Frequently Asked Questions
What if I can't do all the pollution Solutions?
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Everyone creates some pollution. Cut out as much as you can, as soon as you can.
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Visit the Calculators page. Tackle the big stuff first. ​​
What about the corporations? ​​
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When business leaders talk to investors, they discuss consumer "demand".
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"Demand" means how much money you give them - by spending $ on their products.
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When you purchase something, you are telling the company, "continue doing" what you’ve been doing.
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How much pollution do I make compared to others?
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The typical African resident creates, maybe 4 tons of ghg pollution per year.
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An average European, or Japanese, citizen generates double that; a typical American - double again.
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The biggest citizen polluters (per capita) live in Australia, Saudi Arabia, the USA and Canada.
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The "Carbon Footprint Of Best Conserving Americans Is Still Double Global Average."
What will it cost?
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Some Solutions are free; some aren't.
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It doesn't cost money to stop eating beef, ​ or to quit flying.
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To get cash for an electric car, ​ sell your gasoline car.
Have climate scientists tried these "Solutions"? ​​​
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​ - Kimberly Nicholas:
"cut her air travel emissions”, and "stopped eating meat.”
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She wrote "a paper on individual behavioral changes." ​​
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- Kevin Anderson: "'We ... can make these changes'.”
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- Peter Kalmus:
"I took the conveniences of modern ... life for granted,”
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"the cheap airplane flights," etc. ​
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What about other kinds of pollution?
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See these pages regarding: Water pollution, the Military, Plastic pollution, as well as species Extinction.
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Regarding other contaminants, click on these links: soil, radiation, and waste management.
If polysilicon is made in Chinese internment camps, and cobalt is mined by children in the Congo,
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how are the Solutions supposed to help? ​​​​
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Look Beyond the Boycott. Individuals, individually, are not going to do the trick.
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Churches, health clubs, book groups - everyone has a role to play. Help make it happen.
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You or I can't ban polysilicon products from Xinjiang, or revamp the electric grid, but governments can.
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Corporations may respond to public pressure. Some are making batteries without cobalt, for example.
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Use your own boycott success as a way to spread the enthusiasm!
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How boycotts influence neighbors, or elected leaders, is similar to voting.
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Lots of votes lead to changes. Get out and motivate people just like you would for an election!
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When others see, or hear about, what you're doing, they'll notice - especially people who trust you. ​
What has our government done?
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The I.R.A. committed funds to assist
business & household spending
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on non-polluting projects or products.
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But YOU must initiate the purchase!
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See the Tax Breaks & Rebates page.
Doesn't industry make a lot of pollution?
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Yes. Renewable energy can't replace certain manufacturing processes, i.e., for making “cement, steel,
plastics, and ammonia” - all the more reason to eliminate the pollution we have alternatives for!
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