The Environmental Watchdog MasterThread

Mindy · 11-26-2019, 09:16 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJbWMG-5hGM

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PBS NewsHour
Nov 26, 2019

On Wednesday night, PBS will air a one-hour special report, “The Plastic Problem,” that examines how our global dependence on plastic has created one of the biggest environmental threats to our planet. Amna Nawaz hosts the program, and she joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how we consume and discard plastic, where it is ending up and what corporations and consumers are doing to address the problem.

The Batlord · 12-03-2019, 07:00 PM

man **** you

Last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies

Lisnaholic · 12-12-2019, 08:44 AM

^ Cheesy photo, but good for you, Greta.

The Batlord · 12-12-2019, 10:23 AM

OccultHawk · 12-29-2019, 04:47 PM

Carbon emmisions worldwide were up 1% in 2019.

Up.

Claiming carbon emmisions are slowing is like saying you’re driving slower because you only increased your speed from 100 to 101.

Since 2015 it’s been steady at 1% but that’s 1% of a bigger pie each year

Before 2015 it was steady at 3% but that was 3% of a smaller pie

There’s talk of coal reduction and coal produces 40% more carbon per unit of energy than gas but...

every bit of coal that can be dug from the earth is going to get burnt

I know people aren’t hearing that but it’s true. Coal has such an incredible amount of stored energy in it - it might as well be crack rock lying around in a ghetto - it’s getting ****ing smoked

OccultHawk · 12-29-2019, 04:49 PM

This ain’t over

DMBFFF · 12-29-2019, 05:04 PM

^ beautiful in it's own way; also one more word: albedo

Lisnaholic · 12-30-2019, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Carbon emmisions worldwide were up 1% in 2019.

Up.

Claiming carbon emmisions are slowing is like saying you’re driving slower because you only increased your speed from 100 to 101.

^ Yes, bad news -but a good analogy. It shows how one statistic, taken without the context, can give a very false impression. There were probably a bunch of those going round at the recent international climate conference that indicated so clearly how the world is responding to the global warming crisis: bickering and stalling over the implementation of measures that prob won't be adequate anyway. Depressing as hell, really.

And talking of Hell, Australia continues to suffer:-

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50938504 : Australia Fires Worsen As Every State Hits 40°C

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[Emergency coordinator guy] said the huge blazes had produced their own weather systems from smoke columns "punching into the atmosphere 14km high. There's lightning coming out of these columns. It is unpredictable [and] it's dangerous out there," he said.

Lightning strikes in dry, drought-affected forests have the potential to quickly become fires that threaten lives and homes. Dry lightning sparked at least 70 new fires in the region in the past 24 hours, officials said.

( Click on the link for a map that shows how the fires are breaking out right across the country.

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Plankton · 12-30-2019, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DMBFFF

^ beautiful in it's own way; also one more word: albedo

There used to be a visualization for WinAmp called Albedo:

https://winampheritage.com/visualiza...o-plugin/31692

Lisnaholic · 12-30-2019, 10:20 PM

^ Aha! Also a Vangelis album.
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Stop Press on one particular fire in Australia:-

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Thousands of people are trapped on a beach in southeast Australia after fleeing their homes as strong winds brought wildfires and smoke so thick that the morning sky turned dark.

On Tuesday, about 4,000 residents and visitors were forced to leave their homes and vacation accommodation in Mallacoota, in the state of Victoria, authorities said, as wildfires rage across the region. "There's no way in or out," Mallacoota resident Jason Selmes told CNN

^ The sky in Mallacoota was pitch black even at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. ^

You don't have to be a news junkie to've heard a fair number of officials issuing public safety warnings on tv, but I haven't heard many stated as baldly as this one:-

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"It is too late to leave," said Victoria Emergency, warning that Mallacoota residents were "in danger ... and need to act immediately to survive."

12-12-2019, 08:44 AM	#663 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ Cheesy photo, but good for you, Greta. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

12-29-2019, 04:47 PM	#665 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Carbon emmisions worldwide were up 1% in 2019. Up. Claiming carbon emmisions are slowing is like saying you’re driving slower because you only increased your speed from 100 to 101. Since 2015 it’s been steady at 1% but that’s 1% of a bigger pie each year Before 2015 it was steady at 3% but that was 3% of a smaller pie There’s talk of coal reduction and coal produces 40% more carbon per unit of energy than gas but... every bit of coal that can be dug from the earth is going to get burnt I know people aren’t hearing that but it’s true. Coal has such an incredible amount of stored energy in it - it might as well be crack rock lying around in a ghetto - it’s getting ****ing smoked __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

12-29-2019, 04:49 PM	#666 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	This ain’t over __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

12-29-2019, 05:04 PM	#667 (permalink)
DMBFFF I like the green. Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 265	^ beautiful in it's own way; also one more word: albedo