A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished

Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by lotsofpulp on Saturday July 15, 2023 @10:49PM (#36743036)

What if politicians do not have the political support to stop the one corporation because 9.99 million people like to consume the water intensive crops grown in the desert?

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by zerodensity on Sunday July 16, 2023 @06:37AM (#36745407)

You have just described the fundamental reason why we will fail to do anything to mitigate the climate crisis. We have what 20 years tops, and we still can't come to consensus of what's to be done.

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by 2023throwawayy on Sunday July 16, 2023 @08:53AM (#36746459)

Typically these water intensive crops are not even consumed by people!

Much of it is alfalfa which gets exported to foreign cattle farms.

We can very much stop raising these water intensive crops in the desert and affect exactly 0 people’s access to food.

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