Q 'It's real': New Zealand votes to declare climate emergency https://www.theage.com.au/world/oceania/it-s-real-new-zealand-votes-to-declare-climate-emergency-20201202-p56jy7.html Wellington: Joining more than 30 countries, New Zealand on Wednesday took the symbolic step of declaring a climate emergency. 惠灵顿:周三,新西兰加入了30多个国家,迈出了宣布气候紧急状态的象征性步骤。 A young protester joins a strike to raise climate change awareness in Wellington, NZ, last year. 去年,一名年轻的抗议者参加罢工,以提高新西兰惠灵顿的气候变化意识。 UQ
回复 2楼纽约凤姐的帖子 That's correct! A useful tool! 没错! 一个有用的工具! Perhaps any conflicts among nations could become meaningless. Perhaps reconciliation and restoration of the earth to the natural state would become humans meaningful objective, truly good for our next generations. 也许国家之间的任何冲突都可能变得毫无意义。 也许地球的和解与恢复为自然状态将成为人类有意义的目标,对我们的下一代确实有益。
Q https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/21/oxford-dictionaries-declares-climate-emergency-the-word-of-2019 Oxford Dictionaries declares 'climate emergency' the word of 2019 This article is more than 1 year old Usage of the term increased 100-fold in the space of 12 months, dictionary says Oxford said the choice reflected the rise in climate awareness and the language we use to discuss it. UQ Q https://renew.org.au/renew-magazine/climate-change/the-science-behind-the-climate-emergency/ The science behind the climate emergency Date published: 2 Sep 2020 Author: Will Steffen The Orroral Valley Fire ablaze on the outskirts of Canberra on the evening of 28 January, 2020. Figure 1. Maximum temperature anomalies in Australia compared to the average over the 30-year period from 1961 to 1990. Figure 2. Maximum temperatures in 2019 were above average in most of Australia; they were the highest on record for over half of Australia.
Figure 3. Rainfall in 2018 and 2019 was very much below average for south-east Australia. Source: Graph (top) and both maps from Australian Bureau of Meteorology Figure 4. Global changes in temperature since 1880 compared to the 1951–1980 average. Source: NASA, data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp Figure 5. The growth in global emissions is shown above 0 (below 0 are the carbon sinks). Source: Global Carbon Budget 2019, https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/19/files/GCP_CarbonBudget_2019.pdf UQ
Mars One - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mars_One Mars One was a small private Dutch organization that received money from investors by ... The Mars One Foundation, based in the Netherlands, managed the project. The small ... In 2024, six cargo missions were proposed to be in close succession, consisting of two living units, two life-support units, and two supply units.
回复 2楼纽约凤姐的帖子 That''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s correct! A useful tool! 没错! 一个有用的工具! Perhaps any conflicts among nations could become meaningless. Perhaps reconciliation and restoration of the earth to the natural state would become humans meaningful objective, truly good for our next generations. 也许国家之间的任何冲突都可能变得毫无意义。 也许地球的和解与恢复为自然状态将成为人类有意义的目标,对我们的下一代确实有益。 EvenOdd 发表于 2020-12-02 10:40
I sometimes think of the nature state on earth might be better reinstated, then people especially kids would possibly become happier. 我有时常想,地球上的自然状态可能会得到更好的恢复,那么人们尤其是孩子将可能会成为更快乐。 People are more equal! 人更平等!
Because of their rural lifestyle, Amish children have ample opportunity to engage with nature, both in playing and in doing chores.
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Harvard Health Letter Should you go organic? Organic produce may have fewer pesticide residues than conventionally grown produce. But the amounts for both are within the levels for safe consumption. Image: Thinkstock These foods are grown without fertilizers, pesticides, and other synthetic additives. But are they better for you? 这些食物是在没有肥料,杀虫剂和其他合成添加剂的情况下种植的。 但是它们对您更好吗? Although less than 20 percent of Amish families now farm as their principal livelihood, farmers improve their bottom line by actively and creatively exploiting niche markets, such as produce. Amish homesteads have often been identified as a source of water pollution, if their livestock have unfettered access to streams and their barns are situated so that they drain into the creek. BTW, do we really need so many working robots to replace all labour jobs hence workers would be unemployed? Other than dangerous operations? 顺便说一句,我们真的需要这么多的工作机器人来代替所有的劳动工作,从而使工人失业吗? 除了危险的操作? As some people would not know what they want to do anymore after unemployed? Perhaps we do need systemic chain thinking before revolutionary change is deployed. 由于有些人失业后会不知道自己想做什么? 在部署革命性变革之前,也许我们确实需要系统的链式思考。 Just 20 cents!
Tap water if water is safe to drink or contaminated In the development of new poultry policy standards, the RSPCA have threatened to walk out unless the industry considers the phasing out of caged eggs. 在新的家禽政策标准制定,防止虐待动物协会威胁要走出除非行业考虑逐步取消笼养鸡蛋。 Organic eggs must be laid by completely free-range hens and must be able to behave naturally. Organically grown chickens also cannot be given hormones, (which make them grow more quickly) and cannot routinely be given antibiotics. 有机鸡蛋必须由完全自由放养的母鸡产下,并且必须具有自然行为。 有机生长的鸡也不能给予激素(使它们生长更快),也不能常规给予抗生素。
回复 11楼dragonfire的帖子 <宣布紧急状态,然后呢?有什么其他措施?不然有啥用?> Q 有了飞机大炮,有了电脑手机,不代表人类智慧就已经进入了高级阶段。相反,... ... 经济停滞,政治腐败,瘟疫灾荒,核扩散,气候恶化,种族歧视,贫富分化等,人类还面临大量的问题和危机。 ... UQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifism Q The English Quaker William Penn, who founded the Province of Pennsylvania, employed an anti-militarist public policy. Unlike residents of many of the colonies, Quakers chose to trade peacefully with the Indians, including for land. The colonial province was, for the 75 years from 1681 to 1756, essentially unarmed and experienced little or no warfare in that period. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, a number of thinkers devised plans for an international organisation that would promote peace, and reduce or even eliminate the occurrence of war. These included the French politician Duc de Sully, the philosophers Émeric Crucé and the Abbe de Saint-Pierre, and the English Quakers William Penn and John Bellers.[29][30] 建立宾夕法尼亚州的英国贵格会威廉·佩恩(William Penn)实行了反对军国主义的公共政策。 与许多殖民地居民不同,贵格会选择与印第安人进行和平贸易,包括土地交易。 从1681年到1756年的75年间,该殖民地省基本上没有武装,在那段时期几乎没有战争。 从16世纪到18世纪,许多思想家为国际组织制定了计划,以促进和平,减少甚至消除战争的发生。 这些人包括法国政治家杜克·德·苏利(Duc de Sully),哲学家埃默里·克鲁塞(ÉmericCrucé)和圣皮埃尔修道院(Abbe de Saint-Pierre),以及英国贵格会威廉·佩恩和约翰·贝勒斯。 UQ
Wellington: Joining more than 30 countries, New Zealand on Wednesday took the symbolic step of declaring a climate emergency. 惠灵顿:周三,新西兰加入了30多个国家,迈出了宣布气候紧急状态的象征性步骤。
A young protester joins a strike to raise climate change awareness in Wellington, NZ, last year. 去年,一名年轻的抗议者参加罢工,以提高新西兰惠灵顿的气候变化意识。
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That's correct! A useful tool! 没错! 一个有用的工具!
Perhaps any conflicts among nations could become meaningless.
Perhaps reconciliation and restoration of the earth to the natural state would become humans meaningful objective, truly good for our next generations.
也许国家之间的任何冲突都可能变得毫无意义。 也许地球的和解与恢复为自然状态将成为人类有意义的目标,对我们的下一代确实有益。
Oxford Dictionaries declares 'climate emergency' the word of 2019 This article is more than 1 year old Usage of the term increased 100-fold in the space of 12 months, dictionary says
Oxford said the choice reflected the rise in climate awareness and the language we use to discuss it. UQ
Q https://renew.org.au/renew-magazine/climate-change/the-science-behind-the-climate-emergency/
The science behind the climate emergency Date published: 2 Sep 2020 Author: Will Steffen The Orroral Valley Fire ablaze on the outskirts of Canberra on the evening of 28 January, 2020.
Figure 1. Maximum temperature anomalies in Australia compared to the average over the 30-year period from 1961 to 1990.
Figure 2. Maximum temperatures in 2019 were above average in most of Australia; they were the highest on record for over half of Australia.
Figure 3. Rainfall in 2018 and 2019 was very much below average for south-east Australia. Source: Graph (top) and both maps from Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Figure 4. Global changes in temperature since 1880 compared to the 1951–1980 average. Source: NASA, data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp
Figure 5. The growth in global emissions is shown above 0 (below 0 are the carbon sinks). Source: Global Carbon Budget 2019, https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/19/files/GCP_CarbonBudget_2019.pdf UQ
Mars One will establish the first human settlement on Mars. Mars One invites you to join us in this next giant leap for humankind! Current Status · Mars One Astronauts · About Mars One · Astronaut Requirements
Mars One Astronauts - The Mission - Mars One www.mars-one.com › mission › mars-one-astronauts
Future Crew Expansion. A new group of four astronauts will land on Mars every 26 months, steadily increasing the settlement''''''''s size. Eventually, a living unit will be ...
Mars One - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mars_One
Mars One was a small private Dutch organization that received money from investors by ... The Mars One Foundation, based in the Netherlands, managed the project. The small ... In 2024, six cargo missions were proposed to be in close succession, consisting of two living units, two life-support units, and two supply units.
Goodbye Mars One, The Fake Mission To Mars That Fooled ... www.forbes.com › jonathanocallaghan › 2019/02/11
Feb 11, 2019 — Mars One, the much-criticized proposal to colonize the Red Planet, has ... two entities behind the project – has been declared bankrupt as of January 15, ... from Earth, and would live out the rest of their days on the Red Planet. UQ
最近两年气温变暖太明显了,今年到了12月份都还很暖和。。。。
I sometimes think of the nature state on earth might be better reinstated, then people especially kids would possibly become happier. 我有时常想,地球上的自然状态可能会得到更好的恢复,那么人们尤其是孩子将可能会成为更快乐。
People are more equal! 人更平等!
Download preview Gordonville, PA - October 6, 2014: Amish children wear safety vests while riding their bikes home from school on a rural Lancaster County road.
Because of their rural lifestyle, Amish children have ample opportunity to engage with nature, both in playing and in doing chores.
Ecotourism Is The Solution To Overtourism July 19, 2019Ecotourism
Harvard Health Letter Should you go organic? Organic produce may have fewer pesticide residues than conventionally grown produce. But the amounts for both are within the levels for safe consumption. Image: Thinkstock These foods are grown without fertilizers, pesticides, and other synthetic additives. But are they better for you? 这些食物是在没有肥料,杀虫剂和其他合成添加剂的情况下种植的。 但是它们对您更好吗?
Although less than 20 percent of Amish families now farm as their principal livelihood, farmers improve their bottom line by actively and creatively exploiting niche markets, such as produce.
Amish homesteads have often been identified as a source of water pollution, if their livestock have unfettered access to streams and their barns are situated so that they drain into the creek.
BTW, do we really need so many working robots to replace all labour jobs hence workers would be unemployed? Other than dangerous operations? 顺便说一句,我们真的需要这么多的工作机器人来代替所有的劳动工作,从而使工人失业吗? 除了危险的操作?
As some people would not know what they want to do anymore after unemployed? Perhaps we do need systemic chain thinking before revolutionary change is deployed. 由于有些人失业后会不知道自己想做什么? 在部署革命性变革之前,也许我们确实需要系统的链式思考。
Just 20 cents!
Tap water if water is safe to drink or contaminated
In the development of new poultry policy standards, the RSPCA have threatened to walk out unless the industry considers the phasing out of caged eggs. 在新的家禽政策标准制定,防止虐待动物协会威胁要走出除非行业考虑逐步取消笼养鸡蛋。
Organic eggs must be laid by completely free-range hens and must be able to behave naturally. Organically grown chickens also cannot be given hormones, (which make them grow more quickly) and cannot routinely be given antibiotics. 有机鸡蛋必须由完全自由放养的母鸡产下,并且必须具有自然行为。 有机生长的鸡也不能给予激素(使它们生长更快),也不能常规给予抗生素。
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Q 有了飞机大炮,有了电脑手机,不代表人类智慧就已经进入了高级阶段。相反,... ... 经济停滞,政治腐败,瘟疫灾荒,核扩散,气候恶化,种族歧视,贫富分化等,人类还面临大量的问题和危机。 ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifism
Q The English Quaker William Penn, who founded the Province of Pennsylvania, employed an anti-militarist public policy. Unlike residents of many of the colonies, Quakers chose to trade peacefully with the Indians, including for land. The colonial province was, for the 75 years from 1681 to 1756, essentially unarmed and experienced little or no warfare in that period.
From the 16th to the 18th centuries, a number of thinkers devised plans for an international organisation that would promote peace, and reduce or even eliminate the occurrence of war. These included the French politician Duc de Sully, the philosophers Émeric Crucé and the Abbe de Saint-Pierre, and the English Quakers William Penn and John Bellers.[29][30]
建立宾夕法尼亚州的英国贵格会威廉·佩恩(William Penn)实行了反对军国主义的公共政策。 与许多殖民地居民不同,贵格会选择与印第安人进行和平贸易,包括土地交易。 从1681年到1756年的75年间,该殖民地省基本上没有武装,在那段时期几乎没有战争。
从16世纪到18世纪,许多思想家为国际组织制定了计划,以促进和平,减少甚至消除战争的发生。 这些人包括法国政治家杜克·德·苏利(Duc de Sully),哲学家埃默里·克鲁塞(ÉmericCrucé)和圣皮埃尔修道院(Abbe de Saint-Pierre),以及英国贵格会威廉·佩恩和约翰·贝勒斯。 UQ