Not to be contrary - actually, yes, to be contrary:
A Prius gets ~50MPG. This is significantly greener than most other commute mechanisms. Yes, it would be nice if we had reliable usable public transport; I vote to increase my own taxes when transport bonds are up. Yes, it would be nice to be able to live within walking distance of work. I don't. The Prius is a good option. Prius drivers did, in fact, make an environmentally concious choice and an effective one. One that cost a premium to make, too, when we made it. I'm tired of being called smug because of it - unless you can drive a kid to school getting 50 MPG you can kiss my fuel efficient ass.
You are one of the few who has a more green commute choice, and you aren't getting a kid to school every day.
As far as electric lawnmowers go - yes, I have one. It runs on that handy fusion plant; we still overgenerate from our solar panels. I'd have switched to electric heat, but that would have required a complete main circuit replacement to handle the extra load from a larger solar array.
Being green requires more than just taking your own shopping bags to Whole Foods. It is possible, and some of us work at it.
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Date: 2010-07-15 07:35 pm (UTC)A Prius gets ~50MPG. This is significantly greener than most other commute mechanisms. Yes, it would be nice if we had reliable usable public transport; I vote to increase my own taxes when transport bonds are up. Yes, it would be nice to be able to live within walking distance of work. I don't. The Prius is a good option. Prius drivers did, in fact, make an environmentally concious choice and an effective one. One that cost a premium to make, too, when we made it. I'm tired of being called smug because of it - unless you can drive a kid to school getting 50 MPG you can kiss my fuel efficient ass.
You are one of the few who has a more green commute choice, and you aren't getting a kid to school every day.
As far as electric lawnmowers go - yes, I have one. It runs on that handy fusion plant; we still overgenerate from our solar panels. I'd have switched to electric heat, but that would have required a complete main circuit replacement to handle the extra load from a larger solar array.
Being green requires more than just taking your own shopping bags to Whole Foods. It is possible, and some of us work at it.