{"id":20107,"date":"2023-05-11T13:57:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=20107"},"modified":"2023-05-11T13:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:57:27","slug":"quick-takes-sacrificing-for-gaia-joe-bidens-environmental-justice-california-bans-locomotives-bugs-for-lunch-at-a-posh-british-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2023\/05\/11\/quick-takes-sacrificing-for-gaia-joe-bidens-environmental-justice-california-bans-locomotives-bugs-for-lunch-at-a-posh-british-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Takes \u2013 Sacrificing For Gaia: Joe Biden\u2019s Environmental Justice; California Bans Locomotives; Bugs For Lunch At A Posh British School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: You will live in the pod, eat the bugs, and own nothing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vOFlYGnIMfI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-20107-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jahy-sama-i-will-not-eat-the-bugs.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jahy-sama-i-will-not-eat-the-bugs.mp4\">https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jahy-sama-i-will-not-eat-the-bugs.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gotta achieve that <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-environmental-justice-pollution-white-house-0e7be502f530b2eed4f45d6bd28b19fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equity<\/a>, no matter how much it hurts some people.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cPresident Joe Biden [\u2026] signed an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe White House said it wants to ensure that poverty, race and ethnic status do not lead to worse exposure to pollution and environmental harm. Biden tried to draw a contrast between his agenda and that of Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. GOP lawmakers have called for less regulation of oil production to lower energy prices, while the Biden administration says the GOP policies would give benefits to highly profitable oil companies and surrender the renewable energy sector to the Chinese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018Environmental justice will be the mission of the entire government woven directly into how we work with state, local, tribal and territorial governments,\u2019 Biden said in remarks at the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you wanted to wreck the supply chain and interfere with international and interstate commerce, would you do anything different that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/04\/27\/1172639598\/california-emission-rules-trains-pollution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what California is doing<\/a>?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCalifornia approved [\u2026] a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state&#8217;s latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe rule will ban locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increase the use of zero-emissions technology to transport freight from ports and throughout railyards. It would also ban locomotives in the state from idling longer than 30 minutes if they are equipped with an automatic shutoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Association of American Railroads said in a statement \u2018there is no clear path to zero emissions locomotives.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018Mandating that result ignores the complexity and interconnected nature of railroad operations and the reality of where zero emission locomotive technology and the supporting infrastructure stand,\u2019 the group wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFreight railways are an efficient means to transport the roughly 1.6 billion tons of goods nationwide across nearly 140,000 miles (225,308 kilometers), much cleaner than if those goods were trucked, it said.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing says \u201c\u00a320,000 British Girls\u2019 School\u201d like <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/XJngM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worms and grasshoppers for lunch<\/a>!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut eco-conscious pupils at one of the country\u2019s most prestigious private girls\u2019 schools will be able to sample more exotic fare such as worms, crickets and grasshoppers as part of a trial menu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNorth London Collegiate School (NLCS), which charges fees of \u00a320,000 per year, is trialling dishes such as Chinese-style noodles with teriyaki grasshopper, Sweet chilli and lime crickets and Mexican rice topped with buffalo worms as part of a move towards more sustainable catering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA predominantly vegetarian menu is already available, with two-thirds of dishes meat-free, while every form has an eco-representative who reports on pupils\u2019 ideas to make school life greener.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Sacrificing For Gaia: Joe Biden\u2019s Environmental Justice; 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