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In reply to the discussion: Boulder, Colorado fires/evacuations of whole towns -- coverage [View all]orwell
(7,773 posts)47. I don't fly anywhere...
...and there are alternatives to heating and cooling your home and transportation options without the ongoing use of fossil fuels.
I have a far smaller fossil fuel footprint than most Americans because of the choices I have made over the last 4 decades.
It is easier now than it has ever been to wean yourself from support of the fossil fuel industry.
Unless we all do our part, change will not happen. The smallest choices we all make can have big ramifications later on.
We are experiencing them now for our collective head in the sand attitude over the last 50 years.
Choose now or have your choice made for you by a very "adaptable" Gaia.
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Boulder, Colorado fires/evacuations of whole towns -- coverage [View all]
madamesilverspurs
Dec 2021
OP
100 mph winds. I just came from US 36 and I-25. Denver Health (Hospital)is already seeing injuries
hlthe2b
Dec 2021
#1
I will. Not because of Texas, but because it's rather hard to heat or cool my home without doing so.
Dial H For Hero
Dec 2021
#33
yeah right, and why do anything? why even try? al gore flies in planes! bullshit
certainot
Dec 2021
#38
Just to be clear, are you arguing that I shouldn't fly anywhere, heat and cool my home,
Dial H For Hero
Dec 2021
#46
Given that I'm in an apartment, I cannot control the source of my electricity.
Dial H For Hero
Dec 2021
#51
I'm sure there are some apartments in this area which have rooftop solar, but that wasn't
Dial H For Hero
Jan 2022
#54
Yes. There are some horrific videos, maps and still photos on that twitter feed.
hlthe2b
Dec 2021
#8
I was in Fort Collins during the major wildfires of a few years back and felt Horsetooth Reservoir
hlthe2b
Dec 2021
#44
Those poor people trying to find their dogs that were at the kennel :(
likesmountains 52
Dec 2021
#13
It must have been quite an ordeal to evcuate Avista Hopital and get all those patients
likesmountains 52
Dec 2021
#15
Electricity is off and people can not figure how to open their garage doors to escape.
randr
Dec 2021
#22
Too late to look up as one needs to look where they are fleeing and what they are running from
Kaleva
Dec 2021
#30
Frightening. What the F'n HELL is wrong with those talking heads in the first link
niyad
Dec 2021
#37
I hope for the best possible outcomes now, and later for you all in those areas...
electric_blue68
Dec 2021
#43