Democrats talk a good game about the planet... but put up or shut up!

[rjshae]

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
-- Greek proverb

You don't have to wait for the politicians to address the situation. Just make a series of incremental changes to your lifestyle over time.

[craigiri]

Originally Posted by BeerGeek40

And by everybody you damn sure better include India and China.

Uh. they are largely a plant based diet and Indians use maybe 20% of the stuff per capita as we do and Chinese less than 50%.......

Therefore, you can preach to them when you cut by...say.....50% or more. As a country.

[Woody01]

Originally Posted by Colorado Rambler

I've lived in Colorado since 1955. When I go up into the mountains, I see major differences - the most obvious (and sad) are all the stands of dead trees in the San Juan Mountains. You can climb to the summit of a ridgetop and be treated to a vista of mountain after mountain of dead or dying forest. The farm where I live now averages only two cuttings of hay instead of the usual three thanks to 19 years or so of ongoing drought and higher temperatures. In August our temps were running 7 - 10 degrees F above normal; a day where the average temp was once 85 now becomes a day where the temp is 90 - 95.

And in the next decade or so, it'll be right back to where it was before. Climate is cyclical.....

[Woody01]

Originally Posted by craigiri

Uh. they are largely a plant based diet and Indians use maybe 20% of the stuff per capita as we do and Chinese less than 50%.......

Therefore, you can preach to them when you cut by...say.....50% or more. As a country.

Not so fast bucko.....and what does 'stuff per capita' mean? Pretty scientific....

https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/repo...air-pollution/

https://www.reuters.com/news/picture...rs-idusrtxrksi

https://www.activebeat.com/health-ne...co2-polluters/

https://www.ibtimes.com/china-india-...astics-1813476