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A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
Another of my new year's resolutions is to own more of the media I love in physical format! Streaming is great, but if it were to go away we would lose so much amazing media! First up is the full series of Picard, I grew up watching TNG, this is such a great continuation/conclusion to those stories.
January 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Another of my new year's resolutions is to own more of the media I love in physical format! Streaming is great, but if it were to go away we would lose so much amazing media! First up is the full series of Picard, I grew up watching TNG, this is such a great continuation/conclusion to those stories.
One of my new year's resolutions is to do more fun things with friends. First up is a cozy Hobbit Hygge Potluck next week. I've got most of my outfit made, and of course a sign for the door!
January 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
One of my new year's resolutions is to do more fun things with friends. First up is a cozy Hobbit Hygge Potluck next week. I've got most of my outfit made, and of course a sign for the door!
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“Before we hurtle to the next stage of Gaza’s calamity, we owe it to them, and ourselves, whatever our politics, to pause and open ourselves up to the fullness of the little lives that were snatched away.” @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it | Nesrine Malik
Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it | Nesrine Malik
There is no way to rationalise the horrors inflicted on Gaza’s innocent children. Now is the time to mourn them fully
For the past week, Palestinians in Gaza have been returning to their homes, now mostly reduced to rubble – and to their dead who still…
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
“Before we hurtle to the next stage of Gaza’s calamity, we owe it to them, and ourselves, whatever our politics, to pause and open ourselves up to the fullness of the little lives that were snatched away.” @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
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Remember that you were raised on stories about hyperindividualistic chosen ones where saving the entire world is the minimum win condition.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.
January 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Remember that you were raised on stories about hyperindividualistic chosen ones where saving the entire world is the minimum win condition.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.