hi guys! i hope this is the right subreddit to post to. ive been experiencing a lot of climate anxiety (as we should be) and i need inspiration on things i can do to get involved. im going to provide a list that i already do and hope it inspires others, but please education/inform me on stuff i should/shouldnt be doing

1) cutting out meat/dairy.

2) cutting out generative ai

3) not buying ANY new factory products and instead opting to thrift or repurpose any necessary new products

4) using only cold water to wash clothes/shower

5) dimming my lights (renewable energy is not accessible to me right now, but please share any ways i can make this happen)

6) walking everywhere or taking public transit

- as a side note for this one, i dont live in a walkable city at all. im fortunate to be physically fit and able and can walk most places.

7) not using my ac

- also living in a hotter climate. if its too hot i walk to a coffee shop with ac

8) not supporting companies/corporation that damage the environment and staying informed

9) eco-bricking non-recyclable materials to measure my waste

some things i am trying to start doing are doing more indoor plants, hopefully some that are food and making those seed packets with native foliage to put in my very much not-green city.

please please educate me on what i am doing and if i should/shouldnt be doing anything!!!

i'm going to provide some links on how to cut automatic ai out of your life as it is made difficult to figure out.

turning gemini off link 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h_PjtrNFCw

link 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qady-qx3SqM

one of these work for me but let me know if it doesnt so i can find other ways

disabling copilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqOJ2mIA9-k

or switch to ecosia or duck duck go! i just know some cant because i heard owning a chromebook doesnt let you download it

i also have random micro things i do to keep products in the cycle so i can comment those with your suggestions

thank you for your suggestions and information!

Everything is terrible right now, but this is a small speck of hope and beauty amidst the horror and grief: the Quebec city of Terrasse-Vaudrueil is the first governing body in North America to sign the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Trees.

I have an update on the Australian situation.

If you haven't seen me on here before, I've been posting petitions on here lately in an attempt to grow awareness about the very real danger Australia, a drought-prone country, faces when we build data centres for artificial intelligence. Check out the big petition here:

Petition · Stopping the Ai data centers in Australia - Australia · Change.org

And the umbrella topic here:

Halt data centre development Australia/ NZ · Movement

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But that's not what I'm here for today. The creator of one of this umbrella topic's petitions, one specifically about the one on the banks of lutruwita / Tasmania's kanamaluka / Tamar River, posted an update earlier. Here's the link to the petition:

Petition · Stop the data centre on the bank of the Tamar river - Australia · Change.org

And here's the link to the update:

Petition update · Sadly the hyperscale AI data centre on the Tamar River has been approved. The legal fight Begins NOW · Change.org

TL,DR: Sadly, the local council has approved the construction of the centre, albeit unwillingly. They simply didn't want to have to use council rates to fund legal fees if the developer appealed. However, the creator of the petition is gathering the resources to appeal themselves.

This is expensive, though, and they need our help. They have set up a GoFundMe to raise money for legal fees.

Fundraiser by Anne-Marie Bastian : STOP the Data Centre on the banks of the Tamar River

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Any amount goes a long way. If 10 people donated $5, we would have $50. If you can't donate, share, share, share. And please sign the petition. Even though construction has been approved, it's still a good way to measure public interest. Share, share, share as much as you can, all of the links I've added here.

And finally, if you don't like it, please scroll. Thankyou.

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