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Ice rink alternatives and their environmental impact

AGreenLiving

Unfortunately, contemporary ice-making and maintenance technologies consume large amounts of energy and produce refrigerant gases that cause pollution , making them environmentally harmful. HFCs heighten the greenhouse effect, while carbon dioxide similarly intensifies global warming.

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The Overview Effect

Grist

In interviews afterward, Shatner made a plea for the planet as TV hosts tried to steer him toward topics lighter than death and global warming. There’s an irony here: In order to gain this more-than-sky-high perspective, astronauts and space tourists have had to take an incredibly polluting journey.