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Environment & Energy

joshcryer

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10. Efficient living is only affordable by the wealthy.

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 10:50 PM

Nov 2013

See: solar, electrics, etc.

So you'd be able to quickly develop zero emission technologies and be able to live a more sustainable life.

As it stands now zero emission living is 1) very expensive and 2) the wealthy don't actually give a shit about it.

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George Mobus on the impending bottleneck [View all] GliderGuider Nov 2013 OP

in theory if these actions were taken immediately pscot Nov 2013 #1

We could take all those actions immediately GliderGuider Nov 2013 #2

It is neither wrong, nor impossible Demeter Nov 2013 #3

It would take a change in our DNA pscot Nov 2013 #4

Absolutely true. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #5

Everyone just wants their children to have a better life than they did, ... CRH Nov 2013 #6

Any government taking any one of those actions NickB79 Nov 2013 #7

Share Our Wealth. joshcryer Nov 2013 #8

How does sharing existing wealth prevent or mitigate the bottleneck? GliderGuider Nov 2013 #9

Efficient living is only affordable by the wealthy. joshcryer Nov 2013 #10

No, it isn't, but that is a common right wing meme kristopher Nov 2013 #11

Distribution of income: joshcryer Nov 2013 #12

Your claim is false - See post 11 nt kristopher Nov 2013 #13

I suppose you don't like Share Our Wealth then. joshcryer Nov 2013 #14

Your claim re "efficient living" being only for the wealthy is not true kristopher Nov 2013 #15