Nationwide win-win-win opportunities are exceedingly rare. Our nation’s farmers and ranchers are on the frontlines of climate change, but they also have an opportunity to help our planet and increase their profit.
What I Wish Nuclear Energy Opponents Understood Will Happen if They Win
"In the long run, anti-nuclear advocates will not succeed. It remains an utter fantasy to imagine that activism will bring about an end to the atomic age at a time when nuclear technology is poised for revolutionary steps forward. But in the near term, opposition to nuclear power can certainly succeed in preventing and slowing down the advance of a sorely needed climate solution."
Officials: Florida plan has fed manatees 25 tons of lettuce
"Officials say the feeding program involving donated romaine lettuce at a Florida Power & Light plant on the east coast is attracting about 300 to 350 manatees per day. It’s been as many as 800 manatees at times, sometimes less than 60 as they move around the waterways."
Progressive NIMBYism is One of the Biggest Obstacles to Clean Energy
Unless public opinion can be changed to match the environmental values progressives claim to hold, NIMBYism will continue to be an obstacle in the fight against climate change.
Waste Not, Want Not: Retailers Collaborate With Food Initiative To Tackle $26 Billion Problem
"The Bread and Butter Thing offers food bags with approximately £35 worth of food are sold for £7.50 to the general public."
Why Solar Use Is Expanding In States Not Known For Sun
Anyone who has road-tripped across the Midwest is used to the sight of wind turbines dotting the terrain. Now, we are likely to see solar panels popping up just as often. The Midwest is certainly a key piece to America’s energy transition puzzle, and solar development is not slowing down.
States are reviving and upgrading consumer recycling — the nation must follow suit
"Blue, purple and red states alike have all improved their recycling systems, in a pro-consumer way, through legislation that implemented deposit return systems for beverage containers sold locally."
The Real-World Conflicts in Yellowstone Can Be Solved by Markets, Not Drama
"Even as it exaggerates conflict on the screen, Yellowstone frequently alludes to the underlying institutions that are supposed to help settle conflicts over water, land, and other resources. While the show often chooses violence, we shouldn't have to in the real world."
7 Trends Environmentalists Should Be Watching In 2022
Will these predicted trends be what drives environmental action this year? Time will tell. However, one thing is sure: 2022 will be another banner year for positive environmental change.
The Environmental Left Is Its Own Worst Enemy
"The biggest lesson in this epic travesty is that even if President Biden were truly committed to decarbonizing the economy (which is to be seriously doubted, given how fast he backed away from a gasoline tax, among other things), the resistance of Democrats at regional-agency level, among environmental groups, and in the federal judiciary makes it almost impossible to imagine how he could succeed."
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