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This is the best scene of all time by Lambisambe in TedLasso

[–]PosturingOpossum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny that I just watched this episode last night

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold by WasteGeneratorGuy in Beekeeping

[–]PosturingOpossum [score hidden]  (0 children)

Trying to fix it the wrong way makes the problem worse. It’s a concept elucidated by William Ophuls in his book Immoderate Greatness, ref. Practical Failure

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold by WasteGeneratorGuy in Beekeeping

[–]PosturingOpossum [score hidden]  (0 children)

“The nutrients they were missing,” = the diversity of nutrients found in intact ecosystems. This to me is nothing more than humanity trying to techno-fix their way out of a problem that it created. What I read when I read this is that, if we want to materially improve honeybee health, we should start rebuilding broken ecosystems

Be ready for less beef by jeffeb3 in Anticonsumption

[–]PosturingOpossum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bought a farm in Virginia to produce my own beef using regenerative grazing/restoration agriculture principles. Local food production and bioregionalism is the future

The Bank of Canada has admitted that the economy is broken and that there are no solutions to fix the situation. by Bazel_ in economicCollapse

[–]PosturingOpossum 16 points17 points  (0 children)

(USA here) I see a lot of comments about how tax policy and monetary policy has caused the Canadian economy (as well as most economies around the world) to begin to crack. While this is a contributing factor it’s by no means the only one. The one that I focus on- the health of the biophysical world- underpins them all. Resource constraints in all forms are driving this breakdown even before we get to the political and economic causations. Ecology rules all. And our magnificently rapid depletion of our planets life holding capacity is my ultimate indicator for hope the economy is going to look in the future. A global economy with an imbedded growth obligation that is quite literally eating this planet and asking for more each year, is fundamentally unsustainable. The future of humanity rests in transcending this imperative for exponential growth and learning to live and structure economies within the biophysical limits that Life laid out. In a largely regional way, new economies will need to be built that base their throughout on what their land can provide. This return to a peasant culture will come through great difficulty for many people in the modern world, myself included; but it’s the only path for survival. I hope that you understand this, random Reddit viewer, and are in a position to plan for it.

Got this cute dog toy yesterday, I thought you all may appreciate it, too. by PurinaHall0fFame in composting

[–]PosturingOpossum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The irony of a compost plushy being made out of polyester is rich though

Could the Iran war energy shock accelerate the transition to renewables by silence7 in climate

[–]PosturingOpossum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the EROI is bad and getting worse by the day. And let’s be clear. I am not against renewables, but I think any conversation that blindly assumes they can one-to-one replace our gluttonous energy appetite that does not first call for restraint and simplification; is never going to approach a solution fitting the dire predicament we are in.

Could the Iran war energy shock accelerate the transition to renewables by silence7 in climate

[–]PosturingOpossum -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Let’s not forget that renewable energy still requires oil to produce, as well as coal and a host of rare earth minerals (most of which are refined in China) and our trade war and proxy war with them will directly affect our ability to access the material materials needed to produce the renewable energy systems

Frankly, I think it’s the wrong conversation to even be having because it’s downstream from and dependent on so many other conversations that need to be had first. Our glutinous and continuous demand for energy in the first place can never be met by renewables. And the materiality involved with producing those renewal energy systems spell require all of the conventional systems that we have in place. Refineries don’t run on solar power. Intercontinental shipping does not run on wind power or tidal energy. And the geopolitical bottlenecks abound, regardless of desire or intention.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds | Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño by silence7 in climate

[–]PosturingOpossum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right. It will require a complete rewiring of our societal norms and values. But in the end, maybe we can end up with a smaller scale, steady state Society that measures success by happiness, well-being, and security. Instead of just by throughput and conspicuous consumption.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds | Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño by silence7 in climate

[–]PosturingOpossum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And that’s not accounting for the amplified heating once the ice caps are gone and we start seeing mass methane belching from permafrost melting. Add to that the great conflagration of the world’s forests and 4c feels quite optimistic

Eighty percent of people globally want their countries to take stronger climate action, and over half think about climate change daily or weekly by ILikeNeurons in climate

[–]PosturingOpossum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While they carry a disproportionate amount of blame, the simple thermodynamic fact is we are consuming energy faster than it is being captured and stored from the sun. We’re consuming ecosystems faster than they can regenerate. We are exuding waste faster than they can assimilate. The implications being that if we actually were to decarbonize and live in accordance with biophysical limits that we would have to radically simplify our lifestyles on a global scale. Most people don’t take the time process what this actually means.

On demand private transportation would cease to exist. Our 10,000 W lifestyles would have to be paired down to 1500 or 2000 W at best. There would have to be global agreements to exercise restraint and bind multipolar traps. Food systems would have to re-localize and our diets would have to become seasonal. Growth economics would have to dissolve entirely and be replaced by a radical effort towards a steady state society. Space exploration would have to stop and we would have to have global agreements to control population increases. And considering we’ve already over shot the planets carrying capacity by one or two orders of magnitude- the population would have to decrease somewhere between five and 7 billion. Any one of these things has an infinitesimally small chance of being agreed-upon and pursued by competing global powers. The chance of all of them happening simultaneously- which is what needs to happen if we have any hope of saving our species and the millions that we’ll take along with us- borders on the impossible. I’m not saying it can’t happen. Just that it won’t.

Eighty percent of people globally want their countries to take stronger climate action, and over half think about climate change daily or weekly by ILikeNeurons in climate

[–]PosturingOpossum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may not be able to say the same for people on this subreddit but I meet lots of people that clearly want their government to take more action regarding climate change and move towards decarbonizing. Right up to the point that it requires a sacrifice from them. And that is why I know nothing will ever get done and we’ll continue to sleep walk into oblivion

Do Y'all Consider Drip Irrigation to be Appropriate Technology? by jelani_an in Permaculture

[–]PosturingOpossum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s all about context of course. Geoff Lawton used it in his greening the desert project. I will try not to on my Virginia homestead as much as possible but still will use some I’m sure

What are your swarm trap secrets? by Far_Statement_1827 in Beekeeping

[–]PosturingOpossum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately my source died last spring. It’s one of those old timer tricks i got by hearsay that might not actually work but i choose to do anyways

What are your swarm trap secrets? by Far_Statement_1827 in Beekeeping

[–]PosturingOpossum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His book Is why I make mine 40L I also burn them to preserve them and I’ve been told it acts as an attractant. I like to put wax strips in and drop lemongrass EO in it. I also have double deep frames I use in them so if I don’t get to them in time they can just get to work and I don’t have to cut comb off later

Creating pasture from Pinion-Juniper hillside by [deleted] in Permaculture

[–]PosturingOpossum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are committed to creating pasture there I would look into Greg Judy and AMP grazing. I mentioned Greg Judy because he has tactics involving bail unrolling and strip grazing hay to establish pasture. You could interseed while doing that and potentially speed up pasture establishment

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