Fab Foodie
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No challenge, and nobody in support for Just Stop Oil....
Climate Crisis: Are we doing enough?
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No challenge, and nobody in support for Just Stop Oil....
presta
Member
He did mention that the rare lichen on the stones is very sensitive to climate change, would that be the same climate change that JSO are trying to prevent?
JSO are running a poll on TwiX at the moment: Which is more serious, corn starch or climate change?
The usual suspects are choosing the former.
The whole rumpus sheds an interesting light on society's priorities in general.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
That sounds as if you're a fan of Gerald Ratner.
matticus
Guru
Pathetic, isn't it??
I love the idea that Stonehenge was erected as a nature reserve, and we have an obligation to preserve every living microbe that takes up residence there. (Never mind there are estimated 1 million species of lichen on the planet, IF ONE LICHEN CAN BE SAVED BY NOT THROWING CORN-STARCH AROUND !!! )
matticus
Guru
Doing this straight after the 'Henge protest is a stroke of genius. So many Born-again Fans of Menhirs saying:
"Why do you attack our monuments and our art works? Why not protest at the actual polluters??"
Oh look - now they've vandalised some private jets. I presume that's what you meant.... No?
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albion
Guest
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...dustrial-era-average-for-12-months-data-shows
At 12 months now of the 1.5C increase, does that mean the tipping point has arrived for good, bad ?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/...is-the-15c-global-warming-threshold-explained
We really need to hope for a lull, otherwise we, toss of the dice, might have moved to exponential style rising, thus bringing the mass catastrophe due by 2200 down to as little as 10 years ahead. No one quite knows how it will pan out.
At 12 months now of the 1.5C increase, does that mean the tipping point has arrived for good, bad ?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/...is-the-15c-global-warming-threshold-explained
We really need to hope for a lull, otherwise we, toss of the dice, might have moved to exponential style rising, thus bringing the mass catastrophe due by 2200 down to as little as 10 years ahead. No one quite knows how it will pan out.
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theclaud
Reading around the chip
Not sure that's going cut it, TBH.
presta
Member
According to the science research, protests of the XR and JSO kind do work, and aren't counterproductive as long as they stop short of rioting:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020jbw
(The way they work is by increasing support for other more moderate pressure groups.)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020jbw
(The way they work is by increasing support for other more moderate pressure groups.)
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albion
Guest
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-alaskan-glaciers-faster-previously-thought.html
'They also say current published projections for the Juneau icefield that suggest ice volume loss will be linear until 2040, accelerating only after 2070, may need to be updated to reflect the processes detailed in this latest study.'
'They also say current published projections for the Juneau icefield that suggest ice volume loss will be linear until 2040, accelerating only after 2070, may need to be updated to reflect the processes detailed in this latest study.'
BoldonLad
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Sounds like I may need to speed up ticking off the items on my bucket list, or, refine the list
Regular.Cyclist
New Member
In terms of climate change, it’s taking up a surprising amount of my work time at the moment. Yes, the UK is small in terms of the planet but does sit just outside the top 20 countries in terms of GHG emissions so has a valid part to play.
Healthcare in one area whose emissions play a significant part, desflurane (a volatile inhalation anaesthetic agent) is effectively banned in Scotland and expected to be banned across the EU for 1st Jan 2026. N2O (aka laughing gas) has around 300 times the effect on climate change compared to the equivalent volume of CO2 and it effects last over 100 years. This has resulted in significant control measures coming in for its use.
N2O makes up 50% of Entonox, the balance being O2, and this too is coming under scrutiny, not to ban it, but to minimise waste through leaks, poor stock control and theft. It also has an occupational exposure concern and I have been asked by Scottish Government to write a paper on it. Effectively it’s going to come back to bite me and my team in the additional work we will have to do but I do believe the work does need to be done and, this way, all boards should end up doing the same.
Healthcare in one area whose emissions play a significant part, desflurane (a volatile inhalation anaesthetic agent) is effectively banned in Scotland and expected to be banned across the EU for 1st Jan 2026. N2O (aka laughing gas) has around 300 times the effect on climate change compared to the equivalent volume of CO2 and it effects last over 100 years. This has resulted in significant control measures coming in for its use.
N2O makes up 50% of Entonox, the balance being O2, and this too is coming under scrutiny, not to ban it, but to minimise waste through leaks, poor stock control and theft. It also has an occupational exposure concern and I have been asked by Scottish Government to write a paper on it. Effectively it’s going to come back to bite me and my team in the additional work we will have to do but I do believe the work does need to be done and, this way, all boards should end up doing the same.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
Reporters, whether tabloid, broadsheet or TV, often go undercover to research and expose what they consider to be criminals, dodgy politicians and wrongdoers, and long should this continue.
It is the object of that 'narkishness' that decides whether the practice is reprehensible or a service to the public.
The Sun will be what it is.
It is the object of that 'narkishness' that decides whether the practice is reprehensible or a service to the public.
The Sun will be what it is.
AndyRM
Elder Goth
The Sun are a bunch of narc c*nts who shouldn't be trusted.
Now that I've set my stall out, yes, there's value and worth in undercover journalism. But sensationalising the practise is dangerous.
A personal hero of mine, Hunter S Thompson, was a master of subversive, dangerous and outrageous work. As was Barbara Ehrenreich. So is Buzz Bissinger. And Naomi Klein.
I could go on, but they are honest about their work and accepted the flaws within it.
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albion
Guest
They vast majority of real investigative journalism these days comes from the BBC World Service.
Plus, it beats the normal BBC for balance too, being more able to simply stick to facts.
Plus, it beats the normal BBC for balance too, being more able to simply stick to facts.
