Category: PoliticsAffectsUS!

TheVoiceOfJoyce The COP 15 inks a deal to protect 30% of Earth’s land and sea mass. The US, Vatican sat on the sidelines and Brazil, and some African Nations were opposed because their is no monetary funding to protect their lands. The agreement is open ended allowing each country to define their plan to save their resources and promote biodiversity. This deal, which has not been followed for a decade, comes when scientists are warning humans are starting to cause the 6 th mass extinction. Our insect population is dying, our fish are dying and plants are withering before harvest. Earth is in crisis and leadership is lacking globally to restore our resources, now? When will politicians realize we need smart plans to live and live well? We can plan for a future without toxic fertilizers, encourage heritage farming and new clean energy production.

December 19, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe Amid plummeting insect numbers, acidifying oceans filled with plastic waste, and the rampant overconsumption of the planet’s resources as humanity’s population grows wealthier and soars past 8 billion, the agreement, if implemented, could signal major changes to farming, business supply chains and the role of Indigenous communities in conservation. The deal was negotiated over … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The COP 15 inks a deal to protect 30% of Earth’s land and sea mass. The US, Vatican sat on the sidelines and Brazil, and some African Nations were opposed because their is no monetary funding to protect their lands. The agreement is open ended allowing each country to define their plan to save their resources and promote biodiversity. This deal, which has not been followed for a decade, comes when scientists are warning humans are starting to cause the 6 th mass extinction. Our insect population is dying, our fish are dying and plants are withering before harvest. Earth is in crisis and leadership is lacking globally to restore our resources, now? When will politicians realize we need smart plans to live and live well? We can plan for a future without toxic fertilizers, encourage heritage farming and new clean energy production.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Thank you , Putin. Not only have you solidified NATO, established then sovereign Nation status of Ukraine, you’ve force the EU to establish Green Import Tariff’s, effective 10/23. What are they, a Carbon tax on products produced by old technologies, using Carbon emissions. Those products subject to a Carbon Tax are Iron, cement, fertilizer, aluminum and electricity. EU is the new engine of change globally. Don’t want to pay their tax, go green!

December 14, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/13/eu-becomes-first-leading-economy-to-legislate-for-green-tariff-on-imports In the early hours of Tuesday morning the EU became the first big economy to legislate for a “green tariff” on imports, to be levied on goods that are produced with high carbon dioxide emissions. The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) means that countries which fail to green their industries will soon face a … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Thank you , Putin. Not only have you solidified NATO, established then sovereign Nation status of Ukraine, you’ve force the EU to establish Green Import Tariff’s, effective 10/23. What are they, a Carbon tax on products produced by old technologies, using Carbon emissions. Those products subject to a Carbon Tax are Iron, cement, fertilizer, aluminum and electricity. EU is the new engine of change globally. Don’t want to pay their tax, go green!

TheVoiceOfJoyce Fusion Technology is looking feasible. The Financial Times reported Sunday, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories has used a new methodology to release fusion clean energy. The system works without magnets and smashes atoms together to create energy. Massive amounts of energy can be released by fusion technology, enough to power our Country and the Planet. So many can be lifted out of poverty with this technology; lights, clean water, heat. All using clean energy. Government money and private money is pouring into fusion technology. The official announcement is scheduled for Tuesday with Secretary of Energy, Granholm .

December 12, 2022

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/11/fusion-nuclear-energy-breakthrough/ amounts of public and private funds have been funneled into the fusion race worldwide, with the aim of ultimately manufacturing fusion machinery that could bring electricity to the grid with no carbon footprint, no radioactive waste and far fewer resources than it takes to harness solar and wind power. Beyond the climate benefits, promoters … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Fusion Technology is looking feasible. The Financial Times reported Sunday, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories has used a new methodology to release fusion clean energy. The system works without magnets and smashes atoms together to create energy. Massive amounts of energy can be released by fusion technology, enough to power our Country and the Planet. So many can be lifted out of poverty with this technology; lights, clean water, heat. All using clean energy. Government money and private money is pouring into fusion technology. The official announcement is scheduled for Tuesday with Secretary of Energy, Granholm .

TheVoiceOfJoyce After 20 years of zero progress, 193 Nations may be serious about humanity’s long term survival. If our Nations are able to reclaim 30% of the land and ocean mass, the biodiversity target of 1.5 degrees Celsius is doable. To reach this goal, there must be decisions on equitable distribution of land, careful to preserve the Indigenous people’s way of life! The COP 15 agenda, with an immediate implementation, includes: reduction in pesticides, prevention of 1 million extinctions, reduction & repurposing of Government subsidies by $500 Billion by year 2025, curtailing plastic pollution and invasive species and adding 1 billion hectares (2.47 billion acres) of Nature restoration through re-wilding Globally. An ambitious agenda, who’s agreement will be reached by 12/19/22. 8 Billion people depend on the commitment of our governments to humanity’s survival.

December 11, 2022

In America, we’re debating how to maintain the whale and lobster population. What about the Salmon and mollusks? The good news wolves are coming back to California. Japan has decided Nuclear Power is the right way to achieve Carbon Neutral. If they use new design protocols and fuels, there are ways to maintain safe nuclear … More TheVoiceOfJoyce After 20 years of zero progress, 193 Nations may be serious about humanity’s long term survival. If our Nations are able to reclaim 30% of the land and ocean mass, the biodiversity target of 1.5 degrees Celsius is doable. To reach this goal, there must be decisions on equitable distribution of land, careful to preserve the Indigenous people’s way of life! The COP 15 agenda, with an immediate implementation, includes: reduction in pesticides, prevention of 1 million extinctions, reduction & repurposing of Government subsidies by $500 Billion by year 2025, curtailing plastic pollution and invasive species and adding 1 billion hectares (2.47 billion acres) of Nature restoration through re-wilding Globally. An ambitious agenda, who’s agreement will be reached by 12/19/22. 8 Billion people depend on the commitment of our governments to humanity’s survival.

TheVoiceOfJoyce As Nations gather in Montreal to hash out plans for food security and biodiversity, our Planet is getting warmer and the changing seasons can’t be ignored.

December 9, 2022

Central South America is experiencing 43.3 degrees Celsius heat. It’s dangerous to go out. Crops are failing and the floods come next. Britain and Greenland are also recording warm temperatures and so is NYC. In NYC, the Mayor has a bright idea, build, not use up vacant commercial space for affordable housing and get rid … More TheVoiceOfJoyce As Nations gather in Montreal to hash out plans for food security and biodiversity, our Planet is getting warmer and the changing seasons can’t be ignored.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Why does the House GOP and one Democrat believe eliminating child poverty is wrong?

December 8, 2022

The House will reinstate the child tax credit, if they can also extend the tax breaks for Corporations. Once again, the poor and middle class get to pay for all the programs coming out of the Federal Government. It’s, too bad, they couldn’t pass the For the Families Act and get universal PreK schooling. With … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Why does the House GOP and one Democrat believe eliminating child poverty is wrong?

TheVoiceOfJoyce Over fishing, warmer climate, glacial melting, have caused Yukon salmon to disappear and it will have devastating consequences for their eco systems.

December 5, 2022

The Chinook Salmon are disappearing and whole tribes in the Yukon , who depended on Salmon for their food and heritage are in despair. They’re forced to purchase frozen salmon from Alaska and eat chum. Their culture is at risk. To avoid extinction, their now breeding salmon. Let’s hope they’re successful, they’re culture and our … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Over fishing, warmer climate, glacial melting, have caused Yukon salmon to disappear and it will have devastating consequences for their eco systems.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Our privacy is not private. Our searches, even of a private nature, can be shared with Law Enforcement and other third parties. Do you want to own your data? If yes, lobby Congress to change our privacy laws on the internet platforms. Do you want to decide who sees your data, or do you want an algorithm to decide?

November 29, 2022

The USA can model Legislation after European Law. The GDPR is just getting started and is protecting peoples privacy, by fining internet companies who disclose personal information. The fines are adding to Billions collected for the Country suing. America can also change Section 230 of the CommunicationsDecency Act. This article is about Google, the other … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Our privacy is not private. Our searches, even of a private nature, can be shared with Law Enforcement and other third parties. Do you want to own your data? If yes, lobby Congress to change our privacy laws on the internet platforms. Do you want to decide who sees your data, or do you want an algorithm to decide?

TheVoiceOfJoyce Once again, labor is not getting the benefits people require. The railroad workers have asked for paid sick leave and schedules of work. That’s not asking too much.

November 29, 2022

If they strike, it’s inflationary. When Corporations raise prices, forcing people to forgo the necessities of life, that’s good business. Why isn’t Corporate unaccountability inflationary? Who is enforcing Corporate anti trust Laws and reigning in usurious profits? If Biden were pro labor, he’d let his chief prosecutor for the NLRB make a deal and not … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Once again, labor is not getting the benefits people require. The railroad workers have asked for paid sick leave and schedules of work. That’s not asking too much.

TheVoiceOfJoyce An unregulated internet gives a vice to foreign disrupters, culture wars, disinformation, violence and misinformation. Based on the algorithms used our behavior is modified and hive thinking occurs. Many remain linked in their own silos, not necessarily of their own choosing. The internet, the algorithms are not neutral, people can be gradually radicalized. Foreign actors and bots are difficult to detect. Our data is sold to third parties and their unaccountable. At the very least, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act must change to reflect the Social Media Platforms evolution. No longer is the internet merely a free exchange of ideas between friends and communities. In many instances our behavior is manipulated and an algorithm decides who hires us, who gives us insurance and determines, based on our online behavior, if we’re worthy of that mortgage or job? Do you want mathematics to determine or limit, your life choices? How will we move from silos, to cooperation with others to solve real life problems? Like relationships? Climate Adaptation? Maintenance and participation in our Democracy? As people we need balance in our lives. It can be work life boundaries and it can be social media interactions and actions to improve our communities, in the real world, off line!

November 28, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/27/jaron-lanier-tech-threat-humanity-twitter-social-media People survive by passing information between themselves,” Lanier, 61, told the Guardian in an interview. “We’re putting that fundamental quality of humanness through a process with an inherent incentive for corruption and degradation. The fundamental drama of this period is whether we can figure out how to survive properly with those elements or not.” … More TheVoiceOfJoyce An unregulated internet gives a vice to foreign disrupters, culture wars, disinformation, violence and misinformation. Based on the algorithms used our behavior is modified and hive thinking occurs. Many remain linked in their own silos, not necessarily of their own choosing. The internet, the algorithms are not neutral, people can be gradually radicalized. Foreign actors and bots are difficult to detect. Our data is sold to third parties and their unaccountable. At the very least, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act must change to reflect the Social Media Platforms evolution. No longer is the internet merely a free exchange of ideas between friends and communities. In many instances our behavior is manipulated and an algorithm decides who hires us, who gives us insurance and determines, based on our online behavior, if we’re worthy of that mortgage or job? Do you want mathematics to determine or limit, your life choices? How will we move from silos, to cooperation with others to solve real life problems? Like relationships? Climate Adaptation? Maintenance and participation in our Democracy? As people we need balance in our lives. It can be work life boundaries and it can be social media interactions and actions to improve our communities, in the real world, off line!