Insulate Britain protests

sydney said:

your last sentence blows the rest of your post out of the water ......if you have 3 kids , they each have 2 kids that is a net growth of 2 to 9 in 2 generations , say 30 years , along with your kids partner so half that to a net growth of 4.5 per family over the next 35 yrs .....in 35 yrs we have a global population of at lest 21 billion ......that is just not serviceable , it's the elephant in the room , the damage will be done in Asia , Indonesia and Africa .....not on the bloody M25 FFS....!!!

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sydney said:

your last sentence blows the rest of your post out of the water ......if you have 3 kids , they each have 2 kids that is a net growth of 2 to 9 in 2 generations , say 30 years , along with your kids partner so half that to a net growth of 4.5 per family over the next 35 yrs .....in 35 yrs we have a global population of at lest 21 billion ......that is just not serviceable , it's the elephant in the room , the damage will be done in Asia , Indonesia and Africa .....not on the bloody M25 FFS....!!!

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carlzeiss said:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/insulate-britain-m25-protest-wednesday-b962508.html



Insulate Britain have warned motorists not to use the M25 on Wednesday and have declared the motorway “a site of nonviolent civil resistance”.

The campaign group, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, has asked that if drivers do use the road they reduce their speed to 20mph.

They said: “Starting from 7:00 on the morning of Wednesday October 27, the M25 will become a place of nonviolent civil resilience to stop our Government committing crimes against humanity.

“We ask that: People do not use the M25, and if they do, speeds are reduced to 20mph to minimise the risk of accidents.”

Insulate Britain also called on the Highway Agency to enforce the 20mph speed limit it had set and asked the police to “refuse to arrest us”.

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Swansman said:

The ways to reduce childbirth are well established and proven to work, so this doesnt necessarily need to be a problem in the future if the West allows poorer parts of the world to build their economies, which is a little bit difficult as long as we keep stealing all their stuff.

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Wardy's twin said:

It's part of the problem but equally if there were no children we wouldn't have to worry about climate change at all as in 100 years everyone will be gone.

It's about balance surely and trying to reverse what's happening or is your stance to do nothing as the end is inevitable in which case why not overthrow all governments and just go hell bent for self destruction.

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Badger Boy said:

"One member of Insulate Britain, Suzie, 47, from Cambridge, said: "If going to prison and losing my home is what it takes to get the government to do the right thing and cut our carbon emissions then it's a price worth paying."

That's as stupid as saying you can grow concrete, to me.

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sydney said:

your last sentence blows the rest of your post out of the water ......if you have 3 kids , they each have 2 kids that is a net growth of 2 to 9 in 2 generations , say 30 years , along with your kids partner so half that to a net growth of 4.5 per family over the next 35 yrs .....in 35 yrs we have a global population of at lest 21 billion ......that is just not serviceable , it's the elephant in the room , the damage will be done in Asia , Indonesia and Africa .....not on the bloody M25 FFS....!!!

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sydney said:

India , China and Africa , even the poorest parts are addicted to mobile phones , the amount of devices out there is staggering and the collective carbon footprint , i would imagine is gargantuan.

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rogersix said:

you're not one to trouble reality then?

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Badger Boy said:

I don't throw my time away on a fringe cause taking action which is guaranteed to lose public support and ensure the group, their cause and anyone who involves themselves with it is a punchline.

This is a protest by bored people with nothing better to do, for any cause they could think of. They're offering no alternative, no practical solutions and they're obviously enjoying the attention.

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Stat Brother said:

Smuggy self-righteousness is strong this morning:-

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Wardy's twin said:

They are offering an eminently practical solution - insulate homes better and you cut the energy used to heat them which cuts down the carbon dioxide produced. Its a simple and achievable solution .

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rogersix said:

how many children and phones have you got?

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carlzeiss said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9EoWU1WpOA

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beorhthelm said:

there is existing plan costing £3.6bn that gets the poorly insulated properties upto a decent standard. Insulate Britain want a solution they estimate will cost £19bn year, which will be mostly be spent upgrading already decent insultation.

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Badger Boy said:

I don't throw my time away on a fringe cause taking action which is guaranteed to lose public support and ensure the group, their cause and anyone who involves themselves with it is a punchline.

This is a protest by bored people with nothing better to do, for any cause they could think of. They're offering no alternative, no practical solutions and they're obviously enjoying the attention.

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sydney said:

2 kids , one phone ....you..?

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rogersix said:

i can't remember any human saying something dumber than "you can grow concrete", that level of stupidity will be very difficult to surpass; so it's not like anything else at all

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