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We are in the depths of this worsening recession. Climate change, for now, is not a priority. Just ask the 20 million Americans out of work.
Posted to Politics by david wayne osedach on July 9, 2009
Re: What's the responsible way?
The locals (I am an Albertan) are demanding that the issues be dealt with. The provincial government has set aside over a billion (Canadian) dollars to sequester CO2. The companies are required to find ways to reduce tailings ponds and water usage. The amount of water and energy consumption per barrel of oil has decreased a lot over the last 30 ...
Posted to Green Room by aardvark77 on June 26, 2009
Air travel is hard to offset
The problem with air travel is that it much more polluting than driving and you go much longer distances. Most estimates say air travel produces more than half a pounds of CO2 per mile per passenger. Of course this depends on a lot of factors such as how full the plane is, but the airline industry uses cheap, dirty fuels and they are incredibly ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by Intersection on December 23, 2008