When we erect monuments to assholes, they simply become monumental assholes. It is fair to correctly portray the good and bad of historical and present day figures. It is ridiculous nonsense to demand perfection of either. But there's a line of who we ...
I'll just add to my notes above re: redistribution of nutrients. Seaweed farming and usage on land might at least partially replace historic bird and fish numbers transferring sea nutrients to land.
But, but, China! You nail it. We don't have to like China's leadership to understand the dilemma we've put ourselves in via allowing money to subsume politics. The western wet dream of 'financial independence' (you'll find it on a vision board near you) is...
My masters study was of the evolution of large mammals. Suffice it to say numbers were advantageous to adaptive ability. But historic range sizes (proxy for population size) had been greatly reduced for hundreds of species in the study, as mans presence ...
Absolutely, BG. Intensity has been able to be increased via pouring on nitrates. But, with regulations in place/being put in place this practise should, at least theoretically, stop. Fonterra seems to be big on PR and rubbish on halting non-compliance. ...
These folks who make hate a full time job are everywhere. On the one hand they claim the Govt is useless because all their problems haven't been solved by whinging and attacking others. On the other they back parties who want to reduce government oversight...
'Most of Australia is scorched' Geography plays a large a part in that, as does length of occupancy by man. Now we are recognising the foibles of anthropocentric agriculture it's time to stop finger pointing (men, period, idiot farmers).
There are also some (fringe?) people turning that (desertification) around. Australia is the birthplace of permaculture, and the site of the proliferation of aquaponics. Both of these are going to be hugely significant as we move forward.
Not sure exactly what's being asked. Could you rephrase the question? Historically vast herds were part and parcel of grass dominated biomes - it would be interesting to know if the reduction in wild animals biomass is similar or dwarfed by the mass of ...
Awesome. And I highly recommend the reading Poisson provided below, very enlightening.
Loving this paper. Big read, very interesting.
OK, but check my language please in case I've missed something a bit crude. I still tend to swear like a sailor where other words would suffice. Like the 2nd to last paragraph - if you could change bastards to practitioners... Also, may as well use my name...
Down With Farmer Bashing Nonsense. We've all heard (at least in the NZ version of events) about how cows and farmers are to blame for climate change and that's simply not true. For oil and agricultural giants to shift blame onto (mostly) hard working ...
I applaud making of amends. It will just come off our shares though. Corporations only want to be seen to be responsible. PR, not humanity.
Nailed it AB. We don't need any more rich entitled opinionated antisocial... I'll stop there, but there's plenty more adjectives where that came from.
Denial is a rational response in the face of overwhelming bad news. Why anyone would bother trying to pick that^ apart at this stage is beyond me. Clutching at straws. Hope your cognitive dissonance clears up in time for you to be a useful member of todays...
Mercury Energy (10/08/2021): Not fair, it's not our fault! Mercury Energy (11/08/2021): Here's a million in compensation to prove it's not our fault!
In the 70's I saw plastic carnage coming, and I was right. Anything that 'lasts forever' or doesn't break down in timely fashion, is a fuck you to the future, no matter how attractive it looks to engineers. Creosote, hell, all chemicals should be treated ...
Tragic defeatist wank. We know we're not seers. Go lay down and die if you must, or are you polishing your guns?
These are merely food for bacteria Andre. Ask a microbiologist (me). It's simply a matter of dilution. With larger plants separation of various chemicals for industry is practised. Formaldehyde has its uses (fungicide, disinfectant, preservative) as does ...
To paraphrase an unknown source: the beauty of being human is that we're not all screwed up on the same day. So, when I'm having a bad day you can help me, and vice versa. We evolved together, and that is how we survive change and uncertainty - together. ...
Mental Health! This (or lack of it) knocked me out of being useful for years. Depression and anxiety are killers - of innovation, drive, sociability... I'm happy the government is going to give some funding to both Gumboot Friday & MATES (construction). ...
This is inspiring stuff Robert. I have a cunning plan for stripping nutrients straight out of polluted water columns - and turning it to profit, or at least greatly offsetting costs. Thing is I want to work with people dedicated to cleaning rivers, not ...
If the charcoal producers grew replacement trees for the charcoal made (bear with me) they are, on paper, carbon neutral. But if they also used a portion of their product in the creation of the soil amendment - biochar, they could actually be carbon ...
'transition plans' - A solar factory using local silica perhaps? Smelt our own aluminium (if required) for it. A bit of a think big, but not oil based? This is for the engineering minds, not the gardeners like myself.
^^ Some people are of poor faith and are not worth bothering to engage with. Don't waste your energy, it's required elsewhere. Instead of going to the gym in your car - walk or run there. Even better, forgo your gym membership and spend the money on plants...
It's all connected and you know it. Our obsession with getting traffic moving is a ridiculous sideshow in the face of climate change which is now upon us. We need to be on a war footing, doing all we can to mitigate the worst effects because there is no ...
Me? Tunnels? I only want to eliminate tunnel vision. Yeah ok, that was as flat as my screen... What I see is climate change is happening much faster than anticipated. Scientists try hard not to be alarmist but we've been told for several decades we're ...
Recent disruptions to the Tube in London saw locals dealing with the bus system to try to get to work. Suffice it to say there were many disappointed bosses/punters etc waiting for their workers/entertainment to arrive. As one comic said of the price and ...
Well clearly that plan doesn't work, large numbers of Aucklanders sit stuck in traffic every day. We're talking predominantly white collar workers: Share their cars? - lol jokes! My neighbourhood's full of pot bellied pigs who, as a rite of passage to ...
I like the way you're thinking. Adding to that - we push everyone into the same space... and time. There's no reason we could not stagger work times to alleviate rush hour woes. 9-5 should be just one of a range of shift options. Companies that can should ...
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