Day 13

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21 Unfortunate Electric Vehicle Flaws That No One Is Discussing
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The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is a critical step towards reducing dependence on fossil fuels and addressing climate change, but it raises important concerns about the sustainability of the EV battery supply chain. The extraction of key battery materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel is often linked to environmental degradation and human rights abuses, including child labor and unsafe working conditions. Legislative initiatives in the United States, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, are geared towards strengthening EV battery supply chains by funding programs for clean energy manufacturing, recycling, and critical materials processing.

Simultaneously, ongoing research aims to replace harmful materials like cobalt with more sustainable alternatives, although the challenges of battery recycling and ethical sourcing remain significant. This complex scenario underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to making EV batteries more sustainable and ethically produced.

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1. Do you have a doppelganger? (Has anyone ever told you that you look like someone who's "famous" or "infamous"? Do you agree/disagree?)  No

2. What's something you're kind of snobby about?  Tennis shoes ... as in, shoes I wear when playing tennis matches.  Diadora or Asics are about the only thing I'll wear.   Actually, I guess I'm a little bit snobby about my 'bumming around' walking shoes, too.  Since I had a horrible time with plantar fasciitis several years ago, I wear Brooks shoes.  The only exception to those rules was the recent past when the bone spur on top of my foot/ankle was giving me so much problems that I couldn't tie a shoe across the top of my foot and all I wore was hightops of some sort. Post-cortisone shot, I'm right back to my Brooks.

3. At what age did you consider yourself an adult?  I became an adult on May 25, 2022, so early- to mid-50's.  My mother went on to Glory and I became the matriarch of the family.  I feel the weight of that every day.

The Times of Israel by Reuters 5/7/2024

Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan says a draft General Assembly resolution recognizing the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member goes against the founding UN Charter, and would give the Palestinians the de facto status and rights of a state.

“If it is approved, I expect the United States to completely stop funding the UN and its institutions, in accordance with American law,” Erdan says, noting that adoption by the General Assembly would not change anything on the ground.

Under US law, Washington cannot fund any UN organization that grants full membership to any group that does not have the “internationally recognized attributes” of statehood. The US halted funding in 2011 for the UN cultural agency UNESCO after the Palestinians became a full member.

More: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-envoy-says-us-must-cut-united-nations-funding-if-palestinian-statehood-endorsed/