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PufPuf23

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19. Many current solutions to humanity's environmental problems only
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 09:12 PM
Jun 2024

serve to dig a deeper problem while proponents make money, have influence in the present and shift or extend the problem of human consumption of natural resources and destruction of the natural world.

The sane approach is a long term, kind and managed reduction in human population and ecological footprint. Have severe doubts if possible.

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Necessary to sustain a wasteful culture and economy, I suppose. CoopersDad Jun 2024 #1
Well stated. Thank you. quaint Jun 2024 #2
Many current solutions to humanity's environmental problems only PufPuf23 Jun 2024 #19
So, no other tree-less space in the desert was available? Fiendish Thingy Jun 2024 #3
What's the point of classifying them as "protected" KarenS Jun 2024 #4
'renewable energy' is protested at the 'local level' virtually every place that it is proposed stopdiggin Jun 2024 #5
It's difficult for me to equate NIMBY concerns with protected trees and tortoises. quaint Jun 2024 #6
understand that stopdiggin Jun 2024 #11
I mostly agree. quaint Jun 2024 #13
which, without doubt, has some basis in fact stopdiggin Jun 2024 #14
It is a little absurd to refer to an unreliable mass and land intensive... NNadir Jun 2024 #9
I'm not a particular fan of solar either stopdiggin Jun 2024 #12
My son is on the front lines of new nuclear systems. NNadir Jun 2024 #15
Federal NEPA and California CEQA permitting regulations have been weakened to PufPuf23 Jun 2024 #16
I don't understand the Sites Reservoir project. quaint Jun 2024 #17
Nah. I think I'm alright - with both my take - and yours. stopdiggin Jun 2024 #18
This after so many have already been destroyed by wildfire JoseBalow Jun 2024 #7
Reading the history of the approval was upsetting. quaint Jun 2024 #8
Okay, this is some seriously fucked up shit... GiqueCee Jun 2024 #10
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