Switch our boats to electric
One of the ways that the boaties among us could contribute to a low-emissions future would be to get an electric motor for our boats, or even switch to an electric boat, when an opportunity presents itself.
It would mean a much quieter experience, creating only a sixth of the carbon emissions of a petrol or diesel engine (or even less when charged from home solar or at night time), and requiring less maintenance, while also reducing pollution.
Initially it won't be cheap, though - but when in our history has the cleaner, quieter, safer, more efficient and cheaper to run version of a product ever costed less than its inferior siblings?
One of the regional businesses already providing electric boat options for sale and hire is The New Zealand Electric Boat Co. in Kerikeri.
As we transition away from fossil fuels, the oversupply of fossil-fuel vehicles and devices (cars, boats, engines, power tools etc.) will be offered to us at dumping prices, just to get rid of them, and some of us will go for that. We could however look at going electric as an investment in our collective future, and when doing a proper total cost of ownership calculation the higher purchase price or cost of retrofitting to go electric is regularly offset over time by lower running and maintenance costs, not to mention the additional benefits of reduced emissions and noise pollution, and increased air and water quality.
We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
New Year, Same Brain Teasers!
A man was found dead with a cassette recorder in one hand and a gun in the other.
When the police pressed “play,” the tape said, “I can’t go on,” and then there was a gunshot.
Yet, the police knew it was a murder.
How?
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⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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