And while we were busy causing the extinction of many key species, almost everywhere we went, we were also busy creating astonishing art! 🤔
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It's election time in the UK tomorrow and we too need to fight off a far-right liar
On the other site, Greenpeace UK has provided some good explanations, including:
The 'Restore Nature Now' in London on Saturday had some fantastically creative participants.
I don't know how to upload a video on Bluesky, but see for instance this 'time is running out' tricycle, with a giant hourglass:
No, they don't. Green vegs like lettuce don't make us sick by themselves. E coli in lettuce/other vegs comes from the manure or slurry that's been used as fertiliser or has contaminated water (as it's the top cause of water pollution in the UK). It's well evidenced!
news.sky.com/story/e-coli...
The UK was the fourth biggest spender on nuclear weapons in 2023, spending almost as much as Russia, and nor far from China's level
www.icanw.org/global_nucle...
With the acceleration of the climate, biodiversity, air/water pollution (& health!) crises, isn't it worth being more ambitious with an action which, if farmers are supported, is win-win-win?
Livestock is the top single cause of anthropogenic CH4 (& a key cause of N2O) emissions
Even in Europe, where outbreaks have been far fewer and weaker than in the US, and where they have receded this year compared to previous years, there have been over 3.5 million chicken culled (or killed by bird flu) in less than 4 months recently www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
Any search, as long as you weed out industry results, brings up lots of issues, especially to plant (of course!) and aquatic life, but also other animal and human health:
*Any* dietician (and anyone can call themselves a dietician) - or experts well versed in proper peer-reviewed science?
The World Health Organization bases its advice on all available scientific evidence
www.sci.news/medicine/who...
Meat & dairy consumption is directly associated with nearly 2 million deaths/year, almost all in richer countries (www.thelancet.com/journals/lan.... Most ultraprocessed foods are unhealthy, but the worse ones (which are also the majority) are those high in meat & dairy bsky.app/profile/anni...
People are certainly influenced by availability and marketing, but they could still choose a small car - bearing in mind that what's considered 'small' today would have seemed gigantic when I got my first car in 1970 - and we managed quite well then (when average family size was bigger than now)!
How hot was 2023 where you live?
The warming stripes for each country, and many cities, are now updated!
See www.ShowYourStripes.info, which includes a new interactive map.
#ShowYourStripes
Also, as with the conversation with Jonathan, there's bound to be a wide range of opinions as to what best actions might be, perhaps broadly coinciding with political stances, and that's normal & OK!
(For instance I had just reposted this in a different conversation, from US scientist Peter Kalmus:
Indeed - and the minority that has, by a long way, the biggest impact on the planet (as per famous chart). But yes, I'm also very keen to promote plant-based diets for a host of other reasons besides the important climate one!
