#lies #corruption #fraud #waste #abuse = Musk + DOGE - See How #Musk & #DOGE Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims - His "wall of receipts" for contracts cancelled is instead a mass falsification and fabrication of inflated savings, non existent savings and just big lies. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/upshot/musk-doge-changes-deletions.html #where is #congress #constitution separation of powers #democracy #courts #lawsuits #politics #maga #firings #federal #government
waste
'Adult toys, machetes - litter wombles find it all'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4y3lx7p2yo
#LeicestershireLitterWombles #Leicestershire #Litter #Trash #Rubbish #Waste #Garbage #Volunteers #Wombles #Environment #Welllbeing
$24.30 for FastTrack! I'm just trying to get to the gym.
90% of these people are commuting to Los Angeles or Orange county because it's so much cheaper to live where I am.
Also. I have to PEE. 😨
"The next question was how much soybean paste to flush. In other words, how much does a person usually poop?"
Anna Gibbs for Slate: https://longreads.com/2025/02/25/flushed-away/
#Longreads #Poop #Toilets #Design #Waste #Sanitation #Research
HuffPost: "Donald Trump Has Already Spent $10.7 Million Of Taxpayer Money Playing Golf"
Seems a little excessive to me. That's more than I've spent on golf during my entire life! (Granted, I've had the courage to not spend anything on golf, but still.)
It's just too bad that there's no government department to keep an eye on overspending, waste, and so on.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-already-spent-10-003317081.html
#Solar panel production refers to the entire lifecycle of solar panels, from raw material extraction to #manufacturing processes and end-of-life considerations. #Environmental impact encompasses the effects on #ecosystems , #biodiversity, energy consumption, #waste management, and more. Life cycle assessment is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire lifecycle.
The production of solar panels requires the extraction of materials like #silicon, #silver , and #aluminum . The #mining and processing of these materials pose significant environmental consequences, including habitat destruction, soil #erosion , water #pollution , and #greenhouse gas #emissions .
Solar panel manufacturing involves multiple steps, including wafer production, cell fabrication, and module assembly. Each step requires #energy and emits greenhouse gases. Energy-intensive processes like wafer production contribute to the overall #carbon footprint of solar panel production.
As solar panels reach the end of their lifespan, proper waste management becomes crucial. The disposal of decommissioned panels can lead to environmental contamination and potential health risks. However, there are emerging solutions such as recycling and resource recovery to mitigate these challenges.
By addressing the challenges associated with raw material extraction, manufacturing processes, waste management, and #ecosystem impacts, we can work towards minimizing the negative consequences....
- the topic of the overall ecological burden of #renewables seems to be a key one in considering a realistic #emission-free #economy (unless it is just an alibi for pushing dirty processes to other countries). The article is quite short and it only opens the topic - it would be useful to know some hard data on this topic. May be from the sources the article refers to, or I'd be glad for other tips from someone.
https://green.org/2024/01/30/the-environmental-impact-of-solar-panel-production/
#ecology #greendeal #solarpunk
What really happens to your used clothing? How does overconsumption affect mental health? And which touring musician is most transparent about production of their merch? @TeenVogue has created this @Flipboard Storyboard exploring the seamier side of the fashion industry. Tell us: How do you manage the environmental impact of your clothing choices (choose as many as you like).
https://flipboard.com/@teenvogue/the-last-stop-kg9fm0ip0ifsfgsj
#Fashion #Clothing #FastFashion #Environment #Waste #OverConsumption
Options:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly7gk3xk3zo
This, in my eyes, is why all nuclear energy and power stations, are completely wrong.
The size and longevity of storage for nuclear waste, past or present, wherever or however it's stored, poses a threat to so much now and in the future.
Argentina canal on outskirts of Buenos Aires turns bright red
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqlpvdvzlzo
#Environment #Contamination #Waste #Argentina
#Capitalism #RightWing
Litter-picking group fills hundreds of bin bags https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyegdp24rko
I've just published my first Forbes science story of 2025. It's all about textile waste, and it features a fascinating new study that looks at the scale of the problem in cities. I'd love if you would read it! #science #scicomm #sciencejournalism #textiles #waste #recycling https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/01/24/wealthy-cities-are-generating-and-exporting-mountains-of-textile-waste/
Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste from deadly leak fuels protests in India
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c863jy00430o
#Waste from dairy #cows is a pain for #farmers. Manure is expensive to manage & when stored in open-air lagoons—the cheapest method—the #manure decomposes & produces #methane that accelerates #climatechange much faster than #carbon dioxide… (1/x) https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/392881/dairy-biogas-manure-digester #dairy #climate
#goodnews #Science #energy #industry #electricity #waste #materials #Illinois #USA
Scientists Turn Industrial Waste into Batteries for Storing Renewable Energy
"The 2024 'winners' of the annual Shkreli awards, given each year to perpetrators of the most egregious examples of profiteering and dysfunction within the healthcare industry, have been released from the Lown Institute, an independent healthcare thinktank."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/07/annual-awards-healthcare-profiteering
Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution | Waste | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/07/thailand-bans-imports-plastic-waste-curb-toxic-pollution
Seriously, I'm at a loss for words. Sometimes, I feel like yelling just to wake people up from their indifference towards our planet and their own health.
"Thirteen vapes are thrown away every second in the UK – more than a million a day – leading to an “environmental nightmare”, according to research."
#Solar panel production refers to the entire lifecycle of solar panels, from raw material extraction to #manufacturing processes and end-of-life considerations. #Environmental impact encompasses the effects on #ecosystems , #biodiversity, energy consumption, #waste management, and more. Life cycle assessment is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire lifecycle.
The production of solar panels requires the extraction of materials like #silicon, #silver , and #aluminum . The #mining and processing of these materials pose significant environmental consequences, including habitat destruction, soil #erosion , water #pollution , and #greenhouse gas #emissions .
Solar panel manufacturing involves multiple steps, including wafer production, cell fabrication, and module assembly. Each step requires #energy and emits greenhouse gases. Energy-intensive processes like wafer production contribute to the overall #carbon footprint of solar panel production.
As solar panels reach the end of their lifespan, proper waste management becomes crucial. The disposal of decommissioned panels can lead to environmental contamination and potential health risks. However, there are emerging solutions such as recycling and resource recovery to mitigate these challenges.
By addressing the challenges associated with raw material extraction, manufacturing processes, waste management, and #ecosystem impacts, we can work towards minimizing the negative consequences....
- the topic of the overall ecological burden of #renewables seems to be a key one in considering a realistic #emission-free #economy (unless it is just an alibi for pushing dirty processes to other countries). The article is quite short and it only opens the topic - it would be useful to know some hard data on this topic. May be from the sources the article refers to, or I'd be glad for other tips from someone.
https://green.org/2024/01/30/the-environmental-impact-of-solar-panel-production/
#ecology #greendeal #solarpunk
Some people just love to throw away money.
We pulled into tonight's camp spot to find a gazebo propped up next to the garbage bin. The usual story: somebody bought it, used it, didn't understand the instructions, and broke it trying to pack it up. That happens a LOT.
Two of the cross braces for the same corner were snapped (Pic 1).
A bit of aluminium and four screws et voila! Fixed (Pic 2).
Does it look good? No, but I can replace the cross braces with new ones later. The dammed thing sells for $300, and we were looking at buying one, so ... 😁
#DIY #Repairs #Waste #RVLife #VanLife #MotorhomeLife #Scavenge
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WAR is such a stupid waste of Human lives and Resources just so that a few Individuals can satisfy their Fantasies of illusionary Worldviews.
SO INFINITELY IGNORANT/DUMB are apparently many People to go along with this.
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Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/07/plastic-pollution-is-changing-entire-earth-system-scientists-find #Climatecrisis #Biodiversity #Environment #Fossilfuels #Recycling #Pollution #Worldnews #Plastics #Science #Health #Oceans #Waste
Sellafield cleanup cost rises to £136bn amid tensions with Treasury https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/23/sellafield-cleanup-cost-136bn-national-audit-office #Energyindustry #Nuclearwaste #Nuclearpower #Environment #Business #Cumbria #England #UKnews #Energy #Waste