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Nice enough design work. But as someone who works in the climate data space I think there isn't much value add here. CO2 data is already free and open and not c
by llccbb 9y ago
Nice enough design work. But as someone who works in the climate data space I think there isn't much value add here. CO2 data is already free and open and not challenging to use. It seems like a half-wasted use of electricity and contributors time to just show data and not have any call to action or resources for how to do something about the problem. From the branding and social media integration I am guessing there isn't any deep interest in actually _doing something_ about carbon emissions. It feels like the villager who is screaming about a house on fire instead of joining in the bucket line.
Something like ClimateWatch[0] is actually building a strong platform for aggregating disparate data sources around climate change, GHG emissions, climate resilience practices, and multinational legislation. Granted ClimateWatch isn't built by an online community of volunteers, but maybe it is something to look at for further inspiration.
[0]https://www.climatewatchdata.org/ https://www.climatewatchdata.org/
- titojankowski 9y agoGood perspective! I hear you on people screaming and freaking out about climate, we have too many of those already. That’s part of the inspiration for Carbon Doomsday. The skulls escalate it more to a Monty-python type of violence and humor. Tis but a scratch! And in case you didn’t know, No One Gives a Fuck About Climate Change: http://titojankowski.com/no-one-gives-a-fck-about-climate-change/ http://titojankowski.com/no-one-gives-a-fck-about-climate-ch...
- titojankowski 9y agoAlso this: http://blog.ycombinator.com/why-toys/ http://blog.ycombinator.com/why-toys/ Climate change needs more toys
- titojankowski 9y agoAny suggestions for actions we can guide visitors towards? We’re a bunch of hackers and coders, and that’s who this site is for. Maybe there’s other open source projects that need development help?
- safiume 9y agoOk,today, Deep learning experts needed to help ONC meta1 project https://goo.gl/yutZP8 https://goo.gl/yutZP8 That's extending the sanity server and extracting relevant CO2 dissociation data. I intend to have it completed by next week's ONC meetup https://goo.gl/nz2wHr https://goo.gl/nz2wHr, and welcome additional help.
- andy_ppp 9y agoWhat are the things people can actually do - realistically the only way to fix this is a carbon tax that includes the environmental costs of burning carbon. Becoming vegetarian on an individual level will basically be a drop in the ocean, there are not enough people going to change. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM
- titojankowski 9y agoACTION: Here’s 70+ startups that see carbon dioxide as a profit opportunity: http://airminers.org http://airminers.org Climate change will create the first trillionaire.
- andy_ppp 9y agoGreat idea. Will apply.
- safiume 9y agoYes! The situation is dire enough that we need all hands on deck pushing forward on all solutions. The creators of AirMiners.org talk about active solutions here https://goo.gl/oUFg9c https://goo.gl/oUFg9c. An active project seeking STEM experts: Open NanoCarbon, an open science effort to solidify all the anthropogenic carbon. It's listed on the Air Miners and in the video, and is having a 2/15 meetup at Google SF: https://goo.gl/kbhuUk https://goo.gl/kbhuUk
- safiume 9y agoLater on, we'll need makers, hacker and coders to help build hardware with high recycled solid carbon content, i.e: glasses, metals, plastics, electronics, etc.
- titojankowski 9y agoACTION: For every star that we get on GitHub today, we remove 100 pounds of carbon dioxide via offsets. 2,800 pounds and counting! Certification incoming... Github: https://github.com/giving-a-fuck-about-climate-change https://github.com/giving-a-fuck-about-climate-change