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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because my overall footprint is [b]still less than most[/b]. I drive an economical vehicle, and not even that much. Heat is set to 64 in winter, 77 in summer (little cooler at night). Small home, not a lot of land, do not have a consumerist mentality and don't buy junk stuff that isn't needed. Will keep the same phone for 5+ years. [/quote]

Who constitutes “most”? Certainly it the worldwide most. Probably not the American most.

OP, here’s what I would basically say. We have a net worth of $4M in our early 40s. Most people of our means, in our area, live in 8k sf houses, but we squeeze into 4K sf. We only own two cars, neither is a Suburban, and one is a hybrid. Most of our vacations are driving destinations, and many of them are cruises, which we’re sharing with thousands of other passengers.

All of this is true. I, of course, would never bother to say any of it, because it’s a futile  justification. You can not burn fossil fuels and explain it away by saying that someone else burns more. So I just shrug. If we need to decarbonize, we’ll do it with nuclear when people are ready for for that. Everything else is smoke and mirrors.[/quote]

Wow.  You are not a model for low consumption.  You "squeeze in" to 4K square feet?  I guarantee you use more fossil fuels than almost anyone in the DC area.  We squeeze in to 1500 square feet for a family of four and don't ask for kudos about it.

We very occasionally travel by airplane.  We travel by car a lot.

Mind your beeswax, son.  Stop lecturing to other people and try to create some appropriate policies so the US can finally adequately address international climate change.  Stop looking for the sawdust in others' eyes when you've got a plank in your own.[/quote]

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