• bluGill@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    Likely far more energy and pollution needed to manufacture this though so overall a loss for the earth.

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      2 months ago

      Energy needs can be met and shouldn’t be an argument for using plastic.

      The pollution could be more dependending on how you look at that statement, but making something without plastic results in less plastic pollution and you can’t claim that to be an overall loss for the earth.

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      2 months ago

      You can swap out centralized energy sources (relatively speaking) overnight as greener sources become cheaper/more available compared to retooling whole industries away from plastic

      It’s the same thing with electric cars, yea it might plug in now to a dirty energy source, but that energy source could be a green energy source tomorrow without you ever knowing and importantly not having to buy a new car or change any other infrastructure to take advantage of it

      A power line is a power line, it doesn’t care if the electricity going through it was derived from a dirty power plant or solar or nuclear