Republicans tout benefits of fossil fuels at climate talks.

[Swede]

OF course, they fucking do.



Members of a Republican Congressional delegation took the stage at this year’s U.N. climate talks Friday to tout the benefits of fossil fuels — a bold move at a meeting that’s all about curbing carbon emissions for the good of humanity.

Scientists overwhelmingly agree that heat-trapping gases such as those released from the combustion of coal, oil and gas are pushing up global temperatures, thereby causing sea-level rise, extreme weather and species extinctions.



https://apnews.com/article/science-business-congress-climate-and-environment-government-politics-8357e7d993b5e1a1144eb2643b786a33

[Beachnutt]

1. PLEASE, Let us win a majority congress

PLEASE..
We may be able to put the final nail in the fossil fuel coffin.

[CrispyQ]

2. Abortion & climate change.

That's how we get the youth vote out. Who has more at risk with climate change than young people?

[Ron Green]

3. Who's going to advocate for the reversal of economic growth?

Because that’s what’s really needed. First from all the “developed” countries.

[hatrack]

4. Meanwhile, one congressional district away from Graves' Louisiana 6th district . . .

Tell us more about "carbon capture" and "clean natural gas", Congressman Graves. Do go on!

About 3,000 residents in a Louisiana community south of New Orleans have been warned saltwater permeated their drinking water supply, posing a threat to residents with health risks. Plaquemines Parish is not under a boil water advisory, but health officials are telling residents with high blood pressure or heart health issues not to drink the water after it was compromised due to water levels in the Mississippi River plummeting to record lows. “It’s salty. You can smell the salt content,” Plaquemines Parish President Kirk Lepine told CNN in a phone interview. “It’s not suitable for people who have health risks.” +

The water is safe for those who don’t suffer from health issues and is safe for bathing, according to Lepine. The saltwater intrusion, which happens when saltwater moves into fresh water, is linked to water from the nearby Gulf of Mexico pouring into the region’s water system as severe drought caused water levels of the Mississippi River to plunge, slowing its flow and making it harder keep saltwater out.

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Sodium levels detected in the parish’s drinking water ranged from 60 mg/L to 200 mg/L, the advisory said. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends sodium levels not exceed 20 mg/L for people on a low sodium diet.

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The low water elevation means the water flow is much slower. The river’s water is now moving around 300,000 cubic feet per second, but it is normally about 700,000 cubic feet per second, according to Jones. he river’s slow movement leaves room for saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep upstream along the bottom of the river, mixing salt and fresh water together and comprising the drinking water supply. “The river doesn’t have the force right now to keep the salt in the Gulf,” Jones explained. “The drought is keeping the river from having enough force to keep the saltwater in the bay.”

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/03/us/louisiana-plaquemines-parish-drinking-water-advisory/index.html