Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment
Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment
A global survey suggests 88 percent of people are worried about the state of nature.
I imagine there are many US people living in places with 100+ degree days for months in a row -- Places which seldom got above 90 a half-century ago ... who do not understand that driving a car with AC to a home with AC is making matters worse.
The situation is urgent, yet we keep hearing 2060 2050 2040 2030 deadlines as if a fix could somehow be delivered by then . BUT: If we got to zero -tomorrow- , it'd stay as it already is for centuries. Every day without HUGE changes NOW it's getting worse.
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Instead, they attribute the most blame to businesses and governments of wealthy countries.
They are not. fucking. wrong.
Don't misunderstand me, do what you can yourself, because every little bit helps, and absolutely boycott them if you can...
but never forget "your personal carbon footprint" was a BP invention.
Until the big polluters are held to account, nothing you or I could do, even combined, will move the needle.
Yep. Pieces like this, while containing a kernel of truth about the imbalance of living conditions and the carbon footprints thereof, are actually more or less just sneaky pieces to get citizens angry at each other, and that’s a lot easier to pull off successfully if you point the finger across a national border.
It’s a chicken and the egg problem. Most those companies would run out of buisness if the large majority of consumers made green choices.
those consumers often can't make choices due to being coerced by their economic circumstances
Very true. As someone on 8k a year, I can very much relate.
However, people making enough money too have no excuse.
Kill the snake first, deal with the hatchlings later.
Yeah... That's not going to work, because it turns out people will in fact pay a premium for green choices
Which sounds great, except it's a lot cheaper to lie and misdirect than to be green
And you have to be real, companies will do anything before producing less. Like plastics - the companies making them won't make less plastic just because we stop using straws - they'll pivot. They'll make them cheaper, ship them further, or cut back the straws to make more disposable cups - the only way they're cutting back on plastic is if the same processes and machinery can make a biodegradable version, if the government forces them, or if they shut down in whole or in part