From December, in the New York Times.

https://archive.is/1xu3n

(Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")

There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the second-hand books I buy for little relatives.

What was interesting was that while the author mentioned, BEFORE the quiz, how other online lists of recommendations might include not having children, that wasn't included in the quiz.

(My guess is that while he certainly wanted to make everyone aware of that choice, neither he or anyone else wants to promote it too loudly for fear of backlash - especially from those poor young people for whom parenthood is the only accomplishment in their lives. But then, why not phrase it as "have fewer children," when so many kids are still unplanned anyway?)

Aside from that, at the end, you DO get to see the actions that are most recommended by scientists. Though I would think that another somewhat important action - not in the quiz - would be "search for non-plastic packaging when buying goods." The first rule, after all, has always been "reduce," not "recycle."

On 2/7/2023 11:54 AM, Lenona wrote:
> From December, in the New York Times.
>
> https://archive.is/1xu3n
>
> (Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")
>
> There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the second-hand books I buy for little relatives.
....

The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is to stop breathing.
Otherwise, everything is a joke.

Humans are based on carbon. We exhale carbon with every breath.

Lynn

On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 7:57:35 PM UTC, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 2/7/2023 11:54 AM, Lenona wrote:
> > From December, in the New York Times.
> >
> > https://archive.is/1xu3n
> >
> > (Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")
> >
> > There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the second-hand books I buy for little relatives.
> ...
>
> The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is to stop breathing.
> Otherwise, everything is a joke.
>
> Humans are based on carbon. We exhale carbon with every breath.
>
> Lynn

By far the best approach to a healthy life is to always use a flint glass umbrella to protect against acid rain, and never stand under the hole in the ozone layer. After taking these precautions against the precursors to the current concern, wear all steel shoes in the same spirit to avoid the possibility of leaving any carbon footprints whatsoever.

Des

Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
>On 2/7/2023 11:54 AM, Lenona wrote:
>> From December, in the New York Times.
>>
>> https://archive.is/1xu3n
>>
>> (Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")
>>
>> There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the second-hand books I buy for little relatives.
>...
>
>The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is to stop breathing.
>Otherwise, everything is a joke.
>
>Humans are based on carbon. We exhale carbon with every breath.

While both statements are undoubtably factual, they don't have
anything whatsoever to do with carbon footprint; just the standard
carbon cycle. Which 150 years of fossil fuel exploitation has thrown
way out of whack.

On 2/7/2023 2:39 PM, Des wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 7:57:35 PM UTC, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 2/7/2023 11:54 AM, Lenona wrote:
>>> From December, in the New York Times.
>>>
>>> https://archive.is/1xu3n
>>>
>>> (Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")
>>>
>>> There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the second-hand books I buy for little relatives.
>> ...
>>
>> The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is to stop breathing.
>> Otherwise, everything is a joke.
>>
>> Humans are based on carbon. We exhale carbon with every breath.
>>
>> Lynn
>
> By far the best approach to a healthy life is to always use a flint glass umbrella to protect against acid rain, and never stand under the hole in the ozone layer. After taking these precautions against the precursors to the current concern, wear all steel shoes in the same spirit to avoid the possibility of leaving any carbon footprints whatsoever.
>
> Des

You do know that steel is iron with carbon in it plus other trace
elements such as nickel and molybdenum. And optionally chromium to make
it stainless steel.

Lynn

In article <2a453edc-0733-40f1-9e32-c37e0e0eced0n@googlegroups.com>,
Des <desmondkavanagh@gmail.com> wrote:
>By far the best approach to a healthy life is to always use a flint
>glass umbrella to protect against acid rain, and never stand under the
>hole in the ozone layer. After taking these precautions against the
>precursors to the current concern, wear all steel shoes in the same
>spirit to avoid the possibility of leaving any carbon footprints
>whatsoever.

(Hal Heydt)
Just a minor FYI...Steel is a Carbon/Iron alloy. No Carbon and
it's just Iron.

djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) writes:
>In article <2a453edc-0733-40f1-9e32-c37e0e0eced0n@googlegroups.com>,
>Des <desmondkavanagh@gmail.com> wrote:
>>By far the best approach to a healthy life is to always use a flint
>>glass umbrella to protect against acid rain, and never stand under the
>>hole in the ozone layer. After taking these precautions against the
>>precursors to the current concern, wear all steel shoes in the same
>>spirit to avoid the possibility of leaving any carbon footprints
>>whatsoever.
>
>(Hal Heydt)
>Just a minor FYI...Steel is a Carbon/Iron alloy. No Carbon and
>it's just Iron.

And it's unlikely that steel will "shed" carbon as you walk,
so steel shoes should prevent one from leaving carbon footprints :-)

(leaving aside the massive carbon hit from making the steel in
in the first place..)

In article <dd156909-4f9e-46d3-afa8-a4028bddb02en@googlegroups.com>,
Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com> wrote:
>From December, in the New York Times.
>
>https://archive.is/1xu3n
>
>(Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")
>
>There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only
>thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the
>second-hand books I buy for little relatives.

What I've done:

When I moved to Texas, I saw that I could have my pick of elecric power
generating companies.

Step 1: Are there any nuclear power plants in Texas? Yes. Just one, alas.
Step 2: Which power company generates power using that plant?
Step 3: Sign up with that company.

--
Mike Van Pelt | "I don't advise it unless you're nuts."
mvp at calweb.com | -- Ray Wilkinson, after riding out Hurricane
KE6BVH | Ike on Surfside Beach in Galveston

On 2/7/2023 9:18 PM, Mike Van Pelt wrote:
> In article <dd156909-4f9e-46d3-afa8-a4028bddb02en@googlegroups.com>,
> Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>From December, in the New York Times.
>>
>> https://archive.is/1xu3n
>>
>> (Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")
>>
>> There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only
>> thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the
>> second-hand books I buy for little relatives.
>
> What I've done:
>
> When I moved to Texas, I saw that I could have my pick of elecric power
> generating companies.
>
> Step 1: Are there any nuclear power plants in Texas? Yes. Just one, alas.
> Step 2: Which power company generates power using that plant?
> Step 3: Sign up with that company.

There are two nuclear power plants in Texas. Each plant has two nuclear
power generating units. Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (I worked
there for one day in 1984 applying for a reactor operating engineer job):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_Peak_Nuclear_Power_Plant
and South Texas Project (STP):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas_Nuclear_Generating_Station

Lynn

In article <trv89q$16ro$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>> When I moved to Texas, I saw that I could have my pick of elecric power
>> generating companies.
>>
>> Step 1: Are there any nuclear power plants in Texas? Yes. Just one, alas.
>> Step 2: Which power company generates power using that plant?
>> Step 3: Sign up with that company.
>
>There are two nuclear power plants in Texas. Each plant has two nuclear
>power generating units. Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (I worked
>there for one day in 1984 applying for a reactor operating engineer job):
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_Peak_Nuclear_Power_Plant
>and South Texas Project (STP):
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas_Nuclear_Generating_Station

Ah. Somehow, my Google search at the time missed the South Texas one.

--
Mike Van Pelt | "I don't advise it unless you're nuts."
mvp at calweb.com | -- Ray Wilkinson, after riding out Hurricane
KE6BVH | Ike on Surfside Beach in Galveston

On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 13:57:31 -0600, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 2/7/2023 11:54 AM, Lenona wrote:
>> From December, in the New York Times.
>>
>> https://archive.is/1xu3n
>>
>> (Unfortunately, you can't see the "share of Americans who got it right.")
>>
>> There are 12 questions. I'm doing about 8 of the recommendations already. Example: "buying fewer things." The only thing I could buy less of - maybe - is food. The few other things I buy are necessities, aside from maybe the second-hand books I buy for little relatives.
>...
>
>The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is to stop breathing.
>Otherwise, everything is a joke.
>
>Humans are based on carbon. We exhale carbon with every breath.

I will some day. Mercifully not just yet. And my extended family is
down 3 bodies in the past 12 months so we've done our bit.