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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
OK, I can respond to that challenge, That is a reasonable question. I eat VERY little red meat. I have an electric lawnmower and bicycle. I avoid air travel and large cruise ships would bore me and waste my money. I drive a small gas car. My next car, if I live long enough, will be an E-car. I plant many hedges and trees in my yard because they produce more oxygen than plain grass and require zero fertilizer. Before the pandemic, we had a summer home in Tn. with 2 acres on which we grew apples, peaches, and vegetables, including corn, and also blackberries. I buy recycled clothes from goodwill and garage sales. I drink soy milk. I would NEVER, NEVER waste money on a private pool when the neighborhood pool is close and has some interesting characters there. I do NOT play GOLF because it is very little exercise and a lot of wasted time - also the plain grass there releases MUCH, MUCH less oxygen than the trees they cut down for a golf course. Also, a golf course has a lot of fertilizer runoff which destabilizes the surrounding lakes and , of course, wastes water. And all the non-electric golf carts are without smog control devices as good as modern automobiles so the pollution factor is high.
.........Thanks for the question and challenge. I hope others take that challenge also.
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Personally, I use as much gasoline as I need. I bought a new gas fueled car this year as it gets as much mileage as a friend's brand new hybrid. But that is not the reason. I just like gasoline fueled vehicles better than EVs right now. Maybe my opinion will change later, if I live long enough. I have an EV golf cart that I never use. I have a motorcycle that I do not use to conserve on fuel, but just for the pure enjoyment of riding, not going anywhere, just riding. I use battery powered tools rather than fossil powered because I do not like the smell of fuel in my garage. I do not fly because I have flown all over the world and it is now, no longer comfortable for me to fly. I have been to many countries with way more pollution than ours. I have spent winters in countries where you could not see the tops of buildings due to the fuel they used to heat their homes. Gotta love the smell of burning manure in the winter.
I am NOT concerned about climate change as I know it has ALWAYS changed and will continue to do so whether or not man intervenes. I care a little bit about air pollution, but the air quality has improved since I was a child, so it is a minor issue or possibly a fleeting thought.
I am more concerned about inflation than I am about the great new green deal. Although, I do care about all the taxpayer money wasted on it. I care about the rising oil price and the rising cost of living (inflation) and hope that someone gets their act together before they ruin too many lives. But, I do not care about the changing climate. I do not worry about hurricanes since the only thing you can do is get out of their way. I've lived through hurricanes, tornadoes and typhoons, as well as many, many earthquakes. When it is my time to go, I know where I will go in my afterlife so I am not even concerned about that.
My only concern for the next generation is whether or not they will enjoy the freedom and liberty my generation has been blessed with.
But, like I said earlier if you all figure out how man can change the climate....please change it for an average temp of 75 degrees with a few 90 degree days for water activity.