The Environmental Watchdog MasterThread

OccultHawk · 07-03-2019, 06:31 AM

-*Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is making good on one of his campaign promises, and it's accelerating deforestation in the Amazon. The rate of rainforest destruction has soared more than 60% compared to the same time last year, a Brazilian government agency reports. So, right now the Amazon is losing an area of rainforest a little larger than one and a half soccer fields every minute. Environmental groups blame Bolsonaro, a far-right populist, for the quickening pace of destruction, saying he has relaxed controls on deforestation.*-

CNN

Lisnaholic · 07-03-2019, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

-*Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is making good on one of his campaign promises, and it's accelerating deforestation in the Amazon. The rate of rainforest destruction has soared more than 60% compared to the same time last year, a Brazilian government agency reports. So, right now the Amazon is losing an area of rainforest a little larger than one and a half soccer fields every minute. Environmental groups blame Bolsonaro, a far-right populist, for the quickening pace of destruction, saying he has relaxed controls on deforestation.*-

CNN

^ This kind of news is just so depressing that I couldn't bring myself to post in this thread anymore. You are a more resilient watchdog than me, OH !

OccultHawk · 07-03-2019, 04:48 PM

It doesn’t really matter anymore at this point. It’s late stage four cancer spread all over.

Mindfulness · 07-08-2019, 10:56 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeX14s2H3Qo

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CBS News
Published on Jul 8, 2019

A new study is suggesting that the best way to fight climate change is through trees. CBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joined CBSN to discuss.

The Batlord · 07-08-2019, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeX14s2H3Qo

It's like there's an undercurrent of "This is dip**** centrist bull**** that won't work" to this piece but they're centrist dip****s so they still have to halfway cheerlead it.

OccultHawk · 07-08-2019, 01:37 PM

I thought the meteorologist did a good job of keeping it 100.

These are points he snuck in:

* It’s only a partial fix
* It would take decades
* It would take as much land presently occupied by the United States
* OVER POPULATION IS MAJOR PROBLEM
* The forests would have to remain unmolested until they’re are old growth
* We are presently in a major mass extinction

He definitely had an upbeat optimistic tone but the subtext was a rock solid: We’re ****ed!

The Batlord · 07-08-2019, 01:41 PM

I think those people know full well their audience will skip over the subtext and make sure to make an Arbor Day post on Facebook.

DwnWthVwls · 07-09-2019, 11:49 AM

Jane Goodall and EO Wilson were keynote speakers at the plenary for my work conference. Good stuff. You can probably find the hour long talk online if you search “esri 2019 jane goodall”

OccultHawk · 07-09-2019, 12:11 PM

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EO Wilson

Wow. That’s cool af. Think you could get me a job where you work?

Bat, I was talking about him in a thread where the discussion was about whether or not peace is possible. I remember you were heavily involved in that discussion.

DwnWthVwls · 07-09-2019, 12:15 PM

Learn GIS

07-03-2019, 06:31 AM	#411 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is making good on one of his campaign promises, and it's accelerating deforestation in the Amazon. The rate of rainforest destruction has soared more than 60% compared to the same time last year, a Brazilian government agency reports. So, right now the Amazon is losing an area of rainforest a little larger than one and a half soccer fields every minute. Environmental groups blame Bolsonaro, a far-right populist, for the quickening pace of destruction, saying he has relaxed controls on deforestation.- CNN __________________ 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

07-03-2019, 04:48 PM	#413 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	It doesn’t really matter anymore at this point. It’s late stage four cancer spread all 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

07-08-2019, 01:37 PM	#416 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	I thought the meteorologist did a good job of keeping it 100. These are points he snuck in: * It’s only a partial fix * It would take decades * It would take as much land presently occupied by the United States * OVER POPULATION IS MAJOR PROBLEM * The forests would have to remain unmolested until they’re are old growth * We are presently in a major mass extinction He definitely had an upbeat optimistic tone but the subtext was a rock solid: We’re ****ed! __________________ 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