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Syrus_101 t1_j7yfeaa wrote

Reply to High-efficiency water filter removes 99.9% of microplastics in 10 seconds by livn4summr

The original paper is even more uplifting than this article : it also mentions that the material (an oxidized covalent triazine framework - CTF-OX) removes >99.9% of micropollutants and 98% of VOCs in less than 10 seconds. The team also broke the record for the highest uptake rate ever recorded for Bisphenol A (BPA), with 21.9 g mg−1 min−1.

The entire system uses evaporation, by placing it in direct sunlight (1 kW/m²). No electricity required.

The researchers claim that the purification system is made of inexpensive raw materials and is way cheaper than current solutions.

The abstract can be found here : https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202206982

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epelle9 t1_j7yf6cw wrote

Reply to comment by SizzlerWA in Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit | Euronews by ahivarn

You got this whole lawsuit wrong.

They aren’t suing them for hurting the environment, they are auing them for putting short term profits (which result in bonuses for the board) instead of investing in renewable energies that are now better investment for long term profits and survival of those corporations.

This isn’t about reducing profits to improve climate change, but its actually about them reducing corporate profits to worsen climate change (and improve their personal profit).

The board has a legal duty to handle the risks that come (to the company) from overuse of oil, and they failed that duty because they increased the long term risks to the company’s bottom line by overusing oil for increased bonuses.

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epelle9 t1_j7yeq9v wrote

Reply to comment by DievBomD in Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit | Euronews by ahivarn

Yeah, that’s actually what the lawsuit was about.

It wasn’t about them hurting the environment, but about them hurting investors’ profits.

By hurting the environment and not investing in green energy they are getting huge short term gains (which are reflected on their bonuses), but they hurt the long term profits of the company as a green energy strategy is now more profitable for the long term.

And thats why they might even win, not because they are damaging the world, but because they are hurting stockholder profits while doing so.

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Vinstaal0 t1_j7ycdda wrote

Reply to comment by thepeopleschoice666 in Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit | Euronews by ahivarn

Which I wouldn’t care as much if the US economy would “collapse”. Restarting it would probably be better for everybody and there is chance it wouldn’t even hurt the average American besides maybe the gas going up, but it would still be cheaper than here in The Netherlands.

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Vinstaal0 t1_j7ybomj wrote

Reply to comment by digitelle in Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit | Euronews by ahivarn

Law suits like this need to happen so we can use the outcome in the future.

Fines are often capped here in EU laws and not income based. Even if they where then there are tons of ways to split part of the income of the board of directors so it would seem like they wouldn’t earn as much.

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ProgressiveSnark2 OP t1_j7yardd wrote

Reply to comment by LupusDeusMagnus in ‘We are not forgotten’: Formerly deported veterans become U.S. citizens in special San Diego ceremony by ProgressiveSnark2

PR stands for permanent resident--a term for an immigrant who has legal status for an extended period of time but is not a citizen. That can be someone on a special visa or a green card.

Oftentimes, if a family is here on a green card, the kids may end up considering enlisting.

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Maleficent-Coat-7633 t1_j7y9931 wrote

Reply to comment by Batsonworkshop in Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit | Euronews by ahivarn

Actually nuclear is not renewable. Uranium is finite, it merely buys us time. Also a lot of renewable power systems are actually quite viable. A combination of wind, hydro, and solar can do a lot with a decent energy storage system. Combine that with things like tidal and you would be surprised how much you can get.

Besides, the oil companies are playing chicken with the goddamn apocalypse. My opinions on what should be done with their CEOs are best left unstated. Suffice it to say I consider them Hostis Humani Generis. Those who have a basic understanding of Latin should know just how damning an accusation that phrase is.

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