New Links: Fuel Efficiency Standards, Nondisposable Waste, Bugs That Eat Plastic… Posted on April 16, 2020April 28, 2020 by Jane Shaw Stroup Life-saving benefits from less rigid fuel efficiency standards. ‘Bugs that eat plastic.’ NASA still says 97 percent of climate scientists accept human-caused warming; rejects request for modification. It’s on hold now, but here’s the history of California’s nondisposable waste ordinance. Will Bernie Sanders’ green ideas hold sway? If so, the result will be ‘energy poverty.’