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Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
Earl (11-25-2020)
I have quite a few homes, but I offset their energy usage with sustainable energy purchases. I also fly in airplanes a lot, so although I make a significant effort, my carbon footprint is bigger than zero. But that's not really the point yet, is it? A better point would be that global commerce and interconnectivity require air travel. So why is air travel unsustainable? Why are heating and cooling systems and vehicle engines still powered by fossil fuels that have been depleting since the moment we discovered them and polluting the environment every second of every day? The answer, of course, is that the fossil fuel industry has made many people very, very rich. Those people control politicians who control public policy.
John Kerry's job is not to row a canoe from DC when he has a meeting in Berlin. His job is to strengthen the commitment of politicians to combat negative consequences of poor energy management. Those people will implement policies that cause energy producers and consumers to adapt their behavior. I live part-time in a city that banned plastic shopping bags many years ago. People threw a fit when the ban was issued. Tourists still can't comprehend it and are often inconvenienced by it. Yet we adjusted our behavior and our expectations and have made a sizeable difference in the volume of plastic trash being transported to landfills.
The two main anti-climate change arguments are as intelligent as a baby's filled diaper. 1.) "Climate change is a hoax." And water isn't wet, moron. Those people are not worth conversing with. 2.) "Climate protection advocates are hypocrites because they drive cars or fly in planes." We don't have a choice because money controls industry controls politics controls policy. That's the foundation of the movement and why it is the most important issue in the world.
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Earl (11-25-2020)
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
cancel2 2022 (11-25-2020), Earl (11-25-2020)
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