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"Construction of the world's tallest #wind turbine is beginning this week in the Brandenburg municipality of Schipkau. [...] The center of the #WindTurbine currently under construction will be 300 meters above ground, and the tips of the rotor blades will reach a height of 365 meters.&quot…

Urban Green Governance: IoT-Driven Management and Enhancement of Urban Green Spaces in Campobasso
Antonio Salis, Gabriele Troina, Gianluca Boanelli, Marco Ottaviano, Paola Fortini, Soraya Versace
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12106

Urban Green Governance: IoT-Driven Management and Enhancement of Urban Green Spaces in Campobasso
The efficient design and management of public green spaces is a key factor in promoting the health and well-being of urban population, as emphasized by the WHO, UNEP, and EEA. These areas serve as the "green lungs" of the urban ecosystem, playing a vital role in enhancing quality of life thanks to the provision of ecosystem services. In this context, the Smart Green City use case in Campobasso municipality, funded by the Italian Ministry of Enterprises (MIMIT), emerges as an innovative model fo…

"Thousands of firefighters combat three major fires in Portugal"
#Portugal #Wildfire
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Thousands of firefighters combat three major fires in Portugal
A fire in the municipality of Trancoso has threatened to engulf homes as Portugal struggles to contain a worsening wildfire season.

I got a commission to render a map of the municipality of Macabebe (and Masantol) in the province of Pampanga, #Philippines 🇵🇭. So here’s a preview of the said map.
Almost all of the data is from #OpenStreetMap.
(Commissions are open if you want maps and like how I create maps. 😉)

El Masnou Becomes Second Spanish City to Endorse the Plant Based Treaty https://vegconomist.com/society/charity-campaigns/el-masnou-becomes-second-spanish-city-endorse-plant-based-treaty/

El Masnou Becomes Second Spanish City to Endorse the Plant Based Treaty - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
El Masnou, a municipality in Catalonia, has formally endorsed the Plant Based Treaty, making it the second city in Spain to join the global initiative. The

Em Portugal, provavelmente, também vamos ter de começar pela administração local.
Talvez seja algo que valha a pena pôr na agenda agora em algumas das corridas autšrquicas.
https://mastodon.cloud/@OpenForumEurope/114936538200485234

OpenForum Europe (@OpenForumEurope@mastodon.cloud)
Attached: 1 image The City of Lyon is transitioning from proprietary to open source software, supporting digital independence, sustainable IT, and aligning with EU public sector trends. Read the full article: https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/municipality-lyon-moves-towards-open-source

What Is a Sand Battery?
#Finland

The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's set to reduce carbon emissions from the local heating network by as much as 70%, and is the largest…

"We want to cut municipality ICT spending on software in half before the start of 2027. Imagine reducing the cost from 36 euros per resident per year in 2022 to just 18.50 euros in 2027. We are committed to achieving this by replacing lock-in software and non-user-friendly applications with transparent, accessible, and innovative solutions. Fair contracting is at the heart of our strategy."
Conduction · GitHub
https://github.com/ConductionNL/

Fishermen in Maceió, Brazil, found to have higher-than-average mercury levels #Brazil …

Fishermen in Maceió, Brazil, found to have higher-than-average mercury levels
Researchers from the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have found high levels of mercury in the blood and urine of people living on the shores of the Mundaú Lagoon in Maceió, the capital of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. These levels are higher than those found in other populations within the same municipality that have a similar socioeconomic level but live far from the lagoon.

"Tour de France riders applauded for a minute before the 12th stage on Thursday in memory of Samuele Privitera, the 19-year-old Italian who died after a crash while racing in Italy the day before.
Privitera crashed in the first stage of the Tour of Valle D’Aosta in the northwestern municipality of Pontey on Wednesday.
Race organizers said the circumstances of the accident were “still unclear and are being investigated by public safety authorities.”"

One of the main reasons I got into municipal politics in 2014 was because it seemed all city business in #portAlberni city council was happening “in-camera" (which means a meeting, not in public).
I'm glad the integrity commissioner has ruled against Ken Sim and his ABC Party councillors. It's not complicated. The Vancouver Charter is not different from the Community Charter used by every other municipality in BC. You can't have quorum and discuss business outside a public meeting. Period.
""If Council Members meet with quorum outside of an open meeting, discuss City business, and do so in a way that moves that business along the spectrum of decision making in a material way, there is a problem — they are depriving the public of participation in the policy development and decision-making processes that serve to build public trust and
confidence in local government," Southern wrote.
"Democracy is undermined.””
#BCPoli #BCMuni #CanPoli #Integrity #PublicMeetings #Democracy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-integrity-commissioner-1.7617152