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by myshpa 3y ago
If I am misunderstanding your original comment then I'm sorry.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> immediate phase-out of fossil fuels I meant it not as right now, but as soon as possible. > See how corn yield has increased from around 20 bushels/acre to nearly 180? > The same is true of other crops such as wheat Just 7-1
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by myshpa 3y ago
> this year above average by 3 degrees, 5 years later below average by 3 degrees > There can be a day-to-day variation of 10+ degrees You seem to be confusing weather with climate change. Weather refers to short-term atmospheric condi
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Only thing you need is to convince the elites to change to vegetarianism I think that abolisment of subsidies to most destructive and polluting sectors (fossil fuels, animal agriculture, fishing, ...) would get us a long way. > They
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by myshpa 3y ago
Agree completely. Just a note that monoculture plantations don't function the same way as vast, diverse, multi-level primeval forests, with regards to a water cycle and biodiversity.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> two quotes don't follow They do. A significant influence on those increases was thanks to fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides. This goes hand in hand with water pollution and biodiversity loss, exemplified by dead zones in o
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by myshpa 3y ago
https://skepticalscience.com/global-warming-natural-cycle.ht... https://skepticalscience.com/internal-variability.htm
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by myshpa 3y ago
> participating in recycling and watching our own carbon footprints https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding... > Ultimately its up to us to convince the policymakers and senior
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by myshpa 3y ago
> We increased crop yields multifold already With catastrophic effects. https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2... All planetary boundaries mapped out for the first time, six of nine cross
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Use your database to power state machines(blog.lawrencejones.dev)
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Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups(sciencedaily.com)
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Habits of top engineers(engineercodex.substack.com)
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Half Earth – A Planetary Crisis Planning Game(play.half.earth)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoxia_(environmental)#Causes...
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by myshpa 3y ago
Willie Smits: How to restore a rainforest ? https://www.ted.com/talks/willie_smits_how_to_restore_a_rain... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfuCPFb8wk
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by myshpa 3y ago
I'm waiting for a 'stupid' electric car, without all that high-tech spyware bullshit - a steering wheel, few pedals, and a gear shifter, without touch-sensitive features or needless complexities - dashboard / user-friend
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Rivers are rapidly warming, losing oxygen; aquatic life at risk, study finds(eurekalert.org)
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Microbe Computers (2013)(bioengineer.org)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> The Amazon rainforest was created millennia ago without human intervention The Supposedly Pristine, Untouched Amazon Rainforest Was Actually Shaped By Humans https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pristine-u
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https://ourworldindata.org/drivers-of-deforestation https://ourworldindata.org/soy Beef, soy and palm oil are responsible for 60% of tropical deforestation Beef - 2.71 million hectares / year Soy - 480
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Humanity would rather go to war to thin our numbers than give up eating meat We're using up resources at a pace that outstrips Earth's ability to replenish them. For instance, we're already consuming 1.7 times the Earth&
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https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comic/st-matthew-island/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_overshoot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrying_capacity#Planetary_Bo...
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by myshpa 3y ago
> This is the food web One major contributor to the overshoot is our current agricultural practices, with animal agriculture being a primary offender. It's responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gases, it's a leadin
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig_ZWdpriC4 How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with Lifestyle Changes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZc5Is98yDc Healthiest Foods for Your Heart | Dr. Neal Barnard
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Biden: 1.5°C rise in the next 10-20 years is scarier than nuclear war(cnbc.com)
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With human survival at stake conventional climate risk analyses may be useless(motherjones.com)
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Origins of the Police – David Whitehouse(libcom.org)
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How Industry Weaponizes Science and Sows Doubt to Serve Their Agenda(thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
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Why 2% Is the Most Dangerous Number No One Is Talking About(commondreams.org)
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by myshpa 3y ago
I think it's more about our ability to use advanced language than just being smart. Humans can talk, share stories, and pass down knowledge. That's how we build culture and learn from the past, and it makes a big difference.

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