Our climate change âEarthshotâ
Updated April 27, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Federal âcarbon cashbackâ policy would be lever for change
I loved the piece by L. Rafael Reif, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about how our academic institutions can and should contribute to climate solutions (âThe âsuper wicked problemâ of climate change is our Earthshot,â Opinion, April 19).
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This federal âcarbon cashbackâ policy (tax fossil fuels and give the revenue back to the public in equal cash payments) would create the overarching economic context that would drive much of what Reif mentions: personal, organizational, and institutional behavioral change, as well as needed innovations in efficiency and, potentially, carbon removal. The problem is still âsuper wickedâ (what Reif describes as one that is âenormously complex [and] that has no single right answer and no clear finish line
Letter to editor: There s plastic in the water
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Companies That Have Committed To Reducing Waste and How They Plan To Do It
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A plastic bag is stuck in a bush in Eldorado outside Santa Fe. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
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As the world celebrates Earth Week, New Mexico residents are raising awareness about plastic waste clogging waterways and piling up at recycling centers.
Plastics comprise about 12% of the nation’s trash, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Sarah Pierpont, director of the New Mexico Recycling Coalition, said “we can’t recycle our way out” of the global plastic waste problem.
“Individual choices really do make a difference, so we shouldn’t all be using disposable cutlery and plates,” Pierpont said. “But it can be frustrating when the plastic industry and the oil and gas industry have thrown the responsibility solely onto individuals.”
Dive Brief:
A bill in Washington designed to increase recycled content in packaging and ban some types of expanded polystyrene (EPS) containers is headed to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature.
The bill, SB 5022, sponsored by Senator Mona Das, would require more recycled content in plastic beverage containers, trash bags and containers for household and personal care products. It bans EPS food service products such as clamshell containers, plates and cups, as well as EPS recreational coolers and packing peanuts. The bill also calls for plastic utensils, straws, and cup lids to only be provided to customers on request.