<< BadEmpanada
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‘There’s left-wing bias in academia!’
If, after studying for decades, most experts end up leftists, that says more about the intellectual validity of left vs right than it does supposed ‘biases’ – that left wing ideas hold up to rigorous inquiry better than right wing ideas. >>
<< The single biggest thing I learned was from an indigenous elder of Cherokee descent, Stan Rushworth, who reminded me of the difference between a Western settler mindset of “I have rights” and an indigenous mindset of “I have obligations. Instead of thinking that I am born with rights, I choose to think that I am born with obligations to serve past, present, and future generations, and the planet herself. >>
Now, for a bit of humor…
Scientists around the world have found unequivocally that the more we continue to emit heat-trapping greenhouse gases … , The worse the consequences will be for humans, most species and ecosystems on Earth.
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/ipcc-climate-report-2021/
Scotland missed the 100% clean electricity consumption by only 1.4%.
https://electrek.co/2021/12/31/scotland-clean-electricity-consumption-2020/
Climate change: true or false; outcome: not good or really bad!
This IEA Special Report (free .PDF) gives the pathways to reach net zero by 2050. It plans for 1/5th supplied by nuclear.
The wealthy don’t pay their fair share of taxes due to loopholes. This fact check explains some of it.
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/01/09/fact-check-90-percent-taxes-eisenhower-1950s/
This is an opinion article but here is a quote:
<< Last year, America’s Gini Index was at 0.49, a tie for the highest on record. It’s not the absolute worst rating but it’s definitely not up to standard for the greatest democracy in the world.
If you want to see who gets penalized by the system as it exists, it’s America’s workers. If you don’t fairly tax the rich because they make money differently than the poor do, you’re literally ensuring that our massive inequality continues to grow. Which is exactly what Republican resistance to a wealth tax is doing. >>
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/america-s-billionaire-tax-plan-why-congress-still-isn-t-n1284600
From a reply in FB group TSLA…
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be very common once the electric grids are powered predominantly by renewables. The price of hydrogen will conform to Wright’s Law and be so cheap that it will be competitive with BEVs. And due to the electric grid powering what is now still powered by fossil fuels, the amount of power generated by renewables will be so low cost that hydrogen will be stored in the summer for use in the winter.
I will even go so far as to predict that if Tesla wants to stay in the EV manufacturing business, they will be making HFCEVs. They might still make BEVs for their high end cars. But not just Tesla, all carmakers will have to face this changeover.
Should your New Year’s resolution be to go green? You don’t need to subscribe to read this New Scientist article, just make a resolution to do one thing: for just one day a week, eat no meat. Simple, and easy to do. See the link at the bottom for why this is so important.
If you are willing to help the Earth even more, eat less beef, and instead eat chicken or turkey or fish.
(must subscribe to read most of this article)
Tech Review article:
https://rustybolt.info/wordpress/?p=16943
Climate change, meat and dairy products
