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HappilyhiketheHump t1_ixuu5q1 wrote

Oh no. Out of state rich white folks can’t skate. SMH

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Aronomous t1_ixv0coc wrote

As a Vermonter who skates and pucks on lakes and ponds this is an extremely unnecessary hot take.

Not to mention the minimizing of the damage being done to our trade and agriculture sectors. Go back to bed and wake up on the better side of it bud.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxqkpw wrote

This is a terrible take. Humans have done substantially better during warming periods (the Renaissance coming out of the Dark Ages, when Global temps were 2 degrees higher than today) and our current period starting around 1850 when we started coming out of 'The Little Ice Age'. Increased temperatures release non saline water from Ice Caps and increased tillable land mass. If you understand what it takes to feed people, you understand these are not specifically unwanted attributes.

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Aronomous t1_ixzw0rq wrote

Every inch of gained tillable land will be offset by the coastal saltwater intrusion due to rising sea levels. Nice try though. I would venture a hypothesis that humans do better during warming periods not because of arable land growth but more because of new technologies put forth to grow, adapt and overcome with the changing soil. More recently, it was the Industrial Revolution for god sakes. I don’t know enough about this topic to argue, but any conversation with a generational farmer I’ve ever had does not sound like whatever nonsense you just put forth.

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Walruzuma t1_ixzxsp1 wrote

A generational farmer in the US started when? Early 1800's? Just as we were coming out of the little ice age? The climate has been warming since then. Since a couple decades BEFORE the industrial revolution. Sea levels have risen since that period and populations have boomed. Why? Because the climate is more conducive to growing food to sustain a larger population. Sea levels during the last full blown ice age (12000 ish years ago) were at the continental shelf of each continent, some 200-2000 feet farther out than they are now. Where was the population growth with all that 'tillable land'? It didn't exist because even though there was more land it was too cold for food species to thrive. How do you think a population can endeavor something as huge as the industrial revolution? How is it possible? It's because food was becoming more abundant. Some portion of the population can be dedicated to food while other subsets can do things like engineering and building because they aren't spending their time looking for food. Just like it was during the Renaissance. But then the temp dropped 4 degrees and things were thrown back and we end up with the plagues of the Medieval era. There was no food so populations were weak. It's astonishing to me how people can't think critically for themselves any more. They lap up 'expert' narratives that in and of themselves make sense only through the narrow view of their expertise. The big picture almost ALWAYS tells a much different story.

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Aronomous t1_ixzy4j0 wrote

Jeez bud, get a hobby.

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Walruzuma t1_iybdax5 wrote

Sure. So do you. You need some Randall Carlson in your life.

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nolabitch t1_ixvcill wrote

This is actually pretty devastating from a climate and economic viability perspective.

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_ixvdnyf wrote

Yes, climate change is a serious problem.
That Lake Morey Resort can’t have their wealthy, carbon spewing patrons skate?
Not so much of a problem.

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nolabitch t1_ixve2yt wrote

It does, though. It reflects a coming, likely pattern of shuttering tourism and a changed capacity for Vermont to bring in money from the industry. You may not care about a ski resort - and, nor do I - but you might care about the Vermonters who may be out of the job when the tourist season dies.

Many, many people depends on these 'carbon spewing' patrons to keep their bills paid.

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Loudergood t1_ixx98ip wrote

Very few tourist jobs pay anything livable

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nolabitch t1_ixx9bxc wrote

Mmm-hmm. I'm sure the vacuum will pay even more.

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Upthespurs1882 t1_ixvkytz wrote

If you’re mad about tourists, Vermont isn’t the place for you

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b1ack1323 t1_ixw2ehq wrote

Yeah fuck the VT economy. Who needs revenue to feed their families and pay for infrastructure?

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CHECK_FLOKI t1_ixuvcyd wrote

So you're worried about out of state tourists when you're facing the damaging effects of climate change in Vermont?

You think this is a joke? Ice fishing season used to start late September and now it's almost December but the lakes aren't frozen.

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Broomepower t1_ixv4ekk wrote

Ice fishing NEVER started in late September.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxr2sz wrote

Our first snowfall was right on time.... It should have been later, considering we are still coming out of 'The Little Ice Age' which ended in the mid 1800's. We have more than 2 degrees to go to reach the AVERAGE global temp of the Renaissance.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxrohm wrote

I don't deny there is a climate, and I certainly do not deny it changes. I do deny the political and media NARRATIVES of climate change, which make absolutely NO SENSE in the records we actually can put a name to. Most 'Climate Scientists' use very vague interpretations of millenia old ice cores. I would argue those are deliberately ignorant.

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CHECK_FLOKI t1_ixxs0dj wrote

I'm not going to listen to someone denigrating climate scientists.

I ice fish, I ski, I skate. My favorite sport is hockey. My hobbies revolve around cold snowy weather and I'm worried about the future. I've seen changes from even when I was growing up.

Climate scientists are not using vague interpretations. We're on borrowed time regarding climate action.

The end.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxsx9k wrote

I'm not denigrating. I'm elucidating. The US Federal Government has prioritized CO2 and CO2 only research. Thus, these 'Scientists' are narrowly focused and thus apply a 'constant' to a plethora of other real factors, such as solar activity, earth magnetic shifts, etc. etc. I'm sure you have already studied and understand each of the 100+ discounted factors. Have fun skiing.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxu3mr wrote

LOL @ your 'borrowed time' comment. The planet was over 2 degrees warmer during the relatively recent "Renaissance" than it is today ffs. The 'crisis' is manufactured.

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cblue413 t1_ixuweex wrote

Not to mention the loss of tourism $ when people don’t come to VT for things like this.

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mycophdstudent t1_ixv60k2 wrote

Been here since 1983 and never has ice fishing season started before peak leaf peeping season. That would require a quarter inch of lake ice in late September which is early autumn before the leaves fall. 78% of the state agreage is woodland acres which sinks most of the state's carbon emissions so dont beat us up too hard for breathing.

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birdshitluck t1_ixv13o7 wrote

Ironically you can certainly point to tourism as a factor in climate change

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YOurAreWr0ng t1_ixwpw46 wrote

We’ll be ok. Rich resorts lose income and the rest of us don’t lose our homes due to heating costs.

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hideous-boy t1_ixvkwpb wrote

holy shit touch some grass. Luckily you still can at this point in the year because of climate change

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Walruzuma t1_ixxqtcj wrote

The climate changes. All the time. We are at lower than 'normal' temps for November this year. Yet people are freaking out. Ridiculous.

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VermontZerg t1_ixv5nx8 wrote

How fucking short sited can you be?

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Falconlordhank t1_ixvhjur wrote

apparently very. "idc if i cant enjoy my hobbies, so long as the damn out of staters cant either!"

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_ixvddf3 wrote

Article is about not being able to skate at Lake Morey Resort due to climate change. Who do you think stays there? Did you read the article or are you just being by obtuse?

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Aronomous t1_ixvkn9f wrote

I go skate the track at Lake Morey often and so do a lot of other locals I know. Plus it’s owned by locals who are going to have a rough time, on top of the already had rough time of the last two years, that should be enough for you to care. I’d arguably take a wealthy flatlander over your attitude anyday. Get off it.

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Man_On_Mars t1_ixvpzh7 wrote

Do you think global warming is isolated to this particular resort on this particular lake, while all the other ponds and lakes in Vermont and on Earth are spared?

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_ixvvlac wrote

Nope. Never said that. Just stating how silly it is to worry about rich tourists skating at Lake Morey Resort.

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b1ack1323 t1_ixw2lnx wrote

You mean the ones that give piles of money to your state? Tourism is the only thing holding the state together financially.

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YOurAreWr0ng t1_ixwq3ee wrote

Not true at all. Tourism helps the 1% who run them and the 2% of people in the state they employ.

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b1ack1323 t1_ixx0fkg wrote

Restaurants, stores, inns, campgrounds, rental shops, all the people that work at these places….

Who the fuck do you think buys are the syrup that’s being produced?

Those are all run by normal people but okay.

$3 billion spent on those things by tourists every year.

That’s 30000 jobs or 10% of the workforce.

https://accd.vermont.gov/tourism/research

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YOurAreWr0ng t1_ixx380n wrote

Wow, I really hope your insider stock trading is paying off more than your Tucker Carlson style reply’s. Yes some local businesses profit off of the 2 months a year ski season. Maybe they shouldn’t be leaches hoping the fat cow come into town and make a real business that can stand the tests of time.

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b1ack1323 t1_ixx4k9u wrote

Right, no one camps or hikes.

It’s pretty wild that you think straight stats are FAUX news. Its delusional to think that nearly $400 million in tax revenue and 10% of the workforce is a drop in the bucket. Things like restaurants and shops, are not seasonal. Places like Burlington and Brattleboro are huge hubs for travelers in the summer.

Denying that one of the oldest business models in the world is “not a real business” is just hilarious all by itself. If you just want the whole state to turn into factories and warehouses instead of trees that’s your prerogative because that’s the other big employer of VT.

It’s okay man, the world revolves around you and you get to keep a whole state to yourself, you own it not the fat cats. You and your entitlement.

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twowheels t1_ixvqwsf wrote

Living in Vermont, I’m saddened by this news…

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