Ok Marie. The details of this is an eye-opener for me. I didn't realize the scope and harm of LNG processes. What are safer and eco-friendly alternatives? One of my passions is vertical and urban farms; building more prolific inner-city gardens and making them as visible and prevalent as grocery stores and banks. This is my dream. Doing this, in my mind, would free up traditional farmers to use more of their crops for alternative fuels without incurring a negative impact on food supplies. Of course, there's much more to this idea than I can share on this platform. Bottom line to this well-written and depressing report: What's the fix in an ideal political environment? (which we don't have at the moment)
I love the idea of vertical and urban farms! Public orchards and gardens are just common sense.
None of the better energy options are perfect. But hydroelectric power, when done correctly and intentionally, can be very beneficial. Solar is becoming more affordable and efficient. In some climates, geothermal has serious advantages. Wind can be low-hanging fruit as well. I've seen some really interesting reporting on non-turbine wind generation methods that use a rod that vibrates along roadways from motor traffic, which seems promising and more wildlife-friendly. I've also seen a fascinating report on using the heat generated by landfills (which is an entirely different problem, but I digress) to create steam and thus energy. Lemondade from lemons, I suppose?
Storage and the batteries they power are the most significant issues for most of these. We need better battery designs to prevent the need for rare earth minerals. Plus, they are nearly impossible to recycle.
There are innovations in batteries that may work that haven't reached the general public yet... Only gazillionaires seem to be able to invest. I tried and didn't have enough money to buy stocks. ... "heat generated by landfills!!!" WoW!
As for the fix in an ideal political environment? In a capitalist society, it would need to be profitable. And these can be, but the titans of industry (big oil, lumber, etc) spend millions annually to undermine green alternatives. They could have led the revolution, but no. I'm afraid it is up to us to pressure lawmakers, support environmental activists, and try to integrate these methods where we can build the demand (and thus attractiveness) of these options.
Thank you for the report and calling out the companies and politicians profiting from liquified natural gas while it destroys our environment.
Thank you for this informative report. LNG is even worse than I thought.
Ok Marie. The details of this is an eye-opener for me. I didn't realize the scope and harm of LNG processes. What are safer and eco-friendly alternatives? One of my passions is vertical and urban farms; building more prolific inner-city gardens and making them as visible and prevalent as grocery stores and banks. This is my dream. Doing this, in my mind, would free up traditional farmers to use more of their crops for alternative fuels without incurring a negative impact on food supplies. Of course, there's much more to this idea than I can share on this platform. Bottom line to this well-written and depressing report: What's the fix in an ideal political environment? (which we don't have at the moment)
I love the idea of vertical and urban farms! Public orchards and gardens are just common sense.
None of the better energy options are perfect. But hydroelectric power, when done correctly and intentionally, can be very beneficial. Solar is becoming more affordable and efficient. In some climates, geothermal has serious advantages. Wind can be low-hanging fruit as well. I've seen some really interesting reporting on non-turbine wind generation methods that use a rod that vibrates along roadways from motor traffic, which seems promising and more wildlife-friendly. I've also seen a fascinating report on using the heat generated by landfills (which is an entirely different problem, but I digress) to create steam and thus energy. Lemondade from lemons, I suppose?
Storage and the batteries they power are the most significant issues for most of these. We need better battery designs to prevent the need for rare earth minerals. Plus, they are nearly impossible to recycle.
There are innovations in batteries that may work that haven't reached the general public yet... Only gazillionaires seem to be able to invest. I tried and didn't have enough money to buy stocks. ... "heat generated by landfills!!!" WoW!
As for the fix in an ideal political environment? In a capitalist society, it would need to be profitable. And these can be, but the titans of industry (big oil, lumber, etc) spend millions annually to undermine green alternatives. They could have led the revolution, but no. I'm afraid it is up to us to pressure lawmakers, support environmental activists, and try to integrate these methods where we can build the demand (and thus attractiveness) of these options.