Good morning Alexander, an other pretty day in store . . . 🌻
The picture of the methane bubbles captured in the Ice is amazing!
And yes, I have seen videos of people lighting up natural methane sources, including under water on the ocean floor!
I learned that when there is a very dense methane escape(An Earthly burp) from the ocean floor to the surface, the water buoyancy becomes less reliable when dense with methane bubbles. Therefore (can) becomes not sufficient any more to support a ship. The ship sinks through the methane bubbles. A possible story for ships that have mysteriously gone missing.
We got to do better with managing our personal environ(s), it makes me think about this 'Want not. Waste not' webinar you were in. I like this slogan (-:
My question, still is, what are we going to to do with our todays overwhelming waste collections, Ouch!
10 Reasons why burning waste for energy is a bad idea
The first aim should be to reduce waste. I bought a new dish rack yesterday. It was wrapped in plastic. Why? To keep it fresh? (no) To see-through, so you know what you buy? (no, it was in a cardboard box as well). To avoid getting wet (well no, that's all in the job description if you are a dish rack....). There should be laws that forbid this wasteful use of plastics.
I wonder if there is a law on how products are being wrapped up and packed for the World market. But perhaps there is one.(This needs more research)
I Googled ' How do you go about changing laws?'
"There are two ways to change the law: by legislative action and/or judicial action. In other words, one can get laws passed, and/or can push a case to a judgment in court. It is amazingly easy to get a lawmaker interested in proposing a new law."
And, Can a citizen propose a bill?
An idea for a bill may come from anybody, however only Members of Congress can introduce a bill in Congress. Bills can be introduced at any time the House is in session. ... A bill's type must be determined.
The wrapping is about damage control. There's a lot of moneys, time and human effort spent on damage control. I go the the Humane Society thrift store to buy a dish rack (-:
Those methane bubbles are equally fascinating and scary. I think it was in one of your tweets that I first heard/read about them.
Cows always come to mind when I hear methane. We love our cows here in Switzerland and all the cheese and chocolate are keeping me from going vegan - for now ... but that's a work in progress.
Obviously more to read here than I have had time to do this week... will just add, #6 spurred me on to write an ecofiction novel about the natural gas industry, and the design decisions we make while wearing our “environmental hats.” What is green? Going to bookmark this one to delve into further.
I am with you, but I would strengthen "buy local" with "bye local when it makes sense", in other words, not all locally produced goods would align with your primary goals.
Hi Mia, yes, of course, these were just some quick suggestions in one line. There are a lot of nuances, it depends on the product (you can buy gas locally in Texas but it is still bad for the environment), the production conditions, environmental impacts, social aspects like labor conditions, etc. The environmental cost is often not reflected in a product. When kiwis from New Zealand are just as expensive as apples that are grown ten miles away there is something not right in the pricing.
Good morning Alexander, an other pretty day in store . . . 🌻
The picture of the methane bubbles captured in the Ice is amazing!
And yes, I have seen videos of people lighting up natural methane sources, including under water on the ocean floor!
I learned that when there is a very dense methane escape(An Earthly burp) from the ocean floor to the surface, the water buoyancy becomes less reliable when dense with methane bubbles. Therefore (can) becomes not sufficient any more to support a ship. The ship sinks through the methane bubbles. A possible story for ships that have mysteriously gone missing.
We got to do better with managing our personal environ(s), it makes me think about this 'Want not. Waste not' webinar you were in. I like this slogan (-:
My question, still is, what are we going to to do with our todays overwhelming waste collections, Ouch!
10 Reasons why burning waste for energy is a bad idea
Posted by jo | 14 Oct 2014
https://ntn.org.au/10-reasons-why-burning-waste-for-energy-is-a-bad-idea/
I'm reading about fancy Restaurants that are going meatless, Bravo!! Save the 🐄
The first aim should be to reduce waste. I bought a new dish rack yesterday. It was wrapped in plastic. Why? To keep it fresh? (no) To see-through, so you know what you buy? (no, it was in a cardboard box as well). To avoid getting wet (well no, that's all in the job description if you are a dish rack....). There should be laws that forbid this wasteful use of plastics.
I wonder if there is a law on how products are being wrapped up and packed for the World market. But perhaps there is one.(This needs more research)
I Googled ' How do you go about changing laws?'
"There are two ways to change the law: by legislative action and/or judicial action. In other words, one can get laws passed, and/or can push a case to a judgment in court. It is amazingly easy to get a lawmaker interested in proposing a new law."
And, Can a citizen propose a bill?
An idea for a bill may come from anybody, however only Members of Congress can introduce a bill in Congress. Bills can be introduced at any time the House is in session. ... A bill's type must be determined.
ps., I understand your example of over use.
The wrapping is about damage control. There's a lot of moneys, time and human effort spent on damage control. I go the the Humane Society thrift store to buy a dish rack (-:
Those methane bubbles are equally fascinating and scary. I think it was in one of your tweets that I first heard/read about them.
Cows always come to mind when I hear methane. We love our cows here in Switzerland and all the cheese and chocolate are keeping me from going vegan - for now ... but that's a work in progress.
Obviously more to read here than I have had time to do this week... will just add, #6 spurred me on to write an ecofiction novel about the natural gas industry, and the design decisions we make while wearing our “environmental hats.” What is green? Going to bookmark this one to delve into further.
I am with you, but I would strengthen "buy local" with "bye local when it makes sense", in other words, not all locally produced goods would align with your primary goals.
Hi Mia, yes, of course, these were just some quick suggestions in one line. There are a lot of nuances, it depends on the product (you can buy gas locally in Texas but it is still bad for the environment), the production conditions, environmental impacts, social aspects like labor conditions, etc. The environmental cost is often not reflected in a product. When kiwis from New Zealand are just as expensive as apples that are grown ten miles away there is something not right in the pricing.
we are very efficient in growing kiwis :)
I could have mentioned tulips from the Netherlands in the same example :-)
I hope a lot more springs from this essay, Alex. Thanks ☕️