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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by icelancer on Monday May 06, 2019 @08:10AM (#19838629)
>> Stop flying to conferences

This is not tenable for executive-level staffers.

>> Reduce your meat consumption as much as you can.

This is definitely an impactful idea, specifically red meat by quite a large difference comparative to other meats.

>> If you have any investments shift them from fossil to green.

This is not really a tenable suggestion either unless you are suggesting everyone take a giant hit to yield and also mass purge a lot of their index funds that necessarily have large investments in energy companies, especially if they are large-cap.

>> Don't upgrade your phone.

No one should be doing this anyway on a regular basis. It's ridiculous for non-environmental reasons.

Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by perfunctory on Monday May 06, 2019 @08:25AM (#19838735)
> This is not tenable for executive-level staffers.

Well, if we don't go (as in the entire development community) then the executive-level staffers have nothing to do there either.

Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by 52-6F-62 on Monday May 06, 2019 @09:04AM (#19839005)
> This is definitely an impactful idea, specifically red meat by quite a large difference comparative to other meats.

This isn't exactly tenable for everyone, either. Some people [like me] need to fairly regularly eat red meat for the B12/Iron uptake benefits alongside supplementation.

Instead the industry should be pushed toward larger changes like this: https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-eating-seaweed-can-help-c...

I'm increasingly convinced the solution isn't quitting everything that looks like a vice (good luck with that), but instead to develop methods for reducing or removing and reversing the harm they cause.

Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by selimthegrim on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:57AM (#19840009)
That’s exactly it though. Conservatives are no doubt irritated by environmental jeremiads because they know revivals and camp meetings when they see them. Usually when this seaweed reducing methane stuff gets mentioned you hear crickets from the hair-shirt crowd
Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by 52-6F-62 on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:51AM (#19840500)
I'm not really sure I understand what you're saying. Can you elaborate?
Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by selimthegrim on Monday May 06, 2019 @12:21PM (#19840857)
I’m agreeing with you but I’m saying for a lot of environmentalists they have guilt they want to purge and a solution like that won’t do it.
Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by 52-6F-62 on Monday May 06, 2019 @03:12PM (#19842711)
Right— so you're saying a path that allows people to persist in their actions is unacceptable to environmentalists because it allows them to continue in their actions. More or less?

I'm unclear where "conservatives" comes into play. I've never considered myself a political conservative, TBH.

Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by perfunctory on Monday May 06, 2019 @08:16AM (#19838680)
> This is not really a tenable suggestion either unless you are suggesting everyone take a giant hit to yield

Some believe divestment won't have significant impact on returns: http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/news/the-mythical-per...