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France found guilty in landmark lawsuit over climate inaction(france24.com)
2 points by ciconia 6y ago|0 comments
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by ciconia 6y ago
According to J.M. Jancovici in order to keep climate change under 2ºC in 2100 we would need to contract the global economy by 5% each year for about 20 years (IIRC). Basically, an additional Covid-19 crisis every year.
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by ciconia 6y ago
If only this were that simple. To make electricity out of the sun's energy and in addition to store it, you need some materials coming from the depth of the earth: lithium, silicate, copper, iron, and I guess dozens of metals and rare
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by ciconia 6y ago
I have already started doing it: less travel, less dining out (or take out), and generally spending less money. More work is to be done on household energy consumption and water consumption, but that's coming.
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by ciconia 6y ago
There's no two ways about it: economic growth means more ecological damage. Technology will not save us. IMO the only way to mitigate the onslaught of climate change is to do a controlled contraction of the world economy. If we do no
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Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear ads. See for yourself(theguardian.com)
119 points by ciconia 6y ago|98 comments
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by ciconia 6y ago
Electric cars, but without the bullshit: no giant screens, no autopilot, just a reliable, lightweight box on wheels that can do 500km on a charge. Or: really efficient petrol/diesel cars that weigh 600kg and consume 2l/100km (that
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Our global fire crisis is the sign of a dying biosphere. But we can take action(theguardian.com)
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The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret(theguardian.com)
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Shift to a Not-So-Frozen North Is Well Underway, Scientists Warn(nytimes.com)
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by ciconia 6y ago
> By 1880 we had cleared the Indian, and with him, the buffallo, from the Great Plains, and established the last frontiers... A half million square miles of natural range...
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People plan to fly and drive more post-Covid, climate poll shows(theguardian.com)
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by ciconia 6y ago
This is sad, but divorce is even sadder. Both phenomena have many negative implications beyond the child's well-being, namely the economy. Consider the waste of each "family" having double the housing, double the cars, doubl
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Treat artificial light like others forms of pollution, say scientists(theguardian.com)
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The Voting Suppression Tipping Point(nytimes.com)
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by ciconia 6y ago
I don't think anybody is suggesting that. But if public transport is better, if there are safe paved roads for cyclists, and if city center become safer for pedestrians, then maybe people will buy less cars and drive less miles...
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Chevron Is Refusing to Pay for the “Amazon Chernobyl”(amazonwatch.org)
155 points by ciconia 6y ago|48 comments
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Exxon’s Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents(bloomberg.com)
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The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3M years(theconversation.com)
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by ciconia 6y ago
FWIW We buy raw non-pasteurized, non-homogenized cow milk from the neighboring farm (the cows are grass fed). We go there once a week with our bottles, get 5-7 liters worth (costs only 1€/l, cheaper than in the grocery store). It keeps
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by ciconia 6y ago
If you observe animals long enough you'll notice they have that knowledge of plant properties, and will seek out specific plants in order to self regulate. I have watched my dog and cat seek out tansy (tanacetum vulgare) and rub themse
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Saving the airlines could cost the Earth(theguardian.com)
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by ciconia 6y ago
> That before twentieth-century appliances, housework was a full-time job, which invariably fell on women. This implies, but does not mention, the transition to a services economy. I don't see why housework is inherently negative .
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The Function Colour Myth Or: async/await is not what you think it is (2016)(lukasa.co.uk)
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Podcast: Environmental History and the Fall of Rome, with Kristina Sessa(medievalists.net)
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Our Endless Appetite for Chocolate Has Bitter Environmental Consequences(huffpost.com)
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Handcraft lessons belong in a radical school curriculum(psyche.co)
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Ain't my first rodeo: America's queer cowboys – in pictures(theguardian.com)
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Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial(nytimes.com)
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I'm 18 and can already see my Alaska community changed forever by climate change(theguardian.com)
58 points by ciconia 6y ago|12 comments

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