WASHINGTON (AP) — Civilian federal jobs are being cut by the thousands, as Elon Musk’s
“If I was actually trying to decide where I land on this issue, I’d be twisted in knots,” she said.And Planetary, which has seen little pushback from locals along Halifax Harbour, faced a series of protests against a climate project it proposed in Cornwall, England.
Protesters walk along Gwithian Beach in Cornwall, England, to fight a proposal by Planetary Technologies to pump magnesium hydroxide into the bay, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Alban Roinard via AP)Protesters walk along Gwithian Beach in Cornwall, England, to fight a proposal by Planetary Technologies to pump magnesium hydroxide into the bay, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Alban Roinard via AP)In April last year, more than a hundred people marched along a beach carrying signs that read “Keep our sea chemical free.”
Sue Sayer, who runs a research group studying seals, said she realized in discussions with Planetary that “they had no idea about what animals or plants or species live in St. Ives Bay.” The company’s initial release of magnesium hydroxide into the bay, she said, fired up a community that is “massively, scientifically passionate about the sea.”David Santillo, a senior scientist with Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter, took issue with how Planetary proposed tracking the impact of its work. According to a recorded presentation viewed by AP, the company’s baseline measurements in Cornwall were drawn from just a few days.
“If you don’t have a baseline over a number of years and seasons,” Santillo said, “you don’t know whether you would even be able to detect any of your effects.”
An audit commissioned by the United Kingdom’s Environment Agency found that Planetary’s experiments posed a “very low” risk to marine life, and a potential for significant carbon removal.Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency–DoD W, St. Louis, Mo. (3,392 square feet)
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