Holding oil and gas accountable; scientists issue "call to arms" to protect children's health; PFAS in drinking water; fluoride and IQ; Mexico's GM corn ban; an electric car showdown.
I wholly support The New Lede's assiduous work reporting on significant impactful issues & is the reason I chose to receive emails containing your work & efforts. After reading this particular 1/13/2024 "issue" I have determined it's time to comment - particularly on the Holding Oil & Gas Accountable story. I totally & wholeheartedly agree that ANY corporation(s) should be held accountable & responsible for clean up of hazardous waste produced by them & consequences thereof. What I would expect to see from TNL is thorough research & reporting on the total destruction of our environment/planet regarding the "Green" solutions to oil, gas, coal etc. moving forward. Start to finish solar, battery, wind production, usage & end of life disposal is extremely destructive. From the beginning: Mining of lithium & rare earth minerals, water usage & pollution, detrimental effects to earth, humans, land & sea animals....., to the end of cycle dumping/waste removal of the the above noted toxic materials which cannot be recycled is not reported. Add: Simply ask a worker at a solar panel farm how many dead birds (& other creatures) are removed per day as only ONE of countless questions that should be investigated - too many more to note here. We most definitely need alternatives, but please, be honest & research these supposedly better solutions. Using our world's forests for fuel is yet another of many destructive methods used for "clean" energy. Ignorance &/or deception is very difficult to tolerate in general, but from TNL this disregard is particularly saddening & out of touch.
I wholly support The New Lede's assiduous work reporting on significant impactful issues & is the reason I chose to receive emails containing your work & efforts. After reading this particular 1/13/2024 "issue" I have determined it's time to comment - particularly on the Holding Oil & Gas Accountable story. I totally & wholeheartedly agree that ANY corporation(s) should be held accountable & responsible for clean up of hazardous waste produced by them & consequences thereof. What I would expect to see from TNL is thorough research & reporting on the total destruction of our environment/planet regarding the "Green" solutions to oil, gas, coal etc. moving forward. Start to finish solar, battery, wind production, usage & end of life disposal is extremely destructive. From the beginning: Mining of lithium & rare earth minerals, water usage & pollution, detrimental effects to earth, humans, land & sea animals....., to the end of cycle dumping/waste removal of the the above noted toxic materials which cannot be recycled is not reported. Add: Simply ask a worker at a solar panel farm how many dead birds (& other creatures) are removed per day as only ONE of countless questions that should be investigated - too many more to note here. We most definitely need alternatives, but please, be honest & research these supposedly better solutions. Using our world's forests for fuel is yet another of many destructive methods used for "clean" energy. Ignorance &/or deception is very difficult to tolerate in general, but from TNL this disregard is particularly saddening & out of touch.