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Re:China claims breakthrough in mining 'flammable ice' by aianus on Friday May 19, 2017 @03:43PM (#14378794)
If I choose to drive 1000km that I don't have to drive in a 35mpg Prius I am not more environmentally conscious than someone who drives 200km in a 10mpg Hummer.

Similarly if I have 10 kids instead of 2.

Anyways, I should have said "was irresponsible" since those decisions were made by their ancestors a while back and so there's not much more they can do about it now.

Re:China claims breakthrough in mining 'flammable ice' by justicezyx on Friday May 19, 2017 @08:16PM (#14380279)
The analog is pretty unreasonable. It sounds like 1000km Prius driver has an option to drive only 200km. But they may not have. I.e. a poor lower middle class worker needs to drive everyday for work, while a millionare might choose to stay at home being environmental friendly. But he might be using too much electricity...

Plus, you cannot just bash Chinese government of killing baby, while at the same time calling them environmental irresponsible...