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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are not “ saving the planet” with your tiny yard. [/quote]
Wrong. People like OP are leading the way and WILL affect positive change for the environment, especially when we reach a critical mass. If we’re all rowing in the same direction, we’ll go a lot faster. And one political party is effectively blocking all big movement on solving this at the national level, so we’re going to have to do what we can in our yards. [/quote]

I was with you until you brought politics into it.  Most people, regardless of political party or how much lip service they pay to caring about the environment, demonstrate day after day through their actions that they simply DO NOT CARE.[/quote]
Hm. Disagree. And in this case, the political aspect is crucial because we are not making huge progress due to the stubbornness of one group of people. Whether or not you like that truth being stated, you agree with my larger point: we can’t make big policy changes right now, so this is in all of our laps. [/quote]

No snark, honest, but I am actually extremely curious what policy changes one group of politicians has proposed that would help with this issue, and what the other group has done to stymie it?[/quote]

I was rather hoping this thread would not turn political (NP Here) as it was quite informative. But, I don't think it is unreasonable to acknowledge that one political party generally opposes any sort of green platform, drastically cut back the environmental agencies when in power (not the case in, say, the 70s), etc. This is the same party that demonizes science, generally, when it conflicts with unfettered capitalism, or screams "socialism" for any money spent on programs that benefit the collective good. I know you know this.

In terms of specific policy changes, the continued propping up of big agriculture, with subsidies and payments that incentivizes the monocrop and increased use of pest/herbicides, and drains resevoirs. That's the biggest one, imo. (To be clear, both parties allow this to happen but it is WAY more prevalent in one vs. another party). Agriculture could almost single handedly help with restoring dying off species, climate change, carbon capture, migration routes restored for wildlife and a host of other issues. One of the entire reasons this debate is even needing to be had is b/c of the ag industry in this country. [/quote]

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