“Rain falls from the sky but I never understood wind”

Discussion in 'Politics' started by TRS, Dec 23, 2019.

  1. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    We care about birds they said...
    https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/24/politics/trump-administration-policy-bird-deaths/index.html
    NYT: Trump administration policy change limits penalties for bird deaths

    Washington (CNN)A 2017 Trump administration policy change has severely limited any penalties groups might face for bird deaths across the United States, according to a new report published Tuesday by The New York Times.

    The Trump administration has frequently rolled back regulations aimed at protecting the environment and curbing the effects of climate change. Among the notable actions this year was the decision in June by the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back an Obama-era plan limiting coal-fired power plant emissions and the revocation of California's authority in September to set its own vehicle emission standards.

    In his fight against wind energy, Trump has repeatedly cited bird deaths from wind turbines. A CNN fact check has found that although hundreds of thousands of birds are killed from collisions with turbines, other energy sources, such as coal, oil and power lines, contribute to millions of avian deaths each year.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/climate/trump-bird-deaths.html
    A Trump Policy ‘Clarification’ All but Ends Punishment for Bird Deaths


    A new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 2017 means that as of now, companies are no longer subject to prosecution or fines even after a disaster like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 that destroyed or injured about one million birds and for which BP paid $100 million in fines.

     
    #21     Dec 24, 2019
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  2. Snarkhund

    Snarkhund

    I don't like fission reactors because of the unresolved waste fuel disposal problem. Its a NIMBY issue and even Yucca Mountain was nixed. It is difficult to identify a more remote site than that.
     
    #22     Dec 24, 2019
  3. Overnight

    Overnight


    1 million birds, eh? There are 40 billion birds on this planet.

    Give it a fucking rest.
     
    Last edited: Dec 26, 2019
    #23     Dec 26, 2019
  4. RedDuke

    RedDuke

    If we always stuck to what we know for sure, humans would not evolve past Stone Age. Wind or solar, who knows where it will take us.
     
    #24     Dec 26, 2019
  5. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    It's Trump saying he cares about the windmills killing the birds. Go cry to him
     
    #25     Dec 27, 2019
  6. Overnight

    Overnight

  7. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    #27     Dec 27, 2019
  8. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    You've no clue about solar, or wind power.
     
    #28     Dec 27, 2019
  9. #29     Dec 27, 2019
  10. Trump understands rain. He has studied it.

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    #30     Dec 27, 2019
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