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Environment & Energy

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23. Not having children is easily the single greatest sacrifice you can make for the environment

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 01:17 PM

Jul 2019

It completely dwarfs all of the 'feel good' measures like buying a Prius, putting in LED lights, or using reusable bags at the store.

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Want to fight climate change? Have fewer children. [View all] Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 OP

Bingo! nt The_jackalope Jul 2019 #1

done...gladly... dhill926 Jul 2019 #2

That's a random, unfocused, pointing of the finger. LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #3

Oh, I agree. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 #5

That's the "Idiocracy" syndrome. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #9

You assume that having children is a narcissistic act. LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #11

In a sense it is largely a narcissistic act. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #12

I try not to lay it on children. They had no choice in the matter. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #18

And this is why we're royally screwed Boomer Jul 2019 #4

Yep. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 #7

Yes! rownesheck Jul 2019 #6

Nope, not doing it Kilgore Jul 2019 #8

And I rest my case. Boomer Jul 2019 #15

It comes down to how you view the world Kilgore Jul 2019 #16

"History shows we have experienced climate change before and survived." The_jackalope Jul 2019 #17

So if I accept this line of thinking... Kilgore Jul 2019 #19

Too bad. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #20

Remember your training in science and engineering muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #24

The fewer we have now The_jackalope Jul 2019 #10

I don't think so kat3rinamarquez Jul 2019 #21