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

[squeekness]

Greenhouse gases are rocketing to record levels – highest in at least 800,000 years

Levels of the three most significant human-caused greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – continued their steady climb in 2023.

www.usatoday.com

We're all going to die.

 

[blueharvest]

Biden Administration Raises Costs to Drill and Mine on Public Lands

For the first time since 1920, the government has raised the rates that companies pay. The fossil fuel industry says it will hurt the economy.

www.nytimes.com

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.is/3dVtj

 

[blueharvest]

Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming

Scientists at a United Nations conference in Spain called Friday for more research into the sharp rise in ocean temperatures which they warn could have devastating consequences.

phys.org

 

[:eek:]

One Animal Spreads More Viruses Than Any Other And It's Not What You'd Think

We often treat animals like rats and bats as disease-ridden vermin, banishing them far from the spaces we share.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[DA_Champion]

I recently replaced my old bucket of bolts with a new hybrid. It drives really nicely and has mileage greater than 50 mpg. I'm very happy with it, it drives great.

I think I did a good job maintaining the old car for a while. Cars have an environmental cost not just to drive them as the media tells people, but also to build them.

I do think it's a problem that the most basic cars have been removed from the market. The Hyundai accent, for example, cost 20k and had an MPG of around 36 mpg am that was pure gasoline. They discontinued it to sell more expensive cars.

 

[squeekness]

One Animal Spreads More Viruses Than Any Other And It's Not What You'd Think

We often treat animals like rats and bats as disease-ridden vermin, banishing them far from the spaces we share.

www.sciencealert.com

Oh, joy.

 

[squeekness]

I recently replaced my old bucket of bolts with a new hybrid. It drives really nicely and has mileage greater than 50 mpg. I'm very happy with it, it drives great.

I think I did a good job maintaining the old car for a while. Cars have an environmental cost not just to drive them as the media tells people, but also to build them.

I do think it's a problem that the most basic cars have been removed from the market. The Hyundai accent, for example, cost 20k and had an MPG of around 36 mpg am that was pure gasoline. They discontinued it to sell more exspensive cars.

How does it fare in the cold? I've thought about a hybrid but I live in New England.

 

[DA_Champion]

How does it fare in the cold? I've thought about a hybrid but I live in New England.

I don't know sorry, I've had it a week and it's been pleasant weather.

 

[blueharvest]

Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate change

The Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Taking CO2 out of the air would be an absurdly expensive way to fight climate change

It could cost the US $100 billion a year.

www.theverge.com

 

[squeekness]

Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate change

The Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change.

apnews.com

Cheaper than trying to fix it after it breaks.

 

[blueharvest]

Cheaper than trying to fix it after it breaks.

True. Better safe than sorry.

 

[blueharvest]

World's coral turns white from deadly ocean heat - BBC News

Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life.

www.bbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

Expect financial fallout when the fossil fuel bubble finally bursts

The value of key carbon-intensive assets will decrease as warming continues to accelerate, leading to far greater financial losses.

thehill.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

We Need to Make Cities Less Car-Dependent

Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safety

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness

Republican senators from Alaska and several other states cricisized the administration's widely anticipated decisions.

www.usatoday.com

 

[squeekness]

US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness

Republican senators from Alaska and several other states cricisized the administration's widely anticipated decisions.

www.usatoday.com

We don't need the oil, not at that price.

 

[blueharvest]

EPA declares 2 forever chemicals are ‘hazardous,’ putting polluters on the hook for cleanup

The Biden administration designated two pervasive pollutants as “hazardous substances” Friday — making it easier to put companies that dumped them on the hook for cleanup costs. The move by the En…

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

EPA declares 2 forever chemicals are ‘hazardous,’ putting polluters on the hook for cleanup

The Biden administration designated two pervasive pollutants as “hazardous substances” Friday — making it easier to put companies that dumped them on the hook for cleanup costs. The move by the En…

thehill.com

Long overdue.

 

[blueharvest]

Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

Research into release of ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns about contamination and human exposure along world’s coastlines

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Trump’s Second-Term Blueprint Would Take A Wrecking Ball To Public Lands

William Perry Pendley, an anti-federal land zealot, wrote the playbook for a Republican-controlled Interior Department, with an assist from an oil buddy.

www.huffpost.com

 

[squeekness]

Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

Research into release of ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns about contamination and human exposure along world’s coastlines

www.theguardian.com

I'm surprised and disappointed. Lots of Ocean Spray cranberries here in Cape Cod.

 

[squeekness]

Trump’s Second-Term Blueprint Would Take A Wrecking Ball To Public Lands

William Perry Pendley, an anti-federal land zealot, wrote the playbook for a Republican-controlled Interior Department, with an assist from an oil buddy.

www.huffpost.com

The man is beyond evil.

 

[blueharvest]

California the culprit for spike in little-known greenhouse gas more potent than CO2

State revealed as America’s overwhelming emitter of sulfuryl fluoride, used by $4.2bn pest-control industry to kill termites

www.theguardian.com