Lakshmi Agrawal traced a mysterious salmon die-off to a to a chemical hiding in car tires, then spent two years engineering a biodegradable filter to pull it out of the water.
I think about the unlivable world we'll be leaving our grandchildren's grandchildren. Every ten years 300 climate scientists release a climate study. Every ten years after that the Earth has warmed up more than the prediction from ten years before.
We have people like Ben Shapiro who get paid by the fossil fuel industry to give speeches to college students that climate change is a made up thing by the liberals.
At the end of each conference there is a vote. Every time it is 298-2 that climate change is an existential issue that needs to be addressed immediately.
The 2 "no" votes are scientists who are paid by the fossil fuel industry to vote "no". The purpose of this is so that they can make the argument that climate change is not a settled issue. These 2 are scientists, too. They know the truth. The money is not the part that bothers me. We all know that there are people who will do just about anything for money. That's just reality.
What bothers me is that the reason they don't have a problem doing it is that they know that they are not going to be around when the time comes.
When Steve Hawking was alive, he stated that the world was going to be unlivable in 100 years.
Ben Shapiro's argument against that is "Steven Hawking is not a meteorologist." And that is true.
To put his argument in JamesKspeak:
"I'm smarter than the smartest man in the world and the smartest man in the world doesn't know how to read and understand a scientific study."
Question: How much is saving the planet and all of humanity worth?
I am 71 years old and have been in all 50 states. Seeing how much the glaciers have receded in Glacier National Park made me a believer in climate change. Can remember as a child, not being able to see the skyscrapers in Pittsburgh, due to pollution from the Steel Mills. Once they were gone or had more regulations, the city was visible for miles.
Took two cruises to Alaska approximately 25 years apart. Loved the scenery but did not see the Aurora. Caught a glimpse of it when I was 6 or 7. The aurora is not visible in western PA, normally, but parents woke me to experience it.
My granddaughter, Aubrey, designed and built a robot that won the county, won the state and was invited to Legoland in California to compete against the world. She won first place. She was 11 years old.
Today we learned the current administration just approved more forever chemicals to be used in US farming! And today we also read a hopeful and inspiring story about this 17 year old. We all must support more of this.
The current administration is trying to get us to think they care about the farmers. If that was true they wouldn't be deporting farm workers and trying to place tarriffs on imports needed to cultivate the land. They farmers children need to eat, too. They are the next generation of farmers.
Organic fertilizers are more expensive than chemical fertilizers, but the health benefits of organic fertilizers far outweigh the cost of health care without the Obama subsidies. None of that matters to an administration that only thinks about themselves.
Petroleum products are a huge problem for the environment. Now they are selling ground tires as mulch and under fake grass and playgrounds, playing fields. Don't use it.
This story is incredibly hopeful on so many levels. I wonder how the used biodegradable jute filter is disposed of, once it is full of contaminants? Or is it breaking down and transforming the toxic chemicals/particles to something inert? I may have missed this information during my hurried reading of this article.
I had heard about the issue and her research and response while listening to a radio show. Congratulations to her. Thanks for sharing this inspiring story.
Unbelievable what this teenager has accomplished! Who knows what her eventual potential might lead to.
This is why I disagree with the notion that we “shouldn’t bring children into this world”. How does one know that their child won’t CHANGE the world? What if this brilliant young woman hadnt been born?
My own daughter works for my state’s attorney general in the environmental department. They’re trying to permantly ban Canadian oil company Enbridge from building a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinaw.
Dear Erin, Fellow Members, Inhabitants of this Republic:
As water finds its own level, the emergent Age of Aquamerian Equanimity is asking us to seek our own balance and to reach out to one another more proactively and indiscriminate than ever before.
Ultimately to find ourselves not at the edge of some great cliff but in fact standing shoulder to shoulder with all earthkind upon the threshold of a new dawn of peach and tranquility.
We, the People in particular have the great honor, privilege, and indeed responsibility of contemplating the Question that is in many respects the most interesting in the world—and that can only be answered by a people whom wish to be Free:
“The world has not hitherto exhibited so fair an opportunity for promoting social happiness. It is hoped for the honor of human Nature, that the result will prove the fallacy of those theories, which suppose mankind are incapable of self government.” - Ramsay, David (1790)
Now that we know it was very likely Ms. Abigail Adams was directly involved in drafting the Declaration of Independence, and that the Constitution of our Government was to protect it, us, that Republic, this State, the United States of America—Will you join us and demand that candidates on both sides of the aisle recognize this fundamental Truth we all share?
Thank goodness we have bright young people trying to clean up the mess their elders have left behind.
I think about the unlivable world we'll be leaving our grandchildren's grandchildren. Every ten years 300 climate scientists release a climate study. Every ten years after that the Earth has warmed up more than the prediction from ten years before.
We have people like Ben Shapiro who get paid by the fossil fuel industry to give speeches to college students that climate change is a made up thing by the liberals.
At the end of each conference there is a vote. Every time it is 298-2 that climate change is an existential issue that needs to be addressed immediately.
The 2 "no" votes are scientists who are paid by the fossil fuel industry to vote "no". The purpose of this is so that they can make the argument that climate change is not a settled issue. These 2 are scientists, too. They know the truth. The money is not the part that bothers me. We all know that there are people who will do just about anything for money. That's just reality.
What bothers me is that the reason they don't have a problem doing it is that they know that they are not going to be around when the time comes.
When Steve Hawking was alive, he stated that the world was going to be unlivable in 100 years.
Ben Shapiro's argument against that is "Steven Hawking is not a meteorologist." And that is true.
To put his argument in JamesKspeak:
"I'm smarter than the smartest man in the world and the smartest man in the world doesn't know how to read and understand a scientific study."
Question: How much is saving the planet and all of humanity worth?
And, BTW, neither will the corrupt politicians and corporate CEOs who support climate change denial.
I am 71 years old and have been in all 50 states. Seeing how much the glaciers have receded in Glacier National Park made me a believer in climate change. Can remember as a child, not being able to see the skyscrapers in Pittsburgh, due to pollution from the Steel Mills. Once they were gone or had more regulations, the city was visible for miles.
I was with the 11th Special Forces (Reserve) in 1988 in Alaska. I painted this from a photo I took:
That night I cross-country skied through the woods during the night that the Aurora Borealis was at it's peak for the year. Surreal.
I wonder what it looks like today.
Last year;
Took two cruises to Alaska approximately 25 years apart. Loved the scenery but did not see the Aurora. Caught a glimpse of it when I was 6 or 7. The aurora is not visible in western PA, normally, but parents woke me to experience it.
Absolutely.
My granddaughter, Aubrey, designed and built a robot that won the county, won the state and was invited to Legoland in California to compete against the world. She won first place. She was 11 years old.
Today we learned the current administration just approved more forever chemicals to be used in US farming! And today we also read a hopeful and inspiring story about this 17 year old. We all must support more of this.
The current administration is trying to get us to think they care about the farmers. If that was true they wouldn't be deporting farm workers and trying to place tarriffs on imports needed to cultivate the land. They farmers children need to eat, too. They are the next generation of farmers.
Organic fertilizers are more expensive than chemical fertilizers, but the health benefits of organic fertilizers far outweigh the cost of health care without the Obama subsidies. None of that matters to an administration that only thinks about themselves.
She is Awesome.
Amazing
Petroleum products are a huge problem for the environment. Now they are selling ground tires as mulch and under fake grass and playgrounds, playing fields. Don't use it.
Young people must be celebrated ❤️ They want what is best for the future.
Because the future belongs to them.
Outstanding! What a great, inspirational, story of what a motivated, curious mi d can do. Bravo! To use a popular phrase from the 90's 'you go, girl!'
Truly inspiring! Well done, Lakshmi!
This story is incredibly hopeful on so many levels. I wonder how the used biodegradable jute filter is disposed of, once it is full of contaminants? Or is it breaking down and transforming the toxic chemicals/particles to something inert? I may have missed this information during my hurried reading of this article.
I had heard about the issue and her research and response while listening to a radio show. Congratulations to her. Thanks for sharing this inspiring story.
Wow! Erin Brockovich just liked my comment on my granddaughter. I'm honored.
Wow
Unbelievable what this teenager has accomplished! Who knows what her eventual potential might lead to.
This is why I disagree with the notion that we “shouldn’t bring children into this world”. How does one know that their child won’t CHANGE the world? What if this brilliant young woman hadnt been born?
My own daughter works for my state’s attorney general in the environmental department. They’re trying to permantly ban Canadian oil company Enbridge from building a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinaw.
Dear Erin, Fellow Members, Inhabitants of this Republic:
As water finds its own level, the emergent Age of Aquamerian Equanimity is asking us to seek our own balance and to reach out to one another more proactively and indiscriminate than ever before.
Ultimately to find ourselves not at the edge of some great cliff but in fact standing shoulder to shoulder with all earthkind upon the threshold of a new dawn of peach and tranquility.
We, the People in particular have the great honor, privilege, and indeed responsibility of contemplating the Question that is in many respects the most interesting in the world—and that can only be answered by a people whom wish to be Free:
“The world has not hitherto exhibited so fair an opportunity for promoting social happiness. It is hoped for the honor of human Nature, that the result will prove the fallacy of those theories, which suppose mankind are incapable of self government.” - Ramsay, David (1790)
Now that we know it was very likely Ms. Abigail Adams was directly involved in drafting the Declaration of Independence, and that the Constitution of our Government was to protect it, us, that Republic, this State, the United States of America—Will you join us and demand that candidates on both sides of the aisle recognize this fundamental Truth we all share?
Thank you!
~ Republia Reguarded.
Couldn't post the pic. Sorry.