QUICK NEWS, July 24: It’s A Plastic World; How This President Rewards Scientists Who Speak Truth To Power; Intro To Community Choice Electricity
It’s A Plastic World The world has made more than 9 billion tons of plastic, says new study
Robert Ferris, 19 July 2017 (CNBC)
“More than 9 billion tons of plastic have been made since the 1950s, and the vast majority of it has been thrown in the trash…[A]lthough plastic materials such as Bakelite were in use in the early 20th century, the material's popularity began to rapidly rise after World War II, making it one of the most commonly used man-made materials…[T]he amount of plastic in use now is 30 percent of all the plastic ever produced…While that has brought its benefits, such as lower-cost materials or capabilities like water resistance, our love of plastic has also produced [about 7 billion tons of trash…And as of 2015, only 9 percent of the plastic waste produced ended up recycled, and another 12 percent was incinerated, [according to Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made…” click here for more
How This President Rewards Scientists Who Speak Truth To Power Climate Scientist Says He Was Demoted For Speaking Out On Climate Change
Nathan Rott, July 19, 2017 (National Public Radio)
“A former head policy adviser at the Interior Department is accusing the Trump Administration of reassigning him to a lesser position for speaking out about the dangers of climate change…Joel Clement, a scientist who was director of the Interior Department's Office of Policy Analysis for much of the Obama Administration, was recently reassigned…[and believes it was retaliation for speaking publicly about climate change dangers to Alaska Native communities.] He authorized a report to Obama in 2013 that warned the Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth and that the implications of the change would include ‘rapid coastal erosion threatening villages and facilities, loss of wildlife habitat, ecosystem instability... and unpredictable impacts on subsistence activities and critical social needs’…[Clement argued in a NY Times] op-ed that in the months preceding his reassignment, he had raised the issue with White House officials, senior Interior officials and the international community…” click here for more
Intro To Community Choice Electricity 7 Things To Understand About Community Choice In San Diego
Claire Trageser, July 21, 2017 (KPBS San Diego Public Radio)
“…[An alternative energy program that would bypass San Diego Gas & Electric is possible and cost-effective, according to the draft City of San Diego Feasibility Study For A Community Choice Aggregate but the program, called community choice aggregation, requires some understanding. Community choice would take the purchasing power away from SDG&E and give it to the city to] decide what energy sources to buy…[The study looked at] 98 percent of community choice customers use 50 percent renewable energy…[Community choice will be cheaper than SDG&E by 2023 if] 2 percent of customers use 100 percent renewable energy and all community choice customers use 50 percent renewable energy…[Community choice will be cheaper than SDG&E by 2027 if all] community choice customers use 80 percent renewable energy…All community choice customers use 100 percent renewable energy…98 percent of community choice customers use 80 percent renewable energy; 2 percent of customers use 100 percent renewable energy…There is other terminology that is important to understand…” click here for more
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