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[–] [email protected] 74 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Carbon footprint is a term that was made up by oil companies to shift blame from them to us.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't change the fact that some forms of travel are objectively worse for the environment than others. If you can reasonably take a train or a bus instead of a plane or car, you should do so.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago

instructions unclear: purchased a bus and am now using it to commute to work instead of an f-150

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

There's too much data missing though. What were the emissions for creating, maintaining, and disposing of these modes of travel?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Oil companies sell oil and manipulate national policy to promote its use. Consumers buy it and support policy to promote its use. There's at least a bit of room for personal responsibility there.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

And yet, here we are using this metric to discuss how to use less oil. How is this supposed to benefit them?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

what term can I use to put the blame back on them?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Carbon somebody else's problem

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

There's no denying that you're part of the problem though. You're not of the hook just because someone's worse than you.