That's not for one person to decide. And it's not really a question of ethics. It's a question of values and even a question of survival, and identifying the relevant threats, and then collectively determining the best strategies to address them. Many don't agree there is a threat to so many of things we hold dear.Originally Posted by LDAHL
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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If many scientists (and Greta Thunberg) are to be believed, "normal struggling people" are going to be struggling a lot more if we don't get this right. As far as commuting, which I absolutely despise, I believe work from home--whenever possible--is the obvious solution. Most conscientious people take at least some steps to minimize their impact on the planet, and we can probably all do more.
Who gets to decide what the human environment will look like the next few decades? One could suspect that people will vote the gas price issues over climate impact and what ever this generation decides will be the futures the next generations will have to adapt to, which seems slightly unfair.
The reality is that the people likely to be harmed most by climate change are the ones who have done the least to cause it. Most of us reading this thread will likely, at worst, suffer some inconvenience. We live in a rich country that can spend ungodly amounts of money defending shorelines and fighting wildfires, etc. Most of the people in substantially less wealthy countries won't be so lucky.
Drove by the same gas station today and diesel was $4.59 per gallon, a $0.60 increase in just over a week. I feel for everyone who doesn't have the luxury of gladly paying increasingly more for basic staples in order to exhibit their environmental bona fides.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Supply and demand will generally be related to price. As long as global oil supply is from politically unstable areas, price volatility will follow. The other side of the equation is demand, as we saw during the pandemic. Or maybe from less reliance on fossil fuels.
Far as I can figure, any environmental movement is not driving high gas prices, but is possibly a solution by reducing reliance.
Maybe car pooling will make a comeback. Mass transit (the bane of my work life) can work for some. Clearly, though, mass working from home would be the very best solution.
Remember hypermiling? Maybe that will make a comeback, too.
High gas prices basically seem effective in getting people to drive more fuel efficient cars. They work. 48/50 states have a truck or SUV as the best selling vehicle (rav4 is a smaller truck, the others are not). Gas prices are high in California compared to most states and so a big truck is not the best selling vehicle. And no it's not a huge deal to pay higher gas taxes. Last fill up was $4.99 a gallon. That's really another reason to drive a fuel efficient (and if you can afford it hybrid or electric) vehicle, not just that it's better for the planet, a little bit I guess, but it's one less thing in life to worry about frankly, gas prices jumping around. Gas prices are up, ok, oh well. I may as well check what stocks are doing every single day ... yea no thanks.
And yes there are those who need trucks for employment here too. Teslas also sell well but $$$$$$ up front.
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