Have we reached the point of no return?

This is an interesting article which is a real worry----It is not only about climate change but serious pollution which has reached highly toxic levels where there is no answer for and much too late to do anything about anymore.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/18/chemical-pollution-has-passed-safe-limit-for-humanity-say-scientists.

Why are Governments and news media not talking about this?

You need to be a member of 1Eyed Eel to add comments!

Join 1Eyed Eel

Votes: 0
Email me when people reply –

Replies

  • Tad, because hearing about it and doing something about it detracts from our immediate lifestyle.  For the rich (and that includes Australia) their attitude is selfish and short sighted but when it comes to voting at elections most would prefer a tax cut than action to help future generations and the vulnerable. 

  • Tad, there are two situations that i cannot think about. By this i mean that my mind will not allow me to join the dots. I start to process the implications and.....it just happened then. One is Microplastics pollution. When it was found that the majority comes from washing clothes, when you think of all the other sources, the amount already out there breaking down.....the other is Crusteaneans being unable to build shell  to carbonisation of the oceans. Rising sea levels will fuck up a lot of people but Crustecean Extinction will end our story. No-one talks about how badly we have fucked up because, deep down, we know that we have fucked up.......we are part of the problem and none of the solution....because there is no solution....because we have fucked up and are continuing to fuck up at a still increasing pace.

    Who ever thought  that h.sapiens would be brought low by fucking about with the krill and molluscs.

  • Well you see the issue with all these world crises's, is that Australia whether or not want to help and do their part, however other countries bigger than us do not (i.e. China, India, Russia to name a few). If big countries do no cooperate like we are, then what ever Australia does no matter how much or how well they do, hell could even do 100% renewable energy, it is going to absolutley stuff all due to what other nations do to the world. Whatever we do is useless if others do not help, now USA and European countries are bringing in different alternatives to limited the effect of these crises's, though with countries like India, taking up so much landmass and tripling the pollution that most countries produce, then no matter what we do if it will be ineffective.

    Now i preface this by saying i am not into climate change and environmental stuff as much as others on the political scale, though i do respect the points of view and willing to assist where i can, I.e. i have installed solar panels on my house, granted it also lowers my eletricity bills but it terrific in gathering power and is great for the environment, though if did it and 100 other homes in my suburb did not then the world 0.05% better off if i did not have the panels.

    It is unfortunate and Australian's like to blame our governments (both LNP and Labor) for not doing enough or doing it slowly when in fact the blame needs to be shifted elsewhere to the countries that do not give a damn in the first place. I'd rather try and fail than be arrogant and do nothing at all.

  • Think of it this way , Tad .  Imagine your street is made up of 50 houses and each day 49 of them lights a fire out the back and burns 10 tonnes of rubbish and the other remaining house burns one plastic bag.  However the guy who burns one plastic bag decides to pay $1000 a week to take his plastic bags to the tip and the others decide to keep burning their 10 tonnes of rubbish a day. We ar the little house taking our plastic bag to the tip . 

    Now unless the houses in the neighbouring streets decide to get together and pressure the ones burning the 10 tonnes a day , what real effect is the bloke sending himself broke going to have on cleaning up the environment ?   We will cripple our economy chasing make believe greener options whilst the Gretas of tne world are parading around too scared to go and knock on China and India's doors .  These country's are loving us crippling ourselves chasing climate myths whilst they produce and dump their shit and become superpowers in the meantime therefore resulting in everyone being too scared to throw shade at their polluting. 

    can you not see this ? 

    • Exactly Wiz, spot on anology. Whatever we do despite how good and revolutionary it is, it will fall on death ears unless the rest get on board too.

      Though i will say, it is ironically funny how we have the big preacher himself Leonardo DiCaprio shoving climate crises down our throats yet spends new years on a private yacht which burns thousands upon thousands of gallons of fuel per trip, and promotes his new climate crises message movie "Dont Look Up!" using private jets to fly around the states to promote it, even better promoting a film that is released mainly on Netflix which uses the internet and electricity in order to watch it which depending on how the energy is produced is not good either.

      Are you really as concerned for the world as you make out you are? or are you concerned you wont be able to live the life you want and may need to sacrifice in order to keep doing what you are doing as you expect us to sacrifice? Though he is a terrific actor and my favourite actor it is rich them preaching as much as they do when their money is as good as ours.

      • LB, I think you will find that DiCaprio fights climate change as he heard it will devastate the worlds cocaine crop, causing human misery in the acting world and ending life as he knows it.

        • Hahaha that could be true Randy, never thought of that. I mean a group of celebrities that consider Great Thunberg an inspiration lose me automatically in any message they wish to promote, but their precious cocaine could be why they go to those limits ahahahah

    • .....and then everyone on the street died of lung disease.

      Because they had fucked up their street

       

    • Wiz, great points. On China in particular, their argument is: well, you (the West) have actually polluted & emitted far more than us over time & per head - to get ahead & enjoy your developed lifestyle. Now, it's our turn. And we want to be top dog.

  • Life goes on. 

This reply was deleted.

Latest comments

Hell On Eels replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"Absolutely, Mitchy. Pay, Dymock, Smith, McCracken—The Big Four—added class and steel. And without the SL war, they don't happen for us. IMO, without Walsh, who saved more tries than he scored, the Broncos probably don't win the 2025 GF."
2 minutes ago
playthedoors replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Another one
"This is good for Iongi. May a far more high profile player; portaryed as 'violated', will hog the headlines and the NRL will need to be fair to he and Iongi when assessing any potential NRL sanctions. "
7 minutes ago
Mitchy replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"Agreed, I also think when B Smith had that team in the 98 era (Pay / McCracken / Smith / Dymock) plus some others we had the steel; it was when they left for me that we softened a tad. I was at the minor semi againts Norths at Parra when we belted…"
9 minutes ago
Hell On Eels replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"Mitchy, for as long as I've watched the Eels over 46 years, outside the amazing 80s, I felt we had a soft underbelly that would crack when enough of a "blow torch" was applied.
Ryles has given me hope that maybe, just maybe, (can I say maybe once…"
15 minutes ago
Mitchy replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"What is interesting here for me is that the 2001, 2009 and 2022 GF all had some form of similarity where our defence let us down with some soft tries and you could say particualrly 22 and 01 that we were gone by half time. I was at both 2001 and…"
26 minutes ago
Hell On Eels replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"For me, the poor edge defence and compressed inside was a consistent issue. From 2020-24, defence regressed each year from 3rd to 16th (14.4 to 29.8pg conceded). A 5-year slide.
A culture and systems issue.
BA did some good things: consistent finals…"
31 minutes ago
Randy Handlinger replied to SuperEel 22's discussion Parramatta, NRL to investigate images of rising Eels star
"Receipt at bottom right shows Accor hotel slip for a 1 night "stone'n'bone" "
32 minutes ago
Coryn Hughes replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"Always so we weren't near the top in the comp defensively 19-20 cmon son BAs still got you owned 2 years plus down the track."
38 minutes ago
Mitchy replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"If I may, B Smith 2001 ( and he should have had at least one win), Ando 09 and BA 22......"
40 minutes ago
Coryn Hughes replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"Glad you bought up South Sydney and that finals game who got suspended for PeDs again 48 hours from the finals that's the real ass ripping and funny you say Souths as I think you'll find they ripped just about everyone a new one over that period.…"
42 minutes ago
Randy Handlinger replied to SuperEel 22's discussion Parramatta, NRL to investigate images of rising Eels star
"Astral travel usually involves looking down, at least it did for me. A few times, all by accident. DMT for the win!!! Just beware the Machine-elves. They won't hurt you but they're freaky little busy fuckers.
Edibles are cannabis in a form you can…"
43 minutes ago
Coryn Hughes replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"That's what a good coach does though chief you put a player in the best position to succeed and the mentioned did that and became the best winger and ball runner in the nrl.We got anyone else in that realm since Grothe Snr ?
 "
45 minutes ago
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Another one
"Why when the pic is from 3 years ago??"
52 minutes ago
Randy Handlinger replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Another one
"You don't need permission to release a photo if there is no intimate act involved. It is literally your photo
If you decide to rock out with your cock out around cameras well that's on you"
1 hour ago
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"Yep. And so did jnr paulo, but don’t hurt Coryn's feelings imanot, because he's always said Radrandra was BA'S biggest find.lol "
1 hour ago
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 replied to Rabz S's discussion Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown
"Bushie only had one thing to teach Radrandra - run straight.   An under 5s coach could have coached semi with all that natural ability  - still,  bush arthur couldn't help him in defence as was with Sivo, who had nfi when to stay in or rush out of…"
1 hour ago
More…

Keaon done deal

As of Thursday, December 11, 2025, South Sydney Rabbitohs forwardKeaon Koloamatangi has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Parramatta Eels, but it is not yet officially announced by the clubs.  Soon to be announced.

Read more…
14 Replies · Reply by Poppa Jan 9
Views: 2118

 

Eels interested in Barnett

Parramatta are interested in Mitch Barnett. Now at 33 in 2027 and coming off ACL, good idea? Having Paulo and De Belin being 34 and 36 respectively is it good to have that much age? Ryles wants a Paulo replacement that can lead the forwards, Barnett…

Read more…
83 Replies · Reply by Poppa 15 hours ago
Views: 1823

<script src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
<!-- Sidebar -->
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<script>// <![CDATA[
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
// ]]></script>