I hope that history points the finger at Trump for setting us back 4 years in the war on climate change. Trump’s War on the EPA – Frontline PBS https://youtu.be/vFfYKOTj-48
Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category:
2022-04-08 Stop Complaining About Wind Turbine Blades!
From FB group It’s not fair and unacceptable to blame wind turbine blades for being a landfill problem. Only 10 to 12% of the total plastic in landfills is due to wind turbine blades. Stop complaining about what’s in the landfills and complain about the plastic waste that’s turning the oceans into trash dumps and
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2022-04-05 Wind Turbine Waste Is Insignificant
There are those cynics who harshly criticize wind turbines for “filling up landfills”. That’s a false assertion. These badmouths never say anything about the *other* 87.5 to 90% of plastic waste that is filling up landfills. When compared to the rest of plastic waste, the amount that wind turbine blades generate is insignificant. The blades
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2022-04-05 Water Desalination Skylight
It also generates electricity from the salt brine. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/04/solar-light-is-a-desalinator-salt-battery-all-in-one-with-video/
2022-04-05 WHO: 99% Of World Breathes Polluted Air
The WHO says 99% of the global population breathes poor quality air. 7 million people die of preventable diseases caused by air pollution. This has always been a problem in the Los Angeles metro area and Southern California, which still has smog. https://apnews.com/article/science-health-asia-united-nations-environment-dafbedfa74d46297e013a5f47ced010d
2022-04-03 Methane Hydrate Could Kill Everything
Let us hope and pray that this doesn’t happen. It’s OMNICIDE – it could kill most life on Earth. Quote: << Suman Rao Post from a friend who is knowledgeable and is deeply concerned about the fate of humanity. ESAS is the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, where Dr. Natalia Shakhova and her teams quantified 1400GTs
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2022-04-01 Manchin’s Coal Conflict Dangerous For Planet
The Earth is being threatened by Joe Manchin’s conflict of interest. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/31/manchins-coal-conflict-of-interest-is-dangerous-for-the-planet/
2022-03-31 NHTSA Reinstates Fines – Fleet MPG Fuel Efficiency Requirements
This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Tesla. NHTSA is reinstating the full amount of the fines that vehicle manufacturers have to pay if their fleet doesn’t meet the required miles per gallon for fuel efficiency. The Trump administration filled the government with their anti-environmental, pro-pollution cronies who “filled the swamp” by cutting
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2022-03-30 More EVs Mean Better Health – Lung Assoc.
The American Lung Association claims switching to EVs will save thousands of lives and $72 billion in healthcare costs. Quote: << The report clearly states, “Air Pollution and Climate Change Threaten Public Health.” The ALA points out that too many Americans are breathing in air that could harm our health. Its State of The Air
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2022-03-29 Shell “Breached Legal Duties” By Mismanaging Climate Plan
ClientEarth, a European climate law charity, has filed lawsuit alleging that Shell breached its legal duties by mismanaging climate risk. This is a novel approach and if successful could mean big changes for Big Oil and the fossil fuel industry. https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/03/27/shell-breached-legal-duties-by-mismanaging-climate-risk-lawsuit-alleges/
