The more #Energy the #EU has to import overall, the more susceptible it becomes to falling back on Russia and funding the inhuman terror in Ukraine. The EU making itself function with less fossil fuel demand overall would give it the "luxury" of being picky about its suppliers!

#EnergySecurity

Opinion: Any #Technology can be judged by how helpful it could have been for ordinary people pre-1900s. I picked the period for the overlap of being after the Industrial Revolution, but before Henry Ford drowned us in cars. Any technology of minimal or no help to people back then can be challenged.

#Environment #QualityOfLife

One particular point that struck a chord with me is Hoboken having nearly double NYC's population density. Even though Hoboken has very few structures over 5 stories tall. Skyscrapers that cast shadows over entire streets are non-essential to increased density. Good street design and public transportation enabled this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwu1Cf8G9u8

The single most effective action for improving indoor air quality is ensuring good ventilation. However, when faced with extreme temperatures or poor outdoor air quality, keeping doors and windows shut becomes necessary for mitigating harm. When that happens, it becomes prudent to take measures that minimize indoor air pollution.

#AirQuality #IndoorAirQuality #AirPollution

When is it acceptable to have #Pollution? It comes as a by-product of making goods and services. Pollution from a given good or service can be justified if A) its absence would result in more deprivation, B) no better alternatives are available and C) no better mitigation techniques are available.

Pollution can be a necessary evil sometimes but most of the time, it simply isn't. Either way, that is determined on a case-by-case basis through critical examination. There are no short cuts.

Some cooking appliances and practices cause less indoor air pollution than others. Nowhere is this fact is more appreciated than when having to cook in an enclosed, poorly ventilated space.

Using electricity instead of burning fuel for heating goes a long way. Additionally, it also helps to opt for boiling, steaming, simmering and baking over frying, deep frying, grilling and anything involving high heat.

#IndoorAirPollution #Pollution #AirQuality #IndoorAirQuality #Electrification

Anthropogenic pollution represents the vices of our age. Greed, stagnation, neglect, apathy, desperation. Those come to mind. Its absence in any city, on the other hand, represents progress, humanity, empathy, empowerment, if not just good geographical fortune.

We have the technology to do away with pollution. Let's make use them.

#Technology #Pollution #AirPollution #WaterPollution #Environment

J.B. Hamby, California’s representative in talks about sharing #Water from the #ColoradoRiver, holds the keys to a quarter of the river’s flow — and its future.

https://www.propublica.org/article/jb-hamby-colorado-river-water-negotiations