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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
56d ago“Was the EBCI data center moratorium justified to prioritize tribal environmental justice over jobs?”
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The Open Question April 22: Who decides what's good for the planet?
Hey y'all! It's Earth Day, and I started to ask "what's our role in the health of the planet?"; but "Health" smuggles in a telos the planet doesn't have; not to mention assumptions about us, the planet, morality, etc.... Is climate change a science problem, an economics problem, a moral problem, or something else?: Moral emergency
One-third of Pakistan In 2022, flooding submerged one-third of Pakistan. Thirty-three million displaced. Over 1,700 dead. Pakistan contributes less than 1 percent of global emissions. The nations most responsible sent aid packages. The aid was a fraction of the damage.... Should we go all in on nuclear energy?: Environmental justice
The same zip codes The Navajo Nation hosted uranium mining for decades. The mines closed. The waste stayed. Cancer rates remain elevated. In Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, petrochemical plants line an 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi between Baton Rouge and New Orleans —... Should we go all in on nuclear energy?: The Story
73 deaths versus 24,600 Deaths per terawatt-hour. Nuclear: 73, including Chernobyl and Fukushima. Coal: 24,600. Oil: 18,400. Natural gas: 2,800. Rooftop solar: 440, mostly installers falling off roofs. France built fifty-six reactors between 1970 and 2000....