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Re:Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the... by zurn on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @07:56AM (#9256008)
Actually the average western/US CO2 footprint is so big, that it's very doable to fit yourself and a child in after you cut down on luxuries. Of course "use AC less" and "use electric cars" are not the kinds of changes that will get you there. More like no meat, no car, no flights, no grid powered AC etc.

Offsetting your baby's lifetime CO2 footprint is actually very affordable even with the average US figure. For a more hands on alternative you could strive to raise them to a line of work that would cause them to have a net negative climate footprint.

But yes, have a good hard think about these things when considering getting children.

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Re:Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the... by lugg on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @08:15AM (#9256079)
One decent flight is more than pretty much everything else combined, people forget this far too much. Most of the people that try to offset their footprint are the same damn people that feel the need to fly around the world every couple of years.

For lack of a more credible source,

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2010/sep/09/carb...

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Re:Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the... by ptaipale on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @08:28AM (#9256134)
For a slightly more provocative example for what is a "decent" flight, see http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-21/billionair...

“America’s lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence,” Greene said in an interview today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We need to reinvent our whole system of life.”

This was said by "Greene, who flew his wife, children and two nannies on a private jet plane to Davos for the week".

OK, he not only made a speech but also had a dinner with Tony Blair so it wasn't just for that speech.

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Re:Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the... by happyscrappy on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @08:30AM (#9256144)
So the TSA is harassing those who are ruining the planet.
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Re:Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the... by pyre on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @08:44AM (#9256191)
They're doing God's work! /s
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