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> I can either find a way to offset my emissions elsewhere, or just say fuck it, You could also, you know, not burn firewood? There’s a reason no home built in

> I can either find a way to offset my emissions elsewhere, or just say fuck it, You could also, you know, not burn firewood? There’s a reason no home built in the last 20 years in many states do not have wood-burning fireplaces.

scrollaway 6y ago
You're making the GPs point quite nicely, in that it absolutely doesn't sound like it's worth dealing with you, and it's making me want to throw my hands in the air and say "fuck it, if I try to offset my emissions I'll just get whiners like TedDoesntTalk all up in my face, so i might as well not offset anything". You're making things worse. So, from one fellow environmentalist to another, keep it to yourself, for the good of the planet.
webmaven 6y ago
> > I can either find a way to offset my emissions elsewhere, or just say fuck it, > You could also, you know, not burn firewood? You apparently missed where he literally said: > > because not having a fire is off the table.
- madaxe_again 6y ago
  It’s 3 degrees C in my house at the moment, because having a fire is off the table. I wear a jacket indoors. It’s cozy. It’s going to get a damn sight colder before winter is over. That’s fine. I have gloves and hats, too - and even a 160W electric blanket for when it’s Baltic - all our energy is renewable, produced here. It’s a great incentive for me to build out hydroelectric dump heating sooner rather than later. I guess it’s every man’s right to burn a barrel of diesel in their yard “for the traditional effect” or whatever, though, and that’s why 2020 will be looked back at with fond memories before you know it.
vagrantJin 6y ago
They've been replaced with internal heating which may use electricity or in some cases Gas. Not for reducing emissions as much as it's cleaner for the house and getting/buying firewood is schlep.

scrollaway 6y ago

You're making the GPs point quite nicely, in that it absolutely doesn't sound like it's worth dealing with you, and it's making me want to throw my hands in the air and say "fuck it, if I try to offset my emissions I'll just get whiners like TedDoesntTalk all up in my face, so i might as well not offset anything". You're making things worse. So, from one fellow environmentalist to another, keep it to yourself, for the good of the planet.

webmaven 6y ago

> > I can either find a way to offset my emissions elsewhere, or just say fuck it, > You could also, you know, not burn firewood? You apparently missed where he literally said: > > because not having a fire is off the table.

madaxe_again 6y ago
It’s 3 degrees C in my house at the moment, because having a fire is off the table. I wear a jacket indoors. It’s cozy. It’s going to get a damn sight colder before winter is over. That’s fine. I have gloves and hats, too - and even a 160W electric blanket for when it’s Baltic - all our energy is renewable, produced here. It’s a great incentive for me to build out hydroelectric dump heating sooner rather than later. I guess it’s every man’s right to burn a barrel of diesel in their yard “for the traditional effect” or whatever, though, and that’s why 2020 will be looked back at with fond memories before you know it.

vagrantJin 6y ago

They've been replaced with internal heating which may use electricity or in some cases Gas. Not for reducing emissions as much as it's cleaner for the house and getting/buying firewood is schlep.