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Post by Northy on Jan 20, 2020 12:55:28 GMT
I did know a yorkie Dunn, not sure if it was the same one, could have been. yep, hemp is a good way forward, we do have hemp milk sometimes. The Chelsea Physics garden in London is a great little out of the way place for a visit, and shows all areas of the world that use natural products for things like clothes etc. weird as I was reading this, I've just had a spam call from an Ely 01353 number Well it wasn't me mate, I'm not there any more  If it starts with 860 let me know, it could be my ex, that would be strange lol. It cracks me up when people make all this fuss about planting trees, we are literally barking up the wrong erm.. Tree! Admittedly trees are more visually appealing but that's not the problem we're trying to solve. Planting lots of trees will help, especially in areas like the UK where it's just too wet for hemp to grow (and other similar regions of the world), and our wildlife have grown to adapt to live in our native trees. don't forget to use Ecosia.org for searching instead of google, a tree gets planted for every search  |
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Post by elystokie on Jan 20, 2020 13:29:59 GMT
Well it wasn't me mate, I'm not there any more If it starts with 860 let me know, it could be my ex, that would be strange lol. It cracks me up when people make all this fuss about planting trees, we are literally barking up the wrong erm.. Tree! Admittedly trees are more visually appealing but that's not the problem we're trying to solve. Planting lots of trees will help, especially in areas like the UK where it's just too wet for hemp to grow (and other similar regions of the world), and our wildlife have grown to adapt to live in our native trees. don't forget to use Ecosia.org for searching instead of google, a tree gets planted for every search Didn't know that NS, will do. Hemp will grow pretty much anywhere mate, without pesticides or chemicals, there's fields of the stuff already in this country, there'd be more but the regulations on it are extremely tight and growers have to jump through so many hoops. Then after they've grown it, if it's got more than 0.3% THC (which can easily happen accidentally) it gets destroyed, even tho it could still be used for fuel, paper, hempcrete (which unlike concrete actually sequesters CO2 even after its been used for building), food, clothing and many, many other uses including medicine. The wildlife point is a good one but growing hemp would help protect our existing trees and thus the habitat. |
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Post by Northy on Jan 20, 2020 13:35:48 GMT
Planting lots of trees will help, especially in areas like the UK where it's just too wet for hemp to grow (and other similar regions of the world), and our wildlife have grown to adapt to live in our native trees. don't forget to use Ecosia.org for searching instead of google, a tree gets planted for every search Didn't know that NS, will do. Hemp will grow pretty much anywhere mate, without pesticides or chemicals, there's fields of the stuff already in this country, there'd be more but the regulations on it are extremely tight and growers have to jump through so many hoops. The wildlife point is a good one, but planting hemp would help protect the trees we still have and thus the habitat for the wildlife. Then after they've grown it, if it's got more than 0.3% THC (which can easily happen accidentally) it gets destroyed, even tho it could still be used for fuel, paper, hempcrete (which unlike concrete actually sequesters CO2 even after its been used for building), food, clothing and many, many other uses including medicine. hemp doesn't like it's feet (roots) getting wet, so would struggle lots of places in times like we are at the moment, when everywhere is so fookin wet, it's alright in more free draining chalk and sandy areas, but we need the carrots in sandy areas  |
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Post by elystokie on Jan 20, 2020 13:42:41 GMT
Didn't know that NS, will do. Hemp will grow pretty much anywhere mate, without pesticides or chemicals, there's fields of the stuff already in this country, there'd be more but the regulations on it are extremely tight and growers have to jump through so many hoops. The wildlife point is a good one, but planting hemp would help protect the trees we still have and thus the habitat for the wildlife. Then after they've grown it, if it's got more than 0.3% THC (which can easily happen accidentally) it gets destroyed, even tho it could still be used for fuel, paper, hempcrete (which unlike concrete actually sequesters CO2 even after its been used for building), food, clothing and many, many other uses including medicine. hemp doesn't like it's feet (roots) getting wet, so would struggle lots of places in times like we are at the moment, when everywhere is so fookin wet, it's alright in more free draining chalk and sandy areas, but we need the carrots in sandy areas Fuck the carrots |
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Post by elystokie on Jan 20, 2020 14:00:39 GMT
hemp doesn't like it's feet (roots) getting wet, so would struggle lots of places in times like we are at the moment, when everywhere is so fookin wet, it's alright in more free draining chalk and sandy areas, but we need the carrots in sandy areas Fuck the carrots After a bit of 'digging'  it seems it's pretty much just the younger plants that are sensitive to the excess moisture, hemp doesn't like a clay based soil and yields suffer in such conditions but similarly they suffer in a soil that drains too freely also. Basically if wheat, grass, potatoes etc will grow in an area then hemp will too and we have plenty of areas in this country where they grow quite freely. There's also research going on to develop strains that grow better in different conditions apparently. hemptechglobal.com/page83/page83.html |
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Post by lordb on Jan 21, 2020 13:24:41 GMT
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Post by thevoid on Jan 21, 2020 22:04:01 GMT
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Post by Northy on Mar 31, 2021 13:21:22 GMT
Finally, it looks like a solution for plastic recycling, but obviously the best way is to not buy it in the first place. How many people know what their council does with the plastic we put out to recycle, lots of it ends up in waste to energy plants, which is really bad as well for the air we breathe. www.theengineer.co.uk/teesside-hydroprs-plant-set-to-recycle-all-plastics/ |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Mar 31, 2021 18:04:36 GMT
Finally, it looks like a solution for plastic recycling, but obviously the best way is to not buy it in the first place. How many people know what their council does with the plastic we put out to recycle, lots of it ends up in waste to energy plants, which is really bad as well for the air we breathe. www.theengineer.co.uk/teesside-hydroprs-plant-set-to-recycle-all-plastics/Legislation needs to be passed which will ensure that all plastics, other than medical and other critical equipment that needs to last for years, must be made from readily biodegradable materials. Corn starch makes perfectly adequate plastic film for example. That way, you don't need to rely on people disposing of stuff responsibly, which they clearly can't in many countries including our own, as the stuff will disappear in the environment within a couple of years. Of course, this is possible already, but business lobbies government over the costs of doing so, so they do nothing. Meanwhile, the Earth slowly clogs up with shit that takes 500 years to break down, killing animals and poisoning the food chain, including our own. |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Mar 31, 2021 20:21:21 GMT
Finally, it looks like a solution for plastic recycling, but obviously the best way is to not buy it in the first place. How many people know what their council does with the plastic we put out to recycle, lots of it ends up in waste to energy plants, which is really bad as well for the air we breathe. www.theengineer.co.uk/teesside-hydroprs-plant-set-to-recycle-all-plastics/Legislation needs to be passed which will ensure that all plastics, other than medical and other critical equipment that needs to last for years, must be made from readily biodegradable materials. Corn starch makes perfectly adequate plastic film for example. That way, you don't need to rely on people disposing of stuff responsibly, which they clearly can't in many countries including our own, as the stuff will disappear in the environment within a couple of years. Of course, this is possible already, but business lobbies government over the costs of doing so, so they do nothing. Meanwhile, the Earth slowly clogs up with shit that takes 500 years to break down, killing animals and poisoning the food chain, including our own. But bioplastics may not be all they are cracked up to be and have serious environmental issues themselves. This makes interesting reading .......... phys.org/news/2017-12-truth-bioplastics.html |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Apr 1, 2021 9:08:45 GMT
Legislation needs to be passed which will ensure that all plastics, other than medical and other critical equipment that needs to last for years, must be made from readily biodegradable materials. Corn starch makes perfectly adequate plastic film for example. That way, you don't need to rely on people disposing of stuff responsibly, which they clearly can't in many countries including our own, as the stuff will disappear in the environment within a couple of years. Of course, this is possible already, but business lobbies government over the costs of doing so, so they do nothing. Meanwhile, the Earth slowly clogs up with shit that takes 500 years to break down, killing animals and poisoning the food chain, including our own. But bioplastics may not be all they are cracked up to be and have serious environmental issues themselves. This makes interesting reading .......... phys.org/news/2017-12-truth-bioplastics.html"Right now, it's hard to claim that bioplastics are more environmentally friendly than traditional plastics when all aspects of their life cycle are considered: land use, pesticides and herbicides, energy consumption, water use, greenhouse gas and methane emissions, biodegradability, recyclability and more. But as researchers around the world work to develop greener varieties and more efficient production processes, bioplastics do hold promise to help lessen plastic pollution and reduce our carbon footprint." I'll take that as a starting point, with all the additional research that's going on as described in that article leading to even greater environmental benefits. Seems the sensible way to be heading, rather than churning out more traditional plastic from oil. |
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Post by franklin on Apr 16, 2021 9:39:25 GMT
Just to pick up on a new "white" paint to reflect sunlight and help to reduce carbon emissions as far as cooling buildings in the US. I assume the 98%+ reflection is in spotless newly painted surfaces how would that work in reality when they get dirty or fade 🤷♂️ is this really a way to help or just PR.
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Post by Northy on Apr 17, 2021 7:18:17 GMT
Just to pick up on a new "white" paint to reflect sunlight and help to reduce carbon emissions as far as cooling buildings in the US. I assume the 98%+ reflection is in spotless newly painted surfaces how would that work in reality when they get dirty or fade 🤷♂️ is this really a way to help or just PR. The ice caps reflect the sun's heat, but with those reducing in size the problem is exasperated, so it may not be a bad idea |
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Post by franklin on Apr 17, 2021 7:23:47 GMT
Just to pick up on a new "white" paint to reflect sunlight and help to reduce carbon emissions as far as cooling buildings in the US. I assume the 98%+ reflection is in spotless newly painted surfaces how would that work in reality when they get dirty or fade 🤷♂️ is this really a way to help or just PR. The ice caps reflect the sun's heat, but with those reducing in size the problem is exasperated, so it may not be a bad idea Apparently its the "whitest" paint ever produced and they have started to paint rooftops would it actually work though in the long term I assume it would need to be cleaned on a regular basis to maintain its use. And would the benefit justify the maintenance 🤔 |
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Post by musik on Apr 17, 2021 8:19:16 GMT
Actually, I quite often hear people around here say, "if it were anything wrong with plastic, spray bottles or old cars and refrigerators, they wouldn't exist, would they?"
and "you should be able to throw away whatever you like whereever you like. People used to do so, why change a tradition?"
and finally "it's no use recycling things in different containers, it will only be mixed up when the garbage truck takes it away after all."
Are they wrong?
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My neighbour some months ago said to me:
"Are you recycling plastic bottles at the food store?", looking at my bag with plastic bottles, "Are you really doing that?"
"Yes"
"It would be under my dignity to do so!"
I still don't know what he meant.
Do you?
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Post by franklin on Apr 17, 2021 9:48:37 GMT
Actually, I quite often hear people around here say, "if it were anything wrong with plastic, spray bottles or old cars and refrigerators, they wouldn't exist, would they?" and "you should be able to throw away whatever you like whereever you like. People used to do so, why change a tradition?" and finally "it's no use recycling things in different containers, it will only be mixed up when the garbage truck takes it away after all." Are they wrong? 😉 My neighbour some months ago said to me: "Are you recycling plastic bottles at the food store?", looking at my bag with plastic bottles, "Are you really doing that?" "Yes" "It would be under my dignity to do so!" I still don't know what he meant. Do you? I would ban all plastic packaging in retail completely, bottles,bags, containers,tubes, wrapping and any other items used in retail you can think of. I used to go to the shop and I'd get food in a paper bag if I didn't have my own shopping bag its time we stopped throwing millions on tones of plastic waste away its not needed anymore. |
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Post by musik on Apr 17, 2021 10:41:48 GMT
I have a couple of shopping bags made of canvas I always use. I started using them just before the pandemic started. Before that I used to buy paper bags at the food store, but it ended up with almost 100 paper bags I had to get rid of.
Do they even sell plastic bags these days?
One shop has begun with small paper bags for fruit and vegs.
But I've so far never seen any person bringing their own box or bag when buying fruit or vegs, as someone on here mentioned. Do they take out the potatoes, the bananas or whatever it is from the box first then and put them on the scales or how does it work?
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Post by mrcoke on Apr 17, 2021 10:58:23 GMT
I have a couple of shopping bags made of canvas I always use. I started using them just before the pandemic started. Before that I used to buy paper bags at the food store, but it ended up with almost 100 paper bags I had to get rid of. Do they even sell plastic bags these days? One shop has begun with small paper bags for fruit and vegs. But I've so far never seen any person bringing their own box or bag when buying fruit or vegs, as someone on here mentioned. Do they take out the potatoes, the bananas or whatever it is from the box first then and put them on the scales or how doesn't work? Ditto, we use a couple of large canvas bags. Morrisons introduced reusable paper bags last year and announced the end of plastic "bags for life" earlier this month. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56673900The link gives an update on all the main UK supermarkets. Edit: not Tesco or Co-op. |
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Post by musik on Apr 17, 2021 12:39:51 GMT
I have a couple of shopping bags made of canvas I always use. I started using them just before the pandemic started. Before that I used to buy paper bags at the food store, but it ended up with almost 100 paper bags I had to get rid of. Do they even sell plastic bags these days? One shop has begun with small paper bags for fruit and vegs. But I've so far never seen any person bringing their own box or bag when buying fruit or vegs, as someone on here mentioned. Do they take out the potatoes, the bananas or whatever it is from the box first then and put them on the scales or how doesn't work? Ditto, we use a couple of large canvas bags. Morrisons introduced reusable paper bags last year and announced the end of plastic "bags for life" earlier this month. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56673900The link gives an update on all the main UK supermarkets. Edit: not Tesco or Co-op. I just remembered, one of our food chains here - ICA - sell "plastic bags" made of sugar canes, and I buy those if I haven't brought my canvas bags. I seldom shop there though, the only reason being it's a bit far from here. |
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Post by mtrstudent on Apr 17, 2021 14:51:41 GMT
Just to pick up on a new "white" paint to reflect sunlight and help to reduce carbon emissions as far as cooling buildings in the US. I assume the 98%+ reflection is in spotless newly painted surfaces how would that work in reality when they get dirty or fade 🤷♂️ is this really a way to help or just PR. They've done some tests maybe half an hour away from my current place in LA. Painted roads and roofs. Makes a big difference, cools roads by 5-10 C. They think you could knock 2-3 C off heatwaves over a whole city. I keep forgetting I'm not in the UK any more and sometimes leave my car in the sun then almost burn my palms off. Really need a white cover for the steering wheel. |
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Post by Northy on Jul 1, 2021 13:22:30 GMT
The heatwave in North West USA and western Canada shows what is happening around the globe at certain times and places, it's becoming too hot for people to live in certain areas at times where they used to be able to live normally.
February 2020 in the UK was the wettest on record, February 2019 was the warmest on record, Baltic states have broken records for heat in June, we keep breaking record of one or the other.
Yes the records only go back a few hundred years, but we've got billions more people living on the planet since then and many major cities with 20 million people living in them that can't just up sticks and move 1oo miles down the road
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Post by Northy on Jul 1, 2021 14:26:19 GMT
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Post by Northy on Jul 2, 2021 12:16:31 GMT
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jul 2, 2021 12:37:12 GMT
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Post by Northy on Jul 2, 2021 13:35:58 GMT
They have already started on a megaton one in the states so hopefully places like China and Russia and richer nations around the world can follow suit. |
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jul 2, 2021 14:24:12 GMT
I hate to be negative on these kinds of things, but it seems like an excuse to pollute more, and these carbon/CO2 capture plants have their own environmental footprints and cause their own problems. I also read that oil companies will buy CO2 from these plants (not sure if any UK ones in particular) to help them pump out more oil. I don't know all that much about CO2 removal plants though and found this recent podcast to help educate myself: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct2dql |
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Post by Northy on Jul 2, 2021 15:33:49 GMT
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Post by Northy on Jul 3, 2021 6:13:47 GMT
And we've managed to set the ocean alight in the gulf of Mexico in our thirst for oil and gas.
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Post by Northy on Jul 15, 2021 14:12:26 GMT
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jul 15, 2021 14:19:42 GMT
And lots of people dead in Germany as a result of catastrophic flooding from unprecedented rainfall events.
I still think a huge number of people will not agree with any changes to their lifestyles which result in any increased inconvenience or cost, such as driving or flying less.
It's weird how much reluctance there is to actually do the things we need to, despite stuff like this happening, huge wildfires in the States and Australia, the Amazon being a net emitter of CO2 now...I suppose it's denial generally that there is a problem, but it's almost like we're trying to make ourselves go extinct!
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it seems it's pretty much just the younger plants that are sensitive to the excess moisture, hemp doesn't like a clay based soil and yields suffer in such conditions but similarly they suffer in a soil that drains too freely also.
