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Originally Posted by Igottago
That doesn't mean you are a "hypocrite" if you voice any concerns about it, just because you happen to have driven a car, taken a plane, or used a tour bus
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I appreciate what you're saying for sure, but if you're someone that uses 10 times the oil as the average person, it's going to be harder for people to listen. Right or wrong. I mean Al Gore has a fabulous mansion, but at least he went essentially off the grid by using solar. But that doesn't mean he has a low carbon footprint, all the energy used to manufacture the products that went into his home were certainly not produced with clean energy.
At times I take a step back and see incredible irony when they hold environmental conferences in lavish buildings, with people being flown in from all over the world. Oil made it all happen.
I'm not calling Young a hypocrite outright, but if we all went "David Suzuki" on the world and closed down every plant that was an environmental concern, our lifestyles would be drastically altered. 99% of us would never accept the sacrifices.