Iceland’s forest and bush cover has increased sixfold since 1990

Re:Iceland’s forest and bush cover has increased sixfold sin... by woodruffw on Monday July 18, 2022 @11:04AM (#32139216)

Which means that you should prioritize it relative to cycling instead of driving, not ignore it entirely.

(More concretely: individuals cycle, while household units generally compost together. A household of 4 produces a nontrivial amount of compostable waste and diverting it can be a significant ecological outcome, especially if it's replacing purchases of topsoil or artificial fertilizer. It also makes taking the trash out more pleasant, since it doesn't spend days rotting indoors before being tossed to the curb.)

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Re:Iceland’s forest and bush cover has increased sixfold sin... by Schiendelman on Monday July 18, 2022 @11:18AM (#32139369)

A household of 4 also drives at least twice as much as a single person. 2%.

If you’re spending your limited time and effort on 2% measures we’ve all already lost.

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Re:Iceland’s forest and bush cover has increased sixfold sin... by woodruffw on Monday July 18, 2022 @11:49AM (#32139710)

My household drives 0%, because we live in a major city. I don't even have a valid drivers' license. I already bike or take public transit to work every day.

> If you’re spending your limited time and effort on 2% measures we’ve all already lost.

We're talking about one measure, one that's specifically coextensive with managing your waste (assuming you don't throw your trash into a pile in the corner of your room). It takes me no extra time to throw a banana peel in the compost bin instead of the trash can; they're right next to each other.

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Re:Iceland’s forest and bush cover has increased sixfold sin... by Schiendelman on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:00AM (#32161605)

If all this is true about you, you aren’t the target audience.

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