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I don't disagree in principle, "Be the change you want to see in the world" and all that, but climate change from an individual level to me seems silly, or perh

I don't disagree in principle, "Be the change you want to see in the world" and all that, but climate change from an individual level to me seems silly, or perhaps overwhelming. I have stopped really worrying about it in the Dr. Strangelove sense because it's out of control. We're supposed to sort our plastics and papers and yet all of our options available for purchase have been shipped, at least in part, from across the Pacific Ocean? There's airplanes littering the skies yet I'm supposed to worry about putting my banana peels into a compost bin? I actually don't understand. I feel like a lot of business decisions are made that we, as peons, have no say in that affect the overall biosphere a lot and then we're made to feel bad about it. "Ride your bike!" "Recycle!" "Don't forget to turn your lights off when you're not in the room!" Meanwhile: Fracking. ookay... On topic: I have little doubt there's a strong link between climate change in general and the production and consumption of livestock.

hycaria 9y ago
It makes you think about it and sensibilize to it. Which probably failed by you considering : >On topic: I have little doubt there's a strong link between climate change in general and the production and consumption of livestock. The most common cow diet at the moment is 50kg of corn + 3 kg of soy + maybe 10kg (dry) of hay. Everyday. Do you think this grows out of the blue or uses arable land ? Also Europe imports soy (from southamerica mostly) to feed cattle. Add the transport costs & pollution and what have you and you might get a glimpse of how eating 100g of beef is producing way more GHG than 100g of beans.
- emodendroket 9y ago
  I don't get what you mean. It doesn't seem like you actually disagree with the snippet you're quoting, yet it seems like you're trying to refute it.
  - hycaria 9y ago
    I can't read, sorry :p
emodendroket 9y ago
Right, yeah. If I jumped off a building tomorrow, thereby ending my carbon emissions forever, it would make zero difference.

hycaria 9y ago

It makes you think about it and sensibilize to it. Which probably failed by you considering : >On topic: I have little doubt there's a strong link between climate change in general and the production and consumption of livestock. The most common cow diet at the moment is 50kg of corn + 3 kg of soy + maybe 10kg (dry) of hay. Everyday. Do you think this grows out of the blue or uses arable land ? Also Europe imports soy (from southamerica mostly) to feed cattle. Add the transport costs & pollution and what have you and you might get a glimpse of how eating 100g of beef is producing way more GHG than 100g of beans.

emodendroket 9y ago
I don't get what you mean. It doesn't seem like you actually disagree with the snippet you're quoting, yet it seems like you're trying to refute it.
- hycaria 9y ago
  I can't read, sorry :p

emodendroket 9y ago

Right, yeah. If I jumped off a building tomorrow, thereby ending my carbon emissions forever, it would make zero difference.