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We are getting close to it being too late!
Originally posted on Learning from Dogs:
As in we humans living on this planet. Next Saturday I am giving a talk to our local Freethinkers and Humanists group on climate change. As a result of this I was doing some…
There are far too many people on Spaceship Earth
… who lack basic essentials such as water, food, shelter, friends – and empathy. Especially that last. (Human) population is a serious problem; mainly because it’s crowding out the other residents of ‘our’ planet. The more serious issue, though, is … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Biodiversity, Core thought, Environment, Health, Strategy
Tagged overconsumption, overpopulation, overshoot
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Don’t trash our future
It’s not just the big things; the little things matter, too. The UK is suffering from a litter epidemic. 226 million cigarette butts are discarded in England every year. £1 billion – the estimated cost of picking up litter in … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, Culture, Environment, Health, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Justice, litter, litter-louts, rubbish, trash
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Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years
Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltdunder guardiansyndication Open Licence Terms The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure … Continue reading
We need to treat climate change as the emergency it is
There are still far too many in denial of reality. I’ve said it all before. I’m tired of being told I’m an ‘alarmist’. ‘Enjoy’ the heatwave, folks. And remember, from here on it only gets ‘better’.
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Phlyarology, Rants, Strategy
Tagged 1976, 2022, climate change, emergency, Heatwave
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Misplaced Priorities
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
The effects of climate change are predicted to bring us our hottest summer ever and one with even more hurricanes, tornadoes, and extreme wildfires than past years. We are told that we should expect…
Too hot? Too cold?
by Dr Bob Rich Don’t reach for the thermostat yet. You can save a huge amount of electricity, gas, firewood or whatever your temperature-control energy source is and yet live a good life. Let me tell you a story. After … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, collaboration, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, Strategy
Tagged cold, coolth, frostbite, heatstroke, hot, temperature
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Earth Day ft. The Candy
Originally posted on Fat Guy Workout:
This image is made by The candy as a sweet gesture Today is Earth Day and I am bringing you a very special blog to draw your attention to this important day. I will…
Posted in Biodiversity, Core thought, Environment, Health, Reblogs, Strategy
Tagged Change, Earth Day, environment
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Happy 🌎 Earth 🌍 Month 🌏
Spring has sprungThe grass is rizI wonder where dem boidies is?Some say da boid is on da wingBut dat’s absoid –I always thought da wing was on da boid… My Dad (1927–2012) 10 ways you can shape a brighter future … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Communication, Core thought, Environment, Health, memetics, Strategy
Tagged Change, Earth, Earth Day, Earth Month, environment, sustainability
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The greatest weapon in the green warrior’s arsenal
tl;dr: Just Say No. From birth to puberty, a hamster doubles its weight each week. If it didn’t stop when mature, as animals do, and continued to double on its first birthday, we would be staring at a nine billion … Continue reading
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