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BellingenNSW<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/monoculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monoculture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WayofLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WayofLife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a>

BellingenNSWKoalas spend just 10 minutes a day risking their lives on the ground"Roughly two-thirds of koala deaths occur when they're on the ground — mostly from dog attacks and vehicle collisions. Cleared areas and roadsides are more dangerous locations for koalas to live. Koalas have to move a lot because of their quite specialised diets...Landscapes should be arranged so koalas don't have to spend much time on the ground." <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-07-10/most-koala-deaths-happen-ground-habitat-destruction/105507980" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-07-10/most-koala-deaths-happen-ground-habitat-destruction/105507980</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#habitat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a>

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Manly Blog“The largest organised vandalism in our nation’s history”."Why Sydney’s beaches remain inaccessible is explained by how the city expanded, as well as a mid-20th-century decision described as “organised vandalism” and persistent efforts by beachside locals to limit public transport and a perceived influx of “outsiders”." >> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/21/why-cant-you-catch-train-tram-to-sydney-beaches" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/21/why-cant-you-catch-train-tram-to-sydney-beaches</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/beaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beaches</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTransport</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sydney</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/vandalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vandalism</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TheAmericanDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheAmericanDream</a>

NSW.BiodiversityWhen the 'Australians dream of home ownership' becomes a nightmare for Australian biodiversity. Put new mass housing on completely degraded land with no biodiversity values or in the middle of a last biodiversity hotspot? South-east Queensland sprawl, Ipswich, Woogaroo Forest, Lot 9999 There are "plans to sculpt and flatten this land to make way for about 1,800 houses for south-east Queensland’s booming population."“There is plenty of completely degraded land with no biodiversity values at all to put those houses on...here’s degraded agricultural land, there’s abandoned land, there’s abandoned mines … south-east Queensland is 6m hectares." >> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/25/woogaroo-forest-ipswich-queensland-housing-development-wildlife-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/25/woogaroo-forest-ipswich-queensland-housing-development-wildlife-ntwnfb</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/degradation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#degradation</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/EndangeredHabitats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndangeredHabitats</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/WoogarooForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WoogarooForest</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/LandTenure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandTenure</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/SEQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SEQ</a>

NSW.BiodiversityWildlife-unfriendly suburbia The 70-kilometre-long agricultural irrigation channel is a wildlife graveyard."Birds, kangaroos, wallabies, possums, you name it. Various animals [are] getting trapped in the channel... More and more native animals are being hit on our roads...It's because our areas are growing and our government hasn't considered how we can build the infrastructure that we need while also considering the needs of native animals and how we can protect them." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/drowning-kangaroos-open-water-channel-wildlife-rescue-coliban/105289548" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/drowning-kangaroos-open-water-channel-wildlife-rescue-coliban/105289548</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#habitat</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/irrigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#irrigation</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/traps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#traps</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/WildlifeUnfriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeUnfriendly</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

NSW.BiodiversityCassowary banishment from tropical forests Urban sprawl and wildlife translocation"Only around 4,000 southern cassowaries are thought to remain in Australia, and the species is threatened by habitat destruction, vehicle strikes, dog attacks and climate change."An "endangered southern cassowary was discovered underweight and with a belly full of tomato seeds and fruits scavenged from compost bins. Several reports indicated the bird had been wandering along roads close to cane fields and was in danger of being hit by a car or truck." >> <a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/tense-moment-rare-35kg-creature-lowered-into-remote-aussie-forest-022020386.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://au.news.yahoo.com/tense-moment-rare-35kg-creature-lowered-into-remote-aussie-forest-022020386.html</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/SouthernCassowary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthernCassowary</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/tropics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tropics</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#habitat</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/translocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#translocation</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Banishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Banishment</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/DogsAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DogsAttacks</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/plantations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plantations</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/monocultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monocultures</a>

BellingenNSW"We're a biodiversity hotspot, but we won't be if we cover the whole of it in suburbia.""If you're putting roads through koala habitat, you see more car strikes. If you're building houses in there, you get more dog attacks, and ultimately also the more koalas are compressed, you see higher stress in the population, and that results in less resilience and greater disease.""The science is clear. We need to [be building] up, not out. The most important thing councils can do is protect the habitat that's there and be involved in restoring areas." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/drone-survey-researching-koala-populations-endangered-animals/105279284" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/drone-survey-researching-koala-populations-endangered-animals/105279284</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndangeredSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RemnantVegetation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RemnantVegetation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NativeForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeForests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/suburbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suburbia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a>

💧🌏 Greg CocksGroundwater Pumping Is Contributing To The Subsidence Of Major U.S. Cities -- <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/08/climate/sinking-cities-us-causes-groundwater.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/08/climate/sinking-cities-us-causes-groundwater.html</a> <-- shared media article -- <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00240-y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00240-y</a> <-- shared paper -- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#groundwater</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/subsidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#subsidence</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/city" class="mention 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Manly BlogCoastal erosion and human intervention A rapidly escalating volume of traffic on ocean beaches "In the absence of the Bribie buffer and without the dune system on the surf coast, they would suddenly be exposed to storm surge and inundation.""Morton says the previous government long ignored the erosion under the assumption this was “mother nature” at work. But the new MP says the review will consider the impacts of human intervention, from dredging and wake from the offshore shipping channel to widespread coastal development.""Bribie Island resident, retired engineer and environmental volunteer John Oxenford agrees human intervention has fuelled the erosion – but he points to the 2007 opening of the beach to four-wheel drives as “opening a real Pandora’s box”.""The pressure of tens of thousands of vehicles and associated foot traffic since had prevented the natural regrowth of dunes during the winter period, and further exposed them to erosion during the summer months, he says.“Year over year over year, we’ve seen rapidly escalating volume of traffic on the ocean beach,” he says. “The end result of that is erosion.” " >> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/07/sunshine-coast-residents-fear-storm-surges-bribie-island-buffer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/07/sunshine-coast-residents-fear-storm-surges-bribie-island-buffer</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#erosion</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coast</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beach</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/coastaldevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coastaldevelopment</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#traffic</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gold</a> Coast <a href="https://aus.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SUVs</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CarsOnBeaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarsOnBeaches</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Caloundra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Caloundra</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BribieIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BribieIsland</a>

NSW.BiodiversityMore wildlife hospitals and care for native animals having to exist in fragmented marginal habitatsMore native animals are being brought into vet clinics and wildlife shelters than ever before.,, Wildlife carers and volunteers "do incredible work in helping to respond, rehabilitate and care for our sick, injured and orphaned wildlife". <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/wildlife-carers-funding-needed-increasing-injured-animals/104881812" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/wildlife-carers-funding-needed-increasing-injured-animals/104881812</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#care</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/AnimalWelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AnimalWelfare</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/WildlifeCarers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeCarers</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#volunteers</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pets</a>

GCHIC<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> isn’t just expensive—it’s unsustainable for our communities and our planet. Read our op-ed on why compact <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> is key: <a href="https://www.gchic.org/post/more-sprawl-not-the-solution" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gchic.org/post/more-sprawl-not-the-solution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SustainableUrbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SustainableUrbanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a>

BellingenNSWThe Sydney surburban sprawl that’s a death zone for koalas video >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/the-sydney-surburban-sprawl-that%E2%80%99s-a-death-zone/105169238" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/the-sydney-surburban-sprawl-that%E2%80%99s-a-death-zone/105169238</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trauma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadTrauma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sydney</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtinctionCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtinctionCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/thylacines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thylacines</a>

BellingenNSWAustralia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?"Over the past decade, more than 550 Australian species have been either newly recognised as at risk of extinction or moved a step closer to being erased from the planet.""Analysis shows 1,964,200 hectares of koala habitat was cleared between 2012 and 2021 – 81% of that in Queensland.""Australia tops global rankings for mammal extinction – at least 33 species have died out since European invasion and colonisation – and is number two behind Indonesia for loss of biodiversity. The challenge is not only to stop the loss of habitat but to restore the environment in places it has been lost in 250 years of European-driven clearing." >> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/07/australia-is-in-an-extinction-crisis-why-isnt-it-an-issue-at-this-election" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/07/australia-is-in-an-extinction-crisis-why-isnt-it-an-issue-at-this-election</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loss</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#care</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biosphere</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extractivism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#destruction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#governance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtinctionCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtinctionCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a>

Jonathan EmmesediA suburb of Phoenix is not where one might expect to see a residential development based on emancipation from the dominion of the car. Reducing car dependency in Arizona matters beyond the borders of the state. All too often those working for more human and environmentally sound planning and transit policies in the USA are met with a simplistic and thought stopping cry of "It might work in Europe, but our geography makes it impossible!"<a href="https://youtu.be/ljdg11X8YBg?si=Ch4BNepoLbPpiDl3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ljdg11X8YBg?si=Ch4BNepoLbPpiDl3</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/Tempe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tempe</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CarFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarFree</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Urbanism</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Culdesac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culdesac</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Planning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Planning</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transit</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Phoenix</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a>

Jonathan EmmesediSprawl is one of the reasons I dislike living in the USA.What does Maga-land look like? Let me show you America’s unbeautiful suburban sprawl | Alexander Hurst | The Guardian<a href="https://c.im/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LandUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandUse</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USCulture</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Aesthetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aesthetics</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/19/maga-america-suburban-donald-trump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/19/maga-america-suburban-donald-trump</a>

DoomsdaysCWYES! VICTORY! Public pushback makes a difference!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpikeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineTurnpikeAuthority</a> drops controversial <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamConnector</a> projectby WGME Staff Thu, March 6th 2025 at 7:56 PMGORHAM (WGME) – "The Maine Turnpike Authority is now dropping its controversial Gorham connector project."The project would have built a new highway from South Portland to Gorham, with the goal of easing heavy road congestion."The MTA paused the project last year after receiving backlash from local residents."The project would have required the demolition of nearly a dozen homes and confiscation of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farmland</a>.""'There was a lot of concern, and people wondered if it's the right-sized tool for the job, a lot of people have concerns that, building another highway, there's concerns that it will just fill up,' MTA Director of Communications Erin Courtney said.The MTA says it's heading back to the drawing board to re-examine traffic conditions and review past mobility studies to find better ways to ease congestion in the area." [Like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightRail</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransitBusLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RapidTransitBusLines</a> and more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BikeLanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeLanes</a>!]<a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-turnpike-authority-drops-controversial-gorham-connector-project-south-portland" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-turnpike-authority-drops-controversial-gorham-connector-project-south-portland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveSmilingHillFarm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmilingHillFarm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedSprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InducedSprawl</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamConnector</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainersForSmarterTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MainersForSmarterTransportation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamBypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamBypass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamSpur</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RapidTransit</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheFarms</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectTheForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InducedDemand</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveRedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveRedBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectTheWetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrookTrout</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HuskyLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HuskyLine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidBusTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RapidBusTransit</a>

Eric Leland“if it were the case that all Americans wanted big houses on large lots and could afford big houses on large lots, would we need single-family zoning? Absolutely not” <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Urbanism</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parking</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/01/do-americans-really-want-urban-sprawl/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/01/do-americans-really-want-urban-sprawl/</a>

Rob BellingerThe press is full of finger-pointing about the lack of water for firefighting in LA. I'm no expert, but pumped water seems useful when you have one or two structures on fire -- not 10,000.We have built <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> in the forest, so now we have to fight forest fires within sprawl.

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