Ecology&Society

Ecology & Society Vandy 2020 | Drivers of socio-ecological problems | Pathways to sustainability | #climatechange #RenewableEnergy #EnvironmentalJustice

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@FolzKayla As to the feasibility of a Green Stimulus plan - it is not a given, but I am keeping my hopes up, and keeping an eye on promising coalitions, social movement pressure, and even the role of corporate actors - see my piece @UtilityDive - https://t.co/rWfX7rywtp

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@FolzKayla And that is totally fine!

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@naseer_nisha In my mind, this also reinforces a key message from last week's discussion - the environmental and social implications of conservation policies and actions have to be carefully thoughts through; b/c even conservation-minded actions can have negative enviro & social impacts

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@FehintolaAgboo1 Ugh... If this line of arguments is not Machiavellian, I don't know what is.... And the thought of Andrew Wheeler - an appointee of an Administration that openly aims to abolish government regulation - speechifying to commemorate EPA's 50th anniversary... Ugh..

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@JerryLu21 A provocative piece & it presses the question of WHY continued oil dependence, even as renewable technologies have improved in capacity & price. Rapid rise in Chinese etc energy demand is a partial explanation, but oil industry resistance to renewable transitions is a key factor

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Magdoff & Foster’s discussion of the planetary ecological crisis reinforced my belief that the negative impact on the environment doesn’t occur in any one space but is a rather complex issue that has widespread impact. Without change, the impact only increases. via @Dev40417195

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"Amid fire and pestilence, floods and storms, the personal is political: Trump must go" https://t.co/O1leribk0F This resonates as it stresses that DJT has done nothing to prevent and everything to accelerate CC and now we are seeing the costs (CA fires) of negligence

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I disagree with https://t.co/wi6DujcHs6 - it argues that our market-based society can only change based its ways based on our bottom line, not on doing whats right. That's false and contradicted by the abolishment of slavery, securing of safe working conditions, etc.

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Environmental problems, to me, are things that throw off the balance of nature. Over time I realized that our collective lifestyle choices greatly contribute to this. Water pollution stands out to me because it impacts both our environment and human health. via @Dev40417195

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A viewpoint I disagree with came about after learning former Australian PM, Tony Abbot, a climate change denier, is being considered for a top trade advisor position where his dangerous viewpoints will be implemented in a major government. via @GulottaDan

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A climate change viewpoint I agree with was recently tweeted by Bill Gates who stressed the importance of finding zero carbon emission modes of transportation in the near future to avoid a further crisis. via @GulottaDan

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@SungHanKang1 via @SungHanKang1

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test via @AdsonReynolds

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Magdoff strengthened my ideas behind the most pressing issues of climate change as well as informing me of other harms that we are causing such as pesticide exposure. I was reinforced by how quickly and dangerously close we are to the tipping point of climate chang via @ShalinN21

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Magdoff reinforced my view that climate change is the most pressing ecological crisis and is already partially irreversible. It is an issue that disproportionately affects the less privileged and exacerbates most if not all underlying political issues. via @EmilyIrigoyen

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My perspective of environmental issues was definitely re-enforced by the discussion, as it shows how each ecological boundary has been strained by anthropogenic means, and how industrialized society has neglected environmental preservation in favor of economic profit. via ^EmilyC

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I tend to focus on the environmental issue of waste, i.e. waste created in the production/consumption of goods, and the lack of recognition of the environmental impact of waste. Ultimately, I see capitalism as a major root of several modern environmental issues. via ^EmilyC

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environmental issues (particularly climate change) are rooted in years of societal mismanagement driven by elite self-interests via @EmilyIrigoyen

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People often discuss the ecological crisis as a future issue, not a current one. The discussion of higher rates of autism and ADHD due to chemical contamination shifted my perspective to focus on today, not just the future. via @rebeccatnewman

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I think about environmental issues as harm or destruction of natural resources. While climate change is the most widely talked about issue, there are thousands of others caused by both businesses seeking profits and people seeking efficiency. via @rebeccatnewman