https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth How to Make the World a Cleaner Place en-us 2020-12-08 15:47:15 UTC 2020-12-15 02:42:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/998637149 2020-12-08 15:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/998637149 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/998641748 Krosnick, Jon, and Bo MacInnis. Climate Insights 2020: Policies and Politics. 23 Sept. 2020, www.rff.org/publications/reports/climateinsights2020-policies-and-politics/.
World Nuclear Association. Renewable Energy and Electricity. Sept. 2020, www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/energy-and-the-environment/renewable-energy-and-electricity.aspx. ]]> 2020-12-08 15:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/998641748 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/998692821 This source is about the national feelings of citizens in the United States and their stance on the global issue of climate change. Specifically, this article discusses the possible government opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and clean up our planet. It breaks these ideas down into groups of extremely popular, moderately popular, and least popular. Then, it goes into detail about what each proposition entails and provides statistics and facts to back it up. For example, this source states that "A number of policies are extremely popular with Americans in 2020 and have been consistently popular across past surveys as well. For example, huge numbers of Americans favor government effort to shift electricity generation away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources."]]> 2020-12-08 16:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/998692821 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018007944 One possible answer to this problem that garnering a lot of support is to enact a law in which the government sets a higher requirement on the fuel efficiency of various products, such as automobiles and newer buildings. In fact, 71% of all Americans support this idea. Furthermore, support for this idea have held steady since 2012.]]> 2020-12-14 21:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018007944 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018429111 The intended purpose of this bill is to force manufacturing companies make their products more energy-efficient and in turn reduce the emissions released into the environment. By putting stricter regulations on energy-efficiency, we can take a big step forward by reducing the emissions of thousands and thousands of automobiles all around the entire world.]]> 2020-12-15 01:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018429111 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018549176 In 2018, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards required that all new vehicles to average around 29 MPG. In order to cut down on our emissions even more, a regulation could be passed to raise this average to the mid to high thirties (at least 35 MPG).]]> 2020-12-15 01:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018549176 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018584093 If a company is caught manufacturing a product that does not match the efficiency limits set by the CAFE, then all manufacturing of that specific model will be halted and all units will be recalled to stop excess emissions from being emitted into the atmosphere.]]> 2020-12-15 02:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018584093 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018629637 In order to execute the terms of this bill, there shall be a sum of 3 million dollars set aside to ensure there is enough funding to change the regulations regarding fuel efficiency in products.]]> 2020-12-15 02:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018629637 nsmi2361 https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018633020 This bill shall take effect on June 1st, 2021.]]> 2020-12-15 02:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nsmi2361/2ti24i302ubzqfth/wish/1018633020