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[-] dragontangram88@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Everyone should look at the greenhouse emissions from oil refineries and power plants before they really start taking things away from individuals. We all play a part in reducing global warming. Eating less meat and using less energy and natural resources can help, of course, but let’s address the big polluters of carbon dioxide and methane. The two biggest greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide and methane. California’s biggest polluter is some refinery in Los Angeles. Is eating less meat going to put an end to that? I would hope that Biden would have a more reasonable solution than what this guy is suggesting.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I mean, yeah, eating less meat is the biggest thing an individual can do. It’s something like skipping a shower every day for a week is the same as eating a quarter pounder. And that’s just water, doesn’t even get into GHGs

[-] dragontangram88@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

No one should ever be forced to skip a shower, especially not for a week. That’s so unsanitary.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Then we shouldn’t eat burgers? Not sure what you mean

[-] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

No op but I took it to mean "skipping a quarter pounder is easier and not nearly as socially damaging as skipping showers."

[-] MilitantVegan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It's possible to believe that both individuals and corporations have wrongdoings they are responsible for fixing. If corporations disappeared and your preferred magically ideal socioeconomic system prevailed, it would still be unsustainable if everyone were still omnivores.

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