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SB 1497 cleared committee, which means that the whole state Senate will vote on it....

I work for a large biotech manufacturer doing field work. I – and thousands of other field engineers – are assigned company cars, which are all ICEs....

Edit: The hearing was today (May 16) and I’m hearing that SB 1497 has passed out of committee without further amendments. Thanks all!...

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/20233499...

Here is the data (pdf)....

If you’re a US citizen, no matter where in the world, start by making sure you’re registered to vote. Many districts are gerrymandered, so you’ll want to register as the party that’s likely to win congressional and/or state legislative districts where you live, and vote in that party’s primary....

Collective:...

Does anyone have any recommendations for books, websites, podcasts, and/or videos regarding sustainability solutions for commercial buildings?...

Most people are unwilling to change their lifestyle significantly in the face of climate catastrophe. In particular:...

theguardian.com/…/worlds-richest-10-produce-half-…

https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/8f86dd70-d1c5-446b-85f0-684d0a6ccb69.webp...

theguardian.com/…/100-fossil-fuel-companies-inves…

I’m an adult considering a change of career. I have no relevant education or experience. I’m at least an hour away from anywhere that could be considered a major city and would not like to move. My only requirements are that I am actively helping our ecosystem thrive and I’m not dirt poor. What’s a position I could...

I am well aware of the problems with car dependent design, that isn’t what this is about....

Asking the gov to proactively shrink or limit animal products is a non-starter because there are just too many (voting) consumers who would be outraged. It would be political suicide. Same for cars. Forcing car owners out of cars would be political suicide as well....

https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/4fb77571-7013-4886-a7c4-4af8949e0fe7.webp

As a rail operator u get sued to oblivion for chopping a cat, but on the other side thousands of bird flocks are killed to avoid costly bird strikes. Also airplane is gOoD since flight crew is nice enough to let you in their cabin and wave your sweet 🥺🥺 mom goodbye. how touching! /s...

I would like to address the doomers....

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/4118072...

Good Morning USA. It is election day. Go vote. That is all.

I am looking for climate related YouTube channels. Suggest me some please.

There is a big march for a better climate future in NYC tomorrow it would be nice to see it “advertised”. We could do the same for any significant upcoming action?

We often see news about climate protests. What we don’t see is how effective or ineffective it is....

Yeah I get it, everything fucking sucks and sometimes we get a win. I’ve been here for 30 minutes tops and I can’t remember half of the headlines I’ve read, can you? There’s like no engagement on any of the posts here and there’s probably a dozen aggregators that post the same shit you’re looking at....

SB253 would require companies which have over a $1 billion in revenue and do business in California to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions (including indirect ones caused by use of their products) if it becomes law. This would be the first meaningful disclosure requirement for most companies, and would make accountability...