Wakko posted:

like even if you discarded the fly ash and the fracking brine, capitalism's drive to develop mega-cancer fuel additives at an increasing rate is all you need to know about what the future holds for fossil fuel health impacts as EROI declines

Xaris posted:

well it's certainly a novel way to do a degrowth

Mr. Sharps posted:

a 1.3 in 1 chance of developing cancer is a hell of a statistic

mags posted:

radiation made my dick huge? ymmv

Mr. Sharps posted:

a 1.3 in 1 chance of developing cancer is a hell of a statistic

Wakko posted:

like even if you discarded the fly ash and the fracking brine, capitalism's drive to develop mega-cancer fuel additives at an increasing rate is all you need to know about what the future holds for fossil fuel health impacts as EROI declines

Xaris posted:

Tangentially related because we've killed off all natural predators en-masse and biodiversity is shrinking rapidly

it's also interesting that apparently prions can be uptaken into plants, which uh, yikes that it can be cycled through again and again. considering we use a lot of biosolids for fertilizer and stuff as well which can contain proteins (they aren't chemically or thermally destroyed). since humans and deer do share some similar protein structures, it's probably a matter of time but hopefully after climate change kills us. oh well, just toss it on the pile imo. nothing to worry about compared to *waves hand at everything burning down in the background*

Dokapon Findom posted:

I bet you all go through the scanner at the airport instead of opting for the pat-down. Irradiated fools...

AceClown posted:

OIL PANIC posted:

Yeah, ‘cause kissing the stratosphere doesn’t irradiate you at all. gently caress planes

MightyBigMinus posted:

we are thats what plants are

TeenageArchipelago posted:

Prefer natural harvest radiation tbqh, I know that is a bit bougie

Cromulent_Chill posted:

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Rectal Death Alert posted:

ARKSTORM

Rectal Death Alert posted:

ARKSTORM

Dokapon Findom posted:

Fartstorm

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

I forgot to post the graph for a while and it went up up up

Xaris posted:

earth's got the covid and just running a fever to fight off the infection. nbd it'll go away soon

Xaris posted:

earth's got the covid and just running a fever to fight off the infection. nbd it'll go away soon

Xaris posted:

earth's got the covid and just running a fever to fight off the infection. nbd it'll go away soon

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

I forgot to post the graph for a while and it went up up up

Dokapon Findom posted:

Thinking about how aluminum was once a prized metal and now I can crumple it up and throw it in the garbage because I'm too lazy to wash a pan

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At least 15% of counties in the U.S. have effectively halted new utility-scale wind, solar, or both, USA TODAY found. These limits come through outright bans, moratoriums, construction impediments and other conditions that make green energy difficult to build.

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The land owned by the Knoche family is just one spot in a statewide fight in Kansas, which has both the nation’s fourth best wind resources and, as solar power technology has become more efficient, strong solar as well: the same sunlight that drives photosynthesis in large-scale crops like corn can generate energy in solar panels.

Today, the state gets 47.13% of its electricity from wind and 0.33% from solar.

Yet now, 14 of the 105 counties in Kansas block wind turbines and 12 block solar farms. These include outright bans, height restrictions, unworkable setbacks for turbines, size limitations for solar farms, caps on the amount of agricultural land that can be used and, in McPherson County, an “indefinite moratorium” on solar applications.
A sign reading No Industrial Solar in Johnson County, Kansas in response to a proposed solar project in the county. February 24, 2023

These efforts mirror those in hundreds of counties and townships across the nation, where the merest hint of a potential project quickly brings forth a Facebook group, yard signs, organized protests and – increasingly – zoning rules and laws that make new renewable energy impossible to build.

Seen as just one flare-up in a nationwide trend to oppose local green-energy projects, the fight in Johnson County shouldn’t be surprising.

But to Donna Knoche, 93, and her husband Robert “Doc” Knoche, 95, it’s bewildering – and annoying.

For them, leasing acres to a solar farm would simplify their land’s care, keep it available for farming when the lease runs out and allow it to continue to be passed on through the generations.

“We figured it was just one of those sorts of things that you could do – like buying a house or leasing a car. You could just do it on your own and not have to deal with all this complexity,” Donna said.

Instead, it has become a five-year battle.

“I had no idea it would drag on this long,” said Doc.

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Opponents decried what they call industrial wind and solar and said the installations have no place in an idyllic landscape of corn, wheat, soybeans and cattle.

hubris.height posted:

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

which one of you is this?
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