SAVAGEJIM
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Aside from plastic bags, there are other considerations that we westerners can take to help curb environmental pollution. And of course, pollution is global, not localized to one country, so one poluting country will make it miserable for other countries as well.
Some of the other things that westernes can do is not be wasteful. I mean each person can do their part and still live confortably. For example, if you can walk or ride a bike somewhere, do so instead of driving. That curbs fuel consumption, aqnd if everyone with a car did so, it can actaully help global fuel consumption and the resulting pollution. Every RPM of the engine that is not turned is fuel that is not burned and pollution that is not ejected in the atmosphere. Also, carpooling heklps alot especially during rush hour. less cars in gridlock means smoother flowuing traffic which in turn means less time each car is idling burning fuel in stop and go traffic. Mass transit is also an option. If your city or town has a decent busing system, by all means use it.
Another thing we westeners can do is not buy so much crap we do not really need. What I mean is stick to one hobby, dont try to entertain 3 or 4 at one time. So, buy an RC, and give up some other more expensive hobby. Those good require energy and materials to make, fuel to load into ships, trains, trucks, airplanes to get to the stores, etc. So, if you only run RCs, you are not contributing to environmental pollution for placing demand on somthing that you might not even have time for anyways.
Additionally, pay attention to where your stuff is made from. For example, if it is made in the Canada or US, those goods were made under strict environmental laws, whereas if it came from some 3rd world country, chances are that country has poor environemtal protection laws so the makers probaly polluted indescriminatly to make those goods. If Americans made the sacrifice to pay more for the goods that are made in America, not only are those goods made under strict EPA laws, but Americans will still have a job. The growing and disturbing trend is that 3rd world manufacturing is so cheap that American manufacturing is being outsoourced overseas to countries with horrid pollution laws and the American workers are being fired.
I am on the side of environmentalists, but for them to make it hard for western manufactures to remain in those respective countries only displaces the pollution to the 3rd world countries. Those countris in turn pollute the atmosphere, the oceans, and that polution comes back or blose over the western countries anyways. The environemtalists should also encourage and make it viable for the manufacturing to stay in the west so those manufacturers can make goods and not pollute. My solution or suggestion requires legal/political action, but I will not go into that, this is not the place to discuss that.
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. Also, the mindset that the planet is doomed so why should I care I disagree with, I won't get into the details, but I think technology can always grow.
