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  • solartimelytoClimate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.•A Greenwashing Lawsuit Against Delta Aims to Set Precedent | A class-action lawsuit targets the airline’s claim to carbon-neutrality, which has in the past rested in part on its use of carbon offsetsEnglish
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    many such projects would have happened regardless of an offset purchase — thus failing to meet a crucial requirement known as “additionality.” A carbon project is considered additional only if it would not have happened absent the offset. The suit against Delta, which cites the Bloomberg Green investigation, claims the airline took credit for projects that lack additionality. “It really is meaningless to state that you offset emissions if you’re gaining credit for things that would have happened anyway,” said Jonathan Haderlein, a lawyer for the plaintiff.

    Imagine if a company said it was working towards achieving NET zero murders by 2050. That’s not promising much is it, even without the problems of carbon offsets.

    Yet the commercial described in the article sounds like it could do real harm. People might take MORE flights based on it. Perhaps the privledge of advertising is better limitted to companies that are not demonstrably harming the public. We can’t trust them to get into the public’s heads when their products do so much damage.

    Under pressure to address that footprint, many airlines are exploring decarbonization strategies, but most of those approaches — including sustainable aviation fuel and battery-powered planes — are not yet ready for primetime.

    I don’t understand. If these technologies are important why persue them via pressure on these airline companies? Simply tax them more and fund public research. Why let the research be private where its pace will be unknown and its discoveries hoarded for private profit and competitive edge?

  • solartimelytoPodcasts•Welcome everyone!English
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    I like

    behind the bastards - cool deep dives into the worst people in history

    the dollop - comedians joking around as they look at an interesting historical episode. left of the libs and radicalizing

    death panel - focuses on healthcare in america. they explain the systems and issues very well

    blowback - each season covers an example of american imperialism i.e. iraq invasion, korean war, cuba.

    the deprogram - seems good. talking about socialism and communism, 3 guys from different countries.