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What was Tangle up to during Sonic Forces?

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I might have a nibble on the job applications and just got a request for a portfolio but unfortunately all three of my avacados are ripe today so I really don't know what to prioritize.

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are avacados / palm oil any worse for the environment than any other crop?

They’re worse than some crops, but they’re not the worst by any means. That dubious honour probably belongs to feeder crops that are grown to feed farmed animals, because of the enormous land/water use and the opportunity costs of growing food to feed farmed animals, who will produce far few calories than they take in.

Avacados are a pretty thirsty crop, as are many crops grown on trees. They use about 140-272 litres to produce a single fruit. That sounds like a lot out of context, and it is, but just by comparison, bananas use 790 litres and apples use 822 litres. Water use does vary depending on where the crop is grown though, wetter climates of course require less watering.

Their carbon emissions are not high, mostly accounted for by transport. The other significant environmental issues are soil degradation (as with any mass grown crop) and deforestation, particularly in Mexico. The thing to remember though is that avocado is often served in salads, on toast etc. where there may have previously been far less sustainable products, like meat.

As with all things, sustainability is relative. A single avocado requires 140-272 litres of water, but the same amount of beef requires 2,315 litres of water. Similarly, the average carbon footprint of one avocado is around 0.19 kilograms of CO2 equivalents, while the same amount of meat produces 4 kilograms. If you’re replacing something like hummus with avocado the impact will be higher, whereas if you’d otherwise be eating meat then it’s a far more sustainable choice.

Palm oil is a tough one because it can be grown quite sustainably, it’s just that conventionally grown palm oil isn’t. It is a major driver of deforestation and habitat loss, again nowhere near as bad as something like beef, but that isn’t what palm oil is replacing. The alternatives for palm oil are almost all more sustainable, including vegetable and olive oil, which isn’t the case with avocados. It is best to just avoid buying products containing palm oil that isn’t RSPO certified. If the ingredients just says ‘palm oil’ then it’s unlikely to be sustainably grown.

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HI! sorry this is probably so weirdly specific but could i have an leedo (oneus) board with food stims and white themes. kinda. like the food is encouraged to be any sorts of colourful but like the background is what's white y'know. it's very pleasing to me often times. oh and savoury food preferably no sweets but if you must i will not turn it down ^^

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