How come when there’s a tumblr post about the conservation of any other animals it seems like almost everyone is on board but if there’s a post about insects being important there’s almost always discourse on it like “people are caring more about BUGS than about [some sort of other issue]!!!!!”
For one thing, people can care about multiple things at once.
For another, we literally cannot live without insects and despite their image as super-survivors a combination of pesticides, fertilizers and climate change over the course of only the last few years have plummeted their populations by up to half in some places including the tropical rainforests.
It IS critically necessary to make our civilization more bug-friendly if we care even remotely about the environment and that does have to include a more positive overall image of them because their reputation as gross vermin makes it far more difficult to get ANYTHING done towards their conservation.
“Hey so it turns out that the people of earth accidentally did a global experiment to see if every individual could course correct climate change through mass personal change of habits, and it turns out, no! We can’t! It was massive corporate activity all along!”
“there are sustainable ways to use animal products, leather is good resource, indigenous people hunting sustainably is not an environmental problem”
and “individuals should take some responsibility for the environment, veganism and plastic-free lifestyles should be heavily encouraged”
and “veganism/vegetarianism/plastic-free is not an accessible lifestyle for everyone”
and “large corporations and corruption are directly responsible for the climate crisis, and dismantling them and not having a fossil fuel based economy is the most important thing in saving the environment”
are all coexisting and complementary.
“it’s acceptable and sustainable to use animal products/indigenous people should have the ability to hunt sustainably without shame” and “veganism should be encouraged” are mutually exclusive statements, not complementary ones.
i get what you’re trying to get at, but equating veganism to environmentally friendly eating is not inherently accurate and if we’re going to recognize that there are ethical and sustainable ways to produce and consume animal products, we can’t ALSO say “be vegan tho”. most vegans do not support any use of animals or animal products, and if i’m going to recognize that leather and meat can be made sustainably… i’m not also going to encourage people to be vegan. i’m gonna encourage people to source sustainably and from ethical sources.
eating local should be encouraged. buying from local producers supports local economies, small farmers, and is better for the environment.
Something I do not want to forget because I’ve been seeing a lot of MisanthropyTM lately and it’s making me emotionally sick
– Humans are animals
– Humans are an intrinsic part of nature, WE’RE NOT A FRIGGIN’ PLAGUE WTF
– Humans are Keystone predators and as such we are fundamental to the global ecosystem and without us it would literally crumble
– Humans have a right to exist like any other animal (and by that I mean all of us. EVERY SINGLE ONE)
– Humans’ natural habitat are the savannahs and forests, the trees are literally our homes. Like seriously we build amazing treehouses I want one
– Humans still live “in harmony with Nature” like we always did since we as a Species came to exist
– The ages-old divide between “Man” and “Nature/Animal/Whatever” is a constructed narrative which is actually very far from the truth
– Global warming may be a thing – a very, very real thing – but it is not your fault
– Nature is NOT out there to kill you/enact revenge to you/some “Gaea Vengeance” bullschist. Nature does not seek goals like that, and even if they DID they’d just want their keystone primate (which is actually v. important to the environment) p. happy
– Human treehouses
– You cannot do anything for those species that are already gone. It’s not your fault. Extinction is a natural event, it would happen sooner or later. And even if numerous species came to extinction near you at a given time, these would pale in comparison to the even more numerous species you helped to save, survive and spread, or just merely cohexist peacefully with you because you irradiate warmth like a star
– COVID-19 IS NOT HUMANITY’S PUNISHMENT AND IT AIN’T HUMANITY’S FAULT EITHER IT WASN’T PORPUSEFULLY BRED OR SMTH UGH (srsly we survived the Black Plague we WILL survive this)
– Treehouses
– It’s your right as a human to eat meat, and it’s your right as a human to hunt for it. (The reason hunting is illegal is not because we hunt our prey to extinction (we did not btw) it’s because of widespread monoculture farming/pecuary invading and destroying their habitats aka. their literal Homes, heck not even Poaching do as much damage to wildlife as widespread invasive Agribusinesses do imo (correct me if I’m wrong) and we have to restrain ourselves to hunt our own food to preserve the environment so these monopolies could sell their crappy manufactured food while not giving a single crap to wildlife but idk this post ain’t about that sorry)
– Do not believe what everyone says. Humans are kind. Kindness, honesty and humility is so hardwired into us everytime someone says “Humans are bastards” or something like this EVERYONE AGREE, we are so altruistic and kind we think so low of ourselves because taking pride on being altruistic and kind is egotistic and selfish or smth like that and whatever and 99,9% of us are simultaneously hurt when someone is being purposefully hurtful. The only reason it doesn’t look like that is because most people are rather humble and far from the center of attention while the other 0,1% tends to be rather loud and obnoxious giving a false impression of Humanity
– Did I say I love treehouses yet
– “Average human kills 3 (nonprey) wild animals a month” (sic) factoid just statistical error. Average human SAVES the lives of 3 wild animals every month. Those 0.1% behind monopolies of agrobusiness and pecuaries, who kill 1000 wild animals a month, are outliers and should not be counted
– “Average human leaves the equivalent of 3 carbon footprints a month” (sic) factoid just statistical error. Average human RECICLES the equivalent of 3 carbon footprints each month. Those 0.1% behind monopolies on industry, who leave 37392828253 carbon footprints on the atmosphere each month, are outliers and should not be counted
– Idk what to tell you but you are important. You are important because you’re Human. Homo sapiens is an important component to environmental health and should be respected with their own habitat preserved like just any other animal idk how to word that
– You are amazing because you’re Human not despite it
seeing this makes it look like such an obvious thing that should be installed all over the place.
“The turbine is designed vertically with long blades. It covers less area on the ground and is easy to handle. It can easily be assembled and disassembled which makes it durable. Solar panels are fixed at the top of the turbine to generate extra electricity. The device is capable of producing approximately 1 kilowatt per hour of electricity. A single ENLIL turbine can easily provide the average daily electricity needs of two households.
Apart from that, the turbine also contains inbuilt sensors like carbon footprint sensors, to detect earthquakes and IOT platform. The safety and comfort of the city are also ensured.
The turbine can be installed in parks, near seashores, rooftops, households but the roads are the ideal locations for the device. The big vehicles like buses can provide a lot of wind energy. The speeding vehicles on the highway can provide enough wind for these turbines to work all day and night without stopping. The energy generated can be transported to places or it can be used for maintenance of roadways.“
My friend was visiting me the other day and as she sat in my living room she noticed my plastic hairbrush on the table.
“Why do you have a plastic hairbrush I thought you care about nature and you try to avoid plastic!”
Why? Because I can still use it. I have had this brush for cca 12 years. It is not broken. It’s fine. And I will have it for as long as it works and then buy a good alternative. We don’t throw away things that work perfectly fine just to prove to other people, that we care. We use the things we have FIRST!
There is no need for buying a stainless steel lunch box if you can still use an old plastic one. It’s fine.
USE WHAT YOU HAVE FIRST and when it no longer works like it should, dispose of it responsibly and then get a good alternative. You don’t have to prove anything to anyone.
Love
K.
Also, durable plastic is not nearly as much of a problem as single use plastic.
Many people can’t afford a wood and bristle hair brush anyway…they’re like six times more expensive.
Reminder that the aesthetics of green living aren’t the same as actually making good ethical decisions about the resources you have access to.
Mega corporations and the rich created the plastic problem, not people with fuckin combs, Debbie
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