Climate Crisis: Are we doing enough?

[PurplePenguin]

Back to my fascinating discussion about tree planting that no one else was interested in, it seems that if I own some land, I can have some trees planted and maintained for free. That would then give me a warm rosy feeling of owning my own forest and doing my bit, but the challenge is that warm and rosy doesn't generate income.

 

[PurplePenguin]

The thread has the Trump troll, Israel troll and Patent troll all posting. It's confused me.

I might need to add another.

 

[matticus]

Back to my fascinating discussion about tree planting that no one else was interested in, it seems that if I own some land, I can have some trees planted and maintained for free. That would then give me a warm rosy feeling of owning my own forest and doing my bit, but the challenge is that warm and rosy doesn't generate income.

Some people would be pleased with this. Or are you all about the money?

 

[CXRAndy]

Back to my fascinating discussion about tree planting that no one else was interested in, it seems that if I own some land, I can have some trees planted and maintained for free. That would then give me a warm rosy feeling of owning my own forest and doing my bit, but the challenge is that warm and rosy doesn't generate income.

Depends on what you plant

 

[PurplePenguin]

Some people would be pleased with this. Or are you all about the money?

I wasn't talking to you. Why reply to my comments now?

 

[matticus]

Back to my fascinating discussion about tree planting that no one else was interested in, it seems that if I own some land, I can have some trees planted and maintained for free. That would then give me a warm rosy feeling of owning my own forest and doing my bit, but the challenge is that warm and rosy doesn't generate income.

p.s. I'm only interested in replies from my circle Jerk mates. Even though this is a public thread about the Climate Crisis (started back in 2021)

Fair enough.

 

[PurplePenguin]

@First Aspect I think we've hit an all time low. You're now my "circle jerk mate". Does this mean you need to agree with me on something? Perhaps you could start with nuclear energy?

 

[First Aspect]

@First Aspect I think we've hit an all time low. You're now my "circle jerk mate". Does this mean you need to agree with me on something? Perhaps you could start with nuclear energy?

I don't think we can agree on that.

But being a jerk mate might be fun, said the man with no arms to the man with no penis.

 

[First Aspect]

Some people would be pleased with this. Or are you all about the money?

Yes, that's right, that's what a straw man argument is. Well done.

 

[briantrumpet]

Google tells me you are right. Thank you.

Professionally I use "straw man" in a different way, to mean arguing on behalf of someone else who wishes to remain anonymous.

Anyhow, since you don't agree with Just Stop Oil superglueing their privates to a road, are you a climate change denier?

Interesting that the Greeks didn't really identify it as a thing, nor did it get a Latin name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

 

[First Aspect]

Back to my fascinating discussion about tree planting that no one else was interested in, it seems that if I own some land, I can have some trees planted and maintained for free. That would then give me a warm rosy feeling of owning my own forest and doing my bit, but the challenge is that warm and rosy doesn't generate income.

It's known as carbon offsetting.

 

[Ian H]

Is arguing/debating the merits of fossil fuel usage, on the internet, powered by Electricity, using devices, the construction of which consume further fossil fuels, helpful? 🙂

Ah. The old 'you can't protest because you're wearing a nylon jacket' argument.

 

[PurplePenguin]

I've got it. It's the Straw Troll!

 

[First Aspect]

Interesting that the Greeks didn't really identify it as a thing, nor did it get a Latin name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

Would it be more interesting if it was toga-approved?

 

[PurplePenguin]

It's known as carbon offsetting.

Yes, I would get a voluntary warm rosy certificate which I may be able to sell to a greenwasher. If I sell power, I can get money and a warm rosy certificate. If I got a proper carbon credit that would be better.