https://friendsofretha.org/members/daywalker/activity/ Activity feed for DayWalker. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:49:52 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 9383237054fdfd9da9724ed5e112169e https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/marine-litter/#post-13471 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:48:14 +0100 Sure, it’s not a quick fix. None of the earth’s environmental problems are a quick fix.  But yes, we need to address the cause as well as engineer ways to repair the damage. If reducing the number of people on the planet deals with the cause, then governments need to be talking about that.

]]> 020bffb90df8fa39e89a6502309e65de https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/countries-with-highest-co2-emissions/#post-13483 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:59:14 +0100 I’m sure shipping must be responsible for significant CO2 emissions. Look how much is shipped around the globe by air, sea and land. Most of the fresh fruit I look at in the supermarket comes from overseas, so it all requires international shipping. How much would we reduce emissions by if we bought more from local producers?

]]> 02d712138ace30f4aa114c89d9d61326 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/overpopulation-responsible-for-wildlife-extinction/#post-13472 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:59:40 +0100 I’m not sure that mankind would survive a mass extinction. Everything on the planet is too interconnected, humans, animals, plants, ecosystems. A mass extinction would affect food and fresh water supplies at the very least.

]]> 426aec65553c8ab3d279122635668a41 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/rising-ocean-temperatures/#post-13488 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:28:45 +0100 What is also essential is that people think beyond their own lifetimes. It will take the planet centuries to recover, so we need to focus on future generations. Have less children, but also work to create a better future for them. This paradigm shift will continue through them and their children.

]]> 2f2f93daea7470dbd19f1bb8861ef654 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/us-population-growth-v-consumption/#post-13474 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:58:26 +0100 Both need to happen. People need to be less material driven for a start. And less of us would, of course, reduce consumption. It’s not rocket science, yet overpopulation is continually overlooked.

]]> 62ffec04212691ac0683f00906178fe8 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/most-densely-populated-cities/#post-13473 Wed, 31 May 2023 12:42:30 +0100 Scary numbers. I live in a small city with a population of 145,000 and even that feels crowded sometimes. I can’t imagine the claustrophobia of over 10 million people in one city, let alone the noise, air pollution, heat, etc. Who would want that life?

]]> bb6fdc9c0c49998195a660bdf3f74186 https://friendsofretha.org/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13163 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:28:49 +0100 I’ve tried to calculate roughly how much the population would increase by in the next 10 years if every new couple had 7 children. It’s a bigger number than I can deal with. Perhaps Boris Johnson knows?

]]> b4ac4092164e28e996d85bb3268bdc21 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/climate-change-activism/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:24:51 +0100 I’m a huge advocate for activism. When you’re governed by greedy politicians and the media has its own agenda (which generally includes not reporting the truth), what other options are left? The risk is that we allow activists to become demonised. I’m constantly shocked at how much hate I read, that is aimed at people like Greta…[Read more]

]]> b724bea73f99004ff1f846406eefecbf https://friendsofretha.org/topic/overpopulation-and-pandemics/#post-13161 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:15:37 +0100 Deforestation and the forced migration of animal species seems to be a big factor.

]]> 6d97155303424f638c9ecdee8bd13bee https://friendsofretha.org/topic/8-billion-people/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:12:47 +0100 Most reports seem to indicate that we will surpass 8 billion people before the end of this year, which is both staggering and frightening. Some very interesting statistics on the Overpopulation Facts page on this site. An additional 1 billion people in just the last 11 years. Even if growth does slow slightly, it’s still more than out planet can support.

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