🌎 Discussion: Climate Change, Global Warming, Emission Standards, and Other Environmental Issues - Part 1

[Lily Adler]

Trump is the one with no clue,or doesn't care. Pick one.

Yeah, he doesn't realize Global Warming is what caused Climate Change.

 

[blueharvest]

‘We need to start moving people and key infrastructure away from our coasts,’ warns climate scientist

Ireland is going to have to move property and key infrastructure such as railway lines away from coastal areas due to climate breakdown, according to Trinity College Dublin’s (TCD) first chair of climate science Prof Karen Wiltshire.

m.independent.ie

 

[blueharvest]

Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon

Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

But by all means, kill the EPA and remove all regulations. Let us blow ourselves up.

 

[Lily Adler]

But by all means, kill the EPA and remove all regulations. Let us blow ourselves up.

Republicans: let the states worry about it.

 

[blueharvest]

Scientists tied to chemical industry plan to derail PFAS rule on drinking water

Michael Dourson receives funds from chemical makers and plans to develop and publish studies that benefit firms

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon

Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons.

apnews.com

Sent this to my dad and his immediate response is why doesn't the government collect it and sell to make money. Not in a humanitarian and environmental way, but a monetary way.

 

[squeekness]

Sent this to my dad and his immediate response is why doesn't the government collect it and sell to make money. Not in a humanitarian and environmental way, but a monetary way.

What a completely terrible idea.

 

[blueharvest]

Heat-related deaths have increased by 117% in the US since 1999 – report

More than 21,500 US deaths over last two decades were connected to heat, top medical journal finds

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

EPA begins $2.7M hazardous waste cleanup at vaping supplies warehouse

A vape supplies warehouse in Michigan was destroyed in March after its roof collapsed.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Harris administration would rein in toxic PFAS chemicals, advocates say

Records of Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz instill hope that progress under Biden could be extended

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Outrage as NYPD Arrests Cello-Playing Grandfather at Citibank Climate Protest | Common Dreams

"Rather than doing something about its role in the climate crisis, Citi is choosing instead to target climate activists with false charges and unwarranted arrests," said cellist John Mark Rozendaal.

www.commondreams.org

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

This should be criminal. There are regulations for a reason!!!

 

[Lily Adler]

This should be criminal. There are regulations for a reason!!!

Checks and balances.

 

[blueharvest]

Biden EPA Rejects Plastics Industry’s Fuzzy Math That Misleads Customers About Recycled Content

The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”

www.propublica.org

 

[blueharvest]

How Exxon chases billions in US subsidies for a ‘climate solution’ that helps it drill more oil

Climate experts raise red flags as oil giant spends millions lobbying while touting ‘underperforming’ carbon capture

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Biden EPA Rejects Plastics Industry’s Fuzzy Math That Misleads Customers About Recycled Content

The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”

www.propublica.org

They need to adopt Japan's plastic recycle program where plastic grades are narrowed down and labeled clearly.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Would be nice if this works.

 

[Lily Adler]

Bluesky

bsky.app

You can thank Republicans for pushing a large tax incentive for businesses for the SUV boom in the 2000s.

 

[blueharvest]

Hailstones may get bigger as the climate warms — bringing higher insurance costs

Hail has caused higher damage costs in the U.S. this year than hurricanes and floods put together. Research suggests climate change will make hailstones larger.

www.google.com

 

[blueharvest]

Pollution levels highly harmful to wildlife in quarter of England’s neighbourhoods, research finds

Friends of the Earth says pollution exceeds healthy levels for nature in 9,062 localities

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline

Mandatory reports should be published on how taxpayers’ money is spent on environmental stewardship, says campaigner

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]