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- The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-false-promise-of-carbon-capture-as-a-climate-solution/ 2 comments
- As Wood Energy Rises, Experts Warn Biomass is a False Solution https://woodcentral.com.au/as-wood-energy-rises-experts-warn-biomass-is-a-false-solution/ 18 comments energy
- 'Colossal Waste': U.S. Leads Way in Public Spending on False Climate Solutions https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/30/colossal-waste-u-s-leads-way-in-public-spending-on-false-climate-solutions-oil-change-international-exxonmobil/ 2 comments climate
- EU’s deposit refund scheme a ‘false solution’ for plastic pollution https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20240318-activists-say-eu-s-proposed-deposit-refund-schemes-are-false-solution-to-plastic-pollution 2 comments europes
- The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution. Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-false-promise-of-carbon-capture-as-a-climate-solution/ 45 comments energy
- The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution | Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-false-promise-of-carbon-capture-as-a-climate-solution/ 3 comments climate
- Two former Democratic lawmakers [Heitkamp, Landrieu] made six-figure salaries for falsely promoting methane gas as a climate solution, tax documents seen by HEATED show. https://heated.world/p/heres-how-much-democrats-get-paid 7 comments climate
- False Prophets: How Zuckerberg and Musk Mislead the Digital Economy. "Solutionism", the belief that technological solutions can address societal issues profitably, is dominant among tech leaders and spreading. “Solutionism doesn’t combat real problems at all; it’s just an empty ideological shell." https://scitechdaily.com/false-prophets-how-zuckerberg-and-musk-mislead-the-digital-economy/ 14 comments economy
- Report: Chemical Recycling a “False Solution” to Plastic Crisis https://www.truthdig.com/articles/report-chemical-recycling-a-false-solution-to-plastic-crisis/ 2 comments technology
- While some tout “renewable natural gas” as a way to mitigate climate change, others see a false solution https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2309976120 3 comments energy
- Study finds similar solutions to slow the spread of online misinformation can be effective in countries worldwide. Getting people to think about accuracy when deciding what to share, as well as showing them digital literacy tips, made them less likely to share false claims. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/press/why-do-people-around-world-share-fake-news-new-research-finds-commonalities-global-behavior 11 comments science
- "The people in power are spending their time looking for false solutions and finding and creating loopholes which maintains business as usual and keeps them in the position of power." Greta Thunberg #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.commondreams.org/news/thunberg-calls-out-world-leaders-at-bonn 7 comments climate
- False solutions: Carbon markets will not save our planet | Context https://www.context.news/net-zero/opinion/carbon-markets-will-not-save-our-planet?u= 2 comments climate
- The False Promise of Plastic Recycling | A French company has a new solution to the plastic problem. Not everyone is buying it. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/03/false-promise-plastic-recycling/626553/ 3 comments environment
- Biden administration slammed for funding "false" plastics solutions https://www.salon.com/2022/01/15/biden-administration-slammed-for-funding-false-plastics-solutions_partner/ 4 comments environment
- How to Tell Real Climate Solutions From False Ones https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/how-to-tell-real-climate-solutions-from-false-ones?srnd=premium 6 comments energy
- A ‘false solution’? How crypto mining became the oil industry’s new hope | Cryptocurrencies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/16/crypto-mining-oil-industry-waste-climate-crisis 3 comments cryptocurrency
- Coalition Slams UN Food Summit for Peddling 'Corporate-Led False Solutions' to Hunger https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/26/coalition-slams-un-food-summit-peddling-corporate-led-false-solutions-hunger 5 comments environment
- Environmental group warns hydrogen is a 'false solution' for renewables. Hydrogen cannot serve as a "silver bullet" against climate change if it is derived from fossil fuels. "The risk we're seeing is that hydrogen gets used to launder fossil fuel subsidies as climate investments." https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/570239-environmental-group-warns-hydrogen-is-a-false-solution-for?amp= 46 comments energy
- 660+ Groups Call on Democrats to 'Reject Gas and Other False Climate Solutions' for Clean Energy Standard. "As we look to combat the climate emergency, it is crucial that we invest in solutions that support a just energy future." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/12/660-groups-call-democrats-reject-gas-and-other-false-climate-solutions-clean-energy 20 comments politics
- "We've lost our compass." For California's most visible mentally ill, is a return to forced treatment a solution — or a false promise? https://calmatters.org/projects/mentally-ill-forced-treatment-conservatorship-california-debate/ 9 comments politics
- A Facebook fact-checker will propose a possible solution to the company's false ad debacle https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/31/tech/facebook-fact-checking-political-ads/index.html 21 comments politics
- New Report Details How Giants Like Coca-Cola Are Trashing the Planet With Plastics While Pushing 'False Solutions' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/23/new-report-details-how-giants-coca-cola-are-trashing-planet-plastics-while-pushing 11 comments worldnews
- Sarri: Dybala only had two training sessions with me, so all evaluations are premature. He can’t be at top of his condition physically, and that affects what he can do as a False 9. He has characteristics to play in that role, but we’ll have to see how we can fill the penalty area with that solution https://www.football-italia.net/141961/sarri-my-dybala-opinion-doesnt-count 30 comments soccer
- Sarri: "Dybala could easily play in the 'false 9' role, but we could also find different solutions for him, possibly behind the front two." https://twitter.com/juventusfcen/status/1153621210871283712 142 comments soccer
- 'These False Solutions Are a Joke': Trump's Pro-Coal Panel at COP24 Shut Down With Laughter by Climate Campaigners https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/10/these-false-solutions-are-joke-trumps-pro-coal-panel-cop24-shut-down-laughter 43 comments politics
- Lightning Network is being built for *banks* and not for regular users. It is being pushed and falsely marketed as a solution for users. Just like they did with Segwit as being a solution to the block size issue. https://np.reddit.com/r/OpenBazaar/comments/7q65y3/will_ob_implement_lighting_network_features/dstii7r/ 45 comments btc
- Republicans’ “voter fraud” false flag: Voter ID laws offer imaginary solutions to imaginary problems http://www.salon.com/2016/08/23/republicans-voter-fraud-false-flag-voter-id-laws-offer-imaginary-solutions-to-imaginary-problems/? 142 comments politics
- Bill Gates calls fossil fuel divestment a 'false solution' - Founder of Microsoft and the Gates foundation also accuses environmentalists of making misleading claims about the comparative price of solar. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/14/bill-gates-calls-fossil-fuel-divestment-a-false-solution 52 comments worldnews
- Climate Activists: Carbon Trading a "False Solution" Pushed by Bankers and Bureaucrats http://www.democracynow.org/2013/11/22/climate_activists_carbon_trading_a_false 85 comments worldnews
- "DNA testing provides false assurance that there is recourse for people failed by the justice system. What it really does is underscore what a true solution would require: a system equipped to deal with the significant number of people locked up for crimes they did not commit." http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/12/tim-cole-rick-perry 13 comments law
- Why economic growth is a false solution (Canadian political party manifesto) http://www.worklessparty.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&itemid=49 2 comments reddit.com