The Environment Thread

[Norris]

I wanted to love this thread but it's leaving me depressed...

Just out of curiosity - how many of you recycle? Compost? Those of you in other countries: are these things common practice?
When I visit friends in Canada they live in a town that requires composting.

I'm a diligent recycler.

[Chloe]

I wanted to love this thread but it's leaving me depressed...

Just out of curiosity - how many of you recycle? Compost? Those of you in other countries: are these things common practice?
When I visit friends in Canada they live in a town that requires composting.

I'm a diligent recycler.

Everything you're able to, or just the basics - plastic water bottles and soda cans?
No composting?

[Chloe]

Just curious about the recycling because of this shit...

[Norris]

I wanted to love this thread but it's leaving me depressed...

Just out of curiosity - how many of you recycle? Compost? Those of you in other countries: are these things common practice?
When I visit friends in Canada they live in a town that requires composting.

I'm a diligent recycler.

Everything you're able to, or just the basics - plastic water bottles and soda cans?
No composting?

Everything my town allows.

[Stickman]

Norway Becomes World’s First Country to Ban Deforestation

[Stickman]

PORTUGAL JUST WENT 4 STRAIGHT DAYS RUNNING COMPLETELY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

[simple schoolboy]

California is going to shut down its last nuclear power plant in 9 years or so. The plan is to replace it with renewable energy sources. Im guessing the reality is some portion will be taken up by fossil fuels in neighboring states or Mexico.

[Green Habit]

California is going to shut down its last nuclear power plant in 9 years or so. The plan is to replace it with renewable energy sources. Im guessing the reality is some portion will be taken up by fossil fuels in neighboring states or Mexico.

[Bi_3]

Apparently "The Day After Tomorrow" is a real thing now:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/ ... ate-change

http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/3761/ ... 1-2016.pdf

[Stickman]

U.S. megadrought is around the corner

[BurtReynolds]

heh Leonardo is having a bad day.

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/newsother ... ar-AAiYkk6

[Stickman]

Scotland’s wind turbines provided more electricity than the country needed four days in a row

[Stickman]

National park deletes tweets about climate science

[tragabigzanda]

National park deletes tweets about climate science

We discussed this already in the Trump thread. Didn't want you to think that RM found it unimportant.

[Stickman]

National park deletes tweets about climate science

We discussed this already in the Trump thread. Didn't want you to think that RM found it unimportant.

[Stickman]

The Resistance rises

[tragabigzanda]

So I watched a NOVA episode last night about nuclear power, and I am totally on board. Those new sodium reactors they are building look awesome.

[Bi_3]

So I watched a NOVA episode last night about nuclear power, and I am totally on board. Those new sodium reactors they are building look awesome.

Thorium, my even bro. Look at what India and China are doing.

[tragabigzanda]

So I watched a NOVA episode last night about nuclear power, and I am totally on board. Those new sodium reactors they are building look awesome.

Thorium, my even bro. Look at what India and China are doing.

I think we're talking about the same thing, because the show did mention the advances in China. Liquid fuel, with an automatic cooling system? Is that like thorium? I said sodium because this tech is apparently an extension of tech from like 50 years ago that was based on the cooking properties of sodium and potassium.

[Bi_3]

So I watched a NOVA episode last night about nuclear power, and I am totally on board. Those new sodium reactors they are building look awesome.

Thorium, my even bro. Look at what India and China are doing.

I think we're talking about the same thing, because the show did mention the advances in China. Liquid fuel, with an automatic cooling system? Is that like thorium? I said sodium because this tech is apparently an extension of tech from like 50 years ago that was based on the cooking properties of sodium and potassium.

Molten Salt Reactors? Yup. This is the bridge technology for us to use (especially to handle population increases in Africa) while we develop real renewables.