Emery Joy

3/25: I posted a link to an article talking about the rollback of a Biden-era restriction on companies' greenhouse gas emissions, specifically methane. The House of Representatives voted 52-47 to roll back the fee that companies and manufacturers had to pay for emitting methane gas into the atmosphere.

3/20: I shared an article about protesting in Yosemite National Park after Trump's firing of over 1000 National Park employees across the country. Yoesmitie's El Captian is experiencing "firefall" which is a trick of the light that only happens at certain times of the year and makes it look like lava is flowing down the face of the mountain. With the increased foot traffic, protesters knew that it would be the perfect time to raise their voices and decided to hang the American flag upside down from the top of the mountain, signaling that the National Parks Service is under duress and needs all the help it can get.

3/16: I shared a link to an article about how to find cleaning products with fewer microplastics in them. Many cleaning products have microplastics in them in the form of microbeads, color or shimmer, and viscosity as well as secondary microplastics, a result of the breakdown of the bottle or packaging it comes in. If one should choose to shop mindfully, one should avoid: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, acrylates, polymers, and microbeads, as call can contain microplastics.

3/17: I shared an article about electric vehicles' increased efficiency due to battery changes. Studies have shown that cars with lithium batteries last longer, have less of an environmental footprint, and have a lower fire risk than the nickel, manganese, and zinc combination that are in most American electric vehicles. Lithium batteries are not only less likely to catch on fire, but because of their chemical composition, they are also a lot easier to put out once they are on fire.

3/10: I shared a link to an article talking about how Trump has blocked climate research, possibly affecting the validity of and derailing a massive global climate report. The Trump administration has worked to block work that's crucial to major research stations and banned federal scientists from attending an important global climate summit.

3/5: I shared a link to an article that discussed France banning many consumer uses of "forever chemicals." Forever chemicals are classified as PFAS or per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, which are a family of manufactured substances that repel grease, water, oil, and heat. PFAS are found in hundreds of household items and France's banning of the whole family in products, and textiles by 2030, is a huge step in the right direction for climate conservation.

3/1: I posted a link to an article about tuna fishing in the Pacific Islands. The article went into depth about how nations in the Pacific islands rely heavily on tuna fishing licenses and fees for much of their government revenue. As oceans warm, these tuna stocks will migrate out of their exclusive economic zones and into the high seas where fishing fleets will be able to swoop them up with no cost.