Walking damages planet more than going by car!!, page 1

HAHAHA ... that is so misleading!

So ... what about me? I am a vegetarian. If I walk, I don't replenish the calories spent with nearly as much wasted carbon, in fact, most of my food produces O2 from CO2

I know it still most likely has a negative aspect from transportation, farm equipment, etc. I am planning on starting a full fledged garden of my own soon ... then I really will have a much lower load.

I also drive a Civic Hybrid, I get 45 mpg city 55-75 mpg highway (depending on speed). I drive less than 10,000 miles a year, it is a SULEV and judging from the fueleconomy.gov website, I put out around 2 tonnes a year from the car. Much better than my RX-7 of old!!! mid to high teens IIRC.

You are not doing much good either considering, if the average person stops exercising, they don't reduce intake adequately, they use more electricity (lights, tv & cablebox, fans, computers) than if they were out doing something HEALTHY for their mind and body ... and most people drive vehicles that get horrendous mileage, as I once did. 960 miles on one tank is my record 80 mpg on 12 gallons, I probably could have stretched it to over 1000!

And just for doubters, this isn't that rare, go here for examples CleanMPG or here GreenHybrid . I think the owner of the CleanMPG gets over 99.9 mpg regularly in his regular Accord (limited by the guage on the navigation system) ... he has pictures, just look around, check out the databases and articles, or sign up and ask for proof yourself. I am not on there, but, I got some tips and implemented them. You can use them on any car and make improvements.

If we really micromanaged the care for the environment ... not for the sake of 'global warming' but for the sake of BEING CLEAN and not polluting just because it is easier. The ghg wouldn't be an issue in the first place. We should be clean because we breath the air, we drink the water, and we suffer the consequences of our actions and the actions of those before us. Polluting the environment is like poor hygiene ... I hope most of us wipe our rears, take showers, and wash their sheets on a regular basis ... to be clean ... well, the same respect could be paid to the earth. Eating less meat and dairy, growing your own veggies, consuming less energy, driving less and driving an efficient car, etc. ... what is funny about those things, when you do them, you also spend less money. Sounds like a win-win situation.

I wish we could restore the planet to where it was 200 years ago, before we cut down a large percentage of the trees, strip mined for minerals, destroyed ecological systems and life globally (whales, extinct species of plants and animals for example). The cure for a lot of diseases may have been destroyed on a few of those rain forests we wiped off the planet.

Don't get mad when the earth strikes back ... it is only natural to defend yourself

I think the funniest thing is the possible ice age resulting from the warming

btw, go ahead and be careless, melt the ice ... my house is about 100 ft above sea level, them more you melt, the more my house is worth ... you will make it coastal property! I would much rather you didn't and took care of this planet.