The EPA is more needed than ever!
Some of the people most likely to benefit from the change to alternative energies are those seeking "environmental justice" in some of our most polluted neighborhoods. This is not even a decision, it must go forward.
By Leslie Sattler
Imagine getting paid $249 billion just for doing the right thing. (click here)
Well, that's what the United States earned over the last few years by increasing its use of renewable energy such as wind and solar power, according to the Guardian.
From 2019 to 2022, America seriously stepped up its renewable energy game. An illuminating study published in Cell Reports Sustainability found that wind and solar generation jumped by a whopping 55%, to the point where it provided about 14% of the country's total electricity needs last year.
That's like removing 71 million gas-guzzling cars from the road each year in terms of the climate-harming pollution that was prevented.
But wait, there's more: By burning way less coal and oil for electricity, we also dramatically improved the nation's air quality.
Key pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which are linked to asthma and other health issues, dropped by 1.1 million tons. And all those cleaner skies translated to an estimated $249 billion in public health benefits....
In order to solve the problems that comes with change it is necessary to GO THERE. The greening of the energy sector MUST receive infrastructure investment in order to solve the problems we face with climate.
July 3, 2024
By Alastair Marsh
