"This I mention for the sake of the parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if a child died under it; my example showing that the regret may be the same either way, and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.”
Benjamin Franklin ~ 'Memoirs' 1790
Damaging the habitat of a threatened species
"Remember, it's taxpayers paying the fines."
"Conservationists have called for an end to native forest logging after crucial endangered Southern Greater Glider habitat was allegedly destroyed illegally.The case will be heard in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales in October. "
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/forestry-corporation-nsw-charged-by-epa-tallaganda-state-forest/105711516
#FCNSW #breaches #NSWLogging #biodiversity #gliders #harm #NSW #LoggingImpacts
Deforestation kills
"Deforestation is responsible for more than a third of the warming experienced by people living in the affected regions. Deforestation has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a study has found."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/27/deforestation-has-killed-half-a-million-people-in-past-20-years-study-finds
#deforestation #LoggingAndLandclearing #LoggingImpacts #ExtremeHeat #HeatStress #mortality #BiodiversityCrisis #canopy #FossilFuels #ClimateDisruption #degradation #harm
Mobility design for mortality and morbidity
"Traffic pollution contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths per year, study estimates. Vehicle pollution may contribute to more deaths each year than the number caused by road accidents."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-22/traffic-pollution-study-estimates-1800-premature-deaths-per-year/105677620
#cars #roads #FossilFuel #MobilityDesign #harm #pollution #air #PrematureDeath #Deathzone #idling #disease #inflammation #ActiveTransport
A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 6, ch. 54 (6.54) (AD 161-180) [tr. Rendall (1898)]
Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/4138…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #marcusaureliusmeditations #benefit #collective #dependency #group #harm #individual #meme #mutualsupport #mutuality #solidarity
The plastics contaminating every corner of the Earth contain thousands of unregulated toxic chemicals. As global plastic talks end without a treaty, health experts say negotiators must consider their toxic cargo.
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