This is what progressives do - it's all about the narrative and nothing about accountability and gathering the facts before acting on something. From the Washington Examiner:
Baltimore gave bad toilets to poor people in order to save the planet
Baltimore really cares about the planet.
It cares so much, in fact, that it installed water-efficient toilets for its Poe Homes public housing complex. The only problem is that even after a recent water main break was restored, water pressure was so low that the toilets wouldn’t flush. Forced into practicality, Baltimore spent nearly $189,000 to replace the eco-friendly toilets with traditional ones from Home Depot. So much for saving the planet.
The environmental debacle, which was reported by the Baltimore Sun earlier this month, illustrates a common problem among virtue-signaling companies and cities in America: First, you make an eco-friendly move. Then, you realize it actually harms people. Finally, you walk back the decision and end up expending way more resources than should’ve been necessary in the first place.
A bit more - they cite some other examples of this - making decisions based on narrative instead of fact. This example is one I really agree with:
Does this remind anyone of paper straws? The issue isn’t just about empty virtue-signaling leading to impracticality, either. It’s also reminiscent of another trend: elites using environmental concerns to dismiss the concerns of the poor.
Yeah - paper straws. Based on the careful research of nine year old boy. More here, here, here, and here.
The wonderful Penn and Teller had an excellent show on recycling:
Facts, not narrative.
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