Even a decade ago, America’s renewable energy had little presence other than hydro power. But a wave of investment — first into wind, and then solar — has made these […]
Sandra Laville, - The Guardian (U.K.)
Stephan: Stop using plastics, use brown paper bags,use them several times, then tear them into little pieces and use them in a mulch mix, or recycle them.
A plastic bag labelled biodegradable after three years in the marine environment.
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Plastic bags that claim to be biodegradable were still intact and able to carry shopping three years after being exposed to the natural environment, a study has found.
The research for the first time tested compostable bags, two forms of biodegradable bag and conventional carrier bags after long-term exposure to the sea, air and earth. None of the bags decomposed fully in all environments.
The compostable bag appears to have fared better than the so-called biodegradable bag. The compostable bag sample had completely disappeared after three months in the marine environment but researchers say more work is needed to establish what the breakdown products are and to consider any potential environmental consequences.
After three years the “biodegradable” bags that had been buried in the soil and the sea were able to carry shopping. The compostable bag was present in the soil 27 months after being buried, but when tested with shopping was unable to hold any weight without tearing.
Researchers […]
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Michael Hayne , - Alternet
Stephan: This may be hard to believe, but I have been checking christofascist sites like Fox, and Daily Caller, and far worse, and this is the reality they peddle. Maybe this is why as of the 30th April, in spite of what has just come out about Barr, and Mueller's letter, accordingly to fivethirtyeight, the average across polls shows Trump with 41.1% approval rating.
How can this be? How could any American support what is happening to America under the administration of the worst president in American history. The answer I think is that modern media has made it possible to create a false reality and have millions believe it, particularly when it is reinforced by their fears, hates, and fear of the "other."
Trump supporters
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Americans, divided and polarized as they are, live in two distinct worlds. In one world, the earth is not flat, climate change is real and Bill and Hillary aren’t pimping kids out in the basement of a pizza restaurant.
The other world is devoid of reason, evidence and pretty much any type of historical facts. Despite the fact that Trump voters have been fleeced by the biggest con man in the world, they continue to devour the lies he sells on a silver platter. When it comes to facts, Trump supporters aren’t head over heels in love with them. After all, Trump’s rise came as a result of playing to uninformed and angry people’s primal and worst sensibilities. They’re right and the entire world is wrong, because that’s what their cult leader told them, and who needs Google anyway?
Here are 10 incredibly fake facts that Trump supporters believe are true.
1. Trump is a devoted Christian.
The thrice-married, pu$$y-grabbing Trump is actually quite the exemplary Christian, at […]
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