The US federal government is a major polluter, led by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE).
DoD: World's largest institutional fossil fuel consumer; emitted 1.2B metric tons GHG since 2001 (Costs of War Project). If a nation, it'd rank 47th in emissions (Durham/Lancaster study). Nearly 900 Superfund sites are abandoned military facilities with toxic waste like PFAS.
DoE: Manages cleanup of radioactive contamination from nuclear programs, e.g., Hanford site with ongoing groundwater pollution.
Ironically, while regulating others, it exemptions itself from some standardsThe US federal government is a major polluter, led by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE).
DoD: World's largest institutional fossil fuel consumer; emitted 1.2B metric tons GHG since 2001 (Costs of War Project). If a nation, it'd rank 47th in emissions (Durham/Lancaster study). Nearly 900 Superfund sites are abandoned military facilities with toxic waste like PFAS.
DoE: Manages cleanup of radioactive contamination from nuclear programs, e.g., Hanford site with ongoing groundwater pollution.
Ironically, while regulating others, it exemptions itself from some standardsThe US federal government is a major polluter, led by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE).
DoD: World's largest institutional fossil fuel consumer; emitted 1.2B metric tons GHG since 2001 (Costs of War Project). If a nation, it'd rank 47th in emissions (Durham/Lancaster study). Nearly 900 Superfund sites are abandoned military facilities with toxic waste like PFAS.
DoE: Manages cleanup of radioactive contamination from nuclear programs, e.g., Hanford site with ongoing groundwater pollution.
Ironically, while regulating others, it exemptions itself from some standards.
Environmental groups raise billions of dollars using fear—then spend much of that money not on the environment, but on stopping pipelines, power plants, and even solar farms. https://t.co/KGYTzomsW5
Saving the planet, I’m told, requires abolishing capitalism.
We need “an environment that provides for all people” says @AOC.
Greed “is literally destroying our planet," says @SenSanders.
Their answer is: socialism.
They’re wrong—free markets protect nature better.
2 reasons why the LP needs an Environmentalism plank:
1. Pollution threatens your health and is an infringement on your property rights.
2. Abolishing the National Park system without first handing land over to preservationist societies would be a monumental disaster.
@David4Liberty@JoshEakle @FreeStateBased This MIGHT just be a disgusting unprofessional joke. We questioned this last night, take a look at the responses we've gotten thus far:
https://t.co/SdXz8EusCV
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