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by timst4 4y ago
This is such a myopic take from The Atlantic. The ebike is a monstrosity IN AMERICA where there is little infrastructure for bikes. In Europe, it is changing the face of mobility for many for whom car ownership is out of reach. Americans li
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by timst4 4y ago
How about we find a way ti stop our atmosphere from turning into Mars’ first?
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by timst4 4y ago
Reading the first chapters about the American Chestnut made me cry, and I’m not prone to crying. I had to put the book down for a week, and re-examine some of my beliefs about nature and mankind.
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by timst4 4y ago
Our world will burn up to a crisp before anything like this comes to pass. Human Nature is borne in selfishness, and anytime I read the words ‘Save the Planet’ I begin to twitch. Humans will continue to travel at the fastest speed to the mo
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by timst4 4y ago
These planes if they ever take off from the ground will be nearly empty of passengers. Oil prices will be cost prohibitive for this sort of travel and they should be. Our energy sector and biosphere are in the midst of a collapse and we are
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by timst4 4y ago
When you walk down the quai along the Seine in Paris, there are used book kiosks for kilometers. The bouquinistes have been there for many years and maybe they are the true enduring heart of French values. Americans consume TV like the Fren
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by timst4 4y ago
Oh I can assure you it’s alive and well. As a Middle School CS teacher it gets annoying. Each time I have a kid declare to the class, “Look, I’m a hacker,” I have to stop what I’m doing and explain to them that no that’s not hacking. It has
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by timst4 4y ago
Fascinating that his Gaia hypothesis came after his research with Royal Dutch Shell. It’s amazing how early we knew fossil fuels were destabilizing our biosphere. This man knew we were heading towards an uninhabitable world and screamed at
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by timst4 4y ago
Speaking of disequilibrium, this is almost the same question that is plaguing the American Southwest regarding water. Is there a point that Las Vegas becomes unlivable? Is it when the lake runs dry? Is it when water has to be pipelined from
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by timst4 4y ago
I’m an avid hiker , but I’m also 44. I can hike 8k on a daily basis but occasionally do longer backpacking trips where I hike 20k a day for a few days. These trips tire me out though and it takes a few days to recover. Keep at it. It’s a gr
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by timst4 4y ago
As much as I am for nuclear energy, your question is rather naive. The first mention of CO2 warming was made in the early 1900s and the research was definitive by 1981 [0]. The reality is that there was a coordinated disinformation and obfu
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by timst4 4y ago
Unfortunately we know exactly what’s happening: the climate is warming at a non-linear rate, chemical pollution is at or near extinction levels, fresh water supplies are becoming more scarce and privatized, the few own the majority, and war
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by timst4 4y ago
Interactive PFAS contamination map: https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/map/
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by timst4 4y ago
There was an article on HN recently talking about how Americans spend less per capita on groceries than almost anywhere else. However, this is not the good news it seems to be on the surface. The race to the bottom in groceries and produce
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by timst4 4y ago
Climate also plays a part. I was just on Spruce Knob last weekend and saw lightning bugs in late May. Never in my life have I seen them before mid-June and this was at 5000 ft elevation. This disruption to their annual cycle can’t be helpin
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by timst4 4y ago
Yes, this is a big factor. Water is too cheap - similar to carbon. Both need to be priced higher soon or we’re toast.
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by timst4 4y ago
You should be FAR more worried about PFAS, micro plastics, environmental estrogens, and their links to cancer. However, DuPont, Dow, 3M, and BASF are very skilled at giving their poisons very innocuous names. Maybe viruses would be wise to
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by timst4 4y ago
Here’s another tip: Grow a Biointensive Garden -Use raised beds or Hugelkulture to increase yields. -Use sq foot gardening to plant more in less space -Develop a three stage compost pile. Import food waste from others in your neighborhood
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by timst4 4y ago
Certainly. However it will not change, at least it will not change of its own accord. A Declining birth rate is merely a symptom of cultural anxiety and despair. The post-war generation is enormous and they living longer than any generation
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by timst4 4y ago
Not really surprising. Perpetual growth is a myth, and there is no silver bullet to prevent climate change. Permanent warming and its consequences are now a foregone conclusion. Younger people see the writing on the wall, and birthdates in
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by timst4 4y ago
Lots of politically charged comments here, but I actually work with students on a daily basis. It’s not about politics, people. Social media does play a role, but not in the way most would argue. All those saying it is an addiction are corr
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by timst4 4y ago
You are correct that nature will not wait for politics. I hope I am wrong, but the following seem absolutely certain: -climate change will happen as Hemingway described going broke: gradually and then all at once. -The Central Valley will
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by timst4 4y ago
I can’t recommend Maslow’s 1966 Esalen lecture enough.[0] He speaks of the existential purpose that is the driving force behind self-actualization. Of course, Capitalism sees weakness in spiritual rigor and would attempt to exploit such an
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by timst4 4y ago
We will look back on this moment in American history as a tipping point. I’ve said this before, but these solar panels are a blazing metaphor in the story of climate change. A little heavy handed? Possibly, but I very much believe the elect
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by timst4 5y ago
I took a class with Nuel Belnap, Logic 1500. He spent an entire 90 minute class explaining the logical implication trees behind an incident where he fell and hit his head while walking his dog. Fascinating mind!
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by timst4 5y ago
Here’s what’s worked for me - gradual change. I started IF on weekends by skipping breakfast. Then I moved to weekdays too. Now, after 6 months I’m One meal a day. Same with exercise. Walk a certain amount on weekend days until it’s a habit
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by timst4 5y ago
Drawdown
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by timst4 5y ago
I’m sure, this wasn’t your intended arena, however, I write for Beanz, a kids coding magazine for the 8-12 year old age group [0]. It’s the best I’ve found for learning the basics of computing. I was a subscriber before I wrote for them, an
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by timst4 5y ago
Freedom is a gift that is on loan to you. Use it wisely.