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TBH, the ideal solution is to cut pollution footprint, carbon footprint is a 'nice to have' but many other toxic byproducts are far worse.

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Why not talk about simple meaningful solutions that people can afford?

Ex.

• Stop going to starbucks and brew your own coffee, less waste and less gas used.
• Meal-prep twice a week to reduce energy waste
• Don't buy "Made In China" / "Made in (insert foreign country)" if possible to save on ocean and air pollution. A Laundry basket that costs $5 more for a USA-made version is easily worth it
• Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
  • Reduce: Buy as close to what you need and don't over-buy
  • Reuse: If you can find a new use for something you'd throw away, you prevent a lot of pollution
  • Recycle: Make sure you recycle properly and efficiently. If you live in rural America, you shouldn't recycle paper, but SHOULD recycle aluminum. Most paper/cardboard products can't be easily recycled and the added waste in the recycling process does more harm than good - and most paper recycling gets sent to a landfill anyways. Aluminum is one of the few instances where recycling is extremely useful.
• Don't just throw away "Hazardous Items"
  • Batteries: Find a battery drop-off, those things can really harm a landfill's microbiology
  • Chemicals & Paints: Find a Hazmat Drop-off, this can harm the landfill and possibly turn it toxic
  • Pills: DONT FLUSH - DONT FLUSH - DONT FLUSH: Drop off at a local prescription drug dropoff (CVS does this for free!)

All that is dirt cheap to accomplish and doesn't take a ton of effort. I drive a gas car and won't buy an electric one for years to come, I simply cannot afford it, nor can I ask/force my landlord to install anything more efficient, the only thing I can do is to be as efficient as possible.

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What is it like to drive behind #98 with a Doge staring you straight in the face?

EDIT: Do you think you would ever team up with Josh Wise for some Ricky-Bobby Shenanigans?

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Not to butt in, but didn't Israel already offer such things? Back in 2000 they offered to give massive amounts of land and even then they rejected the peace proposal and continued to send large amounts of suicide bombers as a response.

Realistically, I think we’ll probably develop a better technology (possibly using sticky plant-based proteins as binders) before we actually get to Mars, so I doubt we’ll actually have to rely on astronaut blood!

Could you please add this to your text post above? This is the sole question I came to see answered.

How does a recent graduate get a job in the astrospace / spaceflight industry?

I have applied to nearly every company I can find. I have a lot of experience through Co-ops and even a patent application out for an improvement to the fluid side of the WCS on the space station. Right now the most frustrating issue to overcome is my GPA, I chose to go to a harder school and I am effectively told that I should have gone to an easier school if I wanted to get a job at most of these companies.

At the moment I am currently working on finding contacts within these industries to build on as well as continually applying and following up.

Thank you for your time!