#greenwashing — Public Fediverse posts
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👻 #Mythos zum #Frühstück: 😱
„Mit #CCS lassen sich #Gaskraftwerke #klimaneutral betreiben“.
Auf der UN-Klimakonferenz (COP28) einigte man sich auf den „Übergang“ weg von fossilen Brennstoffen - NICHT den Ausstieg. Es blieben Hintertüren wie CO2-Abscheidung und -Speicherung, um weiterhin fossile Brennstoffen nutzen zu können. Aber geht das überhaupt?
#CCS #CO2Speicherung #Greenwashing #Emissionen #Klimapolitik #Faktencheck
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Wash your hands knowing you're not using #palmoil 🧐🫧 ALL PALM OIL is linked to #ecocide and #deforestation. "Sustainable" palm oil is a big fat greasy #greenwashing lie. Go #PalmOilFree and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸☠️💩💰🚜🔥🚫#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/11/palm-oil-free-soap/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Wash your hands knowing you're not using #palmoil 🧐🫧 ALL PALM OIL is linked to #ecocide and #deforestation. "Sustainable" palm oil is a big fat greasy #greenwashing lie. Learn how to go #PalmOilFree and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸☠️💩💰🚜🔥🚫#Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/11/palm-oil-free-soap/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Wash your hands knowing you’re not using #palmoil 🧐🫧 ALL PALM OIL is linked to #ecocide and #deforestation. “Sustainable” palm oil is a big fat greasy #greenwashing lie. Lean how to go #PalmOilFree and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸☠️💩💰🚜🔥🚫#Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/11/palm-oil-free-soap/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Wash your hands knowing you're not using #palmoil 🧐🫧 ALL PALM OIL is linked to #ecocide and #deforestation. "Sustainable" palm oil is a big fat greasy #greenwashing lie. Go #PalmOilFree and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸☠️💩💰🚜🔥🚫#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/11/palm-oil-free-soap/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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@blindcoder Das versuchen wir ja mit #Millions4earth.
https://millions4.earth/m/ATZM4X727Y?lang=de
Es gibt dort einerseits Empfehlungen, was man im persönlichen Bereich tun kann, aber viel wichtiger ist der politische Bereich. Wir werden beides laufend ergänzen.
Heute in der Abschlussrunde haben zwei Frauen gesprochen, die darauf hingewiesen haben, dass kommunale Prozesse extrem wichtig sind, denn da werden Dinge getan. Egal, wer Kanzler ist, da unten laufen Verfahren und Bürger*innen können sich beteiligen und wirken!
Wenn Ihr bei Millions4earth mitmacht, bekommt Ihr zusätzlich zum Erfolg noch Punkte. =:-)
Übrigens: Ein erstes Ergebnis ist, dass nicht alle, die unterzeichnen, #Ökostrom haben. Das ist nun wirklich einfach. Man braucht dazu nur seine letzte Stromrechnung und maximal eine halbe Stunde Zeit. Hinterher spart man viel Geld und trägt zum #Klimaschutz bei.
Pro-Tipp wenn man Genossenschaftmitglied wird, wirtschaftet man praktisch in die eigene Tasche und man bekommt noch einen Rabatt. Ich habe bei sehr geringer Stromrechnung noch 140€ im Jahr weniger Stromkosten bei einem Wechsel von einem Ökostromanbieter zu einem anderen, genossenschaftlich organsiertem.
Bei der Liste von @robin_wood gibt es auch nicht viel Auswahl. Diese Liste sollte man verwenden, weil andere Anbieter nur #greenwashing betreiben.
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Is Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Honeymoon on the Rocks?
Indonesia’s Nickel Industry is Being Squeezed from Inside and Outside. Is the Honeymoon Over? Tempo.coBy M. Faiz Zaki for Tempo.co, May 18, 2026
Indonesia’s nickel industry is under pressure. The Iran-Israel war, backed by the United States, has created a global energy crisis that has driven energy prices sharply higher and impacted industrial production in Indonesia.
Arif Perdanakusumah, chairman of the Indonesian Nickel Industry Forum (FINI), said domestic pressures are increasingly squeezing the industry. “Including regulation and business uncertainty.” He spoke with Tempo.co on May 13.
Arif noted that the nickel ore production quota in this year’s work plan and budget (RKAB) was set at 270 million tons, down from the 2025 RKAB of 379 million tons.
Despite the cut in the quota, the benchmark price for nickel (HMA) has jumped from about US$14,599 per dry metric ton (dmt) in December 2025 to roughly US$17,802 per dmt.
Even so, this year’s quota is below industry demand of 340–350 million tons, based on production capacity, installed capacity, and the production capability of nickel processing and refining projects.
The large demand is driven by several new projects, particularly high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) projects, which require 40 to 50 million tons of ore. HPAL is a technology that produces high-quality nickel specifically for supplying the requirements of electric vehicle batteries.
Arif explained that nickel companies were also impacted by a decree issued by the energy and mineral resources minister (Kepmen ESDM No. 144.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2026) that amended an earlier regulation (No. 268.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2025) that provided for Guidelines for Setting Benchmark Prices for the Sale of Metallic Mineral Commodities and Coal. The change affects the mineral benchmark price (HPM) used for limonite ore, the feedstock for HPAL plants. “Our current calculations show that if companies operate with the existing cost structure they will eventually incur losses and bleed,” said Arif.
The decree affects the nickel limonite pricing formula: a previous benchmark near US$17 per ton moved to US$43 per ton now while the market price sits at US$28 per ton. This price spike automatically increases the production cost of one ton of nickel mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) by US$4,000 to $5,000, putting companies at risk of losses.
FINI has submitted an alternative pricing formula and urged the government to reconsider the limonite benchmark, arguing the current level will kill the HPAL industry.
Roy Arman Arfandy, president director of PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (also known as Harita Nickel), said a planned rise in mining royalties would sharply cut company profits. He added that at a 10 percent margin and with planned export duties, the company would be unprofitable—an outcome compounded by soaring diesel costs which have roughly doubled from about Rp15,000 per liter to about Rp30,000 per liter. “The situation is actually difficult for the nickel industry,” Roy said.
Energy and mineral resources minister Bahlil Lahadalia and finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa recently agreed to delay implementing the higher mining royalties and planned export duties which had been scheduled to take effect June 1, 2026.
Roy also said company finances are threatened by new rules on foreign-exchange repatriation from resource exports (DHE), set to take effect the same day. The industry still faces a proposed windfall tax, and a 15 percent global minimum tax, despite earlier incentives such as tax allowances and holidays granted to pioneer industries.
The industry also faces mounting financial risks as many nickel producers remain heavily reliant on bank loans and could see rising levels of bad debt, Arif Perdanakusumah said.
The sector has also been hit by a skyrocketing increase in sulfur prices — from about US$200 to US$250 per ton in 2023 to US$1,137 per ton on May 13, 2026. Sulfur is processed into sulfuric acid which is used to leach low‑grade nickel. Arif said roughly 80 percent of global sulfur supply originates in the Middle East and that sulfur now accounts for around 56 percent of HPAL project costs, up from roughly 25 percent.
Arif urged the government to develop a nickel‑industry roadmap to bolster domestic supply and provide policy stability. He said industry players were caught off guard by the sudden changes to the RKAB quota and other measures. “Policy stability is what we actually want,” he said.
He predicted that the pressure on the nickel industry this year would also ripple beyond the mining and manufacturing. He said that one of the most affected areas would be food vendors and boarding houses, typically used by industry employees, as the number of workers is expected to decrease.
The complaints expressed by business leaders in the nickel industry are similar to those voiced by Chinese companies investing in Indonesia. Through the China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, they have already written to Indonesia’s President Prabowo, urging improvements to the investment climate in Indonesia.
The letter was sent primarily because many Chinese companies have invested and contributed to economic growth, job creation, improved industrial performance, and the implementation of social programs in Indonesia, but are now under pressure from overly strict regulations, heavy law enforcement, and allegations of corruption and extortion from the authorities.
“These problems have severely disrupted normal business operations, directly undermined long-term investment confidence, and causing widespread concern among Chinese investment companies regarding the current business environment and their future development in Indonesia,” the statement, quoting from the letter, said.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce also questioned the nickel ore production quota which was cut by more than 70 percent. The impact they feel is disruptive to the development of downstream industries for new and renewable energy and stainless steel.
They also complained about the mandatory foreign exchange retention (DHE) requirement, which creates high levels of uncertainty for resource exporters who are required to deposit 50 percent of their foreign exchange earnings in state-owned banks for at least one year. They see this regulation as detrimental to company liquidity and long-term operations.
Responding to the complaints of Chinese business operators, Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Todotua Pasaribu said the letter expressing concerns to the Indonesian government was reasonable, given the current situation. He also confirmed there would be a meeting with Chinese investors about this issue. “We consider this a positive step that provides input to the government,” he said.
For the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming, Todotua said, creating a conducive investment climate is a key priority for the government. Investors directly also have to process a variety of commodities that Indonesia possesses. The benefits include greater employment and stronger economic growth.
M. Faiz Zaki has been a journalist at Tempo since 2022. He graduated from the Anthropology Program at Airlangga University, Surabaya. He usually covers legal and crime issues.
This post is based on https://www.tempo.co/ekonomi/industri-nikel-tertekan-geopolitik-kebijakan-pemerintah-2136386. Featured image credit: Workers using fire-resistant clothing remove nickel ore from a furnace during the furnace process at PT Vale Indonesia Tbk’s smelter in Sorowako, East Luwu, South Sulawesi, October 21, 2025. ANTARA/Nova Wahyudi
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#AgreementOnReciprocalTrade #AmerikaSerikat #Business #China #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #EV #Governance #Greenwashing #Indonesia #Iran #Law #Maluku #Mining #Nickel #nikel #Pertambangan #Politics #RegionalIndonesia #Sulawesi #Tariff #UnitedStates #War -
"The lack of a clear definition of a 'green datacenter' is a glaring issue that will be faced by every hyperscale facility coming through the planning system,"...
Indeed.
#greenwashing #ethicswashing #tech #AI #datacentres
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/edinburgh_green_ai_datacenter/
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🌲 Y aura-t-il un #Sapin pour Noël ?
En ce moment fleurissent des articles pour venter la "culture durable" du sapin en Morvan car les producteurs cherchent à obtenir une IGP au niveau européen...
Coupe rase de feuillus, monoculture, acidification des sols et des eaux de surface et souterraines, uniformisation du paysage, réduction de la biodiversité, sans parler des traitements s'ils existent....et ils parlent de culture durable?!
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E20 Petrol in India: Green Transition or Greenwashed Cronyism?
https://onceinabluemoon2021.in/2025/09/23/e20-petrol-in-india-green-transition-or-greenwashed-cronyism/
#ClimateChange, #Anthropocene, #Capitalocene, #Greenwashing, #GreenCapitalism, #CronyCapitalism, #DynasticCapitalism, #NepoCapitalism, #NitinGadkari, #GadkariFamilyBusiness, #GreenwashedCronyism, #EthanolCronyism, #ClimateJustice, #FoodVsFuel, #WaterCrisisIndia, #BiodiversityLoss, #EcologicalExtinction, #PollutionIndia, #DeforestationIndia, = -
Hat der europäische #Zertifikatehandel eigentlich nachweislich schon irgendwo den Ausbau der regenerativen Energien knallig gefördert?
Der #Ökostrom mit „Herkunftsnachweis“ für den Vattenfall-Öko-Tarif kommt aus
49,40 % Schweden
24,51 % Norwegen
10,00 % Frankreich
7,17 % Finnland
2.92 % Spanien
2,36 % Dänemark
1,62 % Deutschland
1,22 % Italien
0,66 % Portugal
0,11 % Ungarn
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#handsoff2025 Protest today!!!!! Join up with others to say #HandsOff our democracy and fight for your freedom!!!! Find Your LOCAL PROTEST HERE; https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
#UnplugTrump #PuckFutin #democracy #freedom #freespeech #life_liberty_happiness #betheblizzard #theavalancheofjustice #capitalism #CapitalismIsADeathCult #CapitalismKills #SurveillanceCapitalism #deforestation #DrillBabyDrill #deforestation #DefundDeforestation #DefundExtinction #progressive #TransRights #FreeSpeechTv #america #americans #americana #defiance #truth #TruthToPower #truth2power #protest #protests #theflagisforthepeople #eagle #pollution #corporations #corporations_are_not_your_friends #NoisePollution #ClimatePollution #thereisnoplanetb #fiftyfiftyone #VoteWithYourWallet #boycott #boycottusa #UnplugTrump #ElonMusk #elonmuskisanazi #gofuck_elonmusk #PutinIsAWarCriminal #PutinWarCriminal #putin #enviroment #enviromental #TheEnviromentExcuse #FreeMedicareForAll #peace #PeaceNow #PeaceTalks #PeaceLink #PrayForUkraine #fascism #NoFascism #fascismo #fascisme #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #_ukraine #Russia #russian #russiaToday #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #greed #CapitalistGreed #PharmaGreed #FearandGreedIndex #bigpharma #peaceonearth #tariffs #tarrif #Tariff #slavery #minimumwage #minimumwageraiseplz #Aristocrat #RunawayAristocrat #aristocrat #HumanRights #HumanRightsDay #media4humanrights #portugal4humanrights #usa #usa2025 #ușa #northcarolina #northcarolina1stcongressionaldistrict #northcarolina8thdistrict #northcarolina1st #DonaldTrump #UkraineIsOurFriend #trump #trumptariffs #newyork #rejectproject2025 #project2025 #project_2025 #project2025cansuckit #2025project #2025reads #election2025 #revision2025 #eatthe1percent #EatTheRich #EatTheRichs #eatREADsleep #bird #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #birding #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLovers #NatureArtist #WildlifePhotography #WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeMurals #mouse #reptiles #MarineReptiles #SquamateReptiles #reptile #ReptileWorld #ReptileLovers #ReptileDatabase #boycott #Boycott4Wildlife #boycott4widlife #BoycottGold4Yanomami #boycott4palestine #ChildLabor #freespeech #freespeech4all #freespeech2 #tree #trees #tree_magic #TreeTime #déforestation #DefundDeforestation #amphibians #amphibian #AmphibiansOfInstagram #instagram #_instagram #facebook #FacebookFeed #FacebookFeed #twitter #TwitterMigration #twitter2 #Hippie #beachHippie #beach #BeachTown #BeachTravel #BeachCamping #google #degoogle #GooglePixel #GooglePlay #GoogleGo #yahoo #exclude_applenews_and_yahoo #degoogling #degooglenow #diversity #BioDiversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DiversityMatters #censorship #Queer #QueerRights #QueerInkSquad #QueerWriters #NeuroDivergent #NeurodivergentWellbeing #NeurodivergentMood #NeurodivergentThinking #autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder #AutismPride #neurospicy #neurotypical #disabled #DisabledArtist #DisabledMastodon #lgbtq #lgbtqia #LGBTQIA2S #lgbtq_plus #lgbtqAlly #StraightAlly #lgbtqia2 #lgbtqia2a #straight #gardener #GardenJoy #forest #ForestTrails #ForestWhitaker #forest_deepness #forest #foresttherapy #therapy #leaf #leafLitter #sexuality #gender #GenderEquality #GenderPayGap #GenderVerbot #dirt #cloudflare #FascistGOP #gop #native #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericans #NativeBirds #insectpopulationdecline #insect #insects #InsectID #bug #bug2038 #black #peopleofcolor #eatlocal #macdonalds #camp #camping #ElderAbuse #elder #old #OldBuildings #conservation #OceanConservation #science #ScienceMastodon #OpenScience #OpenSource #mastodon #mastodonsocial #MastodonTips #lake #LakeErie #LakeCity #river #HudsonRiver #RiverSoul #river_plate #prairie #PrairieLife #pinetree #oldgrowthtree #ocean #OceanBeach #OceanHealth #flowers #WildFlowers #DailyFlowers #sky #SkyTonight #skype #discord #FuckDiscord #DiscordServer #DisneyboundingDiscord #ubuntu #UbuntuLinux #linux #linuxmint #linux_gaming #linuxgaming #GreenwashingKills #GreenWashing #furry #FurryArtist #furryart #furryfandom #totoabafish #VaquitaCPR #vaquita #fish #fishing #FishArt #FishCrow #MarineMammal #NativeMammal #mammal #StopPrimateShipments #primate #animalrights #NaturesRights #transrightsarehumanrights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #transrightsreadathon #transrights #lesbian #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LesbianArt #SydneyGayandLesbianMardiGras #gay #gayMAN #GayPride #GayMastodon #intersex #IntersexRights #IntersexAwareness #TransAndIntersexPrideDublin #asexual #AsexualPride #pride #asexuality #BoycottExxon #verizon
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Guckt: Ist auch was Grünes drauf auf dem Plakat der #gasag.
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In Hinterzimmern wird aktuell über das EU-#Mercosur-Abkommen verhandelt. Folgen dieses Abkommens?
Es wird die Ungerechtigkeit zwischen globalem Süden & Norden weiter verschärfen, Kleinbäuer*innen & indigene Menschen verdrängen und den Export giftiger Agrochemikalien, #Entwaldung und Arbeitslosigkeit verstärken.
Das ist #Greenwashing - da hilft auch kein Zusatzprotokoll!
Wir brauchen eine Stärkung der gegenseitigen Beziehungen - durch Solidarität & #Demokratie.
EU-Mercosur-Abkommen stoppen - JETZT! -
✅ Das klimaschädliche #Wasserstoffprojekt von #RWE und #Equinor wurde gestoppt!
https://umweltinstitut.org/ueber-uns/stopp-fuer-blauen-wasserstoff-aus-norwegen/
Geplant war die Produktion von blauem Wasserstoff aus #Erdgas in der #Arktis, inklusive CO₂-intensiver #Pipeline nach #Deutschland.
Dank des Engagements tausender Aktivisten und öffentlichem Druck gibt es nun kein „Weiter so“ für fossile Energien.
#Klimaschutz #ErneuerbareEnergien #BlauerWasserstoff #Greenwashing
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[📹️ VÍDEO NOVO 📹️] Desativação da Estação Júlio Prestes, expansão ridícula da Linha 13 e greenwashing em Alphaville | 🏷️ Etiquetas: #cptm #trem #trens #ferrovia #ferrovias #viamobilidade #l8 #centrosp #saopaulo #mobilidade #transporte #privatizacao #privataria #alphaville #santanadeparnaiba #rmsp #loteamento #greenwashing #guarulhos #aeroporto #ppp | 🔗 Assista: https://youtu.be/h9YWuG2gkx4
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Federal Judge #DianeHumetewa, #Hopi, is First to Halt Interior Sec. #DebHaaland's #Lithium Drilling Permits in #Native #Ceremonial Places
By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, Sept. 18, 2024
"Federal Judge Diane Humetewa, Hopi, is the first federal judge to halt the lithium permits being given out by Interior Sec. Deb Haaland. Humetewa granted a temporary restraining order halting an Australian company's lithium drilling at #Hualapai's Sacred Spring.
"Now, U.S. District Judge Humetewa will rule on whether to make it permanent. Humetewa is the first to ask attorneys to submit arguments concerning the federal laws that protect historic and archaeological sites and the environment.
"Judge Humetewa gave lawyers on both sides until next Tuesday to summarize their arguments and more specifically respond to questions she asked about the government’s compliance with the #NationalHistoricPreservationAct and the #NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct.
"#Biden's Justice Dept attorneys joined the drillers in court to argue for the drilling to proceed. And the #NavajoTransitionalEnergyCompany, a tribal enterprise in Farmington, NM, plans to do the drilling. CEO #VernLund has joined the board of the Australian-owned company #Hawkstone / #ArizonaLithium of Perth, Australia.
"In a separate case, the #TohonoOodham and #SanCarlosApache have filed a lawsuit against Interior Sec. Haaland for the bulldozers now destroying ancient village sites, #burial places and #MedicineGrounds in southern #Arizona. A Tucson federal judge refused to halt the destruction by the #SunZia Transmission Lines, for a wind energy project that plans to take electricity from New Mexico to California. The wind energy company, #PattenEnergy, is owned by the #CanadianPensionFund.
"The lithium drilling continues at the #Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada by the Canadian-owned #LithiumAmericas / #LithiumNevada. #Paiute and #Shoshone elderly and mothers have been charged in a court case for defending the grounds where their ancestors remain. #Haaland said she supports the #LithiumMining.
"#ApacheStronghold filed a case before the U.S. #SupremeCourt [#SCOTUS] this week, to halt the planned destruction of their ceremonial place, #OakFlat in Arizona, targeted for a massive copper mine by Australia's #RioTinto and #BHP, and pushed by the Biden administration. Rio Tinto already blew up 46,000 years of sacred #Aboriginal teachings in caves in #Australia. Rio Tinto was forced to admit widespread sexual attacks in its mines, with the highest number in Australia and #SouthAfrica."
Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09/federal-judge-humetewa-hopi-is-first-to.html#DefendTheSacred #ReaderSupportedNews #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoLithiumMining #EnvironmentalRacism #environment #Greenwashing #EVs #WaterIsLife #NoLithiumMiningWithoutConsent #HumanRights #WaterIsLife #HumanRightsDefenders #IndigenousActivists #CorporateColonialism #SaveOakFlat
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#nyc rips out trees and grass to put in #ArtificialTurf because it drains n is cheaper to maintain in spite of its contribution to #UrbanHeatIsland
They assure you that it’s not the old AstroTurf— it has pads n coconut shells not rubber infill
But plastic grass doesn’t evaporate moisture out of its leaves - évapotranspiration- so still gets hot enough to cook an egg
NASA interns clocked some in nyc at 160F on an 85F day
https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/9331
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They keep killing the ancients.
Men who kill elder trees, are men who kill their children's futures.
Souls must be disconnected from nature & their spirits desperate for money, for them to be OK destroying #OldGrowth forests, for a temporary paycheque.
There are more ethical ways to earn a living.
Stop believing industrial & government #greenwashing lies.
#ClearcutLogging kills #ecosystems & throws #ecological balance out of whack.Government tells us to not fret, that they're managing #forestry better - they're #greedy, #sellout #LIARS. You can go see for yourself, how many clearcuts are still happening on big scales, at several places across Vancouver Island & some parts of BC interior where greedy corporations are decimating the last inland #TemperateRainforest in the world. Our #neoliberal BC NDP government is OK with ongoing mass ecocide - they get money from industry lobbyists 🤑🤮😡
Don't stop, fighting to #ProtectOldGrowth #forests 🌲❤️🌲 #AncientTrees need #ForestDefenders in times of increased, rampant #CorporateGreed & sellout #ecocide enabling governments ✊️
#BCNewDeathParty #BCpoli #SaveOldGrowth #DefendNature #TreesOverGreed #TreesAreEarthsLungs #Nature #ProtectNature #WildFirst #BCForestryReform #deforestation #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #photography #BanCorporateLobbyists #DavidEby #BCNDP #EbyTheEnabler #ProtectForests #BCTourism #VancouverIsland #Cowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #BCgovernment #BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath #StopDeforestation #OneEarth #BritishColumbia #Canada #WorldInMyEyes #YYJphotographers #DisabledPhotographers #Activism #ActivistPhotography #Environmentalist #EcoJustice #FightForNature #NatureGuardians #StopTheSaws #CrimesAgainstHumanity #morose #SuperUnnaturalBC #TourismBC #TourismVanvouverIsland #EcoCrimes #monochrome #BWphotography #BWphoto
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#oliverblume bei VW-Hauptversammlung: „Der Volkswagen Konzern liefert.“ Das ist beschämend – #VW liefert maximal die Klimakrise! Statt die Verkehrswende einzuläuten, wird massiv #Greenwashing betrieben & Klimaneutralität vorgetäuscht. Sozial gerechte #Mobilitätswende jetzt!https://www.robinwood.de/pressemitteilungen/keine-erweiterung-der-porsche-teststrecke-apulien
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I feel a bit mixed about this. On one hand, happy to see more charging ports. On the other hand, it feels like a tobacco company funding a hospital.
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #electricvehicles #ev #ClimateDiary #electriccars #chargingstation #sustainability #energytransition #greenwashing #greenenergy #cars #tobacco #Chicago
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Rishi Sunak arrives with a moderate detachment of the Imperial Guard for his protection.
Is this some kind of pathetic #greenwashing PR stunt - making the police protection detail go on foot & bicycle - to distract from Rishi's gratuitous use of private helicopter & jet (at the public's expense)?
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El regulador publicitario británico veta por segunda vez un anuncio de Repsol por 'greenwashing' en lo que va de año
La Autoridad de Normativas Publicitarias dictamina que la publicidad de la petrolera española puede llevar a engaño al centrar su reclamo en un hidrógeno renovable que todavía no produce
https://www.eldiario.es/ballenablanca/crisis_climatica/regulador-publicitario-britanico-veta-segunda-vez-anuncio-repsol-greenwashing-ano_1_10605887.html -
DIE #GASAG möchte mich für #Ökostrom begeistern. Dafür kauft sie anscheinend Öko-Zertifikate aus Skandinavien und möchte aus den paar popelige Neukunden einen #WALD pflanzen, indem sie pro Neukunde EINEN #Baum pflanzt. In Wirklichkeit machen sie auf 1,53 ha in #Brandenburg bei der #Wiederaufforstung mit. Das sind 123 m x 123 m.
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Ok, Let’s talk about #hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (#FCEV) as an alternative to Battery Electric Vehicles (#BEV).
A FCEV uses the same electric motors as BEVs but gets its power from chemically reacting H₂ with O₂ from the air in a way that produces an electric current - a fuel cell. None of this is new technology Fuel Cells were a mature and reliable power source by the time the Apollo program was landing people on the moon. The issue with fuel cells is the same as with Enteral Combustion Engines(ICE) they are most efficient in a very narrow energy band great if the goal is to power the life support on a space craft, but not for the extremely variable loads needed to drive a car.
For this reason, FCEVs are hybrids with the same Li batteries as BEVs and ICE Hybrids like the Prius. Like ICE Hybrids they use the battery to accelerate and as storage for regenerative breaking with the fuel cell providing a constant recharge.
Why I’m skeptical of FCEVs
1) Greenwashing Hydrogen. FCEV advocates will point out that the only tailpipe emission is water vapor. The question is where does the hydrogen come from. By far the least expensive way to produce hydrogen gas is to crack the hydrogen atoms off of petrochemical hydrocarbons. As a mater of basic chemistry it takes far less energy to crack hydrocarbons than it does to electrolize water. And unlike the electrical grid where technologies like solar, wind and nuclear are already deployed and becoming an increasing share of our electric grid. Processes to produce hydrogen from water at anything close the the cost to strip it off fossil fuels is in the same development stage as cold fusion. at least for the next decade green hydrogen will be a premium product only available to the wealthiest buyers.
2) Hydrogen storage is hard. To fit enough hydrogen on a moving passenger car for it to have a 300 mile range requires pressures of 10,000psi (700 bar). The kinds of pressure vessels that can safely handle that pressure are expensive, and need regular inspection. Having had to keep a compressed air tank of just 200 psi in a fixed certified, I can tell you that there will be significant costs to regularly inspecting a 10,000 psi tank full of flammable gas that needs to survive a collision with one of the 2023 lineup of full sized puck up trucks.
But that is just the start. Hydrogen leaks. No matter how good you think your valves and fittings are the smallest molecule in the universe stored under huge pressure will find a way out. Ask anyone who has experience in the space industry where hydrogen is already the fuel of choice and they will tell you that hydrogen leaks are just a fact that has to be engineered around. On a vehicle this will be a small annoyance but at a fueling station this will be significant. The farther Hydrogen is transported and the longer it must be stored the higher the losses. There is also the energy factor of compressing that gas. To the best of my knowledge the prodigious amount of work done to pressurize the fuel is never recovered
FCEVs and BEVs both started to be produced about a decade ago, and while Tesla has scaled out its supercharger network world wide in that time. Hydrogen has less than 100 filling stations all in California. While these stations can fill a car in 5 minutes, they can only fill 2 to 5 vehicles before spending an hour refilling their high pressure storage tanks. One could argue that all Hydrogen needs is an eccentric billionaire ready to lose money for a decade building out infrastructure, however I think the infrastructure challenges with hydrogen exceed even Musk levels of ambition.
3) Cost. My M3 already costs noticeably less per mile that the equivalent ICE vehicle. Baring a huge technological leap, hydrogen will always be more expensive. because the least expensive hydrogen is processed out of the same fuel that runs ICE cars and provides less energy per molecule than those hydrocarbons when reacted with O₂ hydrogen cannot help but be a more expensive fuel.
So why are hydrogen FCEV still a thing? Well the vehicles are lighter, fueling times are comparable to gasoline, and the petrochemical industry is desperate for them to succeed. The oil industry can see the writing on the wall as states like California will ban new ICE vehicle sales in 2030. While holding out hope for a green hydrogen future a generation away, they can continue to have a market for their product as gasoline and diesel phase out. “Hydrogen will become the green fuel of the future” explain their sock puppets knowing that dirty hydrogen from their product will always have a price advantage. And to be fair, turning a mobile source into a point source of emissions does provide the opportunity for carbon capture (so called Blue Hydrogen), but all this still add even more cost while BEVs already have a price advantage in their fuel - not to mention that every home in the developed world has the infrastructure to charge BEVs.
Why write all this? Because when you get down to it most of the #FUD being spread around #EV s is coming from FCEV advocates who are trying not to let hydrogen become the betamax of the transition away from ICE transportation. In doing so they are making it harder than necessary for the world to move away from ICE transportation.
References:
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/33408/why-we-still-cant-deliver-on-the-promise-of-hydrogen-carshttps://www.caranddriver.com/features/a41103863/hydrogen-cars-fcev/
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"Nitrogen fertiliser giant #Nutrien has shelved plans for a 1.2 million tonnes-a-year blue ammonia plant at its complex in Geismar, #Louisiana."
#BlueHydrogen is #hydrogen produced from fossil gas with a process of steam #methane reforming, where natural gas is mixed with very hot steam and a catalyst. Nutrien wants to do this with #CCS, so they can call it "clean".
#greenwashing
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If I were one of Rishi's vast, expensive PR team, I'd advise him to just shut the fuck up for a few weeks.
Over the last few days, we've had the following car crashes
Private jet to Scotland to announce #greenwashing BS Acorn #carboncapture & #bluehydrogen project
Verbal punch-up on radio
More oil & gas licences after BP contract with family firmNow suggesting #Brexit gets cheaper beer in pubs than EU. He's never been to Spain. Nor Germany.
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The Acorn Project
Sounds nice. What could it be? Perhaps some reforestation? Replacing inner city streets with green spaces? Getting everybody to grow some of their own food?
No. It's fucking carbon capture and making hydrogen from fucking natural gas.
WTAF?
This is about the fourth time that Rishi Sunak has boiled my piss today.
#carboncapture #climatechange #Tories #RishiSunak #RishiSnake #bluehydrogen #greenwashing #Tories #northseagas #bigoil
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More #fugly #clearcut forests - all courtesy of #EcocidalManiacs #CorporateGreed fueled- #WesternForestProducts - #VancouverIsland North #leaders in rampant #environmental #death / #greenwashing & #lies ✌🌲👎
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The number of tweets that reference #GreenHydrogen in comparison to #GreyHydrogen is I suspect the inverse of the % contribution of total #hydrogen production. #greenwashing #FossilFuel
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2021. #Arrest real #criminals - #unlawful #RCMP , #corrupt #politicians & #violent #ecocide #industry #goons ✊
Demand #JustTransition from #BCNDP #BCgovernment now. #StopClearcuts #StopEcocide #CorporateGreed fueled #forestry #mismanagement & #greenwashing 🌲🦅#vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #AbolishRCMPCIRG #DefundRCMP #DefundRCMP #AbuseOfPower #CorporateMercenaries #BritishColumbia #Canada #NewDeathParty #ExposeLobbyists #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #WorthMoreStanding
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Stop #lying about #protecting #OldGrowth in #BritishColumbia #BCNDP #DavidEby #HorganizedCrimes #EcocidalManiacs
THIS IS THE #REALITY OF #deforestation in BC. Photos are from past YEAR! STOP #GREENWASHING #LIES 😡
#StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #WorthMoreStanding #SaveOldGrowth #protectOldGrowth #SacredForests #NewDeathParty #LeadersInDeath #StopCorporateWelfare #JustTransition #Degrowth #SuperSelloutBC #decimation
