Paris Is Burning: How The 1.5C Climate Goal Never Really Took Into Account How Economies Work

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2. Eh... I'm afraid they're blaming "the usual suspects"

There’s no need for a soccer mom to drive an urban assault vehicle. I’m sorry. If you think you need an SUV to keep your family safe, you’re wrong. If everyone drove smaller, lighter vehicles, we’d all be safer, including pedestrians and bicyclists.

Americans have known about the “Greenhouse Effect” for more than half a century now. More efficient vehicles have been available almost as long. We’ve had the technology available to lead more efficient lives, and individuals have chosen not to.

https://apnews.com/article/holiday-travel-record-tsa-airlines-thanksgiving-9b344c4b70c971d2851d184b6e192430

More than 3 million travelers screened at US airports in a single day. That’s a record

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 1:39 PM EST, December 2, 2024

Travelers heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday set a record on Sunday, as airport officers screened more than 3 million people.

The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it handled 3.09 million travelers on Sunday, breaking the previous record by about 74,000. That mark was set on July 7, also a Sunday after a holiday.

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The airlines and the oil companies may have enabled this madness, but they couldn’t make all of those passengers fly. Roughly 1% of Americans said, 🖕🌎.