The aging Paradise coal-fired power plant is unreliable, expensive and polluting, TVA data show. The federally owned utility said its decision is based on economics.
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In 2007 Patrick Moore and I had an email argument. Looks like he's now an
Wow. Donald Trump just tweeted what might be his most outrageous statement on climate denial ever. What’s worse, he dragged Greenpeace into it!
Here’s the deal. Since Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the visionary resolution for Green New Deal, the response from right-wing climate deniers has been ludicrous. Just this morning, Patrick Moore — a paid polluter lobbyist who falsely claims to be a founder of Greenpeace — went on Fox and Friends to spew lies about the climate crisis and bash the Green New Deal.
President Trump was quick to tweet his agreement. But, we know better.
We need to jump on this media moment right now to call out Trump, resist climate denial and build real climate leadership to replace Trump in 2020.
Tell all Democratic candidates running for president in 2020 to do everything in their power to support a Green New Deal and phase out fossil fuels now.
You know how urgent this is. For every minute we spend on distractions and climate denial, the future of humanity loses time on finding real solutions. We’re already on borrowed time.
We need to stop lobbyists and politicians bankrolled by fossil fuel money from using their platforms to bully brave and bold leaders like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We need real climate leadership right now!
The Green New Deal is more than just a response to an environmental threat — it’s a vision for the future of this country that puts people and communities first. And, it’s just plain common sense. A poll was recently released showing strong bipartisan support for a Green New Deal among registered voters, including 64% of Republicans.
In fact, we think federal climate policy should go even further in confronting the fossil fuel industry for its polluting practices and its decades of obstructing climate action. This is a fight we can win, but I need your help to make that happen.
The countdown is on. Let’s go all in for #Climate2020 and demand presidential candidates tackle this climate crisis head-on.
Thanks for all you do,
Janet Redman
Climate Campaign Director, Greenpeace US
It's always easy to unsubscribe. No public interest group wants to piss you off - especially youneoplacebo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:29 pmI think campaign finance reform meaning the elimination of any and all special interest money in the political sphere should be the goal. I don't sign any of those things either mostly to dodge unwanted contacts or mailings or surveillance. I hate that shit.
Ahhhh, I don't know, man. The idea of "unsubscribe" is sort of like forgetting something you saw or did....you can never unsubscribe. Once you've been classified in somebody's system you will always be there.Vrede too wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:49 pmIt's always easy to unsubscribe. No public interest group wants to piss you off - especially youneoplacebo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:29 pmI think campaign finance reform meaning the elimination of any and all special interest money in the political sphere should be the goal. I don't sign any of those things either mostly to dodge unwanted contacts or mailings or surveillance. I hate that shit.- with unwanted email.
But campaigns shouldn't be expensive; we've been conditioned to accept that they are.....each election cycle reveals record "expenditures" over any other cycle. I say it's all bullshit....if unlimited special interest money were banned, and only voters in the particular voting district could contribute to candidates, I think a hell of a lot things would change. For statewide elections, all residents of the state could contribute. No entity, such as corporations, unions, special interests, etc not listed on voter registration rolls as an eligible voter would be able to contribute money to any candidate.O Really wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:54 pmCampaigns are expensive. Money has to come from somewhere. I'm all for limits on corporations/organizations/PACs, etc., but bottom line is that either contributions are allowed or campaigns have to be publicly funded. And that has its own issues in how to you select who is a real and viable candidate.
Wow, pretty rare to learn of a Big Oil corp. doing the right thing. Figures that it would be a British-Dutch oil and gas company vs. a US assoc.Citing climate differences, Shell walks away from U.S. refining lobby
Royal Dutch Shell Plc on Tuesday became the first major oil and gas company to announce plans to leave a leading U.S. refining lobby due to disagreement on climate policies, citing its support for the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
In its first review of its association with 19 key industry groups, Shell said it had found “material misalignment” over climate policy with the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and would quit the body in 2020.
The review is part of Shell’s drive to increase transparency and show investors it is in line with the 2015 Paris climate agreement’s goals to limit global warming by reducing carbon emissions to a net zero by the end of the century.
It is the latest sign of how investor pressure on oil companies, particularly in Europe, is leading to changes in their behavior around climate. Last year, Shell caved in to investor pressure over climate change, setting out plans to introduce industry-leading carbon emissions targets linked to executive pay.
Its chief executive, Ben van Beurden, has since repeatedly urged oil and gas producers to take action over climate and pollution, staking out a more radical position than the heads of other major oil companies....
No one incinerated, no plume of toxic smoke, no radioactive waste to be cleaned up, no polluted river, no massive wildlife kill, no evacuations. Imagine that.
Or, in Canadian: "resulting in it making a high speed descent to the concrete below."- pics from a drone. Then drone has "unexpected" power failure and crashes....
Maybe a bargain over a (usually) long lifespan?Had no idea they cost $4mil each.
I'll bet the first drone they sent to look at it crashed into it causing the failure, but they're not admitting it.O Really wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:34 pmYeah, I'm sure of the thousands of them out there, the blow up rate is very low. I really enjoy seeing them - very graceful, and they don't take away from the use of the land around them for farming or grazing. According to another article, the people living close by heard a loud squealing sound, then an explosion. It would sound like a burned out bearing, I suppose, the unexplained "explosion" part is a bit strange. We've also seen them hauling in the blades and parts on trucks. One truck per blade, pulling two trailers. Big load escort. Wide turns.