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I have to agree, we really need to save the ice at the poles.

How? Wind and solar are so erratic you need a storage system. The battery for storage would be I think 20 bill and only lasts 10 yrs with our current tech. Even if we ramp up the power really high in good times the grid can't handle it. People refuse to allow hydro due to hurting species in the area and you can't put it just anywhere. Nuclear creates rad waste which the best in the world can only reclaim 28%. This leaves you quickly ramping coal plants up/down which their not designed to do which creates even higher emissions. This endeavor will send us into 3rd world poverty for a slight change. Our lower middle class Will drop down to lower class our upper middle will go to higher. This creates a great gap in classes which results in even more crime due to relative poverty (ref Jordan Peterson).

Since 2k Germany has dropped $222 bill and hasn't seen a real reduction since 09. They actually had an increase in emissions in 16 due to firing up coal and ramping it as mentioned above due to filling gaps along with them dropping nuclear. They generate a lot of power on good days but can't really store it. They're over powering their grid which is actually putting them into the negative on $ value of their power. They try to send it to their neighbors but again the bottle neck is the grid. All the while energy costs for the people have doubled and hurt their middle class. Which is bad due to relative poverty.

Carbon capturing may pan out but right now isn't there yet. Most of the damage is done already as well. Everyone would really have to unplug and due without a lot of ammenties to make a reduction

Verdict: Dude your screwed
 
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Interesting point, but I think it's meant to be as it's written in plain language. Work-related to a "reasonable" person would mean anything that is directly needed for workers ability to perform the job. Since the company was working without a union, it's self-evident that conversations about unions are not needed for workers to perform their job.

The same goes for fights with children or spouses, having trouble paying bills, religious and political beliefs, losses by favorite sports teams, current fashion, current music, golf, etc. Each might affect a worker, perhaps extensively, but are not work-related. The same goes for a union that doesn't yet exist at that site.

The law I think means, if people are banned from raising their personal issues and beliefs at the workplace, then all conversations regarding non-work related subjects can be banned, therefore, conversations and information about unions (that don't exist at that site), can be banned.

Is that realistic? Sure. I've worked a number of jobs where there was no time or opportunity to have personal conversations. I've worked others where we were warned about numerous topics that should be avoided at work, e.g., politics and religion. Is it common? Perhaps not. But the law makes it clear, imo, that there is no legal right to discuss unions at work unless the employer has granted that right, implicitly (by not attempting to suppress non work-related speech inaction) or explicitly.

That makes sense,a nice simple definition of "work related" I've had jobs that are physical and fast paced where there's no time or energy to speak and jobs where I haven't liked my co workers enough to speak to them about non work related stuff. You are also correct that some topics should be avoided by anyone with common sense as they will only cause conflict.
It just seems a bit dodgy to me that an adult can be told by their boss what they are and aren't allowed to talk about.
 
Carbon capturing may pan out but right now isn't there yet. Most of the damage is done already as well. Everyone would really have to unplug and due without a lot of ammenties to make a reduction

Verdict: Dude your screwed
Hello; This sounds about right and yes we are.

It just seems a bit dodgy to me that an adult can be told by their boss what they are and aren't allowed to talk about.
Hello; The boss apparently just needs to have a policy about no talk unrelated to the job on company time. Likely folks will still chat a bit and ordinary common talk may not be noted. having a policy in place may be what counts.

Hello; About the pitbull killing the beagle, I wonder if it licked it to death?
 
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