In San Diego, went to my local planning board's meetings to push for allowing more density and adding cycle infra. Failed, of course; I was the lone weirdo (and

In San Diego, went to my local planning board's meetings to push for allowing more density and adding cycle infra. Failed, of course; I was the lone weirdo (and nobody else under 65 could make it to their weekday meetings for some crazy reason). Moved to Europe (combination of things like wanting more vacation time but also generally lower carbon footprint, and taxes aren't supporting quite as much pillaging) Cycled or walked to work full time until I got a remote job. Eat little meat, primarily chicken. Bought cottage on 3.5 acres of grazing land and have let most of it run wild. 15 minute bike ride from train station. Renewably sourced electricity Made tool to help others find homes near public transport and bike routes in my country (Ireland) (why do real estate sites assume everyone drives???) - www.gaffologist.com . This came after people kept saying how lucky I was to cycle to work - it wasn't luck any more than having an extra bedroom is luck. I filtered for it. (I am lucky to be able to afford it, though) Before I left Dublin, participated in actions involving protecting bicycle lanes with your body (https://twitter.com/IBIKEDublin https://twitter.com/IBIKEDublin) Spend money on subscriptions to things like Dark Mountain, The Times (which is pro-cycling), etc.. Support the green party financially (and by voting of course) Though my footprint is still not great because I fly too much. I have 2 kids. Of course, replacement rate should be OK, but that's only if we're already where we need to be. I'd like to find a way to make my _work_ contribute to finding a fix, and not just my lifestyle, but as with everyone else I've got bills to pay (getting a roof rethatched isn't cheap). I spent a few years after college trying to work for environmental orgs getting rebuffed and gave up to just get a regular job after that. And that's the real problem, isn't it? We push everyone by design into a life where they have some sort of massive financial burden, whether it's student debt or housing debt or lack of prospects, and then they're forced to optimize for cash and not for what they think really matters.