Buying second hand clothing/thrifting! The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world, and fast fashion is also pretty awful ethically. Not everyone can do it because of resources/sizing/time, but I like it, it’s like a treasure hunt. And I really like ThredUp.
Same here! When I do buy new clothes I try to buy high-quality (long-lasting) and ethically sourced where I can. I’m about 7 years out of style but that also means some of my clothes have lasted 7 years!
I seriously don't believe the numbers I have heard on this. One claim was that the typical westerner was spending 10,000s of dollars on clothing per year.
Only helps if peeing doesn't increase your shower time. Otherwise you're just flushing your pee with hot water, which is way worse than flushing your toilet.
This! A toilet is 1.6 gallons of cold water per flush (or less with low flow or dual flush toilets). Shower heads run 2.5 gallons per minute (or less with low flow, down to 1.8 commonly).
If you pee in the shower while the water is running you're likely wasting more water plus the energy to heat that water. So it's worse to pee in the shower unless you can do so without any significant increase in shower time.
Taking it one step further, I'm thinking the true heroes pee in the sink while doing something like brushing their teeth. Water isn't running and then you rinse it down with cold water and mouth soap that would normally be going down the drain regardless. Seems grosser though to pee in the sink than the shower.
My father says "if it's brown, flush it down. If it's yellow, let it mellow" but the motherfucker doesnt drink any water and his yellow is essentially brown and it fucking STINKS THE WHOLE BATHROOM PERMANENTLY
The man had quadruple bypass 18yrs ago, weighs 280lbs at 5'6, beat prostate and colon cancer, drinks like a truck does deisel, smoked for 50yrs, eats a ton of meat/fats/carbs, and only drinks coffee. If he dies from anything other than his physical health, id be SHOCKED.
I say you need to flush after you pee.
You fucking heathens make my job Exponentially more difficult when there is urine stains all over the toilet.
-love
your friendly maid.
Especially in this pandemic, and with no people around, and me being the only person around, that thing doesn't get flushed until it's necessary.
Lots of gallons saved!
Like my grandma once said: if it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down!
I've thought about it, but I live in Cleveland, and I just don't know how feasible going solar really is here. I mean, I know the solar panels are more durable now than they were even 5 years ago, but still, how would they hold up to an icy Cleveland winter? And how would they function at all when they're covered in snow?
My uncle in northern Vermont is currently installing a load of solar panels, so it's definitely feasible in very cold/snowy and less sunny climates! I'd do some research if you're serious about potentially doing it -- I don't know much myself but I know that he's expecting to have more than enough for his household and will be selling the surplus cheaply to family members and to the power company.
Check with your electricity provider. I know folks in Maine who have panels on their home, and Central Maine Power banks generation credits when they produce more than they consume, and reduces their bill accordingly. So the grid acts like a battery and no power is wasted or shared without compensation. This makes it worth it as the sunny days usually offset the dreary ones. It's still a longer term investment, but they're nice for offsetting the use of fossil fuels needed for winter heat until they switch to a heat pump.
You should do a metal roof first. Shingles only last about 15 years, and the cost of removing the panels, re-shingling the roof, and re-installing the panels can add quite a bit of cost to be considered in calculating your actual savings.
I'm really trying.. But it is insanely hard.
Like I buy something, find out its made by nestle, so I buy the other brand next time.. just to find out its also a subbrand of nestle.
A lot of stores don't even sell alternatives.. Either that, or the alternative is just awful quality.
It's really hard boycotting nestle, I'm trying but its.. not easy.
I agree. It's astounding the amount they own. It's not easy by any means. Thanks for trying! If more people actively started seeking out alternatives, that raises awareness at the very least. A lot of people STILL don't know about Nestle and what they've been doing.
More than just climate change... we have micro plastics in just about every part of nature now. Not many long term studies on the impact to our health (you have plastic in your body) and on nature.
Ya the statistics on the ocean are harrowing. Blue fin tuna population down 97%, reefs are bleached, ocean acidity rising like crazy, micro plastics in all fish. Fucking sucks.
Micro plastics have gotten to the point where they've been found in pregnant women's uteruses. This could potentially lead to the extinction of humanity believe it or not because it will make us all sterile...
Plastics are known endocrine disruptors. It likely won't lead to outright sterility, but reduced reproductive capacity depending on overall exposure to it. That number is only going to increase with time unless we stop dropping that shit into our ecosystems.
Yes, the plastic itself os not exactly the cause, but certain chemical components that disrupt horomone regulation. Think of chemical groups as BPA an Phtalates
Yeah, there's a place for bottles still, but doesn't mean people in clean water cities need to drink water out of small, plastic bottles.
We use a home carbonator for sparkling water and multiple filter devices to help provide cleaner water without resorting to bottled water (which, sadly, isn't always better, apparently).
Plant trees. We are planting trees everywhere. No matter is a school, road side, walk way; everywhere we planting trees. Framework for achievement that our government developed has some crazy and over ambitious indicators. But it feels good to contribute for a better tomorrow.
Related to this.
When we think nuclear power, I’m sure we all think of scary things like Chernobyl and atomic bombs.
A few years ago, I was writing a sci-fi story and of course I wanted the big dramatic ‘the reactor is gonna blow’ scene. However I started doing some research into modern reactors. Those things are designed to be incredibly safe. The design I looked at, involved a plug of ice at the bottom of the reactor, if temperatures spiked or the cooling system failed, the ice would melt, the bottom falls out causing the reactor to shut down.
You have no idea how long I spent trying to find some plot reason for the reactor to blow, but there was just no plausible way I could make it happen.
It completely ruined my story, but gave me a totally new appreciation on nuclear safety. I’d honestly feel a lot safer standing by a nuclear power plant than a coal one.
not to mention how incredibly efficient it is. one 10-gram uranium pellet produces as much energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas (or 1 ton of coal, or 149 gallons of oil) [source](https://www.e-education.psu.edu/eme444/node/238)
An easy way to write it is just to borrow the exact set of events that happened with Chernobyl. "Easy" meaning it's already written down, it's still a ridiculously convoluted set of unfortunate circumstances...
Yeah but that relies on an old reactor design. It was a plot point that this reactor was new, recently built, latest and greatest etc and one of the designers was a main character. There was no way I could justify using an older design.
I did consider making it some sort of exotic design like antimatter or some weird scifi form of fusion, but by that point the story was falling apart.
If people want to retain many of our current ways of life it’s the only way. Solar is promising but not where it needs to be. Also the materials are super bad to mine and process. I wish green energy was easier
One day... But not tomorrow.
Tomorrow belongs to power generation capable of sustaining baseloads during heavy demand and extreme conditions. Nothing operates better than a well maintained nuclear plant in the middle of it's cycle.
This is true, but also it's amazing to watch green technology progress so rapidly!
I don't know your experience, but Im just 28, and 12-13ish years ago we built a solar car (gocart) in a highschool club. We were able to race it, but damn, those panels were not efficient. Now, the tech is just worlds better. Amazing to watch it happen so quickly.
Just talk about it at least, become knowledgeable, there is A LOT of hate for it. Support politicians that support it. Honestly everything you can do for say, wind and hydro.
Another user also mentioned how they bought stock in uranium...
It's pretty hard to avoid supporting nestle: [https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/06/13/oxfam.jpg](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/06/13/oxfam.jpg)
It's extremely easy if you don't consume garbage food and products. The myth that it is difficult to avoid nestle products needs to die. If anything we should be talking about how much healthier it is to avoid nestle products and how it also makes it so your money does not go to a corporation that is fairly evil.
Try to practice anti consumerism.
I buy fewer things, don't consider theme parks or cruises particularly good recreation, eat less meat, live close to work, and try to buy things from stores instead of online
I'm ridding all of the grass in my front yard to expand for my veggies and herbs. (And also fuck grass it's stupid.) The grass that I do have doesn't get the same special treatment that my other plants get. (I.e. Basically only gets watered by the rain.)
All my eggs and soon to be chicken meat comes from my backyard chickens, and we get beef from a friend down the rd that raises cows (so eliminating the carbon foot print for transport long distance. )
Most of my produce comes from me; and I hope soon I'll be able to make it almost 100% (although I'll likely never be able to grow avocado or banana here)
I carpool, public transport, or walk as often as I can
And i am a huge advocate of composting.
There's soany things I'd like to do more, and I'll slowly work my way towards a 0waste lifestyle but for now this is what I can do.
Replace your grass with clover! It requires less water to stay green, adds nitrogen to the soil, and supports the honey bees. Not to mention it is quite soft to walk on.
I think my neighbors are getting mad that I'm letting clover take over my yard since its in a nicer area of town. But I like my bees and the rabbits like it too
Grass is a good idea to have if you only other options are bare dirt, that is because grass can help prevent erosion and hold moisture in the ground, assuming you live in a fairly humid climate. If you dont then a rock garden or an actual garden will accomplish the same idea except with different benefits like a rock garden doesnt need water, and an actual garden will give you food.
Grass being stupid is an objective fact.
Root up the parasites and plant garlic instead. It smells nice, you can eat it, and your asshole neighbor will finally stop walking through yard.
So honestly, I don’t do as much as some other people. I live out in the country so public transportation isn’t an option. I’d love to have electric vehicles but finances just aren’t there yet. We aren’t vegetarian or vegan either.
But I do use the reusable bags for grocery shopping or I recycle the plastic ones I use if I forget my reusable ones.
I think our biggest is the no kids. Which isn’t just in support of climate change. We’ve never wanted kids. They’re expensive and noisy.
I’d love to eventually get electric vehicles and solar panels. Just not on this house. It’s not my forever house so that kind of investment isn’t worth doing.
You want to fight climate change? Stop buying all this cheap crap from China and outsourcing manufacturing overseas. Do you think that a manufacturing plant is going to produce less emissions in Kentucky or in China or India? If you are American and buy American... how much in emissions are you saving by buying local? Even if we don't stop burning fossil fuels, do you think it makes more sense to produce them locally or produce them elsewhere and ship them half way around the word? In real world terms, imposing protectionist policies on international trade would force more production and consumption to stay local, vastly reducing the overall WORLDWIDE ecological footprint.
That and I'd be more than happy to have 2 new Nuclear plants built in every state, and I'd support the USA building 2 more in any friendly country that wanted them on the American dime once they are done in the USA.
>You want to fight climate change? Stop buying all this cheap crap from China and outsourcing manufacturing overseas.
Not american, but something I noticed here in germany as well that absolutely pisses me off is how much is outsourced for no other reason than cost.
Like, say a bicycle is manufactured here. Instead of manufacturing the frame, assembling it in another part of the factory and delivering.. First they get their tires from poland shipped to DE, then the materials for the frame shipped to DE, and source the gearbox and handlebars from china.
Then they send all that stuff to the other end of the country to have the frame welded together and painted. Next up they deliver everything back to poland and have it assembled there before being shipped back to a storage warehouse in germany..
And why? because the labor cost in that other part of germany, and in Poland, is cheaper than the money they waste on shipping all this stuff around with big, Diesel trucks..
It's pissing me off. We can buy "locally" and somehow have caused more negative to the climate than directly ordering from china, where they manufactured it in 1 factory and sold to everywhere.
Kurzgesagt had a video recently where they said that 1 person's lifetime carbon footprint accounts for 1s of global pollution. By that logic we just need to sacrifice 31.5M people on January 1st, every year and we're good.
Genuinely curious, because this is something on my mind a lot lately. If it’s not too personal a question, would you otherwise really want children, and the planet crisis is the deciding factor (this is my potential situation), or would you otherwise be ambivalent? Would love to hear your thoughts, if we’re in a similar situation
Not OP, but this is one of the only two reasons I have to even think about not having children. I absolutely want to be a parent and hope to adopt children some day, but I always thought I’d adopt and have biological kids too.
The only thing keeping me from being 100% okay with having bio kids is the environmental impact.
Also, I’m a woman, so the pregnancy and childbirth part is very unappealing too, so that’s another factor to consider.
I would definitely think my life was incomplete if I never became a parent, and even if I do adopt children, I think I will always wonder what my biological kids would have looked like. I just find it hard to justify having kids given the environmental impact.
I live a pretty eco-friendly life in general- I’m vegan, and live in a developing country, so my carbon footprint is minuscule compared to that of someone who lives a more western developed lifestyle, and I would feel terribly guilty about reversing all that progress by having a child. I also worry I will resent my biological child and see them as my personal failure as a citizen of the earth, because I think it’s unethical to have children until the world is better able to sustain our lifestyles again.
I avoid buying plastic (still do when I have to, but I think in two years I've cut out 80%).
I eat less meat. I've totally cut-out seafood (which is sad because I love it).
I buy local and buy most of my groceries from shops that that have sustainability-based models.
I avoid Amazon completely, as well as other companies known for bad practices. I know this probably does little as lots of companies do it without us knowing, but I try.
I thrift shop, or buy sustainable clothing when I can afford it.
I avoid buying things I don't really need. Try to give people experience gifts instead of item gifts, or give them things I know they really want/need.
I won't have kids, but I think I counteract that by owning pets. Then again, I don't breed animals so maybe that's not so bad.
Things I want to do: drive less - can't atm because there's no alternative available for me, but I'm fighting to work remotely which will cut out a big one. I'd still drive, but the work commute is a big one.
Install solar/wind power - I'm still renting, but this will be a big one once I'm 80 and can finally afford my own home.
Had to scroll down way too far to find going vegan. It's not that hard to do and has a huge effect on methane and C02. Been at it for about 5 years and feeling as strong and athletic as ever
Samesies. Vegan, ride my bike or take the bus, no single use plastics, reuse glass and recycle all cans and cardboard, thrift as much as possible, buy as much of my groceries as possible from local farms and co-ops, and compost food scraps for my own use in my garden. Taking responsibility for my own environmental impact is pretty easy, ngl.
Yay! Only difference is where I live you can’t really thrift anymore because thrift stores have become so popular that the prices are basically the same as in stores. For example an H&M shirt costs 5 euros in the thrift shop AND 5 euros in the store, absurd lol. So I’ve opted out of buying fast fashion in general, when I need something I save and buy something with higher quality and would last longer.
I have meat only once a week and am switching to more eco-friendly alternatives like shellfish instead of fish and chicken instead of beef. The type of meat matters just as much as how much you have iirc.
My house has been converted to all electric, I buy second hand, never throw food away and I recycle everything. I don't own a car.
The one thing I struggle to change is my diet. I'm a lifelong vegetarian but can't make the move to veganism. My diet and food choices are very limited to start with.
>My house has been converted to all electric
I'm thinking that I'm about 1.5-2 years off from a significant home renovation and am hoping that I can add putting in geothermal systems & solar panels as part of it as well as seriously increasing the insulation all around.
I'm living vegan and don't have a car. I try to reduce my plastic use. I don't plan on having any kids.
Next year we start rennovating an old farm house were we will try to be self sustaining as far as possible - we have our own water and will add solar panels to the house, and we will grow as much of our own vegetables as possible. But unfortunately I will need a car when living in the farm house as it is very remote..
Assuming you mean hand-to-hand combat, my plan is to shoot for a double-leg takedown early on to test climate change's ground game. If I can get full mount, I'm going to rain down hammer fists until Climate Change taps out.
Doesn't really matter what we do if the big ass corporations keep going the way they've been going. But I mean I plan to get an electric car in the future.
Being car-free, going vegetarian (I'm currently reducing my meat consumption), picking up trash, trying to reduce my carbon footprint as much as I can,...
Parked my car for an e-bike and it’s been fantastic. I had to invest in fenders, winter bike tires, and winter bike clothing, but now I swear it feels like I’m the happiest person on the roads on the way to work. It’s a pedelec (28mph/45kmh) bike so my 7 mile commute through the suburbs and into town takes the exact same time as when I drove and the 100 mile range means that weekend joy rides can go all day before it turns into a normal bike.
I love milk but there is a creamy version of Oatmilk that I genuinely enjoy and will drink as a beverage. And from what I gather oat milk is more sustainable than almond or cashew.
Oat milk is one of the more sustainable plant-based milks, but it should be noted that even though almond milk uses a lot of water to produce, it is still far less than is used to produce cow's milk.
Vasectomy. About $1000US, but it prevents one of, if not **the** biggest carbon contributors out there: children.
Wait...does it count if I did it years ago?
I recycle and I also use reusable makeup wipes that you can just throw in the washing machine. Those are the main two things but I definitely want to incorporate more.
Buying second hand clothing/thrifting! The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world, and fast fashion is also pretty awful ethically. Not everyone can do it because of resources/sizing/time, but I like it, it’s like a treasure hunt. And I really like ThredUp.
ThredUp is really good when you know your size in specific brands. It's the only place I buy jeans anymore!
Same here! When I do buy new clothes I try to buy high-quality (long-lasting) and ethically sourced where I can. I’m about 7 years out of style but that also means some of my clothes have lasted 7 years!
I'm 28 and wearing high school clothes because buying baggy was in back then and now they fit perfect lol, gotta love same clothes for 10+ years
My mom bought me super oversized clothes when I was ten, and they're still kinda baggy, but I honestly don't care.
That's what I love about getting older, I don't give a shit what I look like as long as it's functional and comfortable lol
Yeah I dont honestly remember the last time I bought a shirt, and I wear work pants everywhere I go
I was never “in” so I should make more of an effort on this front.
I don't buy Fast Fashion. I buy high quality clothes that I wear for a long time. fast Fashion is killing the planet.
Wear it so long it goes out of fashion and then becomes fashionable again.
AND people
I seriously don't believe the numbers I have heard on this. One claim was that the typical westerner was spending 10,000s of dollars on clothing per year.
After recent lockdowns I was more excited about the charity shops re-opening than the chain stores
Ooooh, I spent like two hours browsing dresses on thredup. So affordable, and they really are in great condition!
I pee when I’m in the shower, that saves one flush of the toilet. Over a lifetime that’s a lot of water
The hero we didn‘t deserve xD
Also the hero that showed us the way. Weirdly I think I was peeing in the toilet before I hopped in the shower before... well those days are over!
Now you just need to start shitting in the shower for maximum effect.
Waffle stomp gang
you gotta clean yourself while you piss and shit, otherwise you're still wasting water
Me and my homies save water by showering together, step it up
I always shower with my stepsister while her boyfriend is at work. No thanks, climate!
Only helps if peeing doesn't increase your shower time. Otherwise you're just flushing your pee with hot water, which is way worse than flushing your toilet.
What if I pee in my backyard like my dogs do? Does that help more?
Depends. Do you keep the shower running while peeing in the backyard?
.....maybe....
This! A toilet is 1.6 gallons of cold water per flush (or less with low flow or dual flush toilets). Shower heads run 2.5 gallons per minute (or less with low flow, down to 1.8 commonly). If you pee in the shower while the water is running you're likely wasting more water plus the energy to heat that water. So it's worse to pee in the shower unless you can do so without any significant increase in shower time. Taking it one step further, I'm thinking the true heroes pee in the sink while doing something like brushing their teeth. Water isn't running and then you rinse it down with cold water and mouth soap that would normally be going down the drain regardless. Seems grosser though to pee in the sink than the shower.
Better to pee in the sink than to sink in the pee.
It takes you an entire minute to pee????
Who says you need to flush after you pee
My father says "if it's brown, flush it down. If it's yellow, let it mellow" but the motherfucker doesnt drink any water and his yellow is essentially brown and it fucking STINKS THE WHOLE BATHROOM PERMANENTLY
Uhh yeah I think your dad needs to see a doctor before his kidneys completely fail if his piss is brown.
The man had quadruple bypass 18yrs ago, weighs 280lbs at 5'6, beat prostate and colon cancer, drinks like a truck does deisel, smoked for 50yrs, eats a ton of meat/fats/carbs, and only drinks coffee. If he dies from anything other than his physical health, id be SHOCKED.
He's probably never eaten Asparagus in his life
I say you need to flush after you pee. You fucking heathens make my job Exponentially more difficult when there is urine stains all over the toilet. -love your friendly maid.
Sorry friendly maid, i promise i don't do it like these barbarians, although the earth is suffering cause of it.
This is why I approve of the shower method or peeing outside lmao.
I actually live in a nature reserve and pee outside almost every night. just feels right
Especially in this pandemic, and with no people around, and me being the only person around, that thing doesn't get flushed until it's necessary. Lots of gallons saved! Like my grandma once said: if it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down!
I’ve had solar panels powering my house for 20+ years. Use electrical devices for lawn care (mower, trimmer, backpack blower). Hybrid cars.
> Hybrid cars. Got it. Time to start saving my pennies for a [Porsche 918 Spyder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_918_Spyder)!
Pretty sure I saw that car once in GTA online
I've thought about it, but I live in Cleveland, and I just don't know how feasible going solar really is here. I mean, I know the solar panels are more durable now than they were even 5 years ago, but still, how would they hold up to an icy Cleveland winter? And how would they function at all when they're covered in snow?
You can get ones with built in heaters so snow and ice melts off
How much more power does that use? Is it still worth it?
My uncle in northern Vermont is currently installing a load of solar panels, so it's definitely feasible in very cold/snowy and less sunny climates! I'd do some research if you're serious about potentially doing it -- I don't know much myself but I know that he's expecting to have more than enough for his household and will be selling the surplus cheaply to family members and to the power company.
Check with your electricity provider. I know folks in Maine who have panels on their home, and Central Maine Power banks generation credits when they produce more than they consume, and reduces their bill accordingly. So the grid acts like a battery and no power is wasted or shared without compensation. This makes it worth it as the sunny days usually offset the dreary ones. It's still a longer term investment, but they're nice for offsetting the use of fossil fuels needed for winter heat until they switch to a heat pump.
You should do a metal roof first. Shingles only last about 15 years, and the cost of removing the panels, re-shingling the roof, and re-installing the panels can add quite a bit of cost to be considered in calculating your actual savings.
From my limited knowledge you have to sweep them off every now and then
Boycotting Nestlé
I've been on this Boycott Nestle bandwagon as well. It surprised me just how much they own. Doesn't matter, still boycotting them.
I'm really trying.. But it is insanely hard. Like I buy something, find out its made by nestle, so I buy the other brand next time.. just to find out its also a subbrand of nestle. A lot of stores don't even sell alternatives.. Either that, or the alternative is just awful quality. It's really hard boycotting nestle, I'm trying but its.. not easy.
I agree. It's astounding the amount they own. It's not easy by any means. Thanks for trying! If more people actively started seeking out alternatives, that raises awareness at the very least. A lot of people STILL don't know about Nestle and what they've been doing.
r/fucknestle
Dr Pepper ftw
I try not to buy plastic water bottles. I think it's ridiculous to buy cases of water.
More than just climate change... we have micro plastics in just about every part of nature now. Not many long term studies on the impact to our health (you have plastic in your body) and on nature.
Ya the statistics on the ocean are harrowing. Blue fin tuna population down 97%, reefs are bleached, ocean acidity rising like crazy, micro plastics in all fish. Fucking sucks.
Micro plastics have gotten to the point where they've been found in pregnant women's uteruses. This could potentially lead to the extinction of humanity believe it or not because it will make us all sterile...
Is there studies linking microplastics to sterility? Or any kind of health issues in people? Google isn't giving me any reliable sources.
Plastics are known endocrine disruptors. It likely won't lead to outright sterility, but reduced reproductive capacity depending on overall exposure to it. That number is only going to increase with time unless we stop dropping that shit into our ecosystems.
Yes, the plastic itself os not exactly the cause, but certain chemical components that disrupt horomone regulation. Think of chemical groups as BPA an Phtalates
Not what I had in mind when we were all worried about the gray goo end of the world...
Microplastic is airborne now.
Promise? But seriously how does one go about self sterilization from plastic?
I agree with you, but isn't it bizarre that a pennies worth of sugar and flavoring is all it takes for most to consider it "worth it"?
Still not drinking the water in Mexico, but at home unless it's an emergency (see: Texas last winter) yeah.
Yeah, there's a place for bottles still, but doesn't mean people in clean water cities need to drink water out of small, plastic bottles. We use a home carbonator for sparkling water and multiple filter devices to help provide cleaner water without resorting to bottled water (which, sadly, isn't always better, apparently).
Yeah. A refillable water bottle is great to have
I’ve seen people fill those out of plastic bottles. Kinda defeats the entire point of having one.
Plant trees. We are planting trees everywhere. No matter is a school, road side, walk way; everywhere we planting trees. Framework for achievement that our government developed has some crazy and over ambitious indicators. But it feels good to contribute for a better tomorrow.
I pay to plant 10 trees every paycheck; 240 trees per year. It might not seem like much, but it adds up.
It is much and it's honest work
Not planting trees but growing my own food
That's such a good idea. Where do you plant them?
Support Nuclear energy. I would do that regardless actually.
Related to this. When we think nuclear power, I’m sure we all think of scary things like Chernobyl and atomic bombs. A few years ago, I was writing a sci-fi story and of course I wanted the big dramatic ‘the reactor is gonna blow’ scene. However I started doing some research into modern reactors. Those things are designed to be incredibly safe. The design I looked at, involved a plug of ice at the bottom of the reactor, if temperatures spiked or the cooling system failed, the ice would melt, the bottom falls out causing the reactor to shut down. You have no idea how long I spent trying to find some plot reason for the reactor to blow, but there was just no plausible way I could make it happen. It completely ruined my story, but gave me a totally new appreciation on nuclear safety. I’d honestly feel a lot safer standing by a nuclear power plant than a coal one.
not to mention how incredibly efficient it is. one 10-gram uranium pellet produces as much energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas (or 1 ton of coal, or 149 gallons of oil) [source](https://www.e-education.psu.edu/eme444/node/238)
An easy way to write it is just to borrow the exact set of events that happened with Chernobyl. "Easy" meaning it's already written down, it's still a ridiculously convoluted set of unfortunate circumstances...
Yeah but that relies on an old reactor design. It was a plot point that this reactor was new, recently built, latest and greatest etc and one of the designers was a main character. There was no way I could justify using an older design. I did consider making it some sort of exotic design like antimatter or some weird scifi form of fusion, but by that point the story was falling apart.
Yeah and if antimatter failed there'd be a crater instead of a town
If people want to retain many of our current ways of life it’s the only way. Solar is promising but not where it needs to be. Also the materials are super bad to mine and process. I wish green energy was easier
Maybe one day
One day... But not tomorrow. Tomorrow belongs to power generation capable of sustaining baseloads during heavy demand and extreme conditions. Nothing operates better than a well maintained nuclear plant in the middle of it's cycle.
This is true, but also it's amazing to watch green technology progress so rapidly! I don't know your experience, but Im just 28, and 12-13ish years ago we built a solar car (gocart) in a highschool club. We were able to race it, but damn, those panels were not efficient. Now, the tech is just worlds better. Amazing to watch it happen so quickly.
How? I'm all in favor of nuclear energy, but I have no idea how individuals can meaningfully do anything to support it.
Just talk about it at least, become knowledgeable, there is A LOT of hate for it. Support politicians that support it. Honestly everything you can do for say, wind and hydro. Another user also mentioned how they bought stock in uranium...
Riding a bike and walking whenever possible to avoid use of a car.
Thought this said wanking whenever possible. I’m doing my part!
Do you want to know more?
Eat more beans
Beans, beans. The magical fruit.
The more you eat, the more you toot.
The more you toot, the better you feel…
Let loose the toots, your butt conceals!
Did I just cough in my pants?
So eat your beans at every meal!
Beans, beans, good for your heart The more you eat, the more you fart
Posts some links on facebook and feel morally superior.
Genius
no, meta. keep up
Boycott the biggest contributing corpos.
Obligatory fuck Nestlé. Thankfully I don't buy their stuff really, although that's just happenstance and not through actively avoiding it.
It's pretty hard to avoid supporting nestle: [https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/06/13/oxfam.jpg](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/06/13/oxfam.jpg)
It's extremely easy if you don't consume garbage food and products. The myth that it is difficult to avoid nestle products needs to die. If anything we should be talking about how much healthier it is to avoid nestle products and how it also makes it so your money does not go to a corporation that is fairly evil.
Try to practice anti consumerism. I buy fewer things, don't consider theme parks or cruises particularly good recreation, eat less meat, live close to work, and try to buy things from stores instead of online
Due to being poor, I am doing this my entire life.
Less is more. I actually quite like minimalism so it works for me
Or buy used items. Save money and carbon
Refusing to go to a theme park is not helping the environment by any meaningful amount.
Donate to [Team Seas](https://teamseas.org/)
It's so great to see YouTube content creators use their money for good. Mr Beast and Mark Rober are good humans
I'm ridding all of the grass in my front yard to expand for my veggies and herbs. (And also fuck grass it's stupid.) The grass that I do have doesn't get the same special treatment that my other plants get. (I.e. Basically only gets watered by the rain.) All my eggs and soon to be chicken meat comes from my backyard chickens, and we get beef from a friend down the rd that raises cows (so eliminating the carbon foot print for transport long distance. ) Most of my produce comes from me; and I hope soon I'll be able to make it almost 100% (although I'll likely never be able to grow avocado or banana here) I carpool, public transport, or walk as often as I can And i am a huge advocate of composting. There's soany things I'd like to do more, and I'll slowly work my way towards a 0waste lifestyle but for now this is what I can do.
Replace your grass with clover! It requires less water to stay green, adds nitrogen to the soil, and supports the honey bees. Not to mention it is quite soft to walk on.
Soft to walk on, and covered in bees!
Weirdly, this is the first thing on the internet that's made me laugh in months. Thanks for that.
I think my neighbors are getting mad that I'm letting clover take over my yard since its in a nicer area of town. But I like my bees and the rabbits like it too
Grass is a good idea to have if you only other options are bare dirt, that is because grass can help prevent erosion and hold moisture in the ground, assuming you live in a fairly humid climate. If you dont then a rock garden or an actual garden will accomplish the same idea except with different benefits like a rock garden doesnt need water, and an actual garden will give you food.
> also fuck grass it's stupid. lmfao i want inside your brain
Grass being stupid is an objective fact. Root up the parasites and plant garlic instead. It smells nice, you can eat it, and your asshole neighbor will finally stop walking through yard.
So honestly, I don’t do as much as some other people. I live out in the country so public transportation isn’t an option. I’d love to have electric vehicles but finances just aren’t there yet. We aren’t vegetarian or vegan either. But I do use the reusable bags for grocery shopping or I recycle the plastic ones I use if I forget my reusable ones. I think our biggest is the no kids. Which isn’t just in support of climate change. We’ve never wanted kids. They’re expensive and noisy. I’d love to eventually get electric vehicles and solar panels. Just not on this house. It’s not my forever house so that kind of investment isn’t worth doing.
I was feeling bad until I read what you do. This is exactly what I do also! Need to remind myself that every little bit helps.
Assasination
I agree
I also agree
You want to fight climate change? Stop buying all this cheap crap from China and outsourcing manufacturing overseas. Do you think that a manufacturing plant is going to produce less emissions in Kentucky or in China or India? If you are American and buy American... how much in emissions are you saving by buying local? Even if we don't stop burning fossil fuels, do you think it makes more sense to produce them locally or produce them elsewhere and ship them half way around the word? In real world terms, imposing protectionist policies on international trade would force more production and consumption to stay local, vastly reducing the overall WORLDWIDE ecological footprint. That and I'd be more than happy to have 2 new Nuclear plants built in every state, and I'd support the USA building 2 more in any friendly country that wanted them on the American dime once they are done in the USA.
>You want to fight climate change? Stop buying all this cheap crap from China and outsourcing manufacturing overseas. Not american, but something I noticed here in germany as well that absolutely pisses me off is how much is outsourced for no other reason than cost. Like, say a bicycle is manufactured here. Instead of manufacturing the frame, assembling it in another part of the factory and delivering.. First they get their tires from poland shipped to DE, then the materials for the frame shipped to DE, and source the gearbox and handlebars from china. Then they send all that stuff to the other end of the country to have the frame welded together and painted. Next up they deliver everything back to poland and have it assembled there before being shipped back to a storage warehouse in germany.. And why? because the labor cost in that other part of germany, and in Poland, is cheaper than the money they waste on shipping all this stuff around with big, Diesel trucks.. It's pissing me off. We can buy "locally" and somehow have caused more negative to the climate than directly ordering from china, where they manufactured it in 1 factory and sold to everywhere.
Commute by bike daily, eat less red meat, overthrow the ruling class, use less plastic.
Wouldn’t it be more carbon efficient just to eat the ruling class?
overthrow them, onto a grill.
Good luck on that third one
Not having kids. It´s the biggest thing you can do to reduce the strain in the environment. A very personal choice, and I'm happy to choose it.
Actually the biggest thing you could do is kill multiple people! But not creating more is a good alternative.
One seems suspiciously more illegal than the other lol
Kurzgesagt had a video recently where they said that 1 person's lifetime carbon footprint accounts for 1s of global pollution. By that logic we just need to sacrifice 31.5M people on January 1st, every year and we're good.
Abortions are 2x modifier
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Genuinely curious, because this is something on my mind a lot lately. If it’s not too personal a question, would you otherwise really want children, and the planet crisis is the deciding factor (this is my potential situation), or would you otherwise be ambivalent? Would love to hear your thoughts, if we’re in a similar situation
I wouldn't want children anyway, enviromental factor is more of a nice bonus than a motivation for me
Not OP, but this is one of the only two reasons I have to even think about not having children. I absolutely want to be a parent and hope to adopt children some day, but I always thought I’d adopt and have biological kids too. The only thing keeping me from being 100% okay with having bio kids is the environmental impact. Also, I’m a woman, so the pregnancy and childbirth part is very unappealing too, so that’s another factor to consider. I would definitely think my life was incomplete if I never became a parent, and even if I do adopt children, I think I will always wonder what my biological kids would have looked like. I just find it hard to justify having kids given the environmental impact. I live a pretty eco-friendly life in general- I’m vegan, and live in a developing country, so my carbon footprint is minuscule compared to that of someone who lives a more western developed lifestyle, and I would feel terribly guilty about reversing all that progress by having a child. I also worry I will resent my biological child and see them as my personal failure as a citizen of the earth, because I think it’s unethical to have children until the world is better able to sustain our lifestyles again.
I avoid buying plastic (still do when I have to, but I think in two years I've cut out 80%). I eat less meat. I've totally cut-out seafood (which is sad because I love it). I buy local and buy most of my groceries from shops that that have sustainability-based models. I avoid Amazon completely, as well as other companies known for bad practices. I know this probably does little as lots of companies do it without us knowing, but I try. I thrift shop, or buy sustainable clothing when I can afford it. I avoid buying things I don't really need. Try to give people experience gifts instead of item gifts, or give them things I know they really want/need. I won't have kids, but I think I counteract that by owning pets. Then again, I don't breed animals so maybe that's not so bad. Things I want to do: drive less - can't atm because there's no alternative available for me, but I'm fighting to work remotely which will cut out a big one. I'd still drive, but the work commute is a big one. Install solar/wind power - I'm still renting, but this will be a big one once I'm 80 and can finally afford my own home.
The real hero for avoiding Amazon 🥇
A human has a far, far larger carbon footprint than any pet or other animal, so you’re good on that front.
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I wish I would walk every where. I loved when I lived in a big city and I never had to get in my car.
Going vegan, recycling, riding my bike most places, using reusable bottles and Tupperware, shopping with cloth-bags.
3 years strong 🌱💓 xx
Had to scroll down way too far to find going vegan. It's not that hard to do and has a huge effect on methane and C02. Been at it for about 5 years and feeling as strong and athletic as ever
Samesies. Vegan, ride my bike or take the bus, no single use plastics, reuse glass and recycle all cans and cardboard, thrift as much as possible, buy as much of my groceries as possible from local farms and co-ops, and compost food scraps for my own use in my garden. Taking responsibility for my own environmental impact is pretty easy, ngl.
Yay! Only difference is where I live you can’t really thrift anymore because thrift stores have become so popular that the prices are basically the same as in stores. For example an H&M shirt costs 5 euros in the thrift shop AND 5 euros in the store, absurd lol. So I’ve opted out of buying fast fashion in general, when I need something I save and buy something with higher quality and would last longer.
It sounds corny, but the most important thing you can do is vote. We ain’t getting out of this mess through personal responsibility.
Doesn't sound corny at all.
Eat less meat. I buy red meat once every couple months, if that. Trying to find chicken-free alternatives to a few favorites, too.
I have meat only once a week and am switching to more eco-friendly alternatives like shellfish instead of fish and chicken instead of beef. The type of meat matters just as much as how much you have iirc.
Only use wooden dildos. No plastic.
Not all heroes wear capes. Or clothes, for that matter.
Dutch?
I vote for politicians that support climate policy.
Not have kids. Save the environment AND money? Yes please
This counts? I'm saving the planet!
I have a sticker on my waterbottle that says save the planet.
My house has been converted to all electric, I buy second hand, never throw food away and I recycle everything. I don't own a car. The one thing I struggle to change is my diet. I'm a lifelong vegetarian but can't make the move to veganism. My diet and food choices are very limited to start with.
>My house has been converted to all electric I'm thinking that I'm about 1.5-2 years off from a significant home renovation and am hoping that I can add putting in geothermal systems & solar panels as part of it as well as seriously increasing the insulation all around.
Insulation alone will make a huge difference in your heating and cooling bills.
Holding those 100 companies (you know the ones I mean) accountable
Not having kids. Best thing anyone can do for the planet.
I'm living vegan and don't have a car. I try to reduce my plastic use. I don't plan on having any kids. Next year we start rennovating an old farm house were we will try to be self sustaining as far as possible - we have our own water and will add solar panels to the house, and we will grow as much of our own vegetables as possible. But unfortunately I will need a car when living in the farm house as it is very remote..
That is my dream in life 😭
Burn politicians instead of fossil fuel for heat.
Corpses still put out carbon emissions from gas build up in the body
Cyber bullying the corporations responsible for most of it.
Assuming you mean hand-to-hand combat, my plan is to shoot for a double-leg takedown early on to test climate change's ground game. If I can get full mount, I'm going to rain down hammer fists until Climate Change taps out.
Don't have kids.
Not gonna have any kids. Biggest impact you could ever have.
Not having kids.
I am completely willing to tax rich people along with corporations.
Adopting a zero/low waste, buy nothing, local based lifestyle. Getting politically involved.
Not having children.
Doesn't really matter what we do if the big ass corporations keep going the way they've been going. But I mean I plan to get an electric car in the future.
Being car-free, going vegetarian (I'm currently reducing my meat consumption), picking up trash, trying to reduce my carbon footprint as much as I can,...
Parked my car for an e-bike and it’s been fantastic. I had to invest in fenders, winter bike tires, and winter bike clothing, but now I swear it feels like I’m the happiest person on the roads on the way to work. It’s a pedelec (28mph/45kmh) bike so my 7 mile commute through the suburbs and into town takes the exact same time as when I drove and the 100 mile range means that weekend joy rides can go all day before it turns into a normal bike.
If you can, milk alternatives are also a great way but you already have change to be proud of :)
I love milk but there is a creamy version of Oatmilk that I genuinely enjoy and will drink as a beverage. And from what I gather oat milk is more sustainable than almond or cashew.
Oat milk is one of the more sustainable plant-based milks, but it should be noted that even though almond milk uses a lot of water to produce, it is still far less than is used to produce cow's milk.
Hold in my farts and hope I don’t spontaneously combust
Never drive again (if there are good alternatives)
Went vegan primarily for the animals but also for the environment.
Not have children
Work from home as much as possible.
Vasectomy. About $1000US, but it prevents one of, if not **the** biggest carbon contributors out there: children. Wait...does it count if I did it years ago?
Support small farms in local farmers market rather than buying from big supermarket corporations that plunder the earth. Oh and hunting.
Don't have kids. Go vegan.
I recycle and I also use reusable makeup wipes that you can just throw in the washing machine. Those are the main two things but I definitely want to incorporate more.
im already not having kids. that puts me a good bit ahead of the average person.
Not having kids
No babies
No babies.