Reposted by Harvey J. MillerOur World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 7hThe world faces two energy problems: hundreds of millions lack access to energy, and most of our energy still produces greenhouse gas emissions. The first energy problem of the world is the problem of energy poverty. People in very poor countries have very low emissions. 24918
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 9hBetter sidewalks would certainly help boost that numberaxios.comColumbus residents walk half a mile a dayEven a short daily walk can do wonders for your health. 131
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 19h$1,000,000,000 to save drivers a few minutes.columbusunderground.comReport: Billion Dollar Highway Connector Would Save Drivers 6 to 22 Minutes - Columbus UndergroundThe final feasibility study analyzing a potential US-23/I-71 connector was released today, recommending an 18-mile-long route that would curve around the village of Ashley and cost between $857 millio... 131
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ohio governor candidates’ positions on Amtrak expansioncolumbusunderground.comElection 2026: Acton Supports Amtrak Expansion, Ramaswamy Won't Say - Columbus UndergroundIn Columbus, where we haven’t had passenger rail service of any kind since the late 1970s, there’s been a big appetite in recent years for any news about Amtrak potentially expanding service to includ... 111
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@colsunderground.bsky.social is doing a deep dive into the past, present and future of transportation in our fair city, Columbus.youtu.beThe Past, Present and Future of Transportation in Columbus, OhioYouTube video by Columbus Underground 010
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Totally agree that souped-up e-motos and scooters that travel at unsafe speeds should be banned. But, most of the crashes discussed in this article were people hit by cars.nytimes.comAs E-Bikes and Scooters Surge on New York Streets, So Do Fatal Crashes (Gift Article)More than two dozen people have died in crashes involving electric bikes and scooters in New York City this year. Officials are moving to address a growing safety crisis. 141
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A connected network of six proposed intercity passenger rail services could deliver nearly $190 million in annual benefits within Ohio, according to recently released study results from the Rail Passengers Association.railwayage.comRPA: What Passenger Rail Could Deliver for OhioA connected network of six proposed intercity passenger rail services could deliver nearly $190 million in annual benefits within Ohio, according to recently released study results from the Rail Passe... 183
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If you are concerned about the local environmental and social impacts of data centers, I highly recommend this OSU CURA webinar by Julie Bolthouse from the Piedmont Environmental Council. An eye opening and jaw dropping account of what they are facing in Virginia.youtu.beThe Local Impact of Data Centers with Julie BolthouseYouTube video by CURA OSU 032
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m reaching deep into my education in economic geography, trying to wrap my mind around a giant steel plant in Iowa. Can anyone help? 220
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ukrainians lamented the sight of brilliant scientific minds fleeing their burning offices. “What an idiotic war.”nytimes.comRussian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center (Gift Article)A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries. 000
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Empathy is our superpower. Among other things, conservatives need to read Adam Smith’s other major work, the Theory of Moral Sentimentstheatlantic.comWhy Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.” 001
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Artificial intelligence workers may have leverage to make the world safer. The country’s experience with another existentially dangerous technology — nuclear weapons — is instructive.nytimes.comHow Scientists Can Shape Public Opinion Over A.I. Risks (Gift Article)Artificial intelligence workers may have leverage to make the world safer. 130
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In 1995, about half of Americans lived in counties where the heat index exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit at least 25 days a year. In 2025, 70% do.nytimes.comOpinion | It’s Not Just You. America Has Gotten Much Hotter. (Gift Article)The notion of enduring the summer rather than embracing it has spread far beyond the Sun Belt. 2126
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Meanwhile the rest of the world is going EVnytimes.comTrump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car RulesNew fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles. 4173
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Climate attribution science is being put to the legal test. If successful, the impacts could be huge - like a “carbon tax on steroids”theatlantic.comAn Existential Threat to the Oil IndustryCan the energy giants be held responsible for extreme weather? 052
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Risk homeostasis - people use the illusion of greater safety to behave more recklessly.nytimes.comAs Computers Take the Driver’s Seat, Experts Worry About Safety (Gift Article)Self-driving systems are getting so good that drivers may overestimate the technology and not be prepared to respond when something goes wrong. 130
Reposted by Harvey J. MillerClimate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 daysEmissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create 15834
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026South Park spent 22 minutes making fun of e-bikes. Yet somehow, by the end, it also made a pretty compelling case for them. (Disclosure: I haven’t seen this episode yet.)electrek.coSouth Park just took on America’s e-bike problem – and surprisingly nailed a lot of itSouth Park has finally come for e-bikes. And perhaps surprisingly, underneath all the explosions, biker gangs, racist caricatures, and general... 020
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026South Park spent 22 minutes making fun of e-bikes. Yet somehow, by the end, it also made a pretty compelling case for them. (Disclosure: I haven’t seen this episode yet.)electrek.coSouth Park just took on America’s e-bike problem – and surprisingly nailed a lot of itSouth Park has finally come for e-bikes. And perhaps surprisingly, underneath all the explosions, biker gangs, racist caricatures, and general... 010
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@jamellebouie.net draws appropriate parallels between AI in the 21st century and railroads in the 19th: “If A.I. promises to transform the entire society, then the entire society is entitled to have a say, even a decisive one, over the use, development and direction of the technology.”nytimes.comOpinion | New Matrix, Meet the Old Matrix (Gift Article)The railroads were once the octopus that A.I. is now. 030
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“The belief that a driver should be allowed to do whatever they please, regardless of the impact on others, mounts the pavement and travels deep into our lives…when the roads are used to amplify and celebrate a dangerous, antisocial culture, we are driven towards a very dark place.”theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 011
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Buses are traveling slower in London and other global cities due to traffic, delivery vans and (yes) new cycling and walking infrastructure. This can cause a death spiral as passengers choose other options, reducing revenuetheguardian.comLondon buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualisedAs experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for poorest in society 141
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A staggering number of heat-related deaths over the next six months. The El Niño is also a “postcard from our future,” pushing up temperatures to the level the climate crisis is projected to deliver in 20 years’ time.theguardian.comHuge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six monthsNew report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis 030
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The world still isn’t nearly concerned enoughnytimes.comOpinion | Climate Catastrophe Is Still on the Table (Gift Article)Harrowing temperature increases remain unnervingly possible. 0103
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“It will spawn a string of weather catastrophes around our world.”theguardian.com‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world 033
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Our planetary life support systems have deteriorated to the worst levels ever recorded. 7 of the 9 crucial planetary boundaries that help support life on Earth have been transgressed. We need to change, now.theguardian.com‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warnNew report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms 020
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A study by Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson (OSU College of Public Health) shows that official eviction counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court processtheconversation.comBlack moms and pregnant women forced out of their homes in metro Detroit face health and safety threatsDetroit had 20,370 eviction cases filed in 2025. But evictions that do not go through the formal court process are not included in the city’s official eviction data. 010
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In the latest paper from CURA’s Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project, we discuss library Sanborn map collections as data that can enable novel urban historical researchtandfonline.comUsing Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Urban Historical Research and Reconstructions: A Review and Case StudySanborn fire insurance maps contain a wealth of information about the historical built environment for thousands of cities and towns across the United States. In combination with geographic informa... 050
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The plants being built by Meta in Ohio will release significant greenhouse gas pollution and particulate matter with adverse impacts on healthdispatch.comMeta's massive plants may spell massive health problems for Columbus area | OpinionIf Google can power its data centers with clean energy, why can’t Meta? 0106
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Private flights, used by an estimated 256,000 people (just 0.003% of the world’s population), are the most polluting form of transport, producing direct carbon emissions 10 to 14 times greater per passenger than commercial aviation travel.theguardian.comPrivate jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report saysNumber of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations 0102
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Cartography matters!theguardian.com‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western biasEqual Earth projection, adopted by the UN last week, provides an alternative to 16th-century Mercator display 051
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I struggle to understand how advanced air mobility such as flying taxis will work in crowded urban areas without air traffic control, let alone TSA style security.nytimes.comThe L.A. Helicopter Crash Highlights a Sky Full of Hazards (Gift Article)The fatal crash of a news helicopter in Los Angeles on Tuesday brought to light the dangers such aircraft face in big cities. 1101
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026What can the history of urban neighborhoods reveal about the practices that continue to shape cities today? Join The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) for a free webinar by Steven T. Moga (Smith College) on Friday, 9/18 12pm EDT, More info and registration in the link below.cura.osu.eduUrban Lowlands, Nature, and Health in City Planning HistoryWhat can the history of urban neighborhoods reveal about the origins of planning practices that continue to shape cities today? This talk examines the history of urban lowland neighborhoods in the nin... 000
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This problem can be fixed with more adequate funding for public transit. Ohio's public transit funding is significantly lower than the national average.matternews.orgThousands of missed trips leave Columbus COTA riders stranded – Matter NewsNew records obtained by Matter News show that between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 the number of missed COTA trips totaled 32,056, an average of almost 132 missed trips per day. The agency placed the majority o... 000
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026With the Emergency Streets protocol, cities install temporary traffic-calming tools after a fatal crash to slow cars and signal the road is under investigation. These installations treat crashes as public health emergencies, providing communities an opportunity to uncover root causes.planning.orgHow to Give Traffic Deaths the Attention They DeserveThe Emergency Streets protocol asks communities to reduce speeds and implement traffic-calming measures for two weeks after a fatal crash. 050
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026STOP CONFLATING E-BIKES AND E-MOTOS!yahoo.comAmid injury wave, Orange County pays to take e-bikes off the streetsThe tough-on-crime county is paying up to $1,000 per ride. 071
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“[Neither Anthropic and OpenAI] are acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives,” Coxon wrote.theguardian.com‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdownIn a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems 010
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Good news, everyone!theguardian.comClimate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientistsGlobal shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans 091
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Band-Aids on bullet holes.” Inside the desperate attempt to keep the NYC subway dry as the climate crisis brings more water to the citynytimes.comNew York’s Subways Weren’t Built for This (Gift Article)In an era of heavy rain, a transit system with 47,000 openings is bound to leak. 065
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Our tech oligarchs would probably like human civilization on this planet to flourish,but some don’t seem to see it as mission critical. More important is that they reach their posthuman or interplanetary apotheosis. If they must wager our lives to summon their digital god, it’s a chance worth takingnytimes.comOpinion | Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse (Gift Article)Silicon Valley’s strange new theology. 020
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Cute, but Think for Yourself insteadscience.orgNeed Help! writing a paper title? All you need is the BeatlesAt least 3200 scientific publications refer to the Fab Four’s music—by far the most of any top-selling artist 010
Reposted by Harvey J. MillerAmerica Walks @americawalks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026WEBINAR: Nearly 40,000 people were killed on America’s roads in 2024—including over 7,000 struck and killed while walking. Join us + @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social for a webinar diving into the latest #DangerousByDesign report. #ActivePeople 🗓️ September 23 RSVP ➡️ buff.ly/qXqX41I 052
Reposted by Harvey J. MillerDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New study finds the social cost of driving a car 1 km—including pollution, crashes, infrastructure, and noise—is more than *triple* the private cost paid by the car owner. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 18795331
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A wonderful video telling the story of Poindexter Village in Columbus, OH, and the forthcoming Poindexter Village African American Museum, opening in 2028youtu.beLift Every Legacy: Poindexter Village African American Museum Coming to Columbus in 2028YouTube video by Ohio History Connection 023
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We need to put aside these silly climate culture wars and start working on the real and threatening climate crisistheguardian.comWorld must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s StiellWarning by United Nations climate chief comes as EU data shows August 2026 was joint hottest month ever 050
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As the world heats up, permafrost in the high latitudes is thawing, fiercer wildfires are burning in drying forests and wetlands and lakes are warming. All of these changes are causing the release of planet-heating methane and carbon dioxide, worsening the climate crisis.theguardian.comClimate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study findsEmissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says 097
Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Suddenly I am getting advertisements on FB about walking canes that can also be used for personal protection. What does Facebook know about my future that I don’t? 130