mspohr
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Found this without a paywall...
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Playing the devil's advocate here, none of those trees looked like old growth to me. There was a farm a short distance from the clearcut in the main picture and maybe some of this is fire management. Maybe they are addressing bug infestations. Maybe.Found this without a paywall...
Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy - The New York T…
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That said, I hate clearcuts and I feel there are better ways of forest management if that's what this is.
Very sad.
mspohr
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The Southern Ocean absorbs more heat than any other ocean on Earth and the impacts will be felt for generations | Maurice Huguenin, Matthew England and Ryan Holmes for the Conversation
This ocean warming controls the rate of climate change, and the effects such as sea level rise are irreversible on human timescales
Over the last 50 years, the oceans have been working in overdrive to slow global warming, absorbing about 40% of our carbon dioxide emissions, and more than 90% of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere.
This ocean warming controls the rate of climate change, and the effects such as sea level rise are irreversible on human timescales
Over the last 50 years, the oceans have been working in overdrive to slow global warming, absorbing about 40% of our carbon dioxide emissions, and more than 90% of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere.
Just to provide a scale for the amount of heat the oceans have absorbed:
That’s about 3.7x10^23 joules of energy over the last 50 years in the upper 2000m of the worlds oceans.
Equivalent to:
- ~ 200 Hiroshima sized A-bombs exploding every minute over the last 50 years.
- Enough energy to run a hurricane for 20 years
- About 70% of the impact energy of the Chixulub asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs 65M years ago.
ElectricIAC
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You mean I’ll be able to swim in NorCal and Oregon comfortably?Just to provide a scale for the amount of heat the oceans have absorbed:
That’s about 3.7x10^23 joules of energy over the last 50 years in the upper 2000m of the worlds oceans.
Equivalent to:
- ~ 200 Hiroshima sized A-bombs exploding every minute over the last 50 years.
- Enough energy to run a hurricane for 20 years
- About 70% of the impact energy of the Chixulub asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs 65M years ago.
mspohr
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‘A new way of life’: the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan
The climate crisis will spiral out of control unless the world applies “emergency brakes” to capitalism and devises a “new way of living”, according to a Japanese academic whose book on Marxism and the environment has become a surprise bestseller.
The message from Kohei Saito, an associate professor at Tokyo University, is simple: capitalism’s demand for unlimited profits is destroying the planet and only “degrowth” can repair the damage by slowing down social production and sharing wealth. In practical terms, that means an end to mass production and the mass consumption of wasteful goods such as fast fashion. In Capital in the Anthropocene, Saito also advocates decarbonisation through shorter working hours and prioritising essential “labour-intensive” work such as caregiving.
I discovered how Marx was interested in sustainability and how non-capitalist and pre-capitalist societies are sustainable, because they are realising the stationary economy, they are not growth-driven,” Saito said.
We face a very difficult situation: the pandemic, poverty, climate change, the war in Ukraine, inflation … it is impossible to imagine a future in which we can grow the economy and at the same time live in a sustainable manner without fundamentally changing anything about our way of life. “If economic policies have been failing for 30 years, then why don’t we invent a new way of life? The desire for that is suddenly there.”
The climate crisis will spiral out of control unless the world applies “emergency brakes” to capitalism and devises a “new way of living”, according to a Japanese academic whose book on Marxism and the environment has become a surprise bestseller.
The message from Kohei Saito, an associate professor at Tokyo University, is simple: capitalism’s demand for unlimited profits is destroying the planet and only “degrowth” can repair the damage by slowing down social production and sharing wealth. In practical terms, that means an end to mass production and the mass consumption of wasteful goods such as fast fashion. In Capital in the Anthropocene, Saito also advocates decarbonisation through shorter working hours and prioritising essential “labour-intensive” work such as caregiving.
I discovered how Marx was interested in sustainability and how non-capitalist and pre-capitalist societies are sustainable, because they are realising the stationary economy, they are not growth-driven,” Saito said.
We face a very difficult situation: the pandemic, poverty, climate change, the war in Ukraine, inflation … it is impossible to imagine a future in which we can grow the economy and at the same time live in a sustainable manner without fundamentally changing anything about our way of life. “If economic policies have been failing for 30 years, then why don’t we invent a new way of life? The desire for that is suddenly there.”
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Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on danger of air pollution
Scientists have uncovered how air pollution causes lung cancer in groundbreaking research that promises to rewrite our understanding of the disease. The findings outline how fine particulates contained in car fumes “awaken” dormant mutations in lung cells and tip them into a cancerous state. The work helps explain why so many non-smokers develop lung cancer and is a “wake-up call” about the damaging impact of pollution on human health
The team also analysed samples of healthy lung tissue, taken during patient biopsies, and found that the EGFR mutation was found in one in five of the normal lung samples. This suggests that we all carry dormant mutations in our cells that have the potential to turn into cancer – and chronic exposure to air pollution increases the odds of that happening. “It’s a wake-up call on the impact of pollution on human health,” said Swanton. “You cannot ignore climate health. If you want to address human health, you have to address climate health first.”
Scientists have uncovered how air pollution causes lung cancer in groundbreaking research that promises to rewrite our understanding of the disease. The findings outline how fine particulates contained in car fumes “awaken” dormant mutations in lung cells and tip them into a cancerous state. The work helps explain why so many non-smokers develop lung cancer and is a “wake-up call” about the damaging impact of pollution on human health
The team also analysed samples of healthy lung tissue, taken during patient biopsies, and found that the EGFR mutation was found in one in five of the normal lung samples. This suggests that we all carry dormant mutations in our cells that have the potential to turn into cancer – and chronic exposure to air pollution increases the odds of that happening. “It’s a wake-up call on the impact of pollution on human health,” said Swanton. “You cannot ignore climate health. If you want to address human health, you have to address climate health first.”
The squirrels 'splooting' all over New York City are just fine, officials say | CNN
If you see a squirrel splayed on its belly, you might be worried for the critter's welfare. But don't worry: It's just "splooting," as officials say -- and it's perfectly healthy.
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‘Transformational’: could America’s new green bank be a climate gamechanger?
Buried on page 667 of the Inflation Reduction Act is a climate policy that has been in the making for more than a decade. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund provides $27bn in funding for projects aimed at lowering America’s planet-heating emissions. Some of those funds, roughly $7bn, will be dedicated to clean energy deployment in low-income communities – but the vast majority of the funds will be used to create America’s first national green bank, an initiative long championed by climate activists. Those activists hope that the national green bank, which will provide ongoing financial assistance to expand the use of clean energy across the country, will accelerate America’s transition away from fossil fuels.
The climate test is simple: jobs, justice and climate. The National Climate Bank does all three,” Edward Markey, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, said of the new initiative. “Through this bank, local climate and clean energy entrepreneurs will leverage funding to advance green initiatives and infrastructure in their communities while creating good, local jobs.” The national bank will aid the work of existing state and local green banks, which have already flourished in more than a dozen
Buried on page 667 of the Inflation Reduction Act is a climate policy that has been in the making for more than a decade. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund provides $27bn in funding for projects aimed at lowering America’s planet-heating emissions. Some of those funds, roughly $7bn, will be dedicated to clean energy deployment in low-income communities – but the vast majority of the funds will be used to create America’s first national green bank, an initiative long championed by climate activists. Those activists hope that the national green bank, which will provide ongoing financial assistance to expand the use of clean energy across the country, will accelerate America’s transition away from fossil fuels.
The climate test is simple: jobs, justice and climate. The National Climate Bank does all three,” Edward Markey, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, said of the new initiative. “Through this bank, local climate and clean energy entrepreneurs will leverage funding to advance green initiatives and infrastructure in their communities while creating good, local jobs.” The national bank will aid the work of existing state and local green banks, which have already flourished in more than a dozen
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mspohr
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The solution is money
The Willie Sutton Rule is based on a statement by notorious American bank robber Willie Sutton, who, when asked by a reporter about why he stole from banks, answered: “Because that's where the money is.”In other words, his end goal was money so why waste time looking for it in obscure or questionable places instead of taking the path of least resistance and most success and going straight to the source? The rule can be applied across many different disciplines, from investing to medicine, science, business and accounting.
ElectricIAC
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So sell the private jets, beach side mansions and alpine castles for money to help 3rd world nations go greener.
Let’s get every millionaire and billionaire on board with this.
If they are forced to sell them all, who is paying money for them?
ElectricIAC
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Don’t know, Don’t care as long as those of means who virtue signal actually put their money where their mouth is.
But then would they not have to sell them as well?
Essentially you advocate governments force rich people to sell assets. Think more likely those same governments would simply print the money and use it as you suggest.
Either way I am not optimistic.
ElectricIAC
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My point is that people who don’t practice what they preach have no business lecturing the rest of us on sustainable practices.
No one needs to force anyone to do anything but I personally don’t want to hear some jackwagon with 5 houses scattered across the globe preach about how *We* need to sacrifice for mother Gaia when they aren’t doing so themselves.
As long as they are pouring money into renewables across the board on their properties to be power positive even at losses then I will consider giving them a pass. Also they need to be doing something about their jet setting in the form of more money poured into offsets and renewable investments. If negative carbon footprints are a thing (is it possible?) then they need to be generating them.
We need rich people to do this to continue to scale and drive down the costs. If they are not doing this then I am willing to consider the penalties. It won’t be up to me and I would not agree but maybe in the future even execution will be on the table. Apocalyptic angry mobs are sometimes unreasonable.
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Megadrought in the American south-west: a climate disaster unseen in 1,200 years
A recent analysis by the Washington Post found that, in some parts of the south-west, average annual temperatures have already risen by more than 1.5C, a threshold widely considered the tipping point at which devastating consequences for people and the environment take hold. The extraordinary conditions offer a warning of what lies ahead for other arid regions that cross this line. It is also a reminder that despite all the modern innovations to circumvent an unforgiving climate, drought may once again have the final say unless drastic steps are taken quickly. “We were given an excellent warning by climate scientists,” says Bill McKibben, the journalist turned climate activist. “And, yet, instead of mustering the will to do something about it, our political and economic systems rallied to do nothing.
A recent analysis by the Washington Post found that, in some parts of the south-west, average annual temperatures have already risen by more than 1.5C, a threshold widely considered the tipping point at which devastating consequences for people and the environment take hold. The extraordinary conditions offer a warning of what lies ahead for other arid regions that cross this line. It is also a reminder that despite all the modern innovations to circumvent an unforgiving climate, drought may once again have the final say unless drastic steps are taken quickly. “We were given an excellent warning by climate scientists,” says Bill McKibben, the journalist turned climate activist. “And, yet, instead of mustering the will to do something about it, our political and economic systems rallied to do nothing.
mspohr
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The Green Dream to Rebuild a Sustainable Ukraine from the Rubble of War
The war’s widespread devastation provides an opportunity to rebuild the nation on more sustainable grounds. Plans are already circulating.
www.politico.com
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