Planet or Plastic
Planet or Plastic: more than individual solutions will be necessary to solve the problem. This is not a left/right issue.
Read more...Category Archives: Environment
Bitcoin Energy Use Growing Much Faster than Previously Thought
Bitcoin energy use alarmists are being proven right.
Read more...Colorado River: The Water War That Will Decide the Fate of 1 in 8 Americans
Water wars loom on the horizon, arising from overuse for generations of the Colorado River, which carved the Grand Canyon and serves as the main water source for much of the American West.
Read more...How Wall Street Enabled the Fracking ‘Revolution’ That’s Losing Shale Oil Companies Billions
Fracking harms the environment and shale oil companies fail to turn a profit but that doesn’t stop Wall Street from lending them huge sums of money, driven by lust for fees.
Read more...Reader Inquiry: How’s Your Climate?
Seeking reader observations on the impact of climate change in their environs.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Our Communities Are Scaled and Built for a Climate That No Longer Exists
Why combatting climate change will require the use of force.
Read more...Trump’s Carbon Capture Tax Break: Mechanical and Biological Paths
Looking at the potential benefit of tax subsidies for carbon capture.
Read more...Plastics Pollution Policies– “Bold” or Pathetic?
Some recent news on the plastics clean-up front– the situation remains dire. Will waste be the end of us?
Read more...Global Warming’s Impact on Ocean Currents to Amplify Sea Level Rise
Real News Network interview with Levke Caesar, discussing how Atlantic ocean currents have weakened due to global warming and are closer to catastrophic collapse than any time in the last 1,600 years.
Read more...When Criminal Justice and Environmental Justice Collide
Environmental protestors,like other protestors, run the risk of facing jail time. That exposure is heightened by the fact that “out” groups have more reason to be demanding change.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Fracking Has Brought the World to the Brink of Disaster
Fracking is one reason why our bad climate change picture is getting even worse.
Read more...World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming in 10-15 Years Thanks to Fracking, Says Cornell Scientist
A sobering take on the impact of fracking on climate change.
Read more...Meltdowns, Waste, and War: Here Are the Real Risks of Nuclear
A recap of why not to like nuclear power.
Read more...Fast Fashion Juggernaut Rolls Along
The fast fashion cycle continues to accelerate, as sustainability concerns fall to the wayside. Algorithms are trotted out as a panacea for products that embed an offensive message.
Read more...Climate Policy: When Starting With the Most Expensive Option Makes Sense
Why much of what you thought you knew about climate change mitigation is wrong.
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