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Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:45 pm
by PhDhawk
Finally some good news on climate change.
It turns out the increase in annual hurricanes is mostly the result of Scott Drew sucking so much.
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:56 am
by Deleted User 863
You seem to be experiencing a bit of climate change as well. An extended period of melting.
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:31 pm
by TDub
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:36 am
by KUTradition
humans are an awful, horrible species
https://theguardian.com/environment/202 ... first-time
microplastics found in human blood
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:58 am
by KUTradition
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:09 am
by ousdahl
RIP Wynn Bruce
50yo Buddhist from Boulder who self-immolated on the Supreme Court steps to protest climate change on Earth Day
at this point "Earth Day" kinda just comes across as sarcastic
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 11:01 am
by KUTradition
Food shortages driven by war and climate change are making it harder for many people around the world to feed their families. And now the price of yet another cooking staple is skyrocketing. According to the UN, global cooking oil prices rose 23 percent in March. They had already been at record highs in February.
Historic drought across South America is causing dramatic declines in soybean oil production. Drought is also forcing Canadian farmers to shift away from canola crops. And an export ban on palm oil from Indonesia (the world’s largest producer) is putting an even tighter squeeze on the world’s oil supply. In the US this means paying more for staples like mayonnaise and salad dressing. But in developing regions, the cost is much greater for people with less reliable access to food...
thanks, joe
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 10:02 am
by KUTradition
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 10:46 am
by TDub
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... raine-war/
we were talking about food shortages somewhere...dont remember where....plug your ears lalalala everything's fine.
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:39 pm
by TDub
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:35 pm
by ousdahl
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:19 pm
by KUTradition
i used to tell DC that this is exactly why the US should view itself as being in an enviable position if only it would embrace it
we should be doing more to lead, and help other countries move away from such archaic ways by being more open to collaboration and the sharing of greener technologies
(i hope this wasn’t your intent, but just because other countries are being dicks doesn’t mean the US should too. we are the shining beacon on the hill, after all…and the greatest country in the history of everything)
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:39 am
by TDub
KUTradition wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:19 pm
i used to tell DC that this is exactly why the US should view itself as being in an enviable position if only it would embrace it
we should be doing more to lead, and help other countries move away from such archaic ways by being more open to collaboration and the sharing of greener technologies
(i hope this wasn’t your intent, but just because other countries are being dicks doesn’t mean the US should too. we are the shining beacon on the hill, after all…and the greatest country in the history of everything)
nah, my intent was a more of "throwing my hands up" heres an article. We have no easy way out. The solutions require a global coordination which doesn't and can't exist. My frustration is that the country has us at each others throats about straws, and electric vehicles etc...the blame is placed on the consumer. We are pawns, the planning isn't there. We can be the best stewards possible and the result isn't guaranteed. Not only is it not guaranteed, it is damn near unachievable. We (American citizens) can do every single thing potentially asked and still end up in essentially the same predicament.
Every country has, and will, always do whatever necessary to meet its own immediate requirements. Any additional intentions, however good, will fall by the wayside the moment the struggle is pushed onto those in control. Appeasement is the ultimate pillow for those in charge.
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:18 am
by KUTradition
TDub wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:39 am
KUTradition wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:19 pm
i used to tell DC that this is exactly why the US should view itself as being in an enviable position if only it would embrace it
we should be doing more to lead, and help other countries move away from such archaic ways by being more open to collaboration and the sharing of greener technologies
(i hope this wasn’t your intent, but just because other countries are being dicks doesn’t mean the US should too. we are the shining beacon on the hill, after all…and the greatest country in the history of everything)
nah, my intent was a more of "throwing my hands up" heres an article. We have no easy way out. The solutions require a global coordination which doesn't and can't exist. My frustration is that the country has us at each others throats about straws, and electric vehicles etc...the blame is placed on the consumer. We are pawns, the planning isn't there. We can be the best stewards possible and the result isn't guaranteed. Not only is it not guaranteed, it is damn near unachievable. We (American citizens) can do every single thing potentially asked and still end up in essentially the same predicament.
Every country has, and will, always do whatever necessary to meet its own immediate requirements. Any additional intentions, however good, will fall by the wayside the moment the struggle is pushed onto those in control. Appeasement is the ultimate pillow for those in charge.
i end up feeling the same way more often than not. tough to be optimistic most days
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:53 am
by KUTradition
some positive news: feds to begin phasing out the sale of single-use plastics in national parks
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:56 am
by KUTradition
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 9:26 am
by TDub
heard 2 dead foxes were found outside SLC, both tested positive for bird flu.
in some positive news...heard a weather podcast yesterday that indicated that we're in the middle of an ocean current shift that occurs every 30ish years. Should create more La nina conditions and bring cooler wetter summer weather to the west US. Downside being it also brings more severe weather and is associated with an increase in big hurricanes in the Atlantic.
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 9:44 am
by KUTradition
just got a nice bit of rain…steady and soaking
but, i call bs on the cooler temps
we shall see
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:42 am
by ousdahl
Guess I’ll just leave this here
Re: an even more frightening perspective
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:32 am
by Cascadia
ousdahl wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:42 am
Guess I’ll just leave this here
“GOP be like”
Nailed it