Greenies Emit More GHGs
Shocking!
Startup founder Ian Monroe has developed a carbon footprint-tracking app called Oroeco, which calculates your emissions contribution based on lifestyle choices. What he found was almost too predictable. According to Monroe, “The average person who says they care about climate change actually has a substantially worse than average footprint. Generally that’s because they tend to have a bit more money, and they tend to be people who like to think of themselves as multicultural and like to get out and see the world. Which means that they’re flying around a lot, and all that flying generally outweighs any other green lifestyle choices that they’ve made.” Say, that sounds an awful lot like Al Gore. Monroe says, “Realizing the hypocrisy in my own life is exactly why I wanted to create this [app].” At least he’s putting his money where his mouth is. That’s more than we can say about ecofascists. More…
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