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Umm, for the most part the 15-minute & 20-minute cities are an actual construct, as in the neighborhoods were being designed to have the 6 basic essentials needed to be within walking or biking distance no matter where one is situated.

In most areas where it would take that long just to get into town, these 15+ minute cities do not exist.

I will say, considering there are over 7.8 billion people in this world, that is a crap load of car emissions. Not sure what should be done, but something definitely needs to change, whether it is electric automobiles, solar, or time allotments for going out. Some states have already written legislature to make it a 'ticketable' offense to leave a car/truck idling in the driveway/parking spot.

There seems to be a crap load more cases of Ashma, and respiratory problems in children then there were when I was growing up and can't help thinking that it is due to air quality.

 

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...well alrighty then, that tells me everything I need to know

Companies have been emission trading their pollution allotment for a very long time, whereas a Landscaper's mower produces the same emissions over an hour that a car will produce in 45 minutes. The point is we have over 7.8 billion people, which is almost 4 times the world population in 1900, and the 1st gas powered engine was only invented roughly 24 years prior. Now add the emissions from each person's gas powered: car, lawn mower, chainsaw, leaf blower, snowplow, boat, BBQ, stove, fireplace, boiler, etc.

One may live far away from the city, but the rains you are getting include the pollution of those major cities. It may not seem such a big deal right now where some people are sitting, but just image 25 years from now, then 50, and 100 years, with a rising population it ain't a pretty picture.

The problem is not one person, but the accumulation of the entire world. Larger populations mean more land turns into housing, more trees cut down to build, more trees cut down per person for fuel. There will one day be a point where this planet will not be able to sustain itself due to the world population.


So, yea, I am one of those people. I recycle, I reuse, I repurpose, I try to walk vs. driving as much as possible, only taking the truck out for a couple of times a week, and usually never more than 20 minutes away from any direction, for all other needs, public transportation, which around here, are using electric buses. So, in short, I preach what I teach.

 

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You're saying decades, whereas I think the desire is centuries. Also, sadly, correct me if I am wrong with actual proof, but I do believe that USA is the # 2nd leader in emissions, w/ China being numeral uno.

This world has been around for millennia, but all it took is our innovations these past 2 centuries to turn all that around. Many of the solutions to fix this problem is right in front of our eyes, but the willingness to sacrifice one's lifestyle hinders this concept.

Oh, and your mentioning of herding people like cattle reminded me:

Cattle are frequently cited as having the most severe overall environmental impacts among livestock species due to: methane and nitrous oxide released from digestion and manure; land use and conversion; desertification; inefficient ratio of weight of feed and water consumed to weight of meat and dairy produced; ... source

There is a crap load of things that can be done, pun intended, but like congress, the world cannot see eye to eye, nor agree uniformly on anything, but we the people, yes the common man, you & I, if we all greatly reduce our carbon footprint, it might get big business to change lanes.

Look at Twitter for example, when Musk took over, supposedly a group of activists swayed big corporations to withdraw advertising directly due to public opinion.

 

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R.O.M., Well if your name indicates anything, what was the temperature in summer and winter when you were 18, and what are they now at your current age. If you are old enough, you will get my drift, pun intended.

 

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With all due respect and best wishes, You are a text book victim of classic climate change Hegelian dialectic.
To have power you need control
To have control you need fear
Create fear and convince people you're they only one that can protect them.
...people will not only agree to give up their freedoms, they'll ask to give them up.

My main focus in prepping has always been to survive the sh!t storm of civil unrest that's going to happen when those in power try to enforce some ridiculous mandate like "time allotments for going out" in the name of climate change.

The "time allotment" of the 15 minute city is not for going out, but for driving. Walk, ride a bike, sail a boat, kayak or canoe to your heart's content. Hop on the solar/electric trolly, to take you out even farther.

& in no way trying to be disrespectful, I have lived in over 30 places in the roughly ~50 past years, and I have revisited many of the places that i took abode, acres upon acres of forest areas gone for new housing, lakes and streams that were once flourishing are now trickles of water or simply gone. Smog levels doubling, water pollution intensified.

You want proof, take a look at the ice samples in Glaciers over this past 100 years, it pretty much says it all.

BTW, power is quite misleading. Power corrupts & absolute power corrupts absolutely. & it is ironic you mention this as Trump's power is based solely on fear.

I was the captain of the football team, basketball team, Ultima Frisbee team, debate team, and our fencing team, not due to having power, not because I caused fear, but because I was not afraid (and realize we were a whole white team going vs Hispanic and African Americans that well let's just say were not fond of white people whereas I believe in racial equality)

A true leader people follow out of love, admiration or respect, not fear.

 

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That which doesn't kill me had better start running.- Chipper


Ok, I never noticed that statement, prior to just now, now that's hysterical I luv it.

 

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Horse hockey. The soviets ruled thru fear. So did the Nazis. So has the Biden administration. Trump lead by doing what he said he was going to do. Who feared him

Fired comedian Kathy Griffin weeps: 'Trump broke me' - BBC News

Did Donald Trump tank Boeing’s stock because he was mad about a news article? - The Washington Post

Republicans fear Trump civil war could cost them in 2024 | The Hill

I will say again, blind faith. I have faith in no man, nor god, nor entity, no country, the only person I know I can trust is myself, and I am my worse enemy.

 

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You really are a hoot. Let's see you trust no one but seem to believe anyone on the left with an axe 🪓 to grind when it comes to djt.

1st i am curious how u got an axe icon in here, due tell kind of cool.
2nd you assume my info comes from leftists. I said I don't trust anyone, that includes both sides and some.

The only authority you had as the captain of a football team was the delegated authority of the coach. Your coach, no doubt, used fear as his base for authority.

Oh, you are correct there about our coach. He pretty much said that anyone dumb enough to be the captain of our team was going to get their @$$ kicked by the opposing teams after school (we were the only team that was white). Mind you, many of them had gang associations. & he was correct, as every game we won came with me being a punching bag, BUT I made sure it was only me that got hit and not my teammates. With that said, I had the respect of my entire team, as every gameplay i suggested they carried out full knowing that I was going to get the brunt of it each day after school. That, took courage on all of our parts.

And how naive do you have to be to think that being the captain of a football team has ANYTHING to do with having real power in a polarized world with billions of dollars and millions of lives at play?

& no disrespect, the only one of us that may be naive, is you. If you want to be technical, Football is over a 1.6 billion dollar industry, regardless, my father is a Lobbyist, and I am far from being clueless.

 

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Don't get him mad or he won't come back a Play anymore

Old timer, if you could get me angry, it means that you have physically hurt or threatened someone. If I was willing to go vs. an entire ethnic football team to stand up for what I believe in, then someone like yourself wouldn't have a chance to piss me off with mere words.

 

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Sorry, Old Man, not sure how i got timer associated with that.

 

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Hit the emoji but ton

So here I am like a [email protected]#$ @$$ looking for an icon to pop up saying Emoji, kind of like looking for the "Press Any Key" button.

Just realized it is the smiley face for emojis, thx Real Old Man

 

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going on a tangent, anyone remember that old 70s movie

(777) Logan's Run Official Trailer #1 - Michael York Movie (1976) HD - YouTube