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by myshpa 3y ago
Absolutely. Just a tip, though: when using mower to mow, it's better to mulch. You don't have to remove the clippings, and it will feed the soil.
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by myshpa 3y ago
Or predators could be reintroduced. With deer, the problem is often not an excessive population but rather their tendency to stay in one place, destroying young shoots and plantings and hindering the growth of the plants we care about. In c
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Whales and Dolphins Are Now Partly Made of Plastic: Study(newsweek.com)
2 points by myshpa 3y ago|1 comments
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Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert(theguardian.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Reduce consumption? They want to reduce production locally which will have no effect on consumption globally And you'd probably like to believe that individual changes are meaningless. > It’s ironic that the first discipline yo
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by myshpa 3y ago
> trust the vegans enough to know what is vegan and what is not E.g. flour might not be vegan (or non-icky). L-Cysteine is an amino acid and one of the most common reducing agents in baking. It is often extracted from various sources suc
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Don't call it vegan and other tips from hospitals to get people to eat less meat(npr.org)
6 points by myshpa 3y ago|11 comments
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> feral cats, which end up killing birds in large numbers ... escaped house pets I'd argue that it's also a problem of biodiversity (at least in the U.S., don't know about New Zealand). If we hadn't eradicated almost
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by myshpa 3y ago
> b) because natural predators have been eradicated in the previous centuries.
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> Do you have a proposal to make agriculture more eco-friendly without impacting quantity, quality and cost of the food produced? Sure. https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets If the world adopted a plant-based diet we
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by myshpa 3y ago
> most of the time nature takes care of it and makes sure the problem is only temporary Absolutely, good point, thank you.
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> What does moose milk taste like Like fat and salt. Same as plant based cheese ;) Adult humans don't need milk of other species. Not you mother, not your milk. > is the only thing preventing this just the ick/cultural facto
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by myshpa 3y ago
Not humans, but farming practices and human diets. We have to reform agriculture to stop and reverse biodiversity loss. Deforestation and farming practices (incl. pesticides/herbicides, pollution) are the main drivers of biodiversity l
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> Whenever we restore a wetlands, the area goes from “surprisingly low amounts of mosquitoes most of the time” back to “fuck I can’t go outside” You haven't restored biodiversity; you've simply flooded an area. You need to wait
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Increasing biodiversity would most likely also mean increased diversity of pests The exact opposite is true. https://www.caryinstitute.org/science/research-projects/biod... In ecosystems where predators are r
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by myshpa 3y ago
Because we're not quite there yet. And "pests" are pests usually due to human-caused imbalances in ecosystems. Addressing the root of the issue, such as biodiversity loss, would solve a lot.
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> it doesn't reduce production > ‘Should be the policy’ : even if that policy doesn’t affect the problem as I have argued and you ignore? I haven't ignored anything. Reduced consumption reduces production. If everyone will w
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"Despite these ecological benefits in desert environments, feral animals have long been denied the care, curiosity and respect native species deservedly receive. Instead, these animals are targeted by culling programs for conservation
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> what is wrong with banning oil wells in the UK A swift phase-out of fossil fuels should be the policy. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-27/the-ha... The Harsh Truth: We're Using Mo
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by myshpa 3y ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-7... Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environm
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The Race to Save the World’s DNA(newyorker.com)
3 points by myshpa 3y ago|1 comments
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by myshpa 3y ago
Estimates for the degradation time of cellulose acetate filters vary widely, but they can range from several months to more than a decade, depending on environmental conditions. It's important to note that even though cellulose acetate
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Are humans a cancer on the planet? A physician argues that civilization truly is(salon.com)
2 points by myshpa 3y ago|3 comments
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The title was edited to get the length under 80 chars. Original title: Are humans a cancer on the planet? A physician argues that civilization is truly carcinogenic "Many species in Earth's history became so successful that they w
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by myshpa 3y ago
And I thought they have it under the pillow. Thanks for the lesson.
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by myshpa 3y ago
And I've naively expected photos of billionaires ...
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by myshpa 3y ago
There are regenerative methods of farming not dependend on animals, fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. Syntropic, natural, veganic farming, to name just a few.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> rebellion people are not offering a policy The way I see it they're just "the end is nigh" people, screeming "wake up people, do something". Scientists are screaming too, in their own way, but nobody listens. &
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Take biofuel subsidies Yeah, yet another stupid "solution". https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-corn-based-e... > sulphate emissions reductions You're right, the question is how
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by myshpa 3y ago
Let Google die already.

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