/c/green Weekly Discussion Thread 24th July - 30th July: Share your thoughts on environmentalism, gardening, nature observations, etc.
Sinking Seaweed: An Ambitious Strategy Aims To Cool the Planet by Dumping Farmed Seaweed on the Sea Floor
Just a moment...
https://www.science.org/content/article/can-dumping-seaweed-sea-floor-cool-planet-some-scientists-are-skeptical
The Future of Sustainability: Repair, repurpose, reimagine — TED Radio Hour
The Future of Sustainability: Repair, repurpose, reimagine — TED Radio Hour — Overcast
https://overcast.fm/+AAHuQKlr3dE
How and Where To Recycle Coffee Pods
How and Where To Recycle Coffee Pods
https://primonatura.co.uk/how-and-where-to-recycle-coffee-pods/
Brits roughly consume 98 million cups of coffee per day, with single use coffee pods one option. But what is the impact of these single use pods?
How the most powerful environmental groups help greenwash Big Meat’s climate impact | Vox
How the most powerful environmental groups help greenwash Big Meat’s climate impact
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/362224/environment-groups-meat-industry-lies-global-warming-climate-change-wwf
Factory farming is terrible for the environment. Environmentalists are sharply divided over what to do about it.
Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction.
Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction
https://theconversation.com/liked-to-death-the-social-media-race-for-nature-photos-can-trash-ecosystems-or-trigger-rapid-extinction-235951
It feels harmless to share a photo of a rare species. But social media can drive great damage to nature, from poaching to baiting to trampling.
The Swimming Pool - old animated short about human greed and respecting nature.
Germany - The search for a final repository for nuclear waste may be delayed by decades
Search for a nuclear waste repository may be delayed by decades
https://aussiedlerbote.de/en/the-search-for-a-final-repository-for-nuclear-waste-may-be-delayed-by-decades/
The search for a final repository for highly radioactive nuclear waste may be delayed by decades, according to a report by Germany's Deutschlandfunk. The station cited a study by the Freiburg-based Oeko-Institut, which was commissioned by the Federal Office for Nuclear Waste Disposal.
Batanes’ sustainable farming: a model for climate resilience.
Batanes’ sustainable farming: a model for climate resilience | FairPlanet
https://www.fairplanet.org/story/sustainable-farming-in-philippines-typhoon-climate-change/
Sustainable farming in the Philippines: a model for climate resilience.
Can chief heat officers protect US cities from extreme heat?
Can chief heat officers protect US cities from extreme heat?
https://grist.org/extreme-heat/chief-heat-officers-protect-us-cities-extreme-heat/
They have life-saving solutions, but they don’t have political power.
