#keepemontheground — Public Fediverse posts

The Rich Are Different: They Have Clean Air
https://newrepublic.com/article/178452/clean-air-rich-luxury-good
excerpts:
"The air in each unit isn’t shared with any other. Outside air is brought in, filtered, treated with an ultraviolet-C light that kills 99.9 percent of pathogens, and completely changed out once per hour. Circulation can be boosted or slowed....
"A September 2023 study found that wildfires have erased 25 percent of air-quality improvements made since 2000. By mid-2023, the average American’s smoke exposure was worse than their total cumulative exposure every year since 2006....
"The notion that smoke could be a democratizing force, afflicting everyone equally and perhaps motivating them to take action to mitigate worsening climate conditions, is already colliding with the reality of an emerging luxury air market, yet another example of how, as the environment becomes less habitable, the wealthy will continue to insulate themselves from its worst aspects—even as their lifestyles disproportionately fuel emissions...."

The rich breathe different; they have source control:
"The White House still has strict testing protocols in place for anyone who comes in close contact with the president."
https://deadline.com/2024/02/biden-la-fundraiser-hosts-covid-1235832419/

A fictional but well-grounded story of climate adaptation without climate justice: "Factory Air" by Omar El-Akkad:
https://www.guernicamag.com/factory-air/

#CleanAirForAll
#CovidIsNotOver
#KeepItInTheGround
#KeepEmOnTheGround (those private jets)