Tag: environmentalism
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Alpha-Gal and the Gaia Hypothesis
A tick bite can make you allergic to non-primate mammals. Gaia hypothesis advocates might suggest that the increase in frequency of such bites is an example of the Earth fighting back against intensive farming's impact on climate.
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Why didn't humanity save the planet? Perhaps they were busy
First Dog on the Moon (The Guardian)
Turns out that Al Gore was right about the ManBearPig, or something. -
The Dirty Secret of the Global Plan to Avert Climate Disaster
In 2014 Henrik Karlsson, a Swedish entrepreneur whose startup was failing, was lying in bed with a bankruptcy notice when the BBC called. The reporter had a scoop: On the eve of releasing a major report, the United Nation’s climate change panel appeared to be touting an untried technology as key to keeping planetary temperatures …
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Swiss startup Energy Vault is stacking concrete blocks to store energy Quartz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmrwdTGZxGk
Thanks to the modern electric grid, you have access to electricity whenever you want. But the grid only works when electricity is generated in the same amounts as it is consumed. That said, it’s impossible to get the balance right all the time. So operators make grids more flexible by adding ways to store … -
Solar Power, part 2
Last year, Dan had solar panels installed on his roof. Four months on, he takes a look at how much money they're saving (and generating) for him and his tribe.
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Solar Power, part 1
Solar power is awesome. That's why Dan looked at the roof of the house he co-owns with Ruth and JTA and said, "You know what this needs - solar panels."
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The Snip, Part 2
Dan is rendered sterile, and takes a picture of the removed parts of his vas deferens to share with you, along with his write-up of the entire procedure. Aren't you lucky.
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The Snip, Part 1
It's been a long time coming, but next week, after years of promising, Dan is finally going to put his genitals where his mouth is and get himself a vasectomy. Here's why...
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Seven Billion
In a little over a month, the world population is expected to reach seven billion. Seven. Fucking. Billion. Dan thinks that we might already have too many humans, and - even if we don't - we will pretty soon, and explains how this realisation has impacted on his decision to not breed.
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Environmental Awareness and Yes, I'm Still Busy
The Technium's just hosted a seminar on environmental awareness. Walking past the conference room a few minutes ago, I noticed that the folks running the event had managed to leave running the projector and all of the lights, despite the fact that it had ended some time ago. Ah, the irony.
Went to a céilidh at …