Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social

In the piece below, the author asks, "Why is the government putting big money behind dubious carbon capture projects that specifically benefit Big Oil and help delay climate action?"

Spoiler: It's capitalism.

You probably already knew that, but the article does a great job of explaining exactly why subsidizing carbon capture is such a disastrous policy choice, and why the Biden administration nevertheless is pouring billions of dollars into it...
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Record heat waves. Widespread fires. Devastating storms. The tragic toll of climate change is becoming more evident every day.

To avoid even more severe impacts in the future, we must quickly and dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions — largely caused by fossil fuels. Fortunately, the tools we need to cut emissions through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and beyond are growing quickly, becoming better and more affordable over time.

We will also need some “carbon removal” in the future — where we use nature (with trees or soils) or industrial processes to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, sequester it, and keep it from adding to our climate woes.

In the last few years, more attention has focused on industrial methods, because they can bury carbon in permanent, geologic reservoirs, unlike trees and soils that can burn down or be plowed up. In principle, this makes sense. But in practice, industrial carbon removal is wildly expensive, far too energy and resource intensive, and only removes pathetically small amounts of carbon. It’s nowhere near being a viable solution to climate change.

For the foreseeable future, cutting emissions is the most feasible means of addressing climate change. And whatever carbon removal we might eventually develop should only be used to address the final, hard-to-abate emissions left after fossil fuels are phased out. Most of all, carbon removal should *never* be used as a substitute for cutting emissions, or to help delay phasing out fossil fuels.

So why is the federal government doing exactly the opposite — putting big money behind dubious carbon capture projects, in ways that specifically benefit Big Oil and help delay climate action?
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://globalecoguy.org/stop-giving-big-oil-a-carbon-fig-leaf-a6f49a40851b

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #CO2 #Emissions #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual

George Conway has some bad news for Donald Trump - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

https://www.rawstory.com/george-conway-trump-2664189921/

Trump Shoots Himself in the Foot with Demand for Trial Date in 2026

https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/trump-shoots-himself-in-foot-trial-date-2026

@Huntn00 we’ll stay put unless it gets really bad, but I really don’t know where we would go, it’s supposed to be worse east of us

Trump Doesn’t Want His Mugshot Taken In Georgia https://www.politicususa.com/2023/08/20/trump-mugshot-georgia.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#lockhimup

Angelo John Gage, a neo-Nazi who recently started using the name "Lucas Gage" and whose Twitter feed is a constant stream of antisemitism and racism, says he received his first payment through the platform's revenue sharing system.

It's was $165.52 — not much, obviously. But it's also not nothing.

Elon Musk has not only welcomed Nazis. He's now directly paying them too.

I love s'mores, but my doctor says I have to eat s'less.

Republicans Are Coming For Mifepristone https://crooksandliars.com/2023/08/republicans-are-coming-mifepristone?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@mloxton @RD4Anarchy @WolfChristensen @Radical_EgoCom @Huntn00 I would recommend the work of Dr Robert Sapolsky to discover how "our apeish nature" presents is actually very dependent on culture and how we assign social status. Here's a short documentary on his breakthrough studying a baboon troupe, he also has an entire lecture series available on the Stanford YT channel.

https://youtu.be/A4UMyTnlaMY?si=c6kDWiK57Bj1iLka

Incompetence And Corruption Are Still Rewarded In GOP https://crooksandliars.com/2023/08/incompetence-and-corruption-are-still?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Pentagon on Tuberville holds: There is no chance of abortion travel policy changing. IOW, fuck you, Tommy Tuberville. https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/pentagon-on-tuberville-holds-there-is-no-chance-of-abortion-travel-policy-changing.html

On Aug 18, 1889: Georgia Mob Lynches Black Man and Leaves Him Hanging to Terrorize Black Community http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/aug/18

It’s the fucking guns! #MomsDemandAction #GSU2023
Please boost!

On Aug 19, 1916: White Mobs Lynch Multiple Black People Just Months Before the U.S. Enters WWI http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/aug/19

Tuberville says military ‘a little overloaded’ with 4-star generals: ‘I’m not changing my mind’ - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/tuberville-says-military-a-little-overloaded-with-4-star-generals-im-not-changing-my-mind.html

On Aug 20, 1619: Traffickers Bring First Enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/aug/20

A rare victory in the #ClimateEmergency. This is an example of regular people persisting and fighting no matter what. This is how we have to fight if we are to have a future on this planet. We KNOW our corporate owned political systems aren't going to get it done. This is the sad truth. https://geoffreydeihl.substack.com/p/a-victory-for-a-clean-and-healthful

Russian strike on Chernihiv leaves 144 injured - police update (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3750570-russian-strike-on-chernihiv-leaves-144-injured-police-update.html #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#PutinEndTheInvasion

“In 2022, a report commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded that the agency’s internal culture was riddled with structural racism. Some employees recounted being described as “monkeys” while others were continually asked to disavow terrorist attacks. In response, the foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra promised reform. “This is not who we want to be,” he said.”

You don’t say. I’m shocked I tell you. Shocked.
https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/ethnic-profiling/