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Can rocks absorb enough CO2 to fight climate change? These companies think so in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Ater@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

70,000 tons "to date" is a heck of a lot less than 37 billion tons annually. It would take over 500,000 identical facilities with no environmental impact to reach net zero.

When compared with a short commuting time (< 30 min), a long commuting time (≥ 60 min) was associated with a 16% increase in likelihood of depressive symptoms in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] Ater@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

The 18 months I was commuting/driving through NoVA/DC (lived too far to feasibly take train) were literally the worst in my life.

An Exxon-funded scientist speaks out | “There are definitely ways that [fossil fuel funding] can influence the research," she tells HEATED, as the fight for university divestment heats up. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Ater@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

I will give you money to research something. If the results are favorable to me, I will be able to give you more money to continue researching the thing. If they are not favorable to me, you will be required to find new sources of funding.

[meme] Car dependency is a communist plot to control us — real Patriots™ walk! (or use mobility aides for ADA compliance) in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] Ater@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

In my little rural town there were so many people who lost their license that they had to go and privatize all the roads so people could drive their ATVs to the liquor store and drop their kids off at school.

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Cardassians are reptilian after all (media.kbin.social)