The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions.

The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions.

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday that while the U.S. team appreciates efforts aimed at sustainability, the federation would be supplying AC units for what is typically the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games.

“As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA’s performance,” Hirshland said. “In our conversations with athletes, this was a very high priority and something that the athletes felt was a critical component in their performance capability.”

The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Germany, Australia, Italy, Canada and Britain were among the other countries with plans to bring air conditioners to France.

  • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    being vegan has a smaller footprint.

    i reject the narrative of footprints. the issue is resource use and pollution, and those don’t happen in grocery stores or restaurants: it happens during production. being vegan doesn’t stop production, so being vegan doesn’t help the environment.

    • WldFyre@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      Being vegan requires less production. And animal waste, runoff, and methane are all major sources of pollution that being vegan eliminates. It takes less water, land, and plants for a vegan diet than it does to feed animals for agriculture.

        • WldFyre@lemm.ee
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          5 months ago

          If the country doesn’t become communist, calling yourself communist has done no good.

          • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            5 months ago

            by what metric can you claim that veganism has made the environment better? pollution and resource use has only increased since the 1940s when veganism was invented.

            • WldFyre@lemm.ee
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              5 months ago

              Lmfao that’s your argument?? It’s in “not even wrong” territory, literally what on earth are you talking about lol

              Coal pollution is also higher now than when renewable energy was first invented, therefore renewables wouldn’t help us! /s

              • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                5 months ago

                Coal pollution is also higher now than when renewable energy was first invented, therefore renewables wouldn’t help us!

                I don’t know if that’s true, but if it is, then you’ve almost reached the right conclusion. I wouldn’t say “wouldn’t”, I would say “haven’t”.

                • WldFyre@lemm.ee
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                  5 months ago

                  Lol you’re fucking hilarious, I thought the self-professed communist would appreciate advocating for a better system but it turns out you’re just a goofball