An interesting read, but the solution of using our media to influence human behaviour into being pro-ecology ain't gonna work unless being sustainable is equally as profitable which it cannot be because sustainability is ultimately linked to less consumption of primary resources which is, contrarily, one of the biggest drivers for economic growth.

One thing the article highlights rightly is that all this focus on renewables should be secondary to humanity needing to simply consume less. It's a change we can make within a generation and would be far more impactful than any technological advances or deliberate population control.

Unfortunately mass transit that works for everyone is the enemy of vehicle manufacturers.

Hydrogen currently doesn't produce, store or transport well. This means it is not as economical as gasoline.

Not really a fan of lithium batts either. We're going to end up with some environmental problems down the line but its the most economically viable tech we have at present if we're intending on living the way we currently live.

My dad and I once sat in the cabin of a push to start vehicle for 20 whole minutes before admitting defeat and walking back to the rental office and asking how to start the car. If an action is completely alien/illogical to you, it's not a matter of being bad at adapting, you'll just never get it.

In this case we needed 3 actions done correctly: fob in dock, brake pressed down (even though its in park) and hold the start button down for longer than 2 secs. It was the last step that really screwed us around

Nah man, build demand first, services 20yrs later. It's the aussie way

The wealth of so many Australians is tethered to property ownership that to threaten housing prices is to basically ask to lose an election.

Rangers: "don't move sticks! It's a habitat"

Also Rangers: cuts an entire tree into logs because its blocking view of a shitty lake from a viewing platform.

I get you point but I genuinely want to live in a world where people are not forced to turn to engineering.

In many placez Public transport doesn't necessarily need to be faster, it just needs to be way more frequent to be practical

Social Media posts are full of hot air

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The big bad Greenies are not going to storm into your house to take away the BBQ.

The one that sits outside unused and is a habitat for spiders? Or the one out front for hard waste collection because it's rusted to shit?

It's a symptom of the ride height war. When everyones giant arse car is blocking your view of oncoming traffic you either follow suit or literally risk death every time you pull out of your kids daycare.