Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern Hemisphere

Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by changoplatanero on Thursday September 03, 2020 @12:32AM (#24360819)

Even if everyone in the world did everything that you're saying here would it be enough to have a positive measurable effect on the total co2 in the atmosphere?

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Thursday September 03, 2020 @01:24AM (#24361000)

If everyone in the world chose fuel efficient vehicles and carpooled or used mass transit appropriately, yes, that would have a measurable long run effect. It wouldn't be enough on its own to completely solve the problem but it would be progress.

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by bigiain on Thursday September 03, 2020 @02:17AM (#24361228)

If enough people (not even everyone, just enough that the single digit percent voting majority a lot of politicians have in their electorates looks potentially like it could swing towards environmentalism), it'd send a message with a huge multiplier potential. Individual actions are important, because corporate and government change will not happen from the top down, it _has_ to be pushed from the bottom up.

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by superflit on Thursday September 03, 2020 @02:02AM (#24361156)

Then the answer is no.

I will not pay more taxes indirectly for feelings

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by CraigJPerry on Thursday September 03, 2020 @03:46AM (#24361710)

Yawn. Excusing your abdication of personal duty to future generations through hand-wavey ideology.

It’s ok for previous generations to pay for the roads that allow you to travel and sell your wares or skills but a tax on your pollution to stave off mass re-settling of people in your lifetime would violate your sensibilities.

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by superflit on Thursday September 03, 2020 @07:58PM (#24370248)

I already paid for the "roads" three times and still paying in taxes on fuel.

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Thursday September 03, 2020 @11:00AM (#24364676)

The answer to what is no? I don't think anyone asked you a question.

Many of the most fuel efficient vehicles are relatively cheaper than the less fuel efficient ones. For example, luxury sedans and sports cars tend to be less efficient than economy sedans, but economy sedans are (perhaps obviously from the name) cheaper. So by doing the environmentally efficient thing, you would actually be saving money, not spending more.

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by superflit on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:01PM (#24370261)

You used a question mark can't you see?

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Friday September 04, 2020 @09:46AM (#24374859)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24361000

I don't see any question mark, nor any question.

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Re:Release of methane gas from the seafloor in the Southern ... by superflit on Friday September 04, 2020 @12:22PM (#24376352)

You are right I mean to answer to the parent poster.

(yes, I can accept I am wrong) :)

No hard feelings!

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