You need one of these, ikt. Dr Ned is not a man and the surname "Bible" likely means that one of her ancestors liked to drink (imbibe) booze - nothing to do with religion.
Would you dismiss her so flippantly if the article had said she was from Australian Marine Conservation Society?
Best to roll out your care for our native wildlife without which we have no natural pollination, maintaining soil and water health, just to start with, and without which we reduce our own physical and mental health.
Environmental advocate Ned Bible from Jesuit Social Services <- man really takes his jesus seriously
Me: Rolls out bins
Thanks :)
Damn what? Just do a search and you'll find many articles and resources on this topic, e.g. https://www.sgaonline.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/200603-SGA-Webinar-Habitat-Gardening-Notes.pdf
Ah damn, the course is not suitable for a temperate climate
Full body educational donation is another good option.
I agree, just let people lay in peace. Don't embalm them, bury them in a wooden box or burn them up. It's a waste, and insane that people still continue to do it.
It is beyond insanity. Just let people lay in peace. You want to become a compost? We all be it anyway.
Good point. Maybe fix the typos in your first paragraph so that readers are not discouraged from reading the rest. The first comma needs to be a period too.
Sorry to be pedantic but your message is rarely raised so I/want want to ensure it gets attention.
I knew before I clicked that some good options would have legal blocks, although it's good to see that green cemeteries exist in most states, even if they're currently sparse.
I just want to feed some plants and animals when I'm gone. Is that too much to ask?
It's disappointing to see that the organ donation options seem to default to wasteful options. Although it would have been nice if the article author reached out to the university to clarify if green options are available, as it may simply be unlisted and in the hands of the family to organise.
It's always disappointing to me to see this touted as a poative, profligate use of energy is the problem, regarldess of the source.
Replacing all fossil fuels with renewabkes and not severely curtialing enrgy uae is the path to destruction.
Clean energy might help deal with emissions, but it does nothing to reverse deforestation, overfishing, soil depletion and mass extinction. A growth-obsessed economy powered by clean energy will still tip us into ecological disaster.β - Jason Hickel
Meahwile.global emisisona keep increasing and ours are mostly static or rising. Anything to avoid riding a bicyle and not flying I guess
but also makes clear that simply replacing gasoline with batteries won't be enough: cities must also dramatically curtail the use of automobiles and avoid "locking in" future emissions with more car-dependent infrastructure.
And a Climate Scientist
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-expert-comment-future-electric-fast.html
"Only by curbing all motorized transport, particularly private cars, as quickly as possibly can we tackle the climate and air pollution crises"
Hell Yeah!
Welp, thats the most enviomentlaly destructive and repugnat thing Iβve read today. Flying 10,000 tonnes of grapes to Japan alone
Better than coal
Also I don't think they fly them, they use ships
The good news is that the Federal Government has announced it will invest $24.7 million over three years to deliver a national pilot for recycling solar panels and establish up to 100 pilot collection sites nationwide. [1]
And that the Productivity Commission recommends in its report (released on Friday 16 January) that βthe government progress a national product stewardship scheme for small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and investigate a similar scheme for EV batteries.β [2]
Solar panels are far from waste. Around 95 per cent of a standard solar panel can be recycled, including the aluminium frame, glass, silicon and valuable metals such as silver and copper. [3]
Do your best. Don't let guilt get you down. Plant natives on your rooftop and around your building. If you have the time see what native pollinators (if any) visit your rooftop and drop a little info sheet perhaps in your neighbours mail boxes to educate them a little about the plight of our local pollinators, to whom we owe our first attention. Most people want to do what's right but may not have the knowledge. Having honeybees on rooftops is a copy of what is done in the Northern Hemisphere but is not necessarily suitable or helpful here. If it is appropriate, you may be able to set up some native pollinator spaces and structures (which could be fun if you do it with others). There's plenty of info about if you're interested. Who knows, you could even attract the folks from Gardening Australia to help out and do a segment for their show. I am sure your situation is multiplied throughout our cities so it could be a win for many people and the little bugs.
If possible, try planting native perennials, especially those that are endemic to your area or the closest other natives you can. If you have a decent nursery nearby ask them for advice. You can also see if there is a natives gardening group in your area. You may get advice as well as plants to swap and propagate.
Something like 3 billion in the black summer fires of 2019/2020
Well my βdrought resistantβ annuals didnβt handle the heat well. I might try and find the kangaroo paw seeds I had and plant those where some died
Ooh, a Senator Collins appearance. Always feel a sense of achievement when a post of mine earns that kind of attention.
The cost of heatwaves, and then the fires is just heartbreaking.
My apartment building hosts honeybees on the rooftop (as I think many apartments do)... and although it seems like a good thing - in that it contributes to allowing plants and animals to thrive in the middle of a city - perhaps it is actually not a good thing, because perhaps those bees are just using our support to muscle out other species that would otherwise be thriving. So that's difficult.
I guess there are subtleties and complexities, and different things are good in different in different situations, and whether supporting honeybees is good or not depends on the overall strategy; and I personally really don't know if these particular bees on our roof are worth supporting or not.
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