Big infrastructure projects are hard
California’s plan is to build an electric train that will connect Los Angeles with the Central Valley and then San Francisco in two hours and 40 minutes. But 15 years…
Climate oops: “Lab-grown meat could be 25 times worse for the climate than beef | New Scientist”
Analysis finds the carbon footprint of cultivated meat is likely to be higher than beef if current production methods are scaled up because they are still highly energy-intensive Source: Lab-grown…
Environment: You will comply
Avatar's Director mandated that all crew would be provided vegan food options exclusively, during film production.
Environment: Wild – Founder of Earth Day was later convicted of murder, died in prison
The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. In a bizarre turn of events, the self identified founder of Earth Day, Ira Einhorn, was later convicted of murder (twice)…
Follow up: Lake Mead is going to largely die within 2 years
March 24, 2023 Lake Mead’s water would continue to decline Would fall to Tier 2B in 2024 Would fall to Tier 3 shortage in 2025, necessitating mandatory water cuts to…
EVs: Current EV batteries have issues
EV batteries have a significant environmental cost. Recycling them has its own set of human and environmental problems. The bigger problem is that we still insist on using cars for…
Climate oops: “Dutch minister warns of waning public support for climate policies”
Measures to protect environment have led to stand-off between government and farmers in the Netherlands Source: Dutch minister warns of waning public support for climate policies | Financial Times The…
Evs, Education: “Exposing the structural violence of private electric automobility”
WE MUST BAN ALL PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES AND TRANSPORT SAY ACADEMIC EXPERTS. Electric vehicles are “VIOLENCE”! EVs are a source of “structural violence”: A wolf in sheep’s clothing: Exposing the structural…
Aviation: Airlines increasing passenger count per flight
Airlines are turning to bigger planes that fit more travelers to handle strong demand. Source: Airlines answer congested airports and rising costs with bigger planes Helps reduce costs by enabling…
Trust the Experts! “You Must Not ‘Do Your Own Research’ When It Comes To Science”
Yet another Expert tells us how to think. We are to Trust the Experts. Thinking on our own is wrong, double-bad think.