Pollution Footprint

"Consumers may have to make personal sacrifices,

by giving up things they use and enjoy,

in favor of less familiar technologies."

William Rees invented the phrase ecological footprint.

Rees thinks the footprint idea "can still be useful," if "reclaimed" from "oil companies."

“Mainstream governments” & corporations won't make "fundamental … changes,” he said.

BP Oil once tried to use the "footprint" idea — to blame consumers.

Yet BP also invested in renewables. See the Investments and Profits page.

"Short car trips ... use a shocking amount of energy."

The U.S. F.E.R.C. approves permits for fossil-fuel facilities based upon "need".

"Need" means how often you and I purchase the fuel to burn.

"Odds are that your

biggest single source

of ghg emissions

... is air travel."

"Every time we shop

we’re voting with our wallet."

"A single gallon

of gasoline or jet fuel

creates over 20 pounds

of carbon dioxide".

On average, the more money you have, the more personal pollution you can prevent.

What is your fair share?

Try your hand at the pollution footprint budget game?

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-energy-use

Project Drawdown came up with a quiz about greenhouse pollution. Test your knowledge?

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Scientist Peter Kalmus wrote:

“Burning fossil-fuels should be

unacceptable socially …

burning fossil-fuels harms others.”

“Why would you want to ...

[burn] more fossil-fuels?"

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News media routinely describe global warming as something that bothers us,

rather than as an atmospheric condition which we create.

"Every energy reduction we ... make is a gift to ... all life on Earth.”