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by myshpa 3y ago
> But what do we need the land for We should reforest most of that land. It was previously mostly forested anyway, and doing so, together with a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, would enable us to store enough carbon to halt global warmi
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by myshpa 3y ago
> You could boil all of this down to the fact that our current best effort at feeding 9 billion people has a lot of unfortunate externalities. Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable https:/&#x2F
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by myshpa 3y ago
> But we ignore the negative externalities – the cost to our health, and to ecosystems, and to the sustainability of civilization long-term Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries http
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by myshpa 3y ago
I think the structure of subsidies makes the problem worse. The price of meat and healthy whole foods in the US is heavily distorted by lobying [0] and by subsidies ($38 billion each year to subsidize the meat and dairy industries, but only
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Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities(theguardian.com)
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Researchers make discovery about lifespan of EV batteries: ‘That was a shock’(news.yahoo.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
Depends. Those macroplastics haven't degraded yet. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64889284 Oceans littered with 171 trillion plastic pieces The concentration of plastics in the oceans has increase
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by myshpa 3y ago
The WFH era should stay. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1001874 Remote work can slash your carbon footprint — if done right. Remote workers can have a 54% lower carbon footprint compared with onsite workers
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Your Job Is Useless(beneaththepavement.substack.com)
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How does smoking tobacco and cannabis affect depression risk?(eurekalert.org)
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The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating, new study shows(phys.org)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> That's very generous It may be. I'm not really familiar with his previous work. I've edited the previous comment, thank you.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> to the actual insane argument P.E. is making. The reality is that exact opposite Sorry, but I cannot agree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecol
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The authors, Prof Gerardo Ceballos and Prof Paul Ehrlich, have previously found that species are becoming extinct on a scale akin to the event that wiped out the dinosaurs, and warn that the loss is a threat to the persistence of human civ
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Since human beings appeared, species extinction is 35 times faster(english.elpais.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> I don't see how this is supposed to be accomplished Peter Wohlleben has written about this approach. The Menominee tribe also practices a similar method; they only log sick or weak trees. However, because these are from old growth
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by myshpa 3y ago
> carefully preparing soil and planting sapling None of that is strictly necessary. While it helps, it's not a requirement. Simply selecting the right seeds, maximizing cover/photosynthesis, and perhaps mowing at the appropriat
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by myshpa 3y ago
This method is known as "close planting" or "high-density planting". It's frequently employed in regeneration projects, such as the Green Great Wall in China. Syntropic agriculture, as seen in the video I've po
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Feeding climate & biodiversity goals with plant-based meat and milk alternatives(nature.com)
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Substituting 50% of animal products globally for plant-based would nearly halt deforestation and lead to 31% decline in land use and agricultural GHG emissions by 2050. "If spared agricultural land within forest ecosystems is restored
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Scientists compare human and chimp brains for language evolution(phys.org)
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by myshpa 3y ago
Yes, that's a very effective method. Such initiatives are all over the world. It's based on ancient method of seedballs, promoted by Fukuoka. https://www.permaculturenews.org/2014/06/18/making-seedba
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by myshpa 3y ago
It's a similar problem but on a smaller scale (it's easier/cheaper to collect & spread seeds than grow & plant the seedlings).
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by myshpa 3y ago
> If anyone can find a more conclusive study about temperate Western forests, I'd love to see it. I didn't. But there's no reason why it shouldn't work there. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/
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by myshpa 3y ago
Maybe we should plant seeds, same as nature does. Dozens of different seeds per m2, nature would choose what'd survive and flourish. An example of a forest farm planted with the same approach: https://www.youtube.com/wa
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Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration(technologynetworks.com)
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If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/land-use-kc
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For those who really care about nature and biodiversity, adopting a vegan lifestyle is a clear choice. > Globally, seabird numbers have fallen by 70% since the 1950s, and in northern Britain most seabird populations have had significant
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https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector Iron and Steel (7.2%): energy-related emissions from the manufacturing of iron and steel. Transport: 16.2% Shipping (1.7%): emissions from the burning of petrol or diesel on bo
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Planned fossil fuel expansion in the U.S. accounts for more than a third of new oil and gas extraction projects set to begin through 2050, according to Oil Change International. Planet Wreckers Final Report: For a list of winners, please re

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