still wishing this 2017 #Honda Urban #EV Concept Car would become a production model

I have three rebuttals and two comments.

1. I understand economy of scale. However, since the app didn’t ask any questions about lifestyle or product use it probably treats all people the same or, most likely, ignores lifestyle as a factor. Which, IMHO, is one of the most important factors.

2. “Every gallon of fuel used makes ≈ 3 x its weight in CO₂ “ This is impossible. The output of a thing cannot be greater than the sum of its inputs. That’s not how math, physics or the universe works. Just think about it for a moment. Or did I misunderstand?

3. Current EV’s do not have the power/range/capacity to fulfill my needs. Additionally, they are just to heavy. An electric F150 Lightning weighs 35% more than the gas powered model. Making it impractical for off-road use.

Finally, have you ever seen a lithium mine? Talk about raping the earth! We are just trading one form of pollution for another. The pictures included are from a lithium mine in California. I’m not advocating for gas powered vehicles. I actually think Hydrogen is the future. But that cuts the mining industry (wether it’s oil or lithium) out of the picture, so it was never developed. After all, money talks louder than the environment.

Remember, we are not just trying to reduce our carbon emissions, but all pollution is bad. We all need clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. I hope my statements and facts educated you and that you think about the whole production cycle when making purchasing decisions. A “one size fits all” approach to pollution and climate change can not solve the problem. But rather educating individuals and leading them to a better lifestyle is our best hope.

Good morning! Tea or coffee, the same principle applies. We don’t live in climates where coffee/tea grows naturally. It has to be transported thousands of miles and requires special packaging and storage. That tea bag started as a tree that was harvested by a man with a gas powered chainsaw, moved with heavy equipment to a truck where it was shipped to a mill and processed using more heavy machinery, toxic chemicals and dozens of people that drove to work that day. That’s just to make the paper for the teabags. Now apply that thinking to everything you eat. Packaging is one of the biggest parts of everyone’s carbon footprint that is most often ignored.

Cut fuel use by 50%? Most of my food comes without packaging! More like cut fuel use by 1000%

Beef has such a high carbon footprint because it is imported, fed manufactured food and processed in a factory. Try buying a grass fed animal from a local farmer and having it processed by a local butcher. You will support your local economy, get healthier food and actually remove carbon from your footprint. Here in the states we had 30,000,000 buffalo roaming the plains before they were ignorantly slaughtered. Large, grass fed ruminants, when farmed on a savanna type landscape actually help remove carbon from the air and put it in the soil where it belongs. Cows don’t have a bad carbon footprint, how we raise them does.

Thanks for the kind words about the farm. It’s been a lifelong dream that took me 28 years to realize. The goal is to be as self sufficient as possible. I don’t “sell”anything from my farm. Selling invites regulations and government. We trade with other people in our community. For example, recently I traded eggs from my chickens for a bushel of blueberries, traded meat for butter. Last year I produced 1000lbs of food for me and my wife, all in a way that removes carbon from the air. Traded the surplus and returned the excess to the land.

That’s why I asked for a debate. Most people, just like the app you suggested, don’t take lifestyle into account. Sure, I drive an F150 a few thousand miles a year, but I’ll put that carbon up against the carbon emissions for the packaging required for a week’s worth of the average person’s groceries. I believe that on an annual basis my actions result in a net negative carbon footprint. My truck isn’t evil and I wouldn’t be able to lead the life I live without it.

I disagree, I grow my own meat using regenerative farming techniques. Everything I feed my pigs, chickens, rabbits, etc. is grown here in my farm. I return surplus to the land through composting. There is no transport or processing of feed or animals. I don’t use any chemicals in my garden, livestock or feed growing. Additionally, grow native plants for feed. When I grow an animal for food I actually end up sequestering much more carbon than the animal emits through the respiration of the plants I grow.

Do you drink coffee?

I disagree, I grow my own meat using regenerative farming techniques. Everything I feed my pigs, chickens, rabbits, etc. is grown here in my farm. I return surplus to the land through composting. There is no transport or processing of feed or animals. I don’t use any chemicals in my garden, livestock or feed growing. Additionally, grow native plants for feed. When I grow an animal for food I actually end up sequestering much more carbon than the animal emits through the respiration of the plants I grow.

Do you drink coffee?

I disagree, I grow my own meat using regenerative farming techniques. Everything I feed my pigs, chickens, rabbits, etc. is grown here in my farm. I return surplus to the land through composting. There is no transport or processing of feed or animals. I don’t use any chemicals in my garden, livestock or feed growing. Additionally, grow native plants for feed. When I grow an animal for food I actually end up sequestering much more carbon than the animal emits through the respiration of the plants I grow.

Do you drink coffee?

I installed the app and took the survey. I can’t see how some of the questions were relevant to my carbon footprint. How does how many times a week I eat meat factor in?

I installed the app and took the survey. I can’t see how some of the questions were relevant to my carbon footprint. How does how many times a week I eat meat factor in?

I read your profile and a couple of your posts. Want to have a civil debate? I drive an F-150 and I bet I have a lower carbon footprint than you.