First in the Nation Ban on Plastic Microbeads in Personal Products Passes California Senate Committee
First in the Nation Ban on Plastic Microbeads in Personal Products Passes California Senate Committee
First in the Nation Ban on Plastic Microbeads in Personal Products Passes California Senate Committee
Operative word you. Individual action was a deliberate red herring constructed by the FF industry propaganda machines half a fucking century ago, because they knew who the actual significant contributors to the problem were.
I do agree that real change takes political power. You need things like tax breaks for people who use public transit, congestion pricing, taxing airports more, banning ads for SUVs, requiring electronic devices to be repairable, etc... These actions would be far more efficient than any individual action. Sure.
But political power isn't enough. Look at what just happened in Canada.
Justin Trudeau banned oil tankers off the coast of British Columbia and he tried to ban single use plastics. He faced outraged reactions.
Some angry politicians were publically taunting him on social media and sued his government :
A guy literally campaigned on defending plastics and slashing the (tiny) tax on carbon.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-scrap-plastics-ban-1.7514037
See what happened? The guy was the Prime Minister. He tried some small changes. He faced brutal political backlash. Why? His people weren't ready.
Change starts with individuals. Only when you reach a critical mass of individuals can you start trying to push for policy changes.
Red meat has a huge carbon footprint because cattle requires a large amount of land and water.
https://sph.tulane.edu/climate-and-food-environmental-impact-beef-consumption
Demand for steaks and burgers is the primary driver of Deforestation:
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-beef-industry-fueling-amazon-rainforest-destruction-deforestation/
https://e360.yale.edu/features/marcel-gomes-interview
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-06-02/almost-a-billion-trees-felled-to-feed-appetite-for-brazilian-beef
If you don't have a car and rarely eat red meat, you are doing GREAT 🙌 🙌
Sure, you can drink tap water instead of plastic water. You can switch to Tea. You can travel by train. You can use Linux instead of Windows AI's crap. Those are great ideas. Also, don't drive yourself crazy. If you are only an ordinary citizen, remember that perfect is the enemy of good.
https://komonews.com/news/local/suv-crashes-into-full-seattle-restaurant-injuring-patrons-and-causing-major-damage-crash-mioposto-pizza-dinner-4th-of-july-event-injury-report-investigation
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, D...
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, D...
A Fine Gael TD for Laois has asked the Minister for Transport about making the wearing of high-visibility jackets compulsory, as a road safety measure, for all pedestrians, cyclists and users of sc…
A Fine Gael TD for Laois has asked the Minister for Transport about making the wearing of high-visibility jackets compulsory, as a road safety measure, for all pedestrians, cyclists and users of sc…
Bike lanes are typically seen as being environmentally friendly. But some Bay Area leaders say the one on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is causing an increase in pollution.
The South Australian government wants to increase the size of parking spaces in garages for new residential builds, but the opposition and industry groups say it will just make properties more expensive for buyers.
Halifax Regional Council ultimately voted in favour for new parking permit fee structure that increases costs for heavier vehicles.
>Councillor Trish Purdy said she voted against the motion when it was before the Transportation Standing Committee in April because she didn’t “see the point.”
>Trish Purdy quoted a line from the staff report that said municipal staff attended a conference hosted by the Canadian Parking Association in October 2024 where a survey of municipalities in attendance found that none of them were actively considering a weight-based pricing structure for parking permits.
>“Okay, two boroughs in Montreal. That’s not even a city. That’s not even a town,” Purdy said. “Outside Canada, we’ve got France, Paris. But they made the decision based on a referendum that their citizens voted for.”
>Purdy said an increased fee would put an unfair financial burden on trade workers who drive trucks, health care workers who use vans for their jobs, and owners of electric vehicles, which weigh more because of their batteries.
>“I am just not in favour of punishing people for choosing to drive a vehicle of their choice,” Purdy said.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/suburban-rural-councillors-argue-against-new-parking-fees-that-only-apply-to-urban-halifax/
Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
Two people involved in a car accident in Herriman, Utah, were rescued minutes before their SUV was engulfed in flames after it crashed into a Domino's Pizza.
Two people involved in a car accident in Herriman, Utah, were rescued minutes before their SUV was engulfed in flames after it crashed into a Domino's Pizza.
> Domino's restaurant in Utah explodes after SUV crashes into building