tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post1613348567708942181..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: climate change - the elephant in the gardenSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-73035249074359584342013-11-21T19:58:05.748+11:002013-11-21T19:58:05.748+11:00Thanks, dear cyberfriends, for adding your thought...Thanks, dear cyberfriends, for adding your thoughts about this complicated and heart wrenching topic. In the end, I guess we continue to live our lives, trying to do our bit as much as we can, and learning to cope with the anxiety of an unknown future.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-18000643217135011642013-11-21T16:05:47.916+11:002013-11-21T16:05:47.916+11:00I do what I can to be responsible -- I recycle, co...I do what I can to be responsible -- I recycle, compost, use leaves as mulch and I drive less than 5000 miles per year. Maybe if we each do a little...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-7418344711326572552013-11-19T17:50:33.551+11:002013-11-19T17:50:33.551+11:00Catmint, I wish we human beings would stop seeing ...Catmint, I wish we human beings would stop seeing economics and profit as our reason to live. If that's our only reason, then of course we and the rest of the world haven't long to go. <br />Remember that every time a bird uses your bird-bath you have given love and have thus delayed the might of all the blind greed that sees no need for bird-baths.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-73713513968596047552013-11-19T14:58:03.237+11:002013-11-19T14:58:03.237+11:00I'm agreeing with you and the comments of frie...I'm agreeing with you and the comments of friends here. It's so sad and difficult and complicated ... and it's a worldwide problem. I keep coming back to the point where I'm trying to be a part of the solution as much as possible. I know my consumption habits aren't perfect either, but I'm trying to do my best and learning and hoping my little voice and actions can make a difference. Thanks for this excellent post.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-76021340282542184432013-11-19T12:39:22.650+11:002013-11-19T12:39:22.650+11:00Not only climate change but the increase in digest...Not only climate change but the increase in digestive and respiratory ills, autism, and others make it clear that we've already seriously damaged that which sustains us. Is it irreparable? Thank you for this post. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-23487447062384105742013-11-19T10:06:17.360+11:002013-11-19T10:06:17.360+11:00I do write on climate change and also make sure to...I do write on climate change and also make sure to read recent studies. Every land owner can help a small bit in the grand scheme of things, but it is not too hard to imagine we have hit the critical threshold. No amount of talking to the masses will change their habits. No dire predictions either. There is too much in the common mentality to say, "it is not my problem during my time here, so let others deal with it." People don't see themselves as contributing to the problem, when in fact it is just that there are too many people realistically for the carry capacity of many places on this earth. Science and technology will have a very difficult time pulling us out of this fire. It is not about planting this or that because each year has brought conditions where all plants are stressed. We get rains non stop, then months of no rain. Roots rot back then dry out. Native plants here are just as stressed as on expects in drought conditions. The meadows here did not produce sufficient seed, so it is not much to think what that means. Plants die, so does the wildlife dependent on them. Those that matter in politics, farming and industry are the ones needing to change ways. Just not going to happen worldwide in any measurable way. Too much greed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-61388409242872181262013-11-18T12:45:25.847+11:002013-11-18T12:45:25.847+11:00This is an interesting post, and I also enjoyed re...This is an interesting post, and I also enjoyed reading the comments. The Violet Fern expressed my sentiments. I think as people become removed from nature, they know less and care less about it. When we care for a garden, we become concerned about our surrounding environment and those things that affect it.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-15276711325529326502013-11-18T11:30:21.515+11:002013-11-18T11:30:21.515+11:00It is sad really...and I thought it was bad here w...It is sad really...and I thought it was bad here with our arrogance, and dirty ways of adding to the pollution and denying it all. All in the name of greed.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-90103738634866022312013-11-18T09:44:23.538+11:002013-11-18T09:44:23.538+11:00this resilient planet will survive. But the threat...this resilient planet will survive. But the threatened and endangered plants and animals? Our Western Cape fynbos cannot head further south to escape heat and drought - that's ocean. The planet will survive, but not the 99% of the people who can't afford an escape pod.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-914531892416488832013-11-18T07:17:01.390+11:002013-11-18T07:17:01.390+11:00I have just found your excellent blog and was inte...I have just found your excellent blog and was interested to see the diverse views on climate change. Although I am sure that human activity is partly responsible for it, in the past similar pollution has occurred from such natural events as volcanic action. Given that technology is advancing so swiftly I would hope that a solution is found within an appropriate time scale, all things being relative in the life of this resilient planet of ours. In the UK we are now subjected to punitive additions to our ever escalating fuel bills in the name of "green taxes" which is making the current Government exceedingly unpopular, as they try to achieve the unattainable targets signed up to by the last lot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-3881896685599848482013-11-18T04:41:10.664+11:002013-11-18T04:41:10.664+11:00I think a more important point you make is our dis...I think a more important point you make is our distance from nature. Nature is not "out there" - it is right in the cracks of the sidewalks we walk upon. A good read is Crow Planet. I notice the weather is more severe/extreme. I think we need to do more than just reduce our carbon monoxide emissions. If we all planted a garden like yours it would be a wonderful start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-60860057046769060852013-11-17T23:26:50.928+11:002013-11-17T23:26:50.928+11:00Most politicians are focused on economic growth. T...Most politicians are focused on economic growth. They seem to forget that economic growth is supposed to be for the benefit of the people and the planet. In stead they sacrifice the environment, endangering the people and the planet for the sake of the economy. Will they ever learn?Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883576149835739996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-42743877520325607242013-11-17T08:34:48.971+11:002013-11-17T08:34:48.971+11:00Hi Janneke, not the last word, that's for sure...Hi Janneke, not the last word, that's for sure. In this morning's paper there was a cute cartoon about how rich people who deny climate change now are soon going to be wanting to buy an escape pod.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-59388456239762881172013-11-17T08:32:22.775+11:002013-11-17T08:32:22.775+11:00thanks, Dorothy.thanks, Dorothy.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-24444814136185081892013-11-17T08:31:49.623+11:002013-11-17T08:31:49.623+11:00Hi Pauline, thanks for the reply. Australia is the...Hi Pauline, thanks for the reply. Australia is the second highest carbon emitter in the world after the US, yet the govt. has not made real changes to limit carbon emissions as in Europe.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-15606071500892039022013-11-17T08:26:36.293+11:002013-11-17T08:26:36.293+11:00Hi Linda, that's what I mean about different w...Hi Linda, that's what I mean about different worlds. I've seen tv programs like that too, but it's weird because I know that scientists are agreed that these changes are due to what we humans are doing.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-33039695125835022892013-11-17T07:53:00.831+11:002013-11-17T07:53:00.831+11:00This was a really interesting post and the last wo...This was a really interesting post and the last word is not said about......Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-30432320370610646432013-11-17T05:49:28.586+11:002013-11-17T05:49:28.586+11:00A very interesting and thoughtful post!A very interesting and thoughtful post!dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-7193571122811423352013-11-16T18:56:37.891+11:002013-11-16T18:56:37.891+11:00I don't think anyone can deny that we are all ...I don't think anyone can deny that we are all experiencing extremes of weather, or that industry is pumping out poisonous gasses into the atmosphere. Thank goodness things have changed here in the UK, industry is closely monitored and green forms of energy are being pursued. I think that as long as the polar ice caps are shrinking, then we can't deny that global warming is taking place and we have to do something about it.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-87532134732369890332013-11-16T13:31:58.136+11:002013-11-16T13:31:58.136+11:00I am undecided about climate change. Mostly, I gue...I am undecided about climate change. Mostly, I guess, because I've seen tv programs where they drill through rock or ice and they can tell what climate changes occurred and it always sounds to me as if those changes were natural occurrences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com