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Re:Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years ... by ciconia on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @03:27PM (#16327697)
If you really want to make a change, leave the city and go live in the countryside. You'll be able to consume less, grow your own food and be closer to nature.
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Re:Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years ... by CalRobert on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @04:43PM (#16328297)
Funny enough,I've generally recoiled at that idea because traditional exurban living has a very, very high carbon footprint. Of late though I've been investigating homesteading and inexpensive land at least 20 metres over sea level that would still be comfortable 5c warmer.

Not sure what to do about civilizational collapse though.

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Re:Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years ... by tmnvix on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @04:45PM (#16328309)
In most cases I think that would necessitate owning a car. I think not owning a car and living an urban lifestyle is a better tradeoff for me at least.
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Re:Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years ... by CalRobert on Thursday February 08, 2018 @02:12AM (#16330737)
Cities are more sustainable for most people, by definition really. Homesteading with high biodiversity and a cargo bike might be good too, but probably not for ten billion people.
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