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by myshpa 3y ago
Cats are obligate carnivores, we are not. We're already getting 82% of calories and 63% of proteins from plants. https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets "It is the position of the American Dietetic Association t
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Feeding is just one problem But the biggest one, given the resistance it evokes and how much damage our current practices cause (esp. biodiversity loss, deforestation, soil erosion, eutrophication, excessive water, use ... all driven b
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Industry provides the economic activity for billions of people Bullshit jobs 40-75%, transport & cars to those bullshit jobs, too much stuff produced we don't need, ... > as will carbon capture Not soon, no. Lookup how much
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by myshpa 3y ago
> stupid never ending economy growth pattern. Its just impossible Agree with degrowth, exponential growth in a finite environment is not physically possible. > 200M happy ppl living decent lives or 10B poor ppl We can feed 10B people
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Deutscher Wald looks great, which is nothing new. Pinecones are stacked in neat piles, underbrush cleared, trees are in tidy rows Oh yes, of course, that's precisely how nature intended it to be! Neat and orderly, just like a perf
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by myshpa 3y ago
Those practices are sanctioned and enforced by the state (with huge fines)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> I believe the earth is warming, but that much of it is probably due to existing natural trends and that adaptation will not be particularly hard. That's called denial and hopium. > When models can predict El Niño with precision
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by myshpa 3y ago
Given that mussels and clams filter and clean the water, I'll pass. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36992897 Plants win again! ;)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> The problem, it seems, is trying to "manage" the land, which has not worked in the past and seems unlikely to work in the future. Money, as always.
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by myshpa 3y ago
Sorry, but raw veganism or fruitarianism isn't veganism, those are fad diets, almost approaching stupidity. You should make your research before drastically changing your diet. There's plenty of information how to do that safely n
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by myshpa 3y ago
No, the dead wood will get sold, the land will be cleared (they have special machinery now which destroys even large stumps that makes forest ground look like a crop field), burn or take away the dead wood and leave only the bare land. Then
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by myshpa 3y ago
We don't leave sick/dead trees in the forests, so there isn't enough food for those woodpeckers (or for mushrooms or other bugs etc. etc.)
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by myshpa 3y ago
We make it too easy for the bugs: a) Monocultures of trees originally grown in higher altitudes with high water demands make it easy for the bark beetles to thrive (esp. in this warming climate). b) Additionally, these monocultures usually
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by myshpa 3y ago
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/06/world/arctic-sea-ice-free... And with this year's temperatures it might be even sooner.
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Vegan Food Revolution – Why Food System Transformation Is Closer Than You Think(medium.com)
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Frackers use dangerous chemicals without disclosure due to Halliburton loophole(insideclimatenews.org)
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Mass-Produced Clothing Causes Serious Air, Water Pollution Worldwide(voanews.com)
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Virus-carrying tropical mosquitos found in Finland as climate heats(theguardian.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
No. That's too simplified, and just looking at the current annual emissions. https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/10/Annual-CO2-emissi... But look at global emissions to know who has contributed the m
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by myshpa 3y ago
Talk abstract: As climate change increasingly exacerbates extreme weather events around the globe, so government leaders are increasingly using the language of a “climate emergency”. But look beyond the fine words, and it is quickly evident
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Professor Kevin Anderson: There’s no hiding from carbon budgets [video](youtube.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
See Seaspiracy and Cowspiracy
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Take ocean deoxygenation: it happens locally due to fertiliser runoff Two types, not one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_deoxygenation#Types_and_...
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by myshpa 3y ago
It's imho always better to let the nature do the job. Just stop interfering.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> polar bear numbers are increasing Hope they'll flourish when we'll have ice free arctic summer in/before 2030.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> go run with a bare arse in a jungle and die from a snake bite at age 40 on average That's the future selfish and short-sighted attitudes like yours will lead us to.
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by myshpa 3y ago
https://i.imgur.com/LaEFQmV.png
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Arizona’s extreme heat is killing honeybees and melting their homes(cnn.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
Animal ag is not just emissions, though ... it's much bigger beast. Also deforestation, biodiversity loss, eutrophication, soil erosion, water overconsumption, zoonotic diseases, overfishing, reforestation potential of pastures ... Est
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by myshpa 3y ago
We would need an immense number of such factories. Just lookup how much is already in the atmosphere, and how much are those technologies able to capture. This is a feel-good technology, something to placate the population that something is

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