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This is pretty nifty and sounds like it will be a great resource. Thank you (the plural you) for all of your hard work on the site.

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I would like to see more, but, at least in the US, they are getting started on doing this.

Announcement found here

I live in Texas and there are so many small towns that seemed to have forgotten trees exist outside of the trees planted in a private yard. I have only lived in Dallas as far as bigger cities go, but the trees are mostly located in the richer/older neighborhoods. Trees planted next to the curb and cared for by the city are almost non-existent.

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I have a particular interest in the heat-island effect so this kind of stuff is always on my radar. This one specifically however I stumbled upon by chance.

As for your friend, I don’t know if it is only a change once I got older, but you will almost never be able to change your friend’s mind. I’ve had conversations along those lines with libertarians many times and there is a distinct lack of logic when discussing government. It’s not worth your time. I may be a bit exhausted by politics after the last eight years.

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I’m half expecting some type of “except for these 90% of workers” exemption, but until we hear about something like that, this is great. It hopefully will give employers a second thought when trying the “starve them out” strategy.

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Thank you for this. That is nice to hear. I miss living in California so much. It was nice being in a state that at least pretends to care about its workers.

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To add a positive comment, this really will make a difference in cities that have no tree cover. The heat island effect is awful and it has proven to be helped quite a bit by trees. No, it doesn’t fix the climate but it certainly helps urban livers.

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Absolutely. I am fortunate to live in a heavily wooded neighborhood but live within walking distance of one of our entertainment districts that has not prioritized trees in any way. The difference is definitely noticeable. There is almost zero shade and it feels awful during our summers.

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That is the trick. I unfortunately see a lot of spots in our downtown area that had a tree at one point that never got replaced. I don’t really understand why a Texas city wouldn’t want trees all over the place.

Not to say they aren’t doing some things with trees right. Dallas does have a lot of green space and the new parks in and around downtown do have a lot of trees. We just have to wait to see what is still there in 20 years.

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To add a little more on to this, the following (short!) video really shows you how trees can make a difference:

piped.video/watch?v=ZQ6fSHr5TJg

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Absolutely. I have probably spent hundreds of hours on Sins of a Solar Empire, and though this isn’t that, it is similar enough with a Star Trek coat. I’m sure I will get hundreds of hours out of this one as well!

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