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Unfortunately I think that's going to be very, very hard to sell to many people here in rural Ireland (Roscommon in my case). I would really love to see people
by redfloatplane 7mo ago
Unfortunately I think that's going to be very, very hard to sell to many people here in rural Ireland (Roscommon in my case). I would really love to see people stop burning turf but it's such a strong cultural thing that in some parts you'd be ostracised for even thinking the thought.
I've personally spoken to people (who are otherwise quite environmentally aware) who suggest they'd never vote for the Green Party because they'd take their turf away. It's a tough sell.
- jahnu 7mo agoI think they should be allowed for cultural reasons but only if cut by hand like we did when I was a kid :)
- disgruntledphd2 7mo ago> I think they should be allowed for cultural reasons but only if cut by hand like we did when I was a kid :) Me too! That was a lot of work, and surprisingly hard to stack.
- jahnu 7mo agoAnd turning it would cut your fingers to shreds! But it was great if the weather was fine.
- disgruntledphd2 7mo agoWhich it almost never was :/
- detritus 7mo agoThank you both for the imagery here - quite beautiful, in its way. This has made me remember having to go out to the coal shed and fill up a brass bucket and then come back in all covered in coal dust. I've not thought about That Smell in years!
- jahnu 7mo agoDid you have one of those ubiquitous brass boxes beside the hearth?
- detritus 7mo agoNo, we had some antique brass bucket thing that I'd invariably have to drag in, accompanied by complaints that I was doing so, because obviously I'd put way too much in, so I didn't have to go out later to get more...
- invalidusernam3 7mo agoHow much impact does it realistically have on climate change? I would expect it to be relatively small compared to things like owning a car? In a perfect world we would want to reduce emissions as much as possible in every facet of life, but in the real world I think we should pick battles that have the biggest impact.
- asdff 7mo agoMight be one of those situations where globally it is irrelevant but heavily fouls up local air due to geography or prevailing airflow patterns.
- mrspuratic 7mo agoSmoke yes, but you're also turning a carbon sink into a carbon source. At ~16% of the island's surface area, peatland stores an estimated 53% of soil based carbon. (source: Irish Peatland Conservation Council)
- asdff 7mo agoIt grows back right?