Earth Day, turn those amps OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The airline argument (fly less) sounds noble but it is a false assumption. 

I flew 75 domestic and international scheduled flights for at least 125,000 actual miles in 2025. 

Every single one of those flights would have took off without me, and most would have filled my seat with someone on standby. 

Do I want to fly less? Yep, but to improve my quality of life first and foremost.

@mapman - in San Francisco, sidewalks often serve double-duty as bike and scooter lanes. 

@larsman 

here is my not so positive "environmental sins" list:

• I fly around 25K miles a year

(may be offset by not driving, I don't have a car)

• I do eat chicken and sometimes pork
• I run too many appliances (IT)
• I stopped giving money to Greenpeace and the like because there are way too many causes to support. (I just waste money on political campaigns that may advance my causes.)

On the plus side, 450 miles south of you, I avoid using heating and AC at all.

Another good question:   why aren’t there more sidewalks and bike lanes?

fun fact: they built (painted lines) a few miles of bike lanes in my district this year. To be exact, around 10 miles. Facebook exploded with posts about how useless and wasteful and disruptive they are. I use those bike lanes every day. And cars/drivers still often harass me, throw bottles and cigarette butts at me. We are living in such an educated, enlightened world. 

I live in South OC, CA and we have lots of bike lanes and side walks and I’ve never seen such behavior. Sadly though, too many bad accidents and deaths of cyclists, I’m guessing many due to distracted driving. 

I’m a mountain biker not a road biker, but I support bike lanes 100% and I obey those dotted lines where cars are permitted to cross the bike lane.