Scanton
Wearer of many hats
I'm playing Devil's advocate to make a point. Nothing personal here.
I Know, and I took no offence.
Yes. Even if we fail, at least we'll know we did our best instead of standing by.
Are our individual token efforts really the best we can do? Would it not be more effective to wrestle the control of our planet out of the hands of the capitalists and place it in the hands of people who have an interest in our future existence?
My emphasis - these are all assumptions that aren't necessarily true.
For the large part they are not assumptions, as green options almost always mean you go without, have less of something or have to use something different that isn't anywhere near as good as what you were previously using.
My green options for transport are a vehicle I can't afford that does more damage to the planet and is less fuel efficient than the one I am currently driving, or a vehicle I can't afford that can't hold enough charge to get me to work and back and pushes the energy problem back to the power station...... and before you say it, no I am not going to cycle a 90 mile round trip to work every day..... and the bus runs once a day, and arrives two hours after I am due to arrive at work and leaves two hours before I am supposed to leave work, and costs more that using my car.
The majority of environmental solutions, like water usage reduction" means that my shower duration is too short or my bath is too shallow to be a pleasant experience and don't have enough water to flush my effluent away, etc. All of these things are personal compromises that negatively impact the individual and have negligible impact in the grand scheme of things.
In a way you are correct. Maybe watch the documentary Cowspiracy then come back and we'll take it from there.
Thank you for the recommendation, I will indeed watch this and get back to you