April 13, 2025
A little while ago, I speculated that having a large group of people chant, “Environmentalists for Trump” might flatter the president enough to make him grant some concessions (however short-lived) to the environmental cause.
When the tariff chaos took off, I thought that maybe, since it will probably cut down on spending, environmentalists might cheer about the decrease in wasteful manufacturing that will temporarily ensue as production costs rise.
Then I thought, “Well maybe that will be bad for the environment, as it will increase the desire for strip mining for rare earth minerals, which will definitely be an environmental loss.”
So many ways to go.
But today I read that some manufacturers are considering cutting down on packaging and, in some cases, replacing plastic with cardboard—definitely a win for the environmental cause.
Earth Day is April 22nd. Let’s see where the pendulum sits on that day.
April 22, 2025
No change.
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