Thelonious Monk wrote: » https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/21/ocean-acidification-can-cause-mass-extinctions-fossils-reveal Carbon is acidifying the oceans too and killing marine life. More lies from scientists.
Ocean acidification can cause the mass extinction of marine life, fossil evidence from 66m years ago has revealed... He said caution was needed in making the comparison between the acidification spike 66m years ago and today: “When the asteroid struck, atmospheric CO2 was naturally already much higher than today, and the pH much lower. Furthermore, large asteroid impacts cause prolonged darkness.”
weldoninhio wrote: » She was asked what message SHE hoped world leaders would get from HER UN speech. She stuttered for a few seconds then palmed it off to the panel. She hadn’t a clue how to answer it. She works off scripts because she has no clue about climate change.
blueshade wrote: » The problem isn't Greta herself, it's the people manipulating her. Her parents have lied and lied and lied. They've absolutely fooked up both of their kids and shamelessly attention whore them for their own personal gain. A has been actor and a has been singer with grandparents in the entertainment industry too. I've no doubt Greta believes this stuff, she's been fed it all her life and the poor kid self harms because of it. She and her sister should have been taken into care years ago and the parents charged with child abuse. She's just a puppet and her family is doing very nicely financially from it all. No matter to her parents that the kid is well on her way to a nervous breakdown.
gozunda wrote: » So the bottom line is - the planet better not get hit by a large planet impacting Asteroid. Right so. I'll put that on the check list. Thanks for that;)
mzungu wrote: » Pretty much all figures in the public eye work off scripts.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/dublin-air-pollution-breaching-eu-limits-epa-warns-1.3950575 Filthy air in Dublin, not in India or China, we need less cars and fossil fuels. This has affects on our health. I might have to become one of those guys that wears a stupid mask while cycling.
Eric Cartman wrote: » 1) Dublin exceeds EU limits which are the most stringent in the world, it does not mean we are worse than china or India etc.. who have no such limits. We're still lightyears ahead of them in air quality. 2) If you look at the streets where the excess is being recorded , its two of the most congested streets in Dublin (Pearse st and the quays) where theres more bus lanes than car lanes and the governments 'road diet' plan keeps cars idling endlessly in traffic.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » It means that our air is dirty and we need to clean up our own country regardless of what's going on in the rest of the world. Well we seem to be moving towards more restrictions for private cars in the city and there are plans to build more bike and bus lanes so hopefully the days of driving your car into the city for shopping etc are numbered. We really need congestion charges too for private cars. How would you cope Eric, you might actually have to walk somewhere?! I'll pray for you.
weldoninhio wrote: » Or the city centre becomes a rundown kip, like O'Connell St, and people use the Pavilions, Blanch, and other outer shopping centres, causing more congestion outside the city.
weldoninhio wrote: » Or the city centre becomes a rundown kip, like O'Connell St, .
Eric Cartman wrote: » I drive through the city for work , ill just pass the charges on to my clients. You won't get me off the roads of the city.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Ah but we might, you may have to go right around the centre eventually or be really inconvenienced! We need to get private cars out of the city no matter what, and it's slowly moving in that way.
Eric Cartman wrote: » Im already really inconvenienced by the road diet, one way streets and parking spaces being eroded to appeal to a bunch of cyclists who can't even follow the most basic of rules. but the idea of cycling, scooters or public transport is just so much worse than sitting in traffic and pretty much always will be.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Well yeah you'll just be sitting in traffic longer as the restrictions get worse and worse for people like you. It's about time they gave some of the streets back to people, but we've a long way to go. Cars don't follow the rules either, and they cause all the deaths remember.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » How on earth would having more pedestrianised streets and less cars turn it into a run down kip? It would improve it in so many ways including aesthetically. Time and time again it has been proven that more pedestrian and cycling friendly streets leads to more business.
weldoninhio wrote: » Less cars, less people, less profit, less shops, less rates. It's hardly rocket science.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Less cars and pedestrianisation of streets leads to more business for retailers. Do you suggest we encourage more cars into the city centre, or keep things as they are, or reduce the numbers?
Eric Cartman wrote: » the commuters are the people..... apologies some of us aren't either wealthy or state dependant enough to have housing in the city. Many people are being forced out of their cars with no alternative.
Eric Cartman wrote: » removing cars off a street often makes it more dangerous and open spaces without roads in Dublin become a magnet for drug addicts and anti social behaviour.
Jimmy Garlic wrote: » Yeah, right on. Turn it into a ghost town after 6pm. A habitat for junkies and villains.
Eric Cartman wrote: » I drive through the city for work , ill just pass the charges on to my clients. You won't get me off the roads of the city. this is exactly what will happen, we already have restricted car parking spaces and accessibility to a crippling level, its already hurting trade and will just continue the decline.
