r/Environmentalism

Nuclear energy is extremely low carbon, and waste storage is essentially a solved problem that isn't really a problem.

Why isn't advocacy for nuclear energy part of the environmentalist playbook?

i know roadkill is a common thing on interstates, however the active deforestation being done because of the construction is actively rising the sightings.

I’ve been driving down that segment mondays and tuesdays, and every time i drive i see a poor bird or animal who’s fallen victim to cars. Today, i saw 3. 1 vulture, and 2 large rodent like animals.

it’s horrible to see damage in real time and i wish it wasn’t happening.

A failing ocean engine could freeze Europe and unmake the world it built

The North Atlantic, particularly around Europe, has been reliably temperate for aeons; a meteorological Goldilocks zone. It was just right for developing powerful empires.

The “Western” world, such as it is, has been defined by European Imperialism. But European empires were only possible because of advantages granted to western Europe by a global system of currents called the MOC. Without it, France, Britain, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and the homelands of any other European imperial terrors would be very different places.

Collapse of the Atlantic portion of the MOC would certainly collapse the Gulf Stream and deep freeze Western Europe. That would fundamentally change fishing, farming, transportation, energy demands, water infrastructure, and almost every aspect of life for people in Ireland, France, Britain, Holland, Belgium and many other areas. Enormous knock-on effects would result not just throughout Europe but, globally.

In this discussion, Acharya Prashant draws a historical parallel between the strategies once used by the tobacco industry and those he believes are now employed by parts of the fossil fuel industry.

The core argument highlights a systemic feedback loop in which powerful economic interests influence policy, media narratives, and even public understanding, contributing to confusion or delay around ecological action. The discussion invites reflection on how economic dependence and institutional incentives may shape the way societies respond to climate disruption.