Gloomy

Seven years on, the utility has not delivered on its clean-energy sales pitch. NW Natural has more retail gas customers than ever. It supplies them little, if any, renewable natural gas. It sells them as much fossil natural gas in an average year as it did before. And it wages steady battles in the courts and in local city halls to keep the gas flowing.

Do you believe that climate change is largely driven by human activity, including the burning of fossil fuels? If not, is there a different cause you would cite?

Didn’t say yes.

Here I agree, the question isn’t answered.

But:

Do you believe climate change is making disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves more intense?

Almost said yes.

"The science is clear. Extreme weather will only get worse, and the climate crisis will only accelerate.’’

How is that not a yes?

Should climate change be addressed through government action or market forces?

Practically a yes. I award a half credit

“Under Harris’s climate plan as a 2019 presidential candidate, she advocated for a blend of government action and market forces to combat global warming.”

It’s not a yes because this is not a yes or no question. It gives a very clear answer though. How is this half credit?

Do you support clean-energy tax credits such as those for electric vehicles?

Again half credit. Not an actual yes.

“In 2022, Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides hundreds of billions of dollars in government subsidies for electric cars and other clean-energy technology, including tax credits for clean-energy and energy-efficiency home projects.”

That answers the question, again.

So, in 3 out of 4 questions the answers are very clear. And giving a “long” answer to a complex question is, in my opinion, appropriate.

That’s great and I am happy for you how well your lifestyle seems to be going. Rural is always a challenge when avoiding meat, I know how much effort it can mean. Good on you for hanging in there.

Almonds have their issues, but that said are still ahead of the curve in regards to envirmental impact in comparison to animal products.

Yeah, I see your point. If it’s just about emissions full plant based of course would still be the best outcome, because even diary products have a huge environmental impact. Not as bad as meat, but still considerably higher than any plant based choice. I found it fascinating that an avocado that has been shipped across the ocean to Europe still is a better choice than local diary products, enviormentaly speaking.

In regards to research etc. I get your point. I tranaiended from vegetarian to vegan about 10 years ago and the first half year was a lot of research what I could buy and couldn’t and how I should make meals in order to not run into any problems. After that it just became my new normal. It takes zero effort these days, minus the occasional struggle to find a good place of go out.

What is holding you back from going vegan or at least vegetarian? I’m not trying to judge, I’m just interested. If you care about the environment it would seem a logical choice, that’s why I’m asking.

I still personally believe buying local is probably the best bet

You call it a belive rightfully, because in order to hold it you have to activly disregard the multiple studies that point to animal products beefing worse for the environment even if shipped around the world.

I am sorry if this doesn’t agree with your world view. It’s a reality that has been proven by multiple authors again and again now.

Sounds abut right (wing). This is the kind of shit I see coming for a lot of Europe, including German (where I am located). The funny thing is that they can’t stop talking about “Eco Fashism” here and how the Greens are trying to dictate their every day live (like what to eat and what to fuel their cars with) and how that is a left green dictatorship. And then shit like you bring up here the second they get elected.

Well, yes, but it is also more costly to ignore climate change and deal with the growing number of extreme weather events, draughts, etc, then to invest money into green alternatives and work towards a climate neutral economy. Yet that is, largely, still what we are doing right now globaly.

I feel you, we have that coming for us in Germany within the next 10 years.