discussion Renewables and the environment.

[GeezerGamer]

Perhaps a new thread dealing with the title above? I'll start with an article which covers a topic of interest to me.

Rare earth mining may be key to our renewable energy future. But at what cost?

We take you inside Mountain Pass, the only rare earth mine in the United States.

www.sciencenews.org

 

[LaughingCrow]

Smart Plastics Guide. I've been going through all my plastic containers and replacing them with glass or known safe plastics or silicon. There's a lot of variety & sizes in Mason type jars. Instead of the zip lock type plastic bags, there's a variety of much sturdier/reusable zip lock silicon bags.

Smart Plastics Guide - PDF

 

[GeezerGamer]

Good guide that, thanks LaughingCrow.
Along the lines of reducing plastics my daughter had me buy a bunch of bee wax cloth wraps to replace plastic wrap. Good premise but washing them kinda sucks which is why I have her wash them I'll post an example......

Nature Bee® - Sustainable Home Goods

Shop Canadian-made beeswax wraps, Swedish dishcloths, dishwasher tablets and more. A curated collection of plastic-free home goods to make sustainable living easy.

www.naturebeewraps.ca

 

[Marzipan]

Good guide that, thanks LaughingCrow.
Along the lines of reducing plastics my daughter had me buy a bunch of bee wax cloth wraps to replace plastic wrap. Good premise but washing them kinda sucks which is why I have her wash them I'll post an example......

Nature Bee® - Sustainable Home Goods

Shop Canadian-made beeswax wraps, Swedish dishcloths, dishwasher tablets and more. A curated collection of plastic-free home goods to make sustainable living easy.

www.naturebeewraps.ca

how do you wash them?

 

[GeezerGamer]

how do you wash them?

Like you would your fine china.
Soapy water with a sponge by hand then air dry.

 

[ZZLEE]

Hemp as a building material and carbon sink.

www.hempitecture.com

 

[GeezerGamer]

Hemp as a building material and carbon sink.

www.hempitecture.com

Yeah, I'd buy that if and when! Great uses.

 

[GeezerGamer]

YAY!

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/13/tech/sweden-biggest-rare-earth-mine-china-dependence-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[GeezerGamer]

Good info here....

"In the future, rare earths may even advance quantum computing."

How rare earth elements make modern technology possible

Because of their unique chemistry, the rare earth elements can fine-tune light for many different purposes and generate powerful magnetic fields.

www.sciencenews.org

 

[GeezerGamer]

Secretly inside their cabinets, A.I. are laughing quietly!

A dire forecast: Scientists used AI to find planet could cross critical warming threshold sooner than expected | CNN

The planet could cross critical global warming thresholds sooner than previous models have predicted, even with concerted global climate action, according to a new study using machine learning.

edition.cnn.com