@DavidSuzukiFDN To make the steel required for wind turbines that might operate by 2030, you would need fossil fuels equivalent to more than 600 million tons of coal. And when all is in place, the entire structure must be waterproofed with resins whose synthesis starts with ethylene.
@DavidSuzukiFDN For a 5-megawatt turbine, the steel alone averages 150 tons for the reinforced concrete foundations, 250 tons for the rotor hubs and nacelles, and 500 tons for the towers. We cannot make steel without fossil fuels yet.
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Degrowthers of the World, Unite: A Proposal for Degrowth Academics, Activists, and Practitioners to Join Forces as Equals
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60,000 Americans live in illegal settlements in the West Bank, built on land stolen from Palestinians. Another 100,000 live in occupied East Jerusalem, in homes stolen from Palestinians.
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New paper finds that 38-59% of GDP in the USA is "wasted" (along with billions of tons of carbon), in that better human development outcomes could be achieved without it. https://t.co/Qz9P29pU50
BREAKING: Every single country in the world, except the US and Israel, has voted at the UN to condemn the US blockade on Cuba. Ukraine abstained from the vote.
For the 31st straight year, the world overwhelmingly opposes the US's ongoing war on Cuba.
How Americans View Future Harms From Climate Change in Their Community and Around the U.S.
63% expect climate impacts to worsen in their lifetime
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