Open Thread Non-Petroleum, September 11, 2025

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3 responses to “Open Thread Non-Petroleum, September 11, 2025”

  1. Doug+Leighton

    On behalf of all the creatures and plants that call Earth home, thank you Donald Trump

    JUMP IN US GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION PUSHED GLOBAL EMISSIONS HIGHER

    “A jump in greenhouse gas pollution in the US helped push global emissions higher in the first half of this year. This could be an omen of what’s to come, with Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel agenda set to significantly slow down the emissions cuts required to avoid disastrous climate impacts.”

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/10/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions

    1. Doug+Leighton

      Meanwhile,

      US MOVES TO SCRAP EMISSIONS REPORTING BY POLLUTERS

      “The United States moved on Friday to dismantle a “burdensome” federal program that tracks greenhouse gas emissions across the US economy, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to undercut efforts against climate change.”

      https://phys.org/news/2025-09-scrap-emissions-polluters.html#google_vignette

  2. Andre The Giant

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvcfO_-p6YE

    10 minutes

    Neil Degrasse Tyson (astrophysicist) meets with Astrobiologist about recent discovery of potential life on Mars.

    “This is the best evidence we have……”

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