I’ll keep this short and sweet. Some random guy on the internet compiled together and summarized a bunch of climate research papers analyzing global trends and a bunch of different slow actors that are all going to kick in soon like the permafrost in Russia or the polar ice caps etc.

While I have not yet gone through the sources the author links and quotes extensively, this still has me extremely worried and I think that unless society somehow drastically changes and devotes a significant effort in doing something about it, we’re all going to die within half a century.

I’m sorry for bringing doomerism into a safe space like Beehaw, but I’m scared and I can’t sleep.

Also I’m not going to link the document in question because the author goes on a rant about billionaires and greed, and while I haven’t decided whether or not I agree I’m not sure the tone fits the community.

Sorry again and have a good one !

  •  Pete Hahnloser   ( @Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) English
    2•1 year ago

    I feel a sense of dread every time I find myself holding an empty plastic container.

    Niche thing to break out given the context, but the best purchase I’ve made in the past decade is a SodaStream, a couple of extra carbonating bottles and an inline water filter for the kitchen sink.

    I didn’t realize how much of my aggregate shopping mass came from paying usurious prices to have filtered municipal water from somewhere else delivered via fossil fuel to a store so I could pick each bottle up once from the shelf, again from my cart to checkout, again to get it back in the cart, again to put it in the vehicle, again from the vehicle to the pile outside the front door, again to bring it inside for final staging, again to put it in the fridge, and finally, again, to drink it. And 99 cents for the privilege.

    (It’s now two cents a litre thanks to a 10-pound tank + adapter.)

    Being easier on the planet can save time, money and effort, even though it looks somehow less convenient on the surface.

      •  Pete Hahnloser   ( @Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) English
        2•1 year ago

        A tank lasts me about nine months when working full-time out of the apartment (3-4L/day), closer to six if I’m working from home. As to a specific adapter … I bought this one in 2021, so of course it’s no longer listed.

        That adapter was the second one I bought, not having realized there was a hole in the line on the first one I ordered. Sixty inches of hose works perfectly for 1L when the tank is full for charging the line, closing the tank and then carbonating. Later on, I leave it open for anywhere from a second to whatever it takes as it gets empty. I probably don’t need to now, but after venting more than 75% of my tank several times before determining the problem, I’m happier to err on the side of caution.

        For this use, I’d recommend a tank with a siphon tube unless you want to mount your tank upside down to get the last of it. I spent around $135 (in January 2020) locally for the new tank and first fill at a brewing-supply store and found the cheapest refills ain’t there … a welding outfit refills my tank for $18 in about 10 minutes. Most places wanted to keep it overnight because of the tube, so that’s also worth bearing in mind.