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Invest that money into eco-friendly companies? Or donate it to eco-friendly causes.

• carapace 7y ago
  Think about the "sub graph" of the economy that is wholly ecologically harmonious. I'm trying to come up with ways to help people transition to an ecological lifestyle. Like, start with the people who are already living off-grid, growing their own food, etc., and then make a catalog of all their products/services.
• robocat 7y ago
  Let's take an example: Greenpeace (who I do think are valuable activists): yet I have seen their money go on boats (obvious consumption), or paying international travelers to canvas for money (obvious consumption by the travelers), and I have no trust that the payments by Greenpeace are anything but average consumption. And a lot of "eco-friendly" consumption is pure green-washing. I know people that provide eco friendly services, and I know what they spend their money on, and it is mostly just normal consumer consumption (e.g. international holidays which is clearly pure "waste"). Or eco-friendly people with 5 kids - who just can't see that children are a multiplier effect on current and future consumption.
  • zenbane 7y ago
    Greenpeace lobbies against Nuclear, worth digging deeper on them.
  • jnwatson 7y ago
    I'm not a Greenpeace fan, but the obvious argument why environmentalists take planes is that a little energy spent now in convincing folks of the correct path is nothing compared to the impact they are trying to impart.
  • grive 7y ago
    Then find "eco-friendly" investments that are not green-washing. It takes research. I'm thinking supporting tree-planting NGOs might be a good start for example. This goes directly towards carbon-sequestration.