On flying and trying to live with integrity in the #ClimateEmergency.
This is something I’m really trying to grabble with.
(the whole thread is very worthwhile)https://twitter.com/EngagingData/status/1178744428522901504 …
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Right now my policy for flying is to see family, and for work and activism. But even then I do my best to limit and think about each trip and weigh value/cost. I don’t see my family as much as I want to, for instance. It’s hard to figure out, especially with the privilege I have
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There is a limit to what one person can do. I have 5 kids and am vegetarian. I run a community energy company as my personal way to "offset" but also my activism is the way to pay it forward. I don't believe in not flying at all, but do believe in not flying unnecessarily.
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In Europe that means taking trains and public transport which are generally very good in most places but may mean a day or two traveling instead of a few hours flying. But there's no good way if I need to get to North America to avoid flying. It's simply too long away from family
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