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Environment & Energy

GliderGuider

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22. Yeah. It's a tough place to be.

Reply to lordsummerisle (Reply #20)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 12:09 AM

Nov 2013

It's seriously hard to accept that there's little we can do in the big picture. But I don't advocate hedonism as a response. I advocate mindfulness. Don't bother doing whatever feels good, that's one of the traps of denial. Do what seems right. You're much less likely to feel a loss of control over something you consciously chose to do.

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The Methane Disaster Bubbling in the Arctic [View all] GliderGuider Nov 2013 OP

It is pretty much over Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #1

Pretty hyperbolic assertion lordsummerisle Nov 2013 #5

Which assertion is hyperbolic? GliderGuider Nov 2013 #6

It has been discussed for several years now - Updated Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #8

OK so what should we do? n/t lordsummerisle Nov 2013 #9

Do whatever you think might help GliderGuider Nov 2013 #10

Beautifully put. Ghost Dog Nov 2013 #12

Glider, this is one of your 'gold' posts, ... CRH Nov 2013 #13

Thanks, both of you. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #14

Ok so lordsummerisle Nov 2013 #20

Yeah. It's a tough place to be. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #22

Not much can be done Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #11

Nothing short of deliberately slamming and asteroid into the Earth or ... Ganja Ninja Nov 2013 #15

Geoengineering feels to me like a miniature version of such things. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #16

Setting aside the ongoing geoengineering experiment we're all following with such interest . . . hatrack Nov 2013 #17

Well, probably not Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #18

we need a larger commitment to ways of reducing GHG emissions in a shorter timeframe than 20 years Bill USA Nov 2013 #21

Irreversible in human time frames, so think like Aunt Marie, ... CRH Nov 2013 #2

As much as I don't like fracking Politicalboi Nov 2013 #3

It's not possible, unfortunately GliderGuider Nov 2013 #4

Better article from Robin Westenra here GliderGuider Nov 2013 #7

yep. Bill USA Nov 2013 #19