Anyone who thinks it’s a strong idea environmentally to use electricity from the grid to accelerate the composting of garbage hasn’t studied the matter too carefully.
Category: Climate Change
With “Lomi” You Can Roast Your Garbage, But Is that a Good Idea?
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Bringing Climate Science into Public View
It’s “were in love” (rather than “was in love”), but Ms. Herbers makes an excellent point. Professional football gets plenty of public attention, but the fact that we’re baking our planet could use a bit more of our focus and …
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“System Change” Means Removing Money from Politics
Progressives hope to see systemic changes to our world that will make this planet a greener and more just place to live. That means many things, but especially decarbonizing our transportation and energy sectors, while dealing with our huge and …
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From the New York Times: New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns
From this: Representative Mike Johnson comes from Louisiana oil country and has said he does not believe burning fossil fuels is changing the climate. A Republican who hails from “oil country” is unlikely to hold too much concern about climate change …
U.S. Energy Policy Loves ExxonMobil
From my colleague Joe Spease: For anyone believing the republican and Fox lies about Biden killing the oil and gas companies here is news from today: Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced third-quarter 2023 earnings of $9.1 billion, or $2.25 per …
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Thomas Paine’s Thoughts Are Wonderful, But …
U.S. founding father Thomas Paine’s thought here is a noble one indeed. Sorry to say, however, but the odds against a period of peace in our children’s days seem to be very long indeed. I say that because: • War …
Geoengineering
The term “geoengineering” means applying some sort of technology aimed at helping the planet to better support life as global conditions change, especially as temperatures rise.
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Does ExxonMobil Honestly Care Where You Stand on Climate Change?
This from ExxonMobil: What do you think? On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important are Low Carbon Solutions to you? A skeptical mind might ask what’s actually going on here. Is Exxon basing its business future …
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RFK Jr. as a Presidential Candidate
Common Dreams writes: “The stakes are too high and the margins are potentially too close for anyone concerned about the environment to view Kennedy as a safe vote for the climate.” It’s hard to imagine how Kennedy could garner any …
Living in the Past
Many of us wish we could return to the 1970s, when we were almost completely unaware of the long-term environmental damage we were inflicting on our planet. Alas. With knowledge comes responsibility.
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