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Quarter of world’s freshwater fish at risk of extinction, according to assessment (www.theguardian.com)
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Nearly a fifth of all threatened freshwater species are affected by climate change, from impacts such as falling water levels, shifting seasons and seawater moving up rivers. Of the assessed species, 3,086 out of 14,898 were at risk of vanishing.

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

So start planning out how to change. I'd look at:

  • food: changing what you eat is cheap, but may not have the biggest impact
  • home heating & cooling: got a heat pump yet? Are you in an older uninsulated building?
  • home electric supply: can you install solar panels, buy from a community solar organization, get your utility to supply zero-emissions electricity?
  • transportation: Can you bike? ebike? Use mass transit? Change to an electric car?
  • politics: which political parties where you are can be pushed to do the right thing? What levers do you and the people around you have to push them?
[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

We're looking at houses right now and I want a relatively small house in a neighborbood where biking is a possibility. My SO wants one that pretty much only has access to a highway and is huge and spacious.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I recommend spending a bunch of time talking about the community you're buying into - a lot of what you get in some places isn't just the house itself, but the fact that you're able to form relationships with the people who live around you, and that just doesn't happen as easily in places that are structured so you need to drive everywhere. Also, if you're planning on kids, it's a lot easier when they can walk over to a neighbor's house to play instead of having to drive them until they're in their mid-teens.

[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If only my SO could understand this....

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

Do the two of you have older cousins who have lived in places similar to the ones you're talking about? Maybe you could have a discussion with them about what their lives are like.