Saw a photo of a protest sign with the slogan “Natural gas isn’t natural” and a silhouette of a gas mask with a biohazard symbol.
*sigh*
1. Natural gas *is* natural. It occurs (and sometimes burns) without human intervention.
2. It’s not a *biohazard*. AFAIK methane isn’t even toxic (though of course it is explosive). It’s certainly not a pathogen.
The aim is to reduce CO2 emissions, but the sloganeering undermines the message by making them seem scientifically illiterate.
I guess I’m most disappointed that this was a Sierra Club protest, and the signs were highlighted on the Los Angeles chapter’s Instagram feed, and I’m a member of the Sierra Club. I feel like they ought to know better.