i dream for it as well. but, again, “united” is only incidental, right?? of course, it’s not coincidental that people,individually, jumped on the great utility that fossil fuels provided. now we are looking for people to see the benefit to prevent something fairly unintuitive and intangible- it’s a big ask. there’s room for plenty of approaches but i would root for the ones that dances around “greater good” but, rather, work within the framework of human behavior for what it is. altruism is in the mix but probably can’t be relied upon to be the primary driver for where we need to get.
This comment is a bit pithy for the reasons already mentioned and more. Humanity has never acted as one thing. There is no order to the activities required to turn things around for the world. Reintroducing a keystone species can draw more attention to an under appreciated ecosystem a la polar bear. conversely, it could make light of saving a species if we can simply reanimate it down the road. But again, there is room for all sorts of efforts. i doubt more tools and more species would be an overall detriment. i would love to see an ecosystem rev to full glory.
I’m surprised there has been only 1 or 2 comments on HRV ERV. There are many products available to help exchange indoor air with outdoor air while conserving heat and or humidity. here is a smaller solution that is somewhat expandable. LUNOS e². I was hoping i’d get some more ideas from this discussion.
i was thinking 1-3 different types, 1 for sporks, one for t-shirts, jackets, and another for toys/lawn furniture. i readily admit i don’t know enough about plastics processing. i was further imagining broken, worn, stained, fallen out of fashion could be ground down and reformed by some advanced 3d printer. but i can constrain my own thoughts, i can see impediments- technical or behavior(desire to purchase). dream with me anyway.
a few of you have new and interesting takes on the issue for me to consider. but what about the millions of tons of plastic that have worked its way into the oceans? and if landfill space isn’t an issue why are we shipping it off to foreign countries? seems like recycling is a very loose loop but if we keep at it, it could become tighter. i think it would be cool if various resources, some day, could be recycled on a household level- like water foremost and eventually plastics, organics
In many cases the lanes weren’t designed for zipper merging or drivers “zipper merge” at inappropriate places. Zipper merge is great! But not all merging is to be a zipper merge- this is constantly abused, and perhaps justified in the minds of offenders under the guise of the zip. A lane, such as an entrance lane, that terminates is a good time to zipper merge. But many many times, in Minnesota, people use any lane that allows them to cut to the front of the line. Regardless if that causes a massive slowdown as they leave the relatively free flowing lane and “zipper merge” - match speed of the slow lane. Articles would do well to mention the finer points before ushering us to 10% gains... maybe.