▲ 108 ▼ The Amazon is approaching a critical tipping point, where deforestation, degradation, fire, and climate change together risk pushing large areas toward irreversible ecological collapse. (news.mongabay.com) submitted 7 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Arancello@aussie.zone 1 point 7 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bright@piefed.social 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) That's fucking racist. Both for saying all white people are the cause of environmental destruction, and ALSO for saying that the other races you're referring to somehow can't cause environmental destruction. That's like saying all Asians are good at math. You're a fucking racist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jafra@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago Yeah, afaik one of the main drivers is palm plantations. As if POC don't eat stuff with palm oil. I'd say the main problem is our locust economy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bright@piefed.social 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) That's fucking racist. Both for saying all white people are the cause of environmental destruction, and ALSO for saying that the other races you're referring to somehow can't cause environmental destruction. That's like saying all Asians are good at math. You're a fucking racist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jafra@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago Yeah, afaik one of the main drivers is palm plantations. As if POC don't eat stuff with palm oil. I'd say the main problem is our locust economy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jafra@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago Yeah, afaik one of the main drivers is palm plantations. As if POC don't eat stuff with palm oil. I'd say the main problem is our locust economy. permalink fedilink source parent