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We're in this together.
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My introduction came from Alan Weisman's book Countdown. I did a couple podcast episodes on it: https://shows.acast.com/leadership-and-the-environment/episo... and https://shows.acast.com/leadershi
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> This is potentially less important if you negotiate over the price of a sofa on Craigslist. Perhaps off topic, but speaking of sofas and CraigsList no one should buy a new sofa without checking a few weeks on CraigsList's free s
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> habitat loss, the use of pesticides, disease and the changing climate have all likely contributed to the decline of western monarchs We can dance around proximal causes all we want, but all environmental roads lead to overpopulation.
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The company I left graduate to cofound based on my invention was scheduled to launch that day with what would have been a major media event we'd planned for months. Here's a brief history for anyone interested: http://j
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I take cold showers every 5th day, timed with my cardio workouts so I get in the cold shower after working up a sweat. I used to take them every 4th day. I agree on the benefits you describe, though not up for only cold showers. I haven&#x2
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Nothing about the greenest and most sustainable solution: reducing consumption. Most Americans could drop their consumption by 75% purely improving their lives, before difficult decisions, many of which would also improve their lives. Sever
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The environment and how to lead people to enjoy acting sustainably long-term, so they spread that joy and sustainability to others, not coerce. I've found a strategy I think believe will work -- my Leadership and the Environment podc
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Excellent resource on this topic: Sustainability Without the Hot Air by David MacKay, a Caltech-trained Oxford physics professor. Free download: http://www.withouthotair.com/Contents.html . In the article on Scotland, howe
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I remember telling people in 2004 or so how it would take over and people thought I was crazy. There were something like 10,000 articles then. One coworker didn't believe anyone could edit it so he edited a page for the fun of it. A fe
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> it's utter nonsense That's what they want you to think! /s
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Things like if I want to run but am feeling lazy, I put on my running shoes and clothes, which means I'll eventually run. To put on the shoes is trivial, but it works to get me on a run, however long. Before I lift weights, I mop the f
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People ask me why I take cold showers regularly, post to my blog daily, and never miss my burpee-based twice-daily calisthenics over more than a decade (approaching 150,000 cumulative burpees). Among many reasons, developing the skill to do
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Turns out building in a flood plain leads to flooding too. Maybe no zoning laws has drawbacks. I stayed with a friend in Houston for a week. As a New Yorker, I took the bus a few places. I also found a farmers market within walking distance
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> Taken in isolation, Sweden’s move had virtually no effect on Australia’s bond prices and yields. But the most striking feature of the divestment movement so far is the speed with which it has grown from symbolic gestures to a severe co
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Civilization is equally about regulating behavior that hurts others. Traffic lights, food labeling, laws against murder and theft, building codes, and so on all constrain us. You can punch the air as much as you want. My idea of civilizatio
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I don't pretend to know how to solve everything, but a few podcast episodes describe my strategy. https://shows.pippa.io/leadership-and-the-environment/episod... http://joshuaspodek.com/my-tedx-tal
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> The climate impact of paper bags is higher - even with recycling Plastic poisons wildlife and kills in other ways, so climate is a secondary, though significant, problem with plastic. In any case, the impact of using bags you already
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I live by the Hudson River and see plastic in it every time I go. That's not even trying to look for it. It's always there. I volunteer in beach clean-ups and there is always more trash than anyone can pick up. Plastic kills wildl
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Bea Johnson talks about meat and cheese in some of her videos https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bea+johnson&oq=... . I see the egg vendors at the farmers market filling cartons that people bring, then stacking
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Experience teaches how to avoid packaging. For example, I had your mayonnaise issue with vinegar until I started making my own, which turns out incredibly easy and fun. My bulk food store sells soy sauce, soap, and other things into contain
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> Smokers, definitely not contributing to plastic pollution National Geographic and Phys.org report otherwise: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/cigar... and https://phys.or
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> The first source of oceans plastic is fishing nets So apply what I wrote and you get: eat less fish. Since this is HN, people will talk about pros and cons of eating fish, but there's only one reason people create fishing nets. If
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Let's keep in mind that prevention -- less production -- reduces pollution more than cleaning after it's there. Regulation can help, which results from popular support. Bans and other legislation in cities and nations around the w
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Let's also consider the other direction -- how fresh vegetables and fruit, plus whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, and herbs improve mood, behavior, resilience. Throw in some vigorous exercise, and for most people, drugs can't do b
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If you're going to disaggregate, by sex is the major axis. If the gap reversed, it would likely become one of the greatest issues to solve, whatever it took.
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Rob Greenfield's videos about living for a year in Orlando eating only food he grew himself or foraged from the wild are amazing stories of abundance https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHrhas5pE0W4rtw6yAsxi... . He
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Bea Johnson shares how she does it. Here are links to her videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bea+johnson&oq=... She's one of my role models. Sorry I forget which videos cover dairy specifically, b
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Here's a post on how I make my stews: http://joshuaspodek.com/my-famous-no-packaging-vegetable-ste... Here's a video of me making it (to manage expectations, I didn't make it to entertain, just to document):
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Sorry to hear your preconceptions. Here are reviews on my famous no-packaging vegetable stews: http://joshuaspodek.com/food-world-reviews Guests have included titans of industry, famous authors, podcasters, a Nobel laureate

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