A new and very meaningful form of philanthropy: The rich give up their expansive and expensive homes in the hills to live in small, simple homes next to the companies they own. They walk to work instead of driving.
A very Spartan existence, to them.
One of the causes of climate change is the amount of household goods in the homes of the rich. If you want all the niceties, you must manufacture them -- and that takes energy, which means more climate-changing emissions being poured into the atmosphere.
Just so the rich can live a lavish lifestyle.
Large homes also require more heating and air conditioning. Tell me that doesn't run up the energy bill and require greenhouse emissions.
If the rich were humble, if only they could live like commoners.
If they could move into the cities, right next to their offices, if they could walk to work like commoners.
No drive, no pollution. Fancy cars left in their garages mean less pollution in the skies above.
The rich could become philanthropists. They could make life easier for everyone else by making it harder for themselves. They could slice a nice-sized chunk out of the world of climate-changing emissions.
(Index -- Climate change info)
No comments:
Post a Comment