Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
It's because they know nothing different and are justifiably afraid of change initiated by governance.
I'm going to guess WaPo makes an emotional/psychological argument. If I were trying to mislead the masses I'd tell them that everyone else enjoys their daily commute and uses it as a time to destress.
For me, I don’t like living that close to people. People, in general, are horribly inconsiderate. They make a lot of noise, they smell. The fewer people I can see the better.
For me, I don't like living that close to cars. Cars, in general, are horrible~~ly inconsiderate~~. They make a lot of noise, they smell. The fewer cars I can see, the better.
Be poor and you can have the worst of both worlds: crowded, poorly constructed affordable housing with this walls, built next to a freeway.
Why not both? Well I guess thats kinda hard..but both of you are right..
lol ride a horse. Live in the country. Win-win.
Or, buy electric.
For me, I don’t like living that close to horses. Horses, in general, are horribly inconsiderate. They make a lot of noise, they smell. The fewer horses I can see the better.
So get a bike. Live in the country. Win win
Or, an electric car.
Bike to get a weeks worth of groceries?
Comes with an optional electric assist.
Shucks I just wanted to live in a fantasy where I grew my own veggies and slaughtered my own meat.
You still can. But you have options.
Having lived in both, I rather like being in a dense neighborhood like I am at the moment, but long term, I simply doubt I'll be able to afford it, which I think may be a pretty significant factor for many people. I already live at the extreme northern edge of my city, but if my rent goes up by more than another few hundred dollars a month, I doubt I could afford to find another place in the city that isn't in a terrible neighborhood. NIMBYs make sure that the housing crisis keeps going strong, aided by the byzantine process of community board review for any project that doesn't manage to get killed early on.
Prices are going up in all the similarly dense cities in my region. My options for the future look likely to be sprawl in my home region, with somewhat tolerable conditions despite bad Democratic policies, or sprawl in another state, with worse conditions and worse Republican policies. It's unlikely I could even afford a place in a nice urban region in red states, as their lower cost of living tends to go hand in hand with substantially lower wages. I looked into it at one point, and while apartments in that city were much nicer for maybe 40% of the cost, I would have had to take about a 50% pay cut, while also needing to buy and maintain multiple motor vehicles, as public transit was essentially nonexistent there.
I also prefer dense, urban living, but currently not in that situation. Working in tech in a tech hub blue city in a red state. Relatively lower cost of living, but above average pay. But yes, public transportation is almost non-existent, and you have to deal with the state trying to screw your city over all the time because of politics.