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2023-10-25 US Subsidies For Meat, Etc.

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on October 25th, 2023 by - No Comments

A quick Google search for “US meat subsidies” turned up this:$38B/year in meat and dairy subsidies, $17M/year for fruits and vegetables. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26872805:nIE https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F26872805%3AnIEsjCg05Ef7QCY7oVPiSJ1IQR4&cuid=469956 —————————- Direct corn ethanol subsidies are lower, around $100M. But indirectly, the renewable portfolio standard forces fuel companies to subsidize ethanol by mandating it. https://www.taxpayer.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TCS-Biofuels-Subsidies-Report.pdf Perennial grass ethanol has not advanced as

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2023-10-20 Ammonia From Farms Behind 60% Of UK PM2.5 Air Pollution – Study

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on October 20th, 2023 by - No Comments

Ammonia from farms, along with NOx, make up 40% of PM2.5 air pollution in other developed countries. The people should cut back on meat and dairy consumption – eat meat once a week. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/04/ammonia-from-farms-behind-60-of-uk-particulate-air-pollution-study

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2023-10-18 Tesla’s 120 Acre Ecological Restoration

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on October 18th, 2023 by - No Comments

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/portion-of-teslas-taxes-to-be-invested-into-community Some info from Joe T Patreon NEWS: Tesla has revealed a 120-acre Giga Texas ecological uplift project. Planting: Restoring natural habitats in historically depleted mining site Soil Amendment: Restructuring of depleted soil to bring into healthy state to support plant restoration Shallow Water Habitat Grading Water Usage

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2023-10-13 California To Phase Out Gas Cars Over 12 Years

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on October 13th, 2023 by - No Comments

California is going to phase out gasoline cars over the next 12 years. Good read, but critical of some things I don’t think are necessary. Quote from article: “”Automakers will have to gradually electrify their fleet of new vehicles, beginning with 35% of 2026 models sold, increasing to 68% in 2030 and 100% for 2035

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2023-10-12 Haber Process – Making Ammonia Is Very Energy Intensive

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on October 12th, 2023 by - No Comments

Those who are concerned about the use of fossil fuels are typically concerned about transportation and fossil fuels use in homes and industries. But they tend to ignore the fact that humans use a large amount of fossil fuels to make fertilizer to grow food. Without fertilizer there would be global starvation. Along with other

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2023-10-09 RFK Jr. Denounced By His Own Family, Who Support Biden

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on October 9th, 2023 by - No Comments

The members of the Kennedy family denounce the candidacy of RFK Jr., say he’s dangerous to our country. RFK Jr is one of the “disinformation dozen” antivaxxers who have lied to the people and have contributed to the deaths of thousands of people due to disinformation about vaccines, especially COVID-19. https://www.meidastouch.com/news/members-of-kennedy-family-denounce-candidacy-of-rfk-jr-dangerous-to-our-country

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2023-10-08 Bradford-White AeroTherm Heat Pump Water Heater Review

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on October 8th, 2023 by - No Comments

It’s more expensive than the other brands but they don’t sell retail, they sell to plumbers / installers. The HPWH exhausts cold air. I was thinking that this cold air might be used to cool the home. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/03/the-workhorse-of-the-heat-pump-water-heater-world-bradford-whites-aerotherm/amp/

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2023-09-28 40 Stall Charging Station Coming To Santa Ana!

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on September 28th, 2023 by - No Comments

OMG! I used to work down the road and we used to go to lunch at that buffet/all-you-can-eat restaurant! It’s been closed since the pandemic. So it’s good to see that there’s going to be something in there soon. McDonald’s is across the street, and a lot of other restaurants nearby. It’s on 17th St.

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2023-09-26 EVs Exceed 30% in 4 California Counties

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on September 26th, 2023 by - No Comments

Where I live, in Orange County, California, I see a lot of EVs, mostly Teslas, on the roads and in parking lots. I would guesstimate by the amount I see and by the map that it’s 25% or more. Which makes me very happy because the EVs are helping to save us from death and

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2023-09-21 The EV Revolution In 5 Charts – Rocky Mountain Institute

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on September 22nd, 2023 by - No Comments

A brief synopsis of the report by the RMI, using five charts. Link to report at end. The EIA and other researchers have typically underestimated the change; like the graphs show, their graphs are more like straight line when they should be more like the exponential curves shown. The EV Revolution in 5 Charts

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