In addition to being energy intensive, the resource extraction required to reproduce existing patterns of personal vehicle use is untenable. I'm reminded of this open letter by British scientists: https://t.co/WFAlzo0yol
We're hitting 1.3- 1.4ยฐC, leaving ocean ecosystems struggling to survive as land ecosystems crash around the globe.
Emissions/ecological damage from electric car manufacturing? Too much.
A powerful article, especially when we consider 20-30% of species face extinction by ~2045.
Indust countries such as ๐ฉ๐ชhave a ravenous appetite4 metals&consume far more than is ecologically& socially https://t.co/qassda8oUi,EV's are being touted as 1 of the solutions to the climate crisisโbut many of the raw materials they use are being mined in the world's rainforests.
Yes to the Green Revolution but Without Copper& Nickel from the World's Rainforest, Woodlands& #oceans floor!
Do your own research.
Don't accept blah blah blah from people that know better than this
The climate deniers
sell books made from fallen trees!
https://t.co/nQZKqan1Jm
For more than a century, Western AU has yielded a lucrative bounty for gold&iron ore https://t.co/qWZxRJeNUx,a battery revolution driven by the transition to EV's &energy storage systems is creating a rush to exploit its reserves of lithium,cobalt & nickel
https://t.co/P6DaiE9ElT
...BHP Billiton joined the party, revealing plans to transform itself into the worldโs biggest suppliers of nickel sulphate โ a key component in lithium-ion batteries that power electric cars.
BHP is spending $43m on a new facility to produce 100,000 tonnes of(nickel sulphate)2/
*Tesla received an F on greenhouse emissions due to their supply chain&no set climate goals
"Tesla is a complete climate embarrassment, a new report shows.
Tesla has been oddly secretive about their greenhouse gas emissions."Photo: Charlie Deets/Unsplash
https://t.co/ZJD9KIwrJI
10-year-old Marie from Sierra Leone dreams of becoming a doctor.
To turn dreams into reality, we need to help every child catch up on what they've missed during COVID-19 school closures.
While capturing carbon is still a critical way forests slow the climate crisis, new research shows forests are essential for keeping the planet habitable by providing cooling as the planet heats up.
#ClimateReport
South Korean wildfire destroys 90 homes and causes 6,000 to flee
The wildfire "temporarily threatened a nuclear power plant and a liquified natural gas plant."
Ap News- The Associated Press
South Korea is deploying nearly 2,000 firefighters and troops to battle a large wildfire that tore through an eastern coastal area and temporarily threatened a nuclear power station and a liquified natural gas plant. https://t.co/FhkFnTKzGT
I don't know who's helping #Biden with the - Anti Workers Rights & Fossil Feul vested interest Judiciary appointments?
They stink at it.
Is it possibly Senators Lindsey Graham & Lisa Murkowski?
The Democrat with ties to the Fossil Fuel companies that you have on your cabinet?
[Earth System Science
In the phrase "Earth system science (ESS)," the key term is "system." A system is a collection of interdependent parts enclosed within a defined boundary.]
*Protect the whole system!
Learn about these 4 interdependent spheres here:
https://t.co/Cl3iwFaS8X
If we don't protect the environment we'll be destroying our home...
Our Planet ๐ is a system of interdependent spheres.
Mess with one interdependent sphere much... it will effect the other spheres.
The lithosphere,
The hydrosphere,
The biosphere,
The atmosphere
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Growing over 40 feet tall and as old as 200 years, the stunning saguaro cactus found at @SaguaroNPS is an iconic symbol of the American West. The tallest saguaro cactus ever measured towered over 78 feet into the air.
Photo by David Olsen