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"Think global, act local" has a structural flaw: judged on its own terms, almost any decision looks right — which is how a £100m bat tunnel got built, by people doing exactly what they were asked, with nobody lying or cutting corners. The same gap is opening up in New York's solar boom.

"Solar spreadsheets" follows both and suggests a fix for the flaw.

https://mmalc-x-machina.ghost.io/solar-spreadsheets/

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#Environment
#ThinkGloballyActLocally
#Environmentalism
#SolarPanels
#SolarEnergy
#HS2
#NewYorkState

Solar spreadsheets

Environmentalism needs a full accounting "Think global, act local" has been environmentalism's working instruction for half a century. But it has had a structural flaw built into it from the start: a decision made locally is by definition judged locally — against whether this project, on its own, is worth

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Liberty 12h ago

We are taught that nonhumans are mindless machines but things couldn't be further from the truth. Whether it's animals having minds and feelings, plant perception and action, etc. We've been lied to. #ecology #environmentalism

Liberty 12h ago

Nonhumans and humans are equals. #ecology #environmentalism

Liberty 12h ago

But yeah, it's anthropocentric and paternalistic to consider animals to be innocent and defenseless. #ecology #environmentalism

Liberty 12h ago

Animals aren't innocent or defenseless. Animals know death, sex, etc. They mourn their dead, have gay sex and threesomes, etc. Animals are also capable of defending themselves. Look at the way bison react when humans get too close. #ecology #environmentalism

Liberty 12h ago

Nonhumans have experiences, thoughts, reason, emotions, desires, goals, societies, culture, etc. it's not just humans that have these things. #ecology #environmentalism

Grey Elephant 22h ago

#environmentalism #meme #humor #funny

unspeakablehorror 1d ago

Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s turtle advocate, dies after Israeli attack

Lebanese marine ecologist Mona Khalil, who was severely wounded after an Israeli strike hit her home near Tyre last week, has died, according to local reports.Khalil, 77, succumbed to her wounds on Friday, the same day Israel escalated air attacks on southern Lebanon, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens despite the risk posed to a fragile peace deal between Iran and the United States.“It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Mona Khalil today,” environmental group Live Love Tyre said in a Facebook statement on Friday.“She will be remembered through an incredible legacy. Through it all, Mona chose to stay and care for the turtles of Live Love Tyre. Her life was selfless and impactful.”

Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s turtle advocate, dies after Israeli attack

Khalil spent more than two decades protecting the nests of endangered turtle species in southern Lebanon.

Al Jazeera

Shingo Mouse 🌳1d ago

#Environmentalism #Wildlife #EndangeredSpecies #TakeAction FOE: Take Action | SIGN NOW: PROTECT helpless polar bear cubs from drowning to death! HALT Arctic drilling before it’s too late!
https://action.foe.org/page/98371/action/1

Shingo Mouse 🌳2d ago

#Environmentalism #Wildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Petition: Climate Change Pushed Emperor Penguins onto the Endangered Species List
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/640/771/188/

Sign Petition: Climate Change Pushed Emperor Penguins onto the Endangered Species List

As sea ice melts and the fish they eat disoriented from warming waters, emperor penguins are being pushed towards extinction. (44390 signatures on petition)