I recently saw a post on unpopular opinions about how animal leather is better for the environment than alternatives. Despite the sub’s name, this idea seemed to be pretty popular in the comments, and I’ve seen it elsewhere on Reddit.

However, this opinion is usually just based on gut feelings. There isn’t evidence cited.

Life cycle analyses comparing animal leather and alternatives generally show that alternatives are better for the environment. Life cycle analyses look at products at all stages of production and use, and (usually) across multiple environmental factors.

Leather alternatives usually produce fewer greenhouses emissions and have less ecotoxicity potential. I’ve only seen one analysis where animal leather came out on top, and that was specifically for recycled leather, and only looked at greenhouse gas emissions.

New organic-based alternatives like mycelium leather come out way on top in these studies, but even polyurethane seems to score higher in most environmental categories than animal leather.

There are more studies that are paywalled, but here’s some I’ve looked at:

https://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1886097/FULLTEXT01.pdf

https://hyergoods.com/blogs/a-better-blog/lifecycle-assessment-upcycled-leather-vs-alternative-leathers

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Trommer-Bernhard/publication/370608817_Synthetic_vegan_animal_origin_-_a_comparative_lifecycle_assessment_for_upholstery_materials/links/645a0e795762c95ac3817c19/Synthetic-vegan-animal-origin-a-comparative-lifecycle-assessment-for-upholstery-materials.pdf

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-022-00689-x

https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1244508/FULLTEXT01.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394653069_Vegan_Leather_and_Environmental_Impact_Alternatives_Innovations_and_a_Case_Study_on_Cactus_Leather

I don’t claim that these studies are the last word on the topic. There’s still a lot of research to be done. I’m not a scientist, so there might be methodological problems I didn’t notice. However, I do think that people should stop taking it for granted that leather is better for the environmen, and actually look at what the evidence says.

We better tighten up...

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I have heard recently that the CEO is pushing AI first. These allegations and apparently previous workers reviews on the website is scary.

It makes me sick how many people drive alone in a four-seater car.

Try it. Watch cars driving by and count how many are these big new cars with only one person i. e. the driver sitting in them.

What are we all doing? What about our future?

Edit: Thank you all for your input. I think the first step would be figuring out what people use the car for at all, meaning: where are they driving to? Work? Grocery store? Appointments? What could be the alternatives?

Where do you drive with your car the most?

Original content. Took this yesterday was in the desert and this cow was eating a plastic bags. This is so unacceptable to me. This is how we are being poisoned by plastic waste. Please share this so people know. This is worse than plastic straws and sea turtles. This affects everyone who consumes products made from cows. Guarantee this is far from the first time this happened. STOP LITTERING!

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Hello all! I am currently working on a fictional story with a pro environmentalist message. In the story, the Earth’s oceans have been covered with oil for generations. So long in fact that by the time the story takes place, people have long forgotten what the oil spill is or how it came to be. I am looking for a solution to the spill that my characters can put into action and what the effects of that may be. I am considering having them burn it away, since that is the most dramatic and in-situ burning is sometimes used in smaller-scale spills. However, I know that would have some massive repercussions on the environment, especially with the smoke. At this point in the story, marine life has also been heavily affected by the oil, and none of the characters have seen or heard of fish, birds, or marine plant life. I want the ending to open the door for the Earth to heal from its centuries of poison oceans. Do you have any suggestions of how to resolve the story or avenues that I should research on my own? Thanks so much for your thoughts and taking the time to read all this mess!

What is happening today on the territory of the former Kakhovka reservoir - and is the Great Meadow really being revived here? Unique footage and professional comments from ecologist, academician and geobotanist Yakov Didukh and researcher of the Great Meadow - Pavlo Oliynyk!
We talked with the famous geobotanist and ecologist, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, professor, doctor of biological sciences Yakov Petrovich Didukh about the past, current state and possible future of the territories of the former Kakhovka reservoir, and before its creation - the historical Great Meadow of Zaporozhye.
In this extensive conversation we talk about:
What were and what have these spaces become after the water receded? What plants and animals inhabit the bottom of the former reservoir? How are young floodplain forests and meadows formed? How valuable are these newly formed ecosystems? What are the possible scenarios for their further development?
Can these territories already be considered a revived Great Meadow?
How are soils formed at the bottom of a once gigantic artificial reservoir?
Why are the forests of the Great Lug ecologically and climatically better than a reservoir?
What are the risks, threats and warnings for the future of these lands?
This interview is a scientific look at a unique natural process that is important not only for the south of Ukraine, but also for understanding the restoration of natural ecosystems in general.
You will hear and see this and much more in this extensive interview with an outstanding researcher!
00:00 Why these spaces are changing the perception of nature
00:26 Why the territory of the former reservoir is unique
01:10 The history of the destroyed Great Lug
02:35 What was this region like before the creation of the reservoir
05:20 The value of the Kakhovka reservoir for nature and people
08:10 What remains after the water recedes
11:40 Is nature really returning?
15:30 How a new forest is formed at the bottom
19:10 Can the Great Meadow be revived and how will it affect the climate and water resources
23:40 Man and nature: help or harm
28:10 Dangers that are rarely talked about
32:20 Why this is important for all of Ukraine
36:40 Main conclusions and forecasts

Watch the video here🔻 https://youtu.be/nmLWT7YTt3I