Policy, Climate: Fed Government mandates using the train
Employees are directed to take trains for all trips under 250 miles, instead of flying: White House asks employees to travel by train, EVs when possible (msn.com) (Note – here…
Environment: Using nets to capture debris in drainage systems
Using nets to catch water borne trash - great idea!
Environment: Corruption is good for the environment, says study
Corruption can increase environmental efficiency and improve economy in developing countries, study argues (phys.org). It's Science.
Climate: A Thanksgiving family visit is shameful
Per Time Magazine, traveling even a few miles for a Thanksgiving family get together will leave a massive carbon footprint. Shame on you!
Environment, health: Air pollution kills up to 7 million people
Nearly half of estimated air pollution deaths are due to indoor wood and charcoal cooking fires and stoves.
Climate: By assigning all the world’s emissions to the 1%, the 1% emit all the world’s carbon emissions!
Oxfam count emission made by companies in which the top 1% have investments, and says all the emissions from those companies are emitted by the top 1%. Brilliant.
Environment: We must ban microwave ovens or at least anything with plastic
You just knew this was coming, didn’t you? Our “just pop it in the microwave” mentality is unleashing hordes of tiny plastic particles — more than 2 billion nanoplastics and…
Environment: Ban artificial turf
Artificial turf is made from plastics – as it degrades it releases “toxic chemicals”: Turf war: fake grass is growing in popularity in Australia, despite concerns about its impact |…
Climate: Eliminate parking to fix the climate
To fight climate change, Austin joins other cities in eliminating parking space requirements at housing developments.
Follow up: Oregon’s wild fires very subdued in 2023
By the numbers, the 2023 wildfire season in Oregon was a quiet one — with the smallest number of acres burned since 2019 and well below average for the past…