tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post4461390577282425212..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: EV Mania and the Tropes of the Burned out Car and Water PlaySalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-10094437472192656972021-08-07T07:58:35.317-07:002021-08-07T07:58:35.317-07:00There is also far too little attention paid to the...There is also far too little attention paid to the fact that we in Salem are forced by the Marion County Commissioners to incinerate our garbage which results in three times the GHG emissions than if we sent it to a landfill. The contract with Covanta was just renewed for three years with the possibility of extensions for years to come. It's time for our City leaders to work to change this.Jim Scheppkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077003905171156283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-9532544113350752722021-08-06T14:20:21.232-07:002021-08-06T14:20:21.232-07:00While reducing CO2 from vehicles is extremely impo...While reducing CO2 from vehicles is extremely important, other contributors must also be considered if any significant improvement is expected. In today's Guardian article titled "Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn", the author Fiona Harvey states "Cutting carbon dioxide is not enough to solve the climate crisis – the world must act swiftly on another powerful greenhouse gas, methane, to halt the rise in global temperatures, experts have warned."<br /> <br />Recreational or unnecessary but significant contributors to climate change - rocket ship tourism, Bitcoins, and avoidable releases of methane gas during fossil fuel extractions do not seem to elicit sufficient attention and outrage. The media and the political system are negligent in the way that they treat these issues. A sense of responsibility must be imparted to those who essentially operate outside of governmental controls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com