https://friendsofretha.org/members/freebird/activity/ Activity feed for Freebird. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:49:52 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 113ecd0945c8ece30ab2c6976a97c577 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/marine-litter/#post-13464 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 11:39:53 +0100 I think we are way past the point where individuals can do anything to reduce the marine litter problem, or even prevent it from getting worse. It will only become less of a problem if governments take responsibility and legislate better on plastics and waste management. But to do that, they need to put the environment before profits.

]]> f1ec4c2d53266ea419bc691bab618765 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/countries-with-highest-co2-emissions/#post-13482 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:54:44 +0100 Apart from possibly small island nations, all countries must collectively bear responsibility for CO2 emissions. We can’t just point the finger at the top 5 and say that they are to blame. Where were your car and television manufactured? Add to that the CO2 emissions from international shipping.

]]> 43fcaabd02601ccdeb74028de483dbf7 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/overpopulation-and-man-made-waste/#post-13465 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:51:07 +0100 I very much doubt it. Putting recyclable rubbish in your green bin may make you feel like you’re taking responsibility, but if you have 3 or 4 children, then you’re part of the problem, not the solution. More people, more waste. It’s simple mathematics!

]]> e0c6113d81cd758450f259f015045f70 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/us-population-growth-v-consumption/#post-13490 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:23:57 +0100 It doesn’t help when high profile leaders and celebrities have multiple children. Boris Johnson (a self-proclaimed champion for the environment) has 7 children, although there are suspicions of more. And Prince William and Kate are rumoured to soon announce that a fourth is on the way. Not exactly doing their bit for population restraint!

]]> d34e17223b530243cea79b02920ba542 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/the-great-acceleration/#post-13492 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:00:09 +0100 I agree. The human race has shot itself in the foot big time and we are only now seeing the affects. Extreme weather patterns are a big sign of what is to come. Extreme temperatures, flooding, wildfires, storms, all increasingly becoming the norm! If the human population had levelled out at 4 or 5 billion, I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t be seeing…[Read more]

]]> 6d60f8c25d0178fbb392fbc78a3f535c https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/most-densely-populated-cities/#post-13494 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:08:10 +0100 How much energy must it take to supply one megacity? How many vehicles causing air pollution? How many air conditioning units increasing the air temperature? Staggering. And yet we keep on building them!

]]> 2a8bfe45b067666889eb88501768dee3 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/overpopulation-and-pandemics/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:07:25 +0100 The links between pandemics and an increasing human population have been known for years. It’s mankind’s behaviour that causes pandemics and mankind’s numbers that make them spread so quickly around the plant. The war in Ukraine is the big news at the moment and is overshadowing the fact that Covid-19 is still with us and is still killing people every day.

]]> 0f09025f3516590c2a92ec7d31fee28a https://friendsofretha.org/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13158 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:01:03 +0100 I’m not sure about the ethics of imposing a limit on family size, but 7 is certainly increasing your carbon footprint.

]]> bb5d635942412a67a9ca91d776c78571 https://friendsofretha.org/topic/russian-oil-and-gas/#post-13157 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:58:49 +0100 Some countries are proposing to start or re-start fracking. And the UK is planning to increase the output of nuclear power plants.

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