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Around 80 percent of the land area in Europe is used for settlement, agriculture and forestry. In order to increase yields even further than current levels, exploitation is being intensified. Areas are being consolidated in order to cultivate them more efficiently using larger machines. Pesticides and fertilisers are increasingly being used and a larger number of animals being kept on grazing land. "Such measures increase yield but, overall, they also have negative impacts on biodiversity," says UFZ biologist Dr. Michael Beckmann. "This is because even agricultural areas offer fauna and flora a valuable habitat—which is something that is frequently not sufficiently taken into consideration."
Betteridge's law of headlines says no, but is more intensive farming really crowding out native species more than less intensive farming?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday April 13 2019, @02:34AM (5 children)
Three words: Heated Toilet Seat.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @05:15AM (1 child)
Yeah, and a taller toilet so I'm not teabaggin' my damn balls!
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday April 13 2019, @11:03AM
That's a personal preference thing, I'd think. Maybe a taller toilet bowl with an optional, secondary reservoir of clean water for the boys to go swimming in?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by pvanhoof on Saturday April 13 2019, @04:09PM (1 child)
The Romans had something like this (Roman shared toilets) [thevintagenews.com] , should not be too hard to turn that room into a caldarium ...
Surely that's something the American Empire can improve on, no?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @11:09PM
Roman shared toilets
With snakes biting your balls off, and the occasional gas explosion? You're better off shitting on the sidewalk...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @04:20PM
Installing a bidet changed my life. I dread having to shit outside of the house, and my TP expenses have been cut by half at least.