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:
"mainstream governments" and corporations won't make "fundamental ... changes."

BP Oil once tried to use the "footprint" idea - to blame consumers.
But BP was careful never to suggest a boycott.

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

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

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

The U.S. F.E.RC. approves permits for fossil-fuel facilities based upon citizen's "need".

"Need" means how often you and I purchase the polluting product.

"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 better-off you are, the more personal pollution you can prevent.

What is your fair share?

Try your hand at the pollution footprint budget game?

Scientist Peter Kalmus wrote:

“Burning fossil-fuels should be unacceptable socially … burning fossil-fuels harms others.”

“If you're a climate activist … why would you want to ... [burn] more fossil-fuels?"

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

Our news media routinely describe global warming as a creature 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."

Wanna leave ... footprints on the sands of time? Make a commitment.