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''We all have had a [[long collective history]], but now | ''We all have had a [[long collective history]], but now this is all in [[Climate crisis|jeopardy]]. Some believe we as individuals can slow its progression by adopting better consumption patterns. Others believe we can look to our entrenched politicians for answers.This might take the form of recycling plastics or paying charities to reduce people's use of firewood is doing a disservice to the cause. However whether it is recycling plastics or lip service from lobbied politicians it seems neither is effective. By greenwashing ourselves it temporarily relieves the anxiety intended for a much bigger problem. This website serves as log of an expedition to find something better.'' | ||
In healthcare, when someone has a stomach ache, you can quickly ''treat'' it by going to a pharmacy. The pharmacist can address the immediate problem, indigestion = antacids, diarrhoea = loperamide, pain = analgesics. However whilst the acute symptoms may subside, you have just removed a key bodily warning system which might remind you that something more serious is wrong. The same is to say with our actions to save the environment, whilst well-meaning, not using plastic straws only helps relieve a symptom of a much larger problem. The science of third parties trying to convince you of these facts is not nefarious, there's no James Bond villain stroking his white cat. Its simply that we are living in a society which bases its success on profit. A classic example of greenwashing is when Volkswagen admitted to cheating emissions tests by fitting various vehicles with a “defect” device, with software which could detect when it was undergoing an emissions test and altering the performance to reduce the emissions level. | In healthcare, when someone has a stomach ache, you can quickly ''treat'' it by going to a pharmacy. The pharmacist can address the immediate problem, indigestion = antacids, diarrhoea = loperamide, pain = analgesics. However whilst the acute symptoms may subside, you have just removed a key bodily warning system which might remind you that something more serious is wrong. The same is to say with our actions to save the environment, whilst well-meaning, not using plastic straws only helps relieve a symptom of a much larger problem. The science of third parties trying to convince you of these facts is not nefarious, there's no James Bond villain stroking his white cat. Its simply that we are living in a society which bases its success on profit. A classic example of greenwashing is when Volkswagen admitted to cheating emissions tests by fitting various vehicles with a “defect” device, with software which could detect when it was undergoing an emissions test and altering the performance to reduce the emissions level. | ||