mumbojumbo wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 7:27pm
All acts of consumption ,with very few exceptions ,unwittingly condone the use of fossil fuels
1.farms and fertiisers
2.any item purchased in retail outlets
3.trainor bus journey
4.energy in the home
A better strategy is to become a shareholder and attend the AGM and question the board.
Several men are quoted along the lines that for evil to prosper it requires good people to do nothing and I think it was Martin Luther King Jr who said "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way".
I'm not suggesting oil companies are evil, but if we wish to see the oil consumption reduced significantly then expecting our governments to act for us will likely produce a less desirable outcome than if the population helps lead the way.
The food industry is responsible for over a quarter of the world's carbon emissions, those of health care industries is over 10% in the US and EU. What we eat and our long-term health are linked, we're long overdue for the "a stitch in time" approach to our health, rather than waiting for things to become critical before acting.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-deve ... lastic-sea
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... buses.html
People seem to have lost the desire to buy something of such quality that it will last decades, wearing in rather than out. Many have forgotten or don't know how properly to look after possesions, they simply discard and buy again. Recently I sold a 1991 car with over 400,000 miles and in the 250k I owned it, the only work needed beyond usual service items were repairs to the sunroof mechanism, front shock absorbers, a water pump, a couple of balljoints, rear suspension spheres and a pair of front wing panels. And only sold because I'm no longer driving huge distances.
For more than a decade, forecourt fuel was mostly needed for the lawnmower and chainsaw with only the odd drop for the cars - perhaps ten or fifteen gallons a year. The house was heated without grid electricity or gas for a similar period.
It's really not so difficult to organise personal motorised transport and reduce FF dependence, either with an electric car - Nissan Leafs were selling for £3000 four or five years ago - or running a conventional one on alternative fuels. Tyres are impossible to avoid, but I've noticed how so many modern cars wear through them very quickly. If they're lasting less than 30,000 miles on average, that's a huge amount of pollution and carbon emissions.
Buying something which is likely to last for well over a decade is a no-brainer. Buy second hand if you prefer - our AEG/Zanussi washing machine wasn't new, 12 years ago. It's worked hard with two children and still hasn't needed the drum bearing or belt replacing. I see people almost giving away TVs which cost hundreds not long ago simply because they're not 'Smart' (the TVs, that is). All that's needed to update it into something smarter than a new one is a small computer with bluetooth mouse and keyboard, a MacMini uses less than 20W and is very neat. Easier than ever, a little research goes a long way.
I'm giving an opinion.It's an opinion shared by many 
