Environment
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More Tire Toxicity in MoCo? Why the “EV Push” by MoCo is a Push for More Toxic Tire Pollutants in Our Local Ecosystem
Read more: More Tire Toxicity in MoCo? Why the “EV Push” by MoCo is a Push for More Toxic Tire Pollutants in Our Local EcosystemAs we pointed out in January of this year, Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection is obsessed with promoting “electric vehicles” (EVs) as a means to “reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build confidence in ecofriendly transportation options among the public.” County Executive Marc Elrich is also obsessed with “EVs” and electric / battery-powered busses. He tweeted…
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CM Kristin Mink’s “Masks 4 America” Nonprofit Likely Contributed to Staggering Litter Problem with “COVID Trash”
Read more: CM Kristin Mink’s “Masks 4 America” Nonprofit Likely Contributed to Staggering Litter Problem with “COVID Trash”Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink (Democrat, District 5) gained local and national notoriety as an “activist” and self-described “outspoken advocate for climate, immigration rights, and social justice.” In March 2020, CM Mink wrote on her blog that she “while still teaching middle school (virtually), I co-founded Masks For America, a volunteer-run nonprofit that crowdfunded, sourced,…