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How does the targetting of the sparrow species for annihilation in China compare to the post-Columbus ongoing deforestation in the Americas's? Xi does have the

How does the targetting of the sparrow species for annihilation in China compare to the post-Columbus ongoing deforestation in the Americas's? Xi does have the ecological health of the environment on his policy priority list which is a change from previous leadership driven by slavery to economic devop. There are documentaries on little birds by the sea. They have their place.

scythe 4y ago
Practically no other event in human history comes close to the ecological and cultural destructive impact of the early colonial period in the Americas. But because of that, it should not be used as a yardstick for anything else. "It's not the worst thing ever" is a poor defense of anything.
- andrewflnr 4y ago
  On a similar note, there's a danger of comparing "the early colonial period in the Americas", a 300-400 year period containing many distinguishable catastrophes, to anything not of equal scale. It's kind of like comparing an apple and a whole apple tree.
  - scythe 4y ago
    A fair complaint, but I didn't put the comparison; the poster I responded to did.
    - andrewflnr 4y ago
      Quite. I'm extending your point, not disagreeing. :)
- pvaldes 4y ago
  > Practically no other event in human history comes close to the ecological and cultural destructive impact of the early colonial period in the Americas. This is a really optimistic point of view
justrealist 4y ago
> post-Columbus ongoing deforestation in the Americas's It's an open question how much of the Americas were actually heavily forested before western disease killed 95% of the population. A lot of what Europeans saw when they explored was basically post-apocalyptic wilderness which had sprung up in the 100-200 years since the vast majority of the population was killed.
throwawaymaths 4y ago
> Xi does have the ecological health of the environment on his policy priority list And as a consequence of this policy, how many new coal power plants has china opened? https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-permits-two-new-coal-power-plants-per-week-in-2022/#:~:text=In%20total%2C%2086%20GW%20of,to%2026.8%20GW%20in%202022 https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-permits-two-....
- 8note 4y ago
  I think that's the wrong question. How many fewer coal plants were opened than would have been opened without that policy?

scythe 4y ago

Practically no other event in human history comes close to the ecological and cultural destructive impact of the early colonial period in the Americas. But because of that, it should not be used as a yardstick for anything else. "It's not the worst thing ever" is a poor defense of anything.

andrewflnr 4y ago
On a similar note, there's a danger of comparing "the early colonial period in the Americas", a 300-400 year period containing many distinguishable catastrophes, to anything not of equal scale. It's kind of like comparing an apple and a whole apple tree.
- scythe 4y ago
  A fair complaint, but I didn't put the comparison; the poster I responded to did.
  - andrewflnr 4y ago
    Quite. I'm extending your point, not disagreeing. :)
pvaldes 4y ago
> Practically no other event in human history comes close to the ecological and cultural destructive impact of the early colonial period in the Americas. This is a really optimistic point of view

justrealist 4y ago

> post-Columbus ongoing deforestation in the Americas's It's an open question how much of the Americas were actually heavily forested before western disease killed 95% of the population. A lot of what Europeans saw when they explored was basically post-apocalyptic wilderness which had sprung up in the 100-200 years since the vast majority of the population was killed.

throwawaymaths 4y ago

> Xi does have the ecological health of the environment on his policy priority list And as a consequence of this policy, how many new coal power plants has china opened? https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-permits-two-new-coal-power-plants-per-week-in-2022/#:~:text=In%20total%2C%2086%20GW%20of,to%2026.8%20GW%20in%202022 https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-permits-two-....

8note 4y ago
I think that's the wrong question. How many fewer coal plants were opened than would have been opened without that policy?