling to work in 2024 earned an average of around €460 net per year (some as high as €810), up 20% over the past year.
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Belgian commutes pay off: Employees earn up to €810 for cycling to work
One in five people in Flanders commuted by bike and received compensation last year, but this figure is significantly lower in Brussels and Wallonia.
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Alan Stenhouse @basketmonkey.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Plenty more undiscovered species in collections worldwide.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
COVID-19 death toll far higher than official numbers, says WHO "The World Health Organisation estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic caused 22.1 million excess deaths globally between 2020 and 2023. The figure is more than 3 times higher than the officially reported 7 million COVID deaths worldwide"
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Covid-19 death toll far higher than official numbers, says WHO
The World Health Organization has estimated 22.1 million excess deaths linked to Covid-19 between 2020 and 2023. The finding suggests the pandemic's true toll was far beyond official counts and expose...
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Alan Stenhouse @basketmonkey.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Not a surprise to anyone actually interested in improving our urban living areas. Progress in Dunedin, NZ. @brenttoderian.bsky.social
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
France has a lot of these large carparks, often with EV chargers, attached to supermarkets. This is just genius. Now there's even more to love about French supermarkets, in addition to the magnificent fresh fruit and vegetables, wine, walls of Bonne Maman confiture, and the vast cheese counters...
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