I'm a 20y/o who only wants to be a pilot and nothing else.

I'm aware of the current status of the aviation industry and the fight to become net-zero.

I would like to know what advances are being done in the sector to meet the target.

Trying to understand the bipartisan bill introduced to the House last month, H.R.9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024. I read the bill--at first glance, I thought it was positive to see some bipartisan movement towards updating our recycling system and working towards a recycled plastic goal. However, PIRG and Environment America oppose the bill, encouraging writing representatives and asking them to vote against it due to concerns about chemical recycling/air pollution. I'm not seeing the concerns they outline within the bill when I read it though. Is there something about the bill I'm not understanding or that's being obfuscated by greenwashed language?

Does anyone have insights into the bill? I want to make sure I understand to the best of my ability before writing my representative.

LINKS:

Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9676
PIRG Info & Action: https://pirg.org/articles/the-plastics-industry-is-pushing-to-burn-pollute-and-waste-more/?tag=email_blast%3A-103938&utm_medium=email&utm_source=salsa

There are many clubs, associations, and unions which do environmental work and service projects. Even if you local clubs don't you can join and make connections to make those things a priority. lionsclub.org rotary.org elks.org

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-2508.2005.00357.x

Politicians only care what voters want, and not at all what nonvoters want.

If you want lawmakers to share your priorities, you have to VOTE!

Voting is a social phenomenon. Social pressure is an effective tool for getting people to turn out, and even just posting on Facebook can have a really big effect on turnout, not just on your friends, but their friends, and their friends (just make sure to post early enough that your friends and family will still have time to go vote after being influenced by you!)

If you're not sure what all you're voting for, download a sample ballot ahead of time so you can avoid confusion when confronted with ballot initiatives, judges, or whatever else you may not have been expecting to see and haven't researched how to vote. Ballotpedia can help you out here.

Or, you can google 'sample ballot 2024 [your location]' if Ballotpedia is missing yours for some reason.

There are also several useful resources to evaluate candidates and issues, including:

• Vote Save America

• BallotReady

• ISideWith

• Vote 411

• WeVote.US

https://www.usa.gov/early-voting

https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved

Hey everyone,

I’m working on lowering my environmental impact and living more sustainably, but one thing I’m struggling with is actually understanding my personal footprint. I know the average American emits around 16 tons of CO2 per year, and while I try to make conscious choices, I really have no reliable way to measure how I’m doing.

I’m interested in a service or app that can help me get an accurate estimate of my emissions and guide me in reducing them over time. I’m not just looking to donate to a charity without knowing where my money’s going—I want something that lets me track my progress, ideally with a subscription that allows me to offset or reduce my impact on a regular basis.

It’d be a huge relief to have a clear, reputable way to manage this without stressing over every little thing. My goal is to focus on areas I can control, like reducing waste and lowering my footprint gradually, so I can live a bit more sustainably while still enjoying life.

Does anyone know of any apps out there that do this, ideally one that’s well-reviewed or recommended by people here? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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I’m a 26 yr old university student and I recently found out how much big banks put their money into areas that don’t benefit our climate at ALL. I learned about green banking and I started searching for some alternatives and names. So far I see Atmos and Aspiration as having a good rep but I want to know if these companies do shady stuff with your money? Like has anyone with Atmos or Aspiration ever found their money missing or they can’t pull money out from an atm? I would appreciate some personal experiences or feedback 🙏🏽

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Our Voter’s Guide helps every American to prioritize reproductive choice and climate action, from the statehouse with a stop in the White House, the halls of Congress and the Governor’s mansion. By Karyn Strickler

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I keep it as short as possible:

i want to create environmental stickers (that are ofc environment friendly, it's a double-edged sword, but these are silent and active communicators that are at places I can't be 24/7)

But i need a lot of good quality pictures.

And not just the easy to look at ones, on the ones that show the true brutal reality of the things that happen to animals, are swept to the edge of the beaches and the families that are surrounded by it in so-called "poorer Countries) - shocking ones true imagines (no illustration, as these help to disconnect to the issue)

I need all the help i can get. This is only one facility, one aspect how i try to rise awareness. Nevertheless, the pictures will be used in multiple ways not only as stickers for activism but that is building on it with time.

I just can't do it all alone. I require help, So if you feel called, send me good sources, private pictures you captured.

The whole intention is the rise awareness, because without nothing will ever truly change in a long-lasting way.

I will post this in as many Subreddits as possible, just so i can reach the potential people that also wanna help to take some action. Writing on Reddit just doesn't do it for me personally

Thanks very much for your attention. Please don't focus on small details in the text. If you disagree, then keep it in your mind and don't put the energy into your keyboard.

Take care

Hi climate folks! - I am building a product to improve climate and government data access - here's a short survey, what kind of public data do you need on a day-day, week-week basis? If you could have any data to analyze to help you succeed what would it be?