Stretching her tiny hand up toward the latch, the oh-so-young 2025 fell forward as the door swung open. “Wow!” she exclaimed, “my workshop for the next twelve months.” A jumble of crumpled calendar pages and overstuffed file folders lie scattered on the worktable. Sticky notes covered an oversized whiteboard on the back wall.
‘25’s eyes settled upon a tattered legal pad. TO DO - 2024 was scratched across the top; an extensive list followed. Several items had bold checkmarks slashed over them.
- More than 200 petrochemical facilities are under stricter limits for soot and toxic chemical pollution. - Check!
Then ’25 heard the sound of a metal file cabinet drawer clattering shut down the hallway. A worn, kindly old fellow stepped out. “Oh! You’re here,” he said. “Ah… you found my list. I did manage to get a few things accomplished, but there’s still so much more needed,” Old Man ‘24 said as he turned toward the exit.
“Best wishes in furthering the development of a healthy future. It’s what everyone wants. You’ll be fine,” he winked, “because you must. After all, this is our only home; it’s where we’re all forever… Earthbound.”
‘25’s eyes settled upon a tattered legal pad. TO DO - 2024 was scratched across the top; an extensive list followed. Several items had bold checkmarks slashed over them.
- 30,000 electric trucks and nearly 5,000 electric school buses are now on U.S. roads – Check!
- The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act created more than 300,000 new clean energy jobs – Check!
- More than 10,000 abandoned, leaky oil and gas wells in 26 states have been sealed - equivalent to taking tens of thousands of cars off the road. - Check!
- MethaneSAT, the methane-hunting satellite was launched. With methane causing about 30% of today’s global warming, finding and fixing leaking oil and gas operations is the fastest way to slow climate change now. - Check!
- Dairy methane footprints are now being monitored by the Dairy Methane Action Alliance, a group representing $230 billion in annual global sales. DMAA has also conducted successful trials with Bovaer, the first feed additive for cutting up to 30% of the methane from cow burps. - Check!
- Renewable energy sources integrated into power grids have shown they enhance – rather than weaken – overall grid resilience. – Check!
- Also: -- Tougher limits on mercury and cancer-causing pollutants from smokestacks
- More than 200 petrochemical facilities are under stricter limits for soot and toxic chemical pollution. - Check!
Then ’25 heard the sound of a metal file cabinet drawer clattering shut down the hallway. A worn, kindly old fellow stepped out. “Oh! You’re here,” he said. “Ah… you found my list. I did manage to get a few things accomplished, but there’s still so much more needed,” Old Man ‘24 said as he turned toward the exit.
“Best wishes in furthering the development of a healthy future. It’s what everyone wants. You’ll be fine,” he winked, “because you must. After all, this is our only home; it’s where we’re all forever… Earthbound.”
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