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Started by The Enigmatic Dr X, 24 July, 2019, 09:35:09 AM

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shaolin_monkey

Not just gold and diamonds, but the very materials we need to build EVs to replace fossil fuel burning vehicles.  Talk about a double-edged sword! 

Maybe we need to reconsider use of motor vehicles for anything other than transporting absolute essentials.

TordelBack

Quote from: shaolin_monkey on 27 December, 2019, 11:48:23 AM
Not just gold and diamonds, but the very materials we need to build EVs to replace fossil fuel burning vehicles.

I know, I was just drawing parallels with previous episodes of catastrophic pillage.

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IAMTHESYSTEM

Quote from: The Legendary Shark on 27 December, 2019, 12:03:42 PM

Really interesting article, thanks.

Yes, have to agree, that was both chilling and rather grim in its predictions about asset stripping the seabed.
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shaolin_monkey

Here's some good news for a change.

Nuclear has sometimes been touted as a means to wean us off fossil fuels. However, it appears to have proven far more expensive and time consuming to build, and then run, a nuclear power plant compared to energy solutions provided by renewables.

Switzerland decided some time ago to start moving away from nuclear, particularly after Fukushima. Here's their first giant leap in that direction.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-nuclearpower-idUKKBN1YO19J

The Enigmatic Dr X

I wish I hadn't started this thread. I am I glad I did. It's like the book The Road, only without the comfort of fiction.
Lock up your spoons!

shaolin_monkey

Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 27 December, 2019, 10:59:46 PMIt's like the book The Road, only without the comfort of fiction.

It's the prequel.

shaolin_monkey

Some more good news. The fallacies thrown around by climate change denialism and sources of fake news is being turned into a fun mobile game called 'Cranky Uncle'. It's by John Cook, the scientist being the Denial 101 course I quoted several times in this thread. It's still in development, and you can donate to crowd fund it (see link).

As a Xmas present to myself I've gone for the 'cameo' option, as an orangutan called Dave.  :D

https://advancement.gmu.edu/s/1564/GID2/16/interior-1col.aspx?sid=1564&gid=2&pgid=4854

shaolin_monkey

Some news from folk trying to make a difference in the UK.

Wildlife Rebellion is a new project from Chris Packham & Megan McCubbin. In the new year they'll be sharing initiatives to conserve our wildlife, and do our bit to protect the biodiversity in our immediate vicinity.

More on it here:

https://m.facebook.com/WildlifeRebellion/

shaolin_monkey


JayzusB.Christ

Keep them coming by all means, Shaolin. 
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"

Proudhuff

DDT did a job on me

shaolin_monkey


sheridan

...and for those who complain that it's called 'climate change' instead of 'global warming' these days - things like this are the reason why the terminology has been udpated: record low temperatures in India

shaolin_monkey

Meanwhile, Australians literally faced down Armageddon - fleeing to beaches under blood red skies, their towns burning up, ash falling everywhere, a choking smog...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-50952253