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Comment on CO2 turned into fuel: Japan’s scientists convert captured carbon into green fuel in ~engineering
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Comment on ‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores in ~enviro
theavi Link ParentExactly, and if you forget, you can still buy the paper bag. I really don't see the problem. If people can't even handle this slight inconvenience in order to safe our environment, then we are...Exactly, and if you forget, you can still buy the paper bag. I really don't see the problem. If people can't even handle this slight inconvenience in order to safe our environment, then we are really doomed. I can only shake my head about this issue – which in reality should be an absolute non-issue.
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Comment on ‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores in ~enviro
theavi Link ParentWhen I lived in Zurich we had this one Thai take out that would actually "rent" you a metal container the first time you order from them for the equivalent of 10 USD. Every time you order after...When I lived in Zurich we had this one Thai take out that would actually "rent" you a metal container the first time you order from them for the equivalent of 10 USD. Every time you order after the first time you would give back the container from last time to the delivery guy. It is such an elegant solution. If all the delivery restaurants would use the same containers, it would be even better. And if you are "done" with that restaurant for good they also buy the container back from you.
It was a very elegant container with two levels stacked on top, so one compartment held the sauce and the other compartment held the rice for example. So versatile, completely leak proof, and with a comfortable handle on top to hold it like a little basket.
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‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
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Comment on It’s not just Japan: Aging populations threaten several leading economies in ~society
theavi (edited )LinkIn the past couple of years alone the top one percent bagged two thirds of the wealth output of the economy [1]. Am I the only one who is sick to hear that apparently the aging population is the...In the past couple of years alone the top one percent bagged two thirds of the wealth output of the economy [1].
- Am I the only one who is sick to hear that apparently the aging population is the problem, and the only solutions are that we all need to have more kids and our pension age needs to be increased further? Couldn‘t we instead just distribute the wealth properly and all start to work less, have less kids, enjoy ourselves, help the community with voluntary work and have a reasonably wealthy society across the globe or at least across the western world? — a society that is not based on constant economical growth at the cost of the well being of our planet and not the least our mental health. It‘s always the general population who has to safe society while the top of the top is scooping all the profits off while it‘s running well. Bailing out banks is a very similar thing, nearly a metaphor for the whole issue.
- Is there a problem in my thinking, i.e. wouldn‘t it just work out for everyone if we would distribute the wealth through increased productivity fairly across the population?
For me it basically always comes back to this, but I‘m not sure if I have an error in my logic here. I don‘t want to provoke a political argument, more like an economical discussion about this matter.
No, capturing carbon for fuel would actually release that carbon again in the atmosphere when burned. Granted, it‘s still better than leaving it in the atmosphere in the first place and burn „new oil“, but still not as good as storing it underground and never burn it again.