Subsidised, how?
I agree. Or it would be near solved today had not the momentum of the 80's stopped. The "green" movement must take their share of the blame for that (but not everything), and we see history repeating today with "dirty" renewables being greenwashed, whilst in reality it's a poor deal for nature.
In the US we subsidize bad things with taxpayer money- two examples are fossil fuels and the corn industry (from whence high fructose corn syrup is produced.) The costs of drilling and procurement that you mentioned are actually being put on the shoulders of taxpayers here. And you already know how unhealthy the average American's diet is lol.Subsidised, how?
The fallacy is rather to equal renewable energy with clean energy, and non-renewable with dirty. A better metric is sustainability. Some renewables are worse for nature, besides being less reliable. But selling bad energy sources under the renewable brand has become profitable because it's now favoured by politics and carbon accounting.I agree. Or it would be near solved today had not the momentum of the 80's stopped. The "green" movement must take their share of the blame for that (but not everything), and we see history repeating today with "dirty" renewables being greenwashed, whilst in reality it's a poor deal for nature.
The problem in the US is more the size of the meals than what. Eating "unhealthy" food is ok unless it's only that thing. It just has to be different things, and not too much. I'm reminded of a restaurant that I went to during a visit to the US not that long ago (well, it's obviously about a year now). I ordered a salat as a starter. I got a huge iceberg wedge, which I barely could finish and after that there was no way I could have a main meal. So many times in the US do I get excessive portions. Like, getting a sandwich for lunch, which gets loaded with so much ham and stuffing that I'm completely full for the next 24h. So many times in the US I wake up in the morning completely full, and I might even not had dinner the day before, just a lunch which was too excessive. I tend to eat either lunch or dinner in the US.
Actually, tsunamis are real risks anywhere in the world, since the source, whether an earthquake or land/seafloor slide, can be far away. It must be taken into account when planning plants.
YES! That's why I feel awful in the mornings and I've now started doing an intermittent fast which makes me feel much better. One day a week I dont eat or drink anything at all (not even water) for 24 hours. I think this helps me recover from the portions I ate the previous day(s). I also stay away from anything with cheese or mayo or soda or any of that excessive sugary or greasy stuff since I get physically sick from consuming that.The problem in the US is more the size of the meals than what. Eating "unhealthy" food is ok unless it's only that thing. It just has to be different things, and not too much. I'm reminded of a restaurant that I went to during a visit to the US not that long ago (well, it's obviously about a year now). I ordered a salat as a starter. I got a huge iceberg wedge, which I barely could finish and after that there was no way I could have a main meal. So many times in the US do I get excessive portions. Like, getting a sandwich for lunch, which gets loaded with so much ham and stuffing that I'm completely full for the next 24h. So many times in the US I wake up in the morning completely full, and I might even not had dinner the day before, just a lunch which was too excessive. I tend to eat either lunch or dinner in the US.
Actually, tsunamis are real risks anywhere in the world, since the source, whether an earthquake or land/seafloor slide, can be far away. It must be taken into account when planning plants.
In hindsight it's easy to say that it had the wrong location. I'm pretty sure they thought about this, but I don't know what they underestimated.
Unfortunately I have major digestive issues if I drink water on an empty stomach....I dont know if there is something wrong with the water around here (it seems to happen more in the summer which makes me think there is some fertilizer seepage going on into our local aquifers, something that has been reported by the local media.) So when I dont eat, I cant drink water either. I'm just going to reduce my portions and see if that's better and avoid those foods I mentioned.Not drinking for 24h doesn't sound healthy. Skipping food for a day once in a while probably isn't a problem, except that it may be difficult socially.
In hindsight it's easy to say that it had the wrong location. I'm pretty sure they thought about this, but I don't know what they underestimated.
Part of the equation, but not mainly. Many things contribute: land use, waste issues, impact on biodiversity, impact on wildlife, visual and audible noise. For instance, wind farms produce renewable energy, but industrialise large areas, kill birds and insects, have a big visual impact, are noisy, scare wildlife, turbines can't be recycled, have short lifespans, and can only be a supplement to other energy sources, as their energy production is highly variable and unreliable.
Electric cars can pollute as much as anything else if the electricity was produced in a polluting way. But the good thing with electric cars is that it centralises the energy production. So if your country can produce electricity with very little energy, such as with hydro power of nuclear power, electric cars will not pollute much. Even if the production is "dirty", moving to electric cars will simplify the transition to cleaner power. And even if the production is dirty, it's a good idea to have that dirt out of the highly populated cities. The air in the major cities of the world has become dramatically better over the past decades, which is a good thing for people's health, though the situation might not have improved globally.
Yeah, only this does not solve the problem but transfers it from cities. You also get a negative impact on the planet in general. Well, that's okay.Part of the equation, but not mainly. Many things contribute: land use, waste issues, impact on biodiversity, impact on wildlife, visual and audible noise. For instance, wind farms produce renewable energy, but industrialise large areas, kill birds and insects, have a big visual impact, are noisy, scare wildlife, turbines can't be recycled, have short lifespans, and can only be a supplement to other energy sources, as their energy production is highly variable and unreliable.
Electric cars can pollute as much as anything else if the electricity was produced in a polluting way. But the good thing with electric cars is that it centralises the energy production. So if your country can produce electricity with very little energy, such as with hydro power of nuclear power, electric cars will not pollute much. Even if the production is "dirty", moving to electric cars will simplify the transition to cleaner power. And even if the production is dirty, it's a good idea to have that dirt out of the highly populated cities. The air in the major cities of the world has become dramatically better over the past decades, which is a good thing for people's health, though the situation might not have improved globally.
Containing global warming requires more radical solutions. Of course, give up superconsumption, buying unnecessary and unnecessary things, equipment for an environmentally friendly home, and much more.err it's more than just carbon emissions lol, it's also about the generation of toxic NO2 which is the number one shortener of life on this planet (even beyond tobacco smoking), pollution from NO2 shortens life by an average of 2 years, while tobacco shortens life an average of 1.5 years. air pollution from dirty fuel powered vehicles is the number one killer on the planet.
and a proper diet is also important, eat less meat (or even better NO meat) and more plant-based and it is much better for you and for the planet. also walking (or biking) is a lot healthier than driving and in many cities, it actually takes longer to get there when driving (not to mention the NO2 pollution driving a dirty fuel powered vehicle generates and the resultant higher rates of asthma.)