Can we solve the climate crisis without confronting global inequities?
A recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA found that white residents in the USA produce more climate pollution than black or hispanic residents, but black and hispanic people are exposed to more air pollution.
And that is just the USA! Think about the global inequities in the "haves" and the "have nots".
And how are we going to lift people out of poverty without making the climate crisis even worse?
If you are a resident in a wealthy country, is it your responsibility to address both problems at once? And what would that look like in terms of national and international policy?
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Lawn Care Warning
It has become a shock to me how much the effects of having pesticides used on your lawn care can negatively affect the environment around you. Especially, if your home or business is near a body of water because the pesticides used on your lot will eventually end up in that water which can cause a huge problem like algae or other environmental issues. The website I have provided in this post can give you excellent information of the dangers and pros of pesticides on your lawn care.
It shocked me as well, we need to find better ways to take care of our lawns that do not affect the environment in such harmful ways. We really need to start being more cautious especially when it comes to our water sources since our Earth is mainly made up of water.
Thanks for this info i never really thought about how lawn care products can affect the local environment I will think about what we use in our yards next time
I agree, it’s surprising the impact pesticides have on the environment. Lots of them use phosphorus, and when it goes into water it causes algae to grow from lots of nutrients which can lead to hypoxia, which is when the water has low oxygen. That means that the stuff inside can die and it’s bad for the environment. An environmental article states, “Using fewer fertilizers and adjusting the timing of fertilizer applications to limit runoff of excess nutrients from farmland” (Bruckner, n.d.). So I feel like it’s our duty to use fertilizers with precaution, away from water and doing it at times where water doesn't wash it into places it can harm the environment. Thanks for posting this because it got me to think about how we can use fertilizers but try and avoid the downsides they have on the environment.