Environment

Honestly, I don't understand why Trump refuses to promote clean energy. It's the right direction for our future. I posted about solar energy earlier this month — great news then, and still great news now. I get that we're not ready to walk away from fossil fuels completely yet. But that's not a reason to stop pushing for innovation in clean energy.

Solar Energy Is Booming -- Despite Trump's Best Efforts The solar energy industry is booming, even is even starting to outperform coal, despite Donald Trump's war on clean energy. rollingstone.com

That is great news!!!

Speak of the devil, for the first time ever, solar created more energy in the US than coal for the first time ever in May. You love to see it.

https://ember-energy.org/latest-updates/solar-overtakes-coal-in-us-electricity-for-the-first-month-on-record/

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Yikes!

The United States confirmed a case of New World screwworm in Texas, marking the first detection in the state in decades and raising concerns for the livestock industry reut.rs

Flesh-eating parasite confirmed in Texas cattle A New World screwworm has been confirmed in a calf in Texas, threatening the U.S. livestock indsutry and beef prices. weather.com

“We need to ground ourselves in an ethos of sustainability, of care, of solidarity and mutual aid and repair of the systems that we need in order to have a future. That can be its own philosophy.” — philosopher Shannon Valor

Her quote advocates for a worldview centered on sustainability: responsible resource use, care for each other and the environment, solidarity through collaboration, mutual aid, and repair rather than competition or neglect.

🔁 Reblogged from vox.com

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