The Drive: Google Tells Search Users It's a Good Idea to Throw Car Batteries Into the Ocean.
Maybe using Quora for featured answers isn't such a good idea after all!
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LA Times (Yahoo): 'Prepare now': California's next storm may bring 'life-threatening' flooding.
Officials across Southern California are warning residents to prepare for what could be "life-threatening and damaging flooding" beginning Sunday, as a storm system fueled by a massive atmospheric river brings heavy, sustained rainfall and dangerous waves to an already soaked region.
This storm could dump more than double Thursday's rainfall, which caused significant flooding, road closures and water rescues across the region.
"This is a potentially dangerous situation, and we are urging everyone to be preparing in advance," Ariel Cohen, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said Friday.
Where are the Amish Space Lasers to dry things out?
The Guardian: Would you drink toilet water? California approves wastewater for human consumption.
No, I wouldn't. Environmentalists have fought against, and won, in court cases against the construction of desalination plants. The alternative is drinking their own filtered urine. If only Cali was near a large body of water . . .
Thank Bill Gates for recycled water from urine and feces. He's been pushing this idea for over ten years ⏬
LifeGate (2015): Bill Gates drinks water distilled from human faeces and urine.
Kelly Blue Book - Study: EPA-Certified Range Figures for EVs Unreliable.
EPA ratings are optimistic for most electric models.
A new study suggests that the ranges and fuel economy equivalent figures published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are not particularly accurate. [ Shocking! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Oh well...DD ]
If the EPA’s numbers are off, we should note, then the rest of the world has it even worse. EPA range figures are famously lower than those published by many other governments.
SAE International, a global association of engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries, used data from tests performed by Car and Driver to study real-world EV ranges.
In a 75 mph highway test, Car and Driver found that “more than 350 internal-combustion vehicles averaged 4.0 percent better fuel economy than what was stated on their labels. But the average range for an EV was 12.5 percent worse than the price sticker numbers.”
Slay News: East Palestine Residents Give Grim Update after Toxic Train Wreck: ‘We’re Dying Slowly’.
Residents in East Palestine, Ohio have given a grim update on their declining health following the toxic train derailment earlier this month.
Locals in the small town, where a Norfolk Southern train derailed on February 3 causing a subsequent toxic explosion, say they are now suffering disturbing symptoms, the New York Post reports.
“Doctors say I definitely have the chemicals in me but there’s no one in town who can run the toxicological tests to find out which ones they are,” said 40-year-old Wade Lovett.
Lovett now has a high-pitched voice that sounds as if he’s been inhaling helium.
‘My voice sounds like Mickey Mouse,” he said.
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“It’s hard to breathe, especially at night.
“My chest hurts so much at night I feel like I’m drowning.
“I cough up phlegm a lot.
“I lost my job because the doctor won’t release me to go to work.”
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Many of them are facing health issues from the chemical fire as well as the psychic toll of their town becoming, in the words of a scientist visiting the area Thursday, the new “Love Canal” — a reference to the Niagara Falls, NY, neighborhood that became a hotbed issue in 1978 because people were getting sick from living above a contaminated waste dump.
Many residents are also complaining of mystery rashes and sore throats after returning home following the lifting of evacuation orders on February 8.
“Yesterday was the first day in probably three or four days that I could smell anything,” said Shelby Walker, who lives a few yards from the epicenter of the crash and explosion.
“I lost my smell and my sense of taste.
“I had an eye infection in both eyes.
“I was having respiratory issues like I was just out of breath.
“Other members of my family have had eye infections and strep throat.
“The cleanup crew drives past us at night and won’t even look at us.
“It’s like we don’t exist. No one has reached out to us or told us anything.”
According to an independent analysis of EPA data by Texas A&M University released on Friday, nine air pollutants were found around East Palestine at levels that could cause long-term health concerns.
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According to Harvard-trained toxicologist, Stephen Lester, the hot zone at East Palestine is one of the “most concerning” he’s ever seen – and warned that the chemical dioxin that was released during the controlled burn will be embedded in the soil and water.
“Until the government takes this seriously there are going to be real problems,” said Lester.
“It’s criminal that the EPA didn’t come forward with information about dioxin and start testing for it.”
Biden and Company don't care about Americans. They're far too busy propping up their latex-wearing Tiny Dancer/ex comedian installed ruler of Ukraine.
If the soil and water in EP is in such great condition, why not haul it to Rehoboth Beach and dump it near Senile Joe's estate?
He asked directions to the nearest wine cave.
Okay, he didn't ask that, I made that up.
Breitbart: Buttigieg Visits East Palestine as His Press Secretary Refuses to Answer Questions on Camera.
...his press secretary refused to answer key questions from reporters because of the presence of cameras.
WTF? If this was a Republican Admin and Trans Sec and the PR Sec and they behaved like this ...fill in the rest.....................
So much for showing disrespect and being fired on-the-spot, huh Joe?
Now...who did this 🤣:
Breitbart: Trump Slams Biden for Visiting Ukraine Before East Palestine: ‘Get Over Here’.
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FWIW, I don't think Biden will ever show up in East Palestine. It's too late now. Same as Biden not getting anywhere near the Southern Border.
Some news stories say Trans Sec Buttgieg will be in EP tomorrow. I wonder if he'll receive the same warm, appreciative, loving, sincere welcome that Trump received from people who have been forgotten by the Biden Admin, his supporters, his handlers, his voters, the EPA and the EnviroTardsCelebrity Crowd?
Where is the massive, usual loud crowd of Liberals endorsing GoFundMe accounts for the people of EP and others affected by this derailment? Why are these people so suddenly mute? Where are they?
Benny at Twitter has a good timeline of Trump in EP. Oh, there's plenty of replies in that Thread from people still suffering from self-induced, severe, incurable, crippling, unhinged, metastatic TDS-madness. 🤣
Even the Liberal-based PolitiFact says so!
And EVERY Liberal BELIEVES PolitiFact, right?
PolitiFact: “Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claimed former President Barack Obama set tougher regulations for trains carrying hazardous materials that former President Donald Trump later repealed.
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The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.)[sic]
An Occupy Democrats spokesperson told PolitiFact this post was referring to changes to a rule about braking systems for high-hazard flammable unit trains.
PolitiFact looked into this rule change and found the claim to be largely accurate.
Suck it, Libs.
This happened on the watch of Biden, his degenerate handlers and his Trans Sec apprentice Pete Buttigieg, who, as South Bend mayor couldn't manage to fill street pot holes.
This disaster is entirely owned by Biden. Again - SUCK IT, Libs!
Benny isn't often wrong:
We'll find out tomorrow who lands in OH first, President Trump or the Sec. of Trans.
ABC News: Buttigieg pens sharply worded letter to Norfolk Southern Railway.
In a sharply worded, three-page letter sent Sunday to Norfolk Southern Railway president and CEO Alan Shaw, Buttigieg accused the Atlanta-based company of repeatedly prioritizing profit over safety[.]
A sharply worded letter? I bet Alan Shaw and NSR execs are shaking in their boots!
Sharply worded letters fix everything. Always!
Or, 4,500 gallons of water; the story mentions both amounts.
* Fire officials said that nothing was wrong with the car before it combusted.
* Approximately 6,000 gallons of water was used to extinguish the blaze.
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It is unclear what caused the blaze,[.]
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Firefighters arrived at the wrecking yard to find the Tesla fully engulfed in flames. Each time the firefighters attempted to extinguish the flames, the Tesla's battery would reignite the fire.
The fire department posted an Instagram video of the ordeal, saying that even when firefighters moved the Tesla onto its side to spray the battery directly, the car would burst into flames again 'due to the residual heat.'
Eventually, the firefighters dug a pit near the Tesla and moved the burning car into it and then filled the pit with water, 'effectively submerging the battery compartment.'
The technique worked, and the fire department was able to put out the fire with no injuries and 4,500 gallons of water used - about the same amount of water used for a building fire.
Fires generated from electric vehicles can be especially hazardous, as they generate over 100 organic chemicals including some potentially fatal toxic gasses like carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide.
Hazardous chemicals and fatal toxic gasses are good for the environment! 👍
Green Matters: European Wind Turbines at a Standstill Amid an Ongoing "Wind Drought".
But as of recently, barely even a breeze has made its way through the through the winter air.
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"Britain is in the middle of a wind drought — and the timing couldn't have been worse. For several days now, the U.K. and western Europe have been calm, with barely a breeze," Thomas Moore writes for Sky News.
"It is not until Wednesday, or even Thursday, that speeds pick up in Scotland and the North Sea, where most of our wind farms are. That shows in the mix of energy being used in the freezing conditions."
"The risks could increase with global warming," [🤣 - DD] he continues. "Scientists working for the United Nations' intergovernmental panel on climate change have looked at what could happen to wind speeds in future. Even if the world reaches net zero soon after 2050, limiting the rise in temperature, winds will weaken significantly in the northern hemisphere." ["Even if." FFS. Retardicus Maximus. - DD]
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According to Yale Environment 360, the phrase "wind drought" is exactly what it sounds like — it refers to an extended period of time that an area lacks wind, or experiences slower-than-usual wind speeds. In 2021, wind speeds were 15 percent slower than in previous years, making for one of the least windy periods in the U.K. in nearly 60 years.
What are "usual wind speeds"?
Git yer fans out folks, them turbhans ain't gonna spin themselves!
Breitbart: Fauci Deposition Transcript Released: 'I Don't Recall' 174 Times.
...throughout the [seven hour] deposition, Fauci feigned ignorance, stating, "I don't recall" 174 times when facing questions about various emails, interviews, or "other important documents," as described by Landry's press release. At one point, for instance, Fauci claimed he was not aware of an EcoHealth Alliance grant, awarded by the NIH[.]
This does NOT include the number of times Fauci said, "I don't know," (101x), "I don't remember," (11x), "I'm not sure," (38x) and, "maybe," (17x).
Fauci said he's not, "always sure what papers come across his desk," because, "thousands of pieces come across my desk each day."
Thousands! Whoa Nelly! That's a lot of paper! Doesn't sound environmentally friendly. Why does he hate trees?
The full deposition is HERE.
As "Sopranos" character "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri once called another character - and I think it's appropriate for Fauci - "he's a wormy cocksucker."
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“Get an EV,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said.
This is at an EV charging station in California.
In the Thread a comment claims:
"That video is one or two years old. (REEEEE! - DD) Things have improved!"
"Things have improved." So...there are more lines like this now than when that video was taken? Progress! 👍 👍
ANI News (Archived): Prince Charles's charity accepted 1 million pounds from Osama bin Laden's family.
UK's Prince Charles, the longest-serving heir apparent to the throne in British history, accepted a donation of 1 million pounds (USD 1.21 million) from the family of Osama bin Laden IN 2013.
As first reported by The Sunday Times of London, The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund received the donation in 2013 from the brothers Bakr and Shafiq bin Laden, half-brothers of Osama bin Laden, the founder of Al Qaeda and architect of the September 11 attacks, quoted The New York Times (NYT).
Clarence House confirmed that the terrorist's brothers donated money to the royal charity, but denied reports that the prince had personally brokered the deal or made the decision to accept it.
"The Prince of Wales' Charitable Fund has assured us that thorough due diligence was undertaken in accepting this donation," read a statement released by Clarence House. ( Oh, yes, rigorous "due diligence" was undertaken and the unanimous conclusion was, "Take The Money!" - DD)
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The UK paper reported that Prince Charles had brokered the payment after a private meeting with Bakr bin Laden at Clarence House in London on October 30, 2013, two years after Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan.
The paper also reported that the heir to the throne had agreed to accept the donation despite the vocal objections of his own advisers, reported NYT.
Some of the prince's aides had warned Charles of the inevitable blowback should it become known that his charity had accepted money from the family of the man who orchestrated the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, including 67 Britons.
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Founded in 1979, The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund says that its mission is "to transform lives and build sustainable communities by awarding grants to a wide range of good causes within our core funding themes: heritage and conservation, education, health and well-being, social inclusion, environment and countryside."
The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund says that its mission is "to transform lives and build sustainable communities by awarding grants to a wide range of good causes within our core funding themes: heritage and conservation, education, health and well-being, social inclusion, environment and countryside." Oh, so that's the same mission the bin Laden brothers and Al Qaeda have, then? Their interest align with those of Price Chuck? Thanks a lot, Chuck.
I wonder how many Al Qaeda members live with the Royal Family in the countryside? They have that in common, right?
LA Times (Yahoo Archived): California went big on rooftop solar. Now that's a problem for landfills.
California has been a pioneer in pushing for rooftop solar power, building up the largest solar market in the U.S. More than 20 years and 1.3 million rooftops later, the bill is coming due.
Beginning in 2006, the state, focused on how to incentivize people to take up solar power, showered subsidies on homeowners who installed photovoltaic panels but had no comprehensive plan to dispose of them. Now, panels purchased under those programs are nearing the end of their typical 25-to-30-year life cycle.
Many are already winding up in landfills, where in some cases, they could potentially contaminate groundwater with toxic heavy metals such as lead, selenium and cadmium.
Sam Vanderhoof, a solar industry expert and chief executive of Recycle PV Solar, says that only 1 in 10 panels are actually recycled[.]
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“The industry is supposed to be green,” Vanderhoof said. “But in reality, it’s all about the money.”
But-but-but...wind turbines will be better than solar panels, then, right? No.
Wind Turbine Blades Dumped In Landfills: 50,000 Tons Of Non-Recyclable Toxic Garbage.
Officials in California, now in its third year of drought that scientists have linked to climate change, have issued unprecedented water restrictions for millions of residents.
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...the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) has issued restrictions on roughly 6 million customers. The cutback, which begins on June 1, prohibits residents from watering lawns and plants more than one day per week.
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“We are seeing conditions unlike anything we have seen before,” Adel Hagekhalil, the district’s general manager, told the Los Angeles Times. “We need serious demand reductions.”
Story Archived.
No, Adel, there is a demand for more water and you're unwilling to do what it takes to supply it. If you provide what the public needs, they can't be controlled and manipulated.
From "kickstart 'hopes to'" to "finished, completed successful product" is a long, long road.Beer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops into plastic in partnership with major beverage makers.
[Avantium] biochemicals company in the Netherlands hopes to kickstart investment in a pioneering project that hopes to make plastics from plant sugars rather than fossil fuels.
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“This plastic has very attractive sustainability credentials because it uses no fossil fuels, and can be recycled – but would also degrade in nature much faster than normal plastics do,” says [Avantium’s chief executive, Tom van Aken].
Avantium’s plant plastic is designed to be resilient enough to contain carbonate drinks. Trials have shown that the plant plastic would decompose in one year using a composter, and a few years longer if left in normal outdoor conditions. But ideally, it should be recycled, said Van Aken.
Only boat with those in your immediate household.Run! RUN! Run from your vehicle or door to your boat, and the other way around. Don't look behind you. Just run! RUN! Keep moving! Faster! Just RUN! RUN-FUCKING-RUN!!
Do not invite guests onto your boat. This includes family members not in your immediate household and your favorite fishing buddies. (I've always found the best fishing trips were those with strangers who later turned out being serial killers. I didn't know at the time. - DD)
Go right from your house to the boat and back, avoiding all unnecessary contact with anyone during your trip. (WTF is this, "TWD"? -DD)
Do not use a beach, boat ramp or marina that is closed. (Now where's the fun in that? - DD)
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It was announced earlier this week that the State of Minnesota was loosening the requirements for its Stay at Home order so that more people in the leisure boating industry would be able to return to work. (It's okay for a group of strangers to hop onto a commercial, leisure boat but not okay for non-family members to join you on your personal boat? Hey, this makes perfect sense, I mean, we're talking about procedures created by Minnesota bureaucrats.- DD)
Synopsis of SB3313.A Senate bill in Illinois would ban the use or sale of gas-powered leaf blowers in the state.
SB3313 filed last week by Senator Laura Fine (D) of the 9th Senate District amends the Environmental Protection Act. It states that "a person may not operate or sell at retail a gas-powered leaf blower in the State. Provides that a person who violates the amendatory Act's provisions shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500."
The bill lists environmental and noise pollution as the reasons for the ban.
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These emissions, the bill states, are a contributing factor to smog formation and acid rain.
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In addition, it states that leaf blowers send dust and other small particles like metals, allergens, and animal feces into the air for considerable distances.
California regulators have proposed a ban on the sale of gas-powered landscaping equipment, worrying Santa Maria Valley landscapers who say the move would impact their ability to serve their clients.-
State regulators with the California Air Resources Board said they plan to ask board members to sign off on a plan by the end of the year to gradually reduce the emissions from items like lawn mowers and leaf blowers to zero.
The move is an important one to reduce air pollution, said Karen Caesar, a spokeswoman for the board.
Caesar said the work put into reducing pollution from car engines hasn’t translated at the same level for lawn mowers, and that the devices often emit more harmful gases than cars.
According to CARB, running the best-selling leaf blower for one hour releases as much smog-forming pollution as driving a 2017 Toyota Camry from Los Angeles to Denver.
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“When you’re talking about mowing a school, an electric piece of equipment to mow an area that big doesn’t exist,” he said. “You’d have to change 12 batteries to mow one grass area — that’s insane,” [said Neil Towery, general manager of All Weather Landscape Maintenance in Santa Maria].
Ernie Torres, who owns PJD Landscape Management, said electrical equipment wouldn't be practical for commercial landscapers.