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Erghh posted:https://www.wired.com/story/as-climate-fears-mount-some-are-relocating-within-the-us/?utm_source=pocket-newtab What's this going to mean for the makeup of the US House and Senate.
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Apr 14, 2022 02:35
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Rip Testes posted:What's this going to mean for the makeup of the US House and Senate. still 50% dirt by 2100, but more of the mangled bodies will be from central states
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Apr 14, 2022 02:53
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Mameluke posted:how come a loving primordial log is better at delaying entropy than us I don't know, but my new startup is selling NFT's of 30-50 primordial logs to fight climate change. Can we count on your support to fight for a greener future?
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Apr 14, 2022 02:59
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Mameluke posted:how come a loving primordial log is better at delaying entropy than us Whatever, let's see how much better that stupid log is when all the forests catch fire. Ha!
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Apr 14, 2022 03:02
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https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/increase-in-atmospheric-methane-set-another-record-during-2021quote:For the second year in a row, NOAA scientists observed a record annual increase in atmospheric levels of methane, a powerful, heat-trapping greenhouse gas that’s the second biggest contributor to human-caused global warming after carbon dioxide.  methane rise is particularly insane
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Apr 14, 2022 05:18
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i was expecting an audible bang when the clathrate gun fired
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Apr 14, 2022 06:43
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Xaris posted:https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/increase-in-atmospheric-methane-set-another-record-during-2021 causing an 18% increase in anything on a global scale in my lifetime is probably bad. but hey what do i know? i have a phd in physics, not atmospheric methane concentrations. also you shouldn't listen to the people who do have phds in atmospheric methane concentrations because they are just paid in grant money to think it's bad.
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Apr 14, 2022 06:47
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:I've been wondering that as well, how does drinking tree blood affect them Turns them into sapsuckers - every spring they get up on the roof and drum out mad beats with their foreheads. This is one of my staving-off-end-of-the-world-depression projects. I'm going to make a little steel drum kit for our local male red-breasted sapsucker to display on. Right now I put an extension ladder against the eaves in the spring and he beats out his horniness on that instead of the shake roof. I'll either make him the most powerful male in the neighbourhood or there will be a minor sapsucker war for possession.
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Apr 14, 2022 07:10
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but when i beat out my horniness under the eaves, it's a problem somehow???
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Apr 14, 2022 07:14
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Realizing today how much of my insanity is structured around the realization I had years ago that SHITS hosed and attempting to rationalize and respond to the situation, which means ultimately changing my relationship with death in probably not a preferable way. america's social structures are so hosed just hollowed out totally. and not just obvious things like the government or corporations, but professionals and individuals and their personalities and attitudes and habits. everything is so corrupt. and then i want to eat a three pound bag of potato chips which okay i guess congratulations hegemony i guess that was the point all along
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Apr 14, 2022 10:03
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all the good drugs are bad and all the bad drugs are good in 21st century america!!!
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Apr 14, 2022 10:09
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edit: triple post sorry
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Apr 14, 2022 10:33
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Xaris posted:https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/increase-in-atmospheric-methane-set-another-record-during-2021
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Apr 14, 2022 14:20
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Even if we stopped all emissions right now, we're locked in to what climate scientists call "the cool zone"
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Apr 14, 2022 14:25
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Mike the TV posted:Even if we stopped all emissions right now, we're locked in to what climate scientists call "the cool zone" ironically, the cool zone will be very warm
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Apr 14, 2022 14:26
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It's ok, as long as we don't pass 1.5C, we're good to go as scientists have said for decades that anything above that creates nightmare world
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Apr 14, 2022 14:31
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Xaris posted:https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/increase-in-atmospheric-methane-set-another-record-during-2021 uh and the increase in methane is driven by "biological" sources like wetlands and cow farts, which indicates that we're in a negative feedback loop. I'm sure thawing permafrost will also help. quote:Frigid temperatures and short growing seasons have long limited the decomposition of dead plants and organic matter in northern ecosystems. Because of this, nearly 50% of global soil organic carbon is stored in these frozen soils.
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Apr 14, 2022 14:31
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T-Paine posted:It's ok, as long as we don't pass 1.5C, we're good to go as scientists have said for decades that anything above that creates nightmare world Actually since 1.5C is inevitable now we have moved those goalposts to 4-8C
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Apr 14, 2022 14:34
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https://twitter.com/whoweekly/status/1514266995725942785 And it's completely sustainable!
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Apr 14, 2022 14:51
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Cup Runneth Over posted:Actually since 1.5C is inevitable now we have moved those goalposts to 4-8C Exactly. We have nothing to worry about
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Apr 14, 2022 14:57
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I do rich peoples gardening, and even the more seemingly humble down to earth ones (who may put out progressive signs/flags and little Buddha statues, or claim they want to be close to nature) own multiple properties, usually with lots of lawn. They pay me to use gas powered weedwackers leafblowers and chainsaws for hours in order to make their property look nice, and then haul the brush and leaves away with diesel trucks. Sometimes they are not at these homes even 50% of the year. I'd love to bring this thread energy to them (strictly conversationally of course) but I fear I'd lose my job. Why do I do it? Well aside from *gestures at a large easel that reads CAPATALISM*, I like physical work and being in nature. I get to plant and care for all sorts of vegetables, trees, and flowers, and sometimes I get to watch wildlife interact (a half dozen horses lazily herd irritated geese around a paddock, a fox shows off its dance moves and poses for us, a porcupine brazenly and sloppily prunes a tree we were meant to prune). Plus my bosses are great and have the utmost consideration for us when it comes to our health and personal matters, unlike basically every other job I've had. They know my "politics" and cheekily describe what we do as "micro wealth redistribution". I can work basically every daylight hour 6 days a week for most of the year, and I get to work through the winter shoveling and doing firewood. If that doesn't sound like a good thing to you, consider the ramifications of more time off, less money, an appetite for news and a great thirst and capacity for whiskey. Anyway I guess this is my confession of complicity in society, but surely we all have one as you can't shitpost living off the grid as an uncompromising naturalist. Is there any kind of running bets on how long before we see eco-terrorist planeteers summon a wrathful avatar of Gaia to put an immediate halt to our unstoppable trajectory of short sighted greed? *note* you can't speculate or bet if that describes you. Well I guess if you're a wrathful avatar of Gaia you can do whatever you please and I suppose I should kneel before you and appeal for absolution.
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Apr 14, 2022 15:04
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I got really excited seeing a pack of turkeys hanging out on my commute for the first time ever yesterday but then i realized this just means they are being driven from wherever turkeys usually hang out into the sprawling outskirts of a major metro suburban area and their prospects aren't great waddling toward four lane highways and multiple interstates
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Apr 14, 2022 15:10
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so if it costs "almost as many joules" that means we can break even on it!! put a coal generation plant everywhere so we can keep society going on treading carbon water with the tiny extra juice left over
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Apr 14, 2022 15:21
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BRJurgis posted:Anyway I guess this is my confession of complicity in society, but surely we all have one as you can't shitpost living off the grid as an uncompromising naturalist. The nice thing about those small lawnmower and leaf blower engines is that they have zero regulation around emissions or engine efficiency, so they are spewing out the truly nasty poo poo like nitrogen/sulfur oxides. You really don't want to breathe that all day.
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Apr 14, 2022 15:37
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BRJurgis posted:Anyway I guess this is my confession of complicity in society, but surely we all have one as you can't shitpost living off the grid as an uncompromising naturalist. hi5 my dude, all of us are contributing in our own ways to the great dying, have fun with it you don't have to worry about eco-terrorism because you can't terrorize humans into consuming less
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Apr 14, 2022 15:40
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Every once in a while I remember that most of the co2 emitted by human activity has been put out in my lifetime. not even 30 yet. Only going up from here
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Apr 14, 2022 15:41
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Mola Yam posted:but when i beat out my horniness under the eaves, it's a problem somehow??? The secret is the charisma that comes from drinking tree blood. pmcTRILOGY posted:https://twitter.com/whoweekly/status/1514266995725942785 I'm not sure about cancel culture (1950s communist witch hunts and all that) but it feels like these people need to be shunned hard. Before today I had no idea who Heidi Montag is. Jerry Mander's Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television is as relevant now as it was when he wrote it in the 70s. The medium is unreformable. I'm having my doubts about the Internet too, even with running ad blockers. BRJurgis posted:I do rich peoples gardening, and even the more seemingly humble down to earth ones (who may put out progressive signs/flags and little Buddha statues, or claim they want to be close to nature) own multiple properties, usually with lots of lawn. They pay me to use gas powered weedwackers leafblowers and chainsaws for hours in order to make their property look nice, and then haul the brush and leaves away with diesel trucks. Sometimes they are not at these homes even 50% of the year. At least try to get them to consume their way out of the problem by replacing the gas tools with electric (and lots and lots of batteries). Cleaning up the mess left by climate change storms is so much nicer when you aren't breathing 2 cycle smoke and the new electrics are awesome.
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Apr 14, 2022 15:47
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Hexigrammus posted:
yeah i agree, I'm interested in that book, do his arguments also apply to movies? what about... watching a movie on your television :p
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Apr 14, 2022 16:04
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pmcTRILOGY posted:https://twitter.com/whoweekly/status/1514266995725942785 Because of the plastic!
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Apr 14, 2022 16:13
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I've read Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television and In The Absence of the Sacred. They're definitely dated, but good reads. Pretty much the reason why I don't watch TV, or rarely watch movies, these days. Edit: I still see the internet as a superior medium to television, as you - the viewer - can actually meaningfully interact with, and even shape, the material we enjoy together. An example is this forum: I can read your thoughts, provide my own response, and then continue to have a delightful conversation that we've built together. This sort of interactivity is not possible through a television screen. It's a forum - a digital agora! Hubbert has issued a correction as of 16:28 on Apr 14, 2022 |
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Apr 14, 2022 16:14
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Hexigrammus posted:I'm not sure about cancel culture (1950s communist witch hunts and all that) but it feels like these people need to be shunned hard. Not saying thats you. quote:At least try to get them to consume their way out of the problem by replacing the gas tools with electric (and lots and lots of batteries). Cleaning up the mess left by climate change storms is so much nicer when you aren't breathing 2 cycle smoke and the new electrics are awesome. Our (small) company owns our equipment and has been slowly integrating battery powered stuff, but there are obvious logistical difficulties (and my bosses live much more similarily to me than our clients). We are lucky to have a network of local produce, meat, and eggs and frequently "joke" about our survivalist commune after the collapse. Ultimately another example of the little guy (individuals, laborers, small businesses) being faced with making sacrifices that will not nearly be enough, while staring clear eyed into the machine that ends the world opening its maw ever wider.
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Apr 14, 2022 16:37
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pmcTRILOGY posted:https://twitter.com/whoweekly/status/1514266995725942785 This turned out to be a public outrage campaign meant to promote reusable water bottles: http://s1nglesjeans.com/
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Apr 14, 2022 16:41
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i think the jeans were a joke beaten
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Apr 14, 2022 16:42
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Wakko posted:you don't have to worry about eco-terrorism because you can't terrorize humans into consuming less how do you know?
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Apr 14, 2022 16:50
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i want soldiers stationed at every kitchen trash can
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Apr 14, 2022 16:51
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Real hurthling! posted:i want soldiers stationed at every kitchen trash can I believe they call it a com post, sir.
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Apr 14, 2022 16:54
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BRJurgis posted:Cancel culture is loving rad and can't hurt you unless you have a platform and monetarily rely on other people viewing, voting for, or buying from you. I'm obviously canceled by at least one poster (see red text) but it's not going to stop me from advocating for Trans rights or acceptance. It's not about me or people liking me. When folks bitch about cancel culture all I see is somebody who thinks they're bold for yelling their opinion at the world, but is a whiney baby when not everybody agrees with or likes them. Bonus hilarity when theyre the toxic masculinity type who call others sheeple. why don't we just cancel climate change then?? deplatformed, it can't hurt us any more.
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Apr 14, 2022 16:55
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Hubbert posted:I believe they call it a com post, sir. lmao
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Apr 14, 2022 17:00
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Karach posted:why don't we just cancel climate change then?? deplatformed, it can't hurt us any more. Cancel everything. Grab all your possessions and jump into a landfill. Throws dirt at passersby. Hiss and bare your teeth at your own reflection.
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Apr 14, 2022 17:01
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wow unfortunate that we don’t have nuclear energy oh well better burn more coal
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Apr 14, 2022 17:03
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