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Being Green in 2022

Being Green in 2022

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I recognize that most of the impacts from climate change can only be mitigated by governments making regulation changes. Without those regulations, landfill might continue to be cheaper than recycling, single-use plastics will remain cheaper than more sustainable alternatives, and gasoline (UK: petroleum) vehicles and machinery will continue to be easier to use than alternatives. A few companies are responsible for most of the world’s carbon emissions, and Americans are by far the largest polluters per head. This article is…

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Car manufacturers selling electric cars (February 2022)

Car manufacturers selling electric cars (February 2022)

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If you’re in the market for a new car, and if you have a place where you can charge it, then you should be looking to buy an electric car. Unless you can’t afford it, anything else – if you don’t mind me being direct – is immoral given that climate change is already happening and is killing five million people per year – a number that will only increase in the future. Shopping for an electric car is hard…

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Our roof after the snow
How not to die because of your roof

How not to die because of your roof

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The title of this article may seem like an easy thing to achieve – don’t climb on it. But this is not about falling off your roof. Let me give you some background. I am from England. In England, the weather ranges from around 80°F (26°C) on occasional days in the summer, to around 32°F (0°C) on occasional days in the winter. Most of the year, the weather hovers around 50°F (10°C) to 60°F (15°C). The air is more humid…

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Embrace the knowledge that you know nothing

Embrace the knowledge that you know nothing

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I don’t know much. Nor do you. Every minute more knowledge is gained by humanity than any one person could learn in that minute. And the rate at which knowledge is being gained is accelerating. It has been argued that the last person who knew all that Western science knows died in 1829 (Source). By 1950, human knowledge was doubling every 25 years, and by 2000 human knowledge was doubling every year. By 2018, it was believed that human knowledge…

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80s environmentalism

80s environmentalism

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I just remembered, as I put a drinks can in the recycling, that in the 1980s, when I was at school, we were told by teachers to crush cans before putting them in the rubbish bin, because that reduced their size in landfill. That, for the record, was 1980s environmentalism! We had “bottle banks” where we could recycle our glass – one for clear, one for green, and one for brown, or mixed colors. But that was the only recycling…

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Misinformation in November

Misinformation in November

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I want to ask you for a favor. Next month – November 2020 – is a month of great importance for the United States, but also for the world. This is not a political post, although I have my own views, and will give them away, below. I want to ask you for a simple favor no matter who you vote for. The ask If you see anything amazing on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, or Instagram do not share it until…

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A constitution for 21st Century America

A constitution for 21st Century America

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This is not a political blog, but there are some truths that are self-evident or exposed by scientific research. With that in mind, here are some thoughts about how the United States Constitution needs to be changed. The bold green text could be inserted, with amendment, into a new constitution. The text below that green text explains the reasoning. Minority protection All persons are born with equal opportunity, and should retain equality of opportunity as far as nature allows. The…

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Trying Impossible Burger

Trying Impossible Burger

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This post is not sponsored by Impossible but I’m always open to being contacted. Impossible burger has not been available to my wife and I in local supermarkets and as fans of our one-and-only planet Earth, my wife and I are always keen to reduce our meat intake, especially of beef. Well, Impossible recently started to sell directly (note: not a referral link). We ordered four 12oz ground [UK English: minced] ‘beef’ packages. They were delivered in environmentally conscious packaging,…

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