A few decades back, when I was a twenty-something just starting out in the world of jobs and adult life, I got drawn into environmentalism - a little bit.
“The cold, hard reality is that most residential recycling is not only pointless, it's counterproductive. We sort our trash, put our metals and plastics out on special collection days, paper on different special collection days, and feel we've done our part for Mother Earth. We figure that reusing stuff is better than chucking it into a landfill, and don't think much beyond that. The economics of it all don't enter into our thought processes. We've got other things on our minds, and reflexively assume there must be some point to it all.“
“ Industrialised almond agriculture requires five litres of the blue stuff to produce a single nut. A litre of almond milk drink requires 158 litres of water, or 20 times as much as dairy.”
Color me one of those passionately green conservatives, but with an engineering and science background and willing to do the research on what actually helps. I'm encouraged by the recent advance in fusion energy and realize even that is just a transitory discovery. As long as we exist in the universe, we will be learning. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-what-to-know-11670976073?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
I think the saddest part of this "climate emergency" scaremongering is the toll it's taking on children. Kids are taught now (by parents, educators, or both) that we're all doomed, and it's taking a toll on their mental health. Not to mention the financial burden the governments of the world are forcing on us all
“The cold, hard reality is that most residential recycling is not only pointless, it's counterproductive. We sort our trash, put our metals and plastics out on special collection days, paper on different special collection days, and feel we've done our part for Mother Earth. We figure that reusing stuff is better than chucking it into a landfill, and don't think much beyond that. The economics of it all don't enter into our thought processes. We've got other things on our minds, and reflexively assume there must be some point to it all.“
Glad I visited your link to oat / nut milk:
“ Industrialised almond agriculture requires five litres of the blue stuff to produce a single nut. A litre of almond milk drink requires 158 litres of water, or 20 times as much as dairy.”
Color me one of those passionately green conservatives, but with an engineering and science background and willing to do the research on what actually helps. I'm encouraged by the recent advance in fusion energy and realize even that is just a transitory discovery. As long as we exist in the universe, we will be learning. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-what-to-know-11670976073?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
I think the saddest part of this "climate emergency" scaremongering is the toll it's taking on children. Kids are taught now (by parents, educators, or both) that we're all doomed, and it's taking a toll on their mental health. Not to mention the financial burden the governments of the world are forcing on us all