What am I doing to reduce AGW?

[Wangler]

There are many on JREF who are genuinely concerned about AGW, and it's potential impact on our planet, and our lives.

I was interested in what people were actually doing about it.

 

[Wangler]

For example, my family recycle as much as we can, but not specifically to fight AGW.

I ride my bike into work, but that is just to save money, not to reduce carbon footprint or anything.

If I was really concerned about AGW, I might stop my flying lessons, for example. Or maybe I would make drastic changes to how I heat/cool the house, or impose strict guidelines on energy usage in the house. I have done neither.

I am interested in what others are doing, or not doing.

 

[Pipirr]

Hating America, reading the Guardian, making out with polar bears, eating tofu and building a life sized statue of Al Gore out of recycled aluminium cans.

But seriously, why is this in SMMT and not, in say, Community?

 

[GreyICE]

I heat my house with strawmen, this forum has an abundant supply, and they're handed out freely.

 

[Wangler]

I heat my house with strawmen, this forum has an abundant supply, and they're handed out freely.

GreyICE, I hope you don't think I am being sarcastic; I am being serious in saying that was funny.


A very good one.

 

[dahduh]

Work from home; I reduced my commute from 50 miles/day to 5 paces. Bonus: extra time in bed, even more energy savings.

 

[Mark Felt]

NOTHING.

Well, that's not true. I saved money by switching my insurance to Geico.

 

[Pixel42]

I've reduced the amount of travelling I do, taken several small measures to reduce the amount of electricity I use, and installed a solar water heater which provides all my hot water from April to September.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I haven't changed much because I have been doing a lot of the same stuff to conserve the environment long before the GW issue arose.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

NOTHING.

Well, that's not true. I saved money by switching my insurance to Geico.

Fell for that false marketing ploy, did you?

Hint: Anytime you see a huge marketing campaign like Geico's, you can rest assured the customers are footing the bill in the cost of the product.

 

[Lonewulf]

Well, my own personal life, not much. Attempting to cut down on meat to lessen the impact of livestock on the environment (15-20% of global warming gasses come from Land Use, and a decent chunk of that comes from livestock; it's not a lot compared to industrial stuff, but I'm more likely to be able to change my diet than major industry!)

Other than that, I take the Straßenbahn everywhere I go, and do not own a car.

I buy what I can that saves energy.

Stuff. I'm willing to take suggestions on what else I can do.

 

[IMST]

Vegetarian diet for the last 12 years, partly due to environmental concerns, bought a house where I could walk to most all of my basic shopping needs, bus to work most every day, at home there's no AC & minimal heating. None of that seems drastic to me, but I suspect I'm doing better than most Americans.

 

[Spud1k]

I've made, or tried to make, changes but most have motivations in addition to carbon footprint minimisation such as reducing deforestation, landfill use, health-affecting pollutants and so on.

In honesty, my carbon footprint sucks thanks to all the travelling I do with work. Makes me feel very hypocritical. I try to justify it along the lines of my job is to do research that feeds into climate science and stuff. Greater good and all.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

The very best thing that could be done to fight global warming would be to put a muzzle on Algore and others like him.. If Global Warming is really taking place, and if the cause is man-made, then surely the vast majority of it is being caused by all the hot air being given off by Algore and his ilk.

 

[GreyICE]

The very best thing that could be done to fight global warming would be to put a muzzle on Algore and others like him.. If Global Warming is really taking place, and if the cause is man-made, then surely the vast majority of it is being caused by all the hot air being given off by Algore and his ilk.

This is coming from a real scientist folks. You know we can trust him, he gives off that science air. He's obviously not a conspiracy theorist.

 

[Lonewulf]

I never got the obsession the anti-AGW people have for Al Gore.

It's starting to get me to wonder if they think about him often.

If they dream about him at night.

If he's their boogeyman.

I'm starting to wonder if these people tell horror stories so many times, they start to confuse the characters...

 

[Dr. Trintignant]

I am convincing everyone I can to support nuclear power.

- Dr. Trintignant

 

[mhaze]

Well, my own personal life, not much. Attempting to cut down on meat to lessen the impact of livestock on the environment (15-20% of global warming gasses come from Land Use, and a decent chunk of that comes from livestock....

But isn't it your duty to consume large qtys of meat to help get rid of all that livestock?

 

[Lonewulf]

But isn't it your duty to consume large qtys of meat to help get rid of all that livestock?

Which just creates more demand. I'd think you free market people would be smarter than that.

Not hard to breed more livestock, after all. And evidence clearly shows that as people are growing up in population and are starting to consume more and more meat, more and more livestock are being bred. Numbers of livestock are expected to double within a few decades.

As for what my "duty" is, well, my "duty" is essentially what I give myself.

 

[a_unique_person]

Work closer to home
Pay a premium for 'green' electricity. (It's a bit of a scam, but it does encourage them to build the infrastructure. Once the economies of scale kick in, a scam no more).
Small car.
Fluoro lights.
Insulation in walls and ceiling. (OK, that's mandatory for all new homes, but it's a law I approve of).
Thermostat kept low in winter. (18C)