[asg70]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', '
')And yeah, despite all the cries forever about collapse and the end of oil, it's pretty ironic how "the thing" is huge, gas guzzling trucks and SUV's.

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('asg70', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', '
')And yeah, despite all the cries forever about collapse and the end of oil, it's pretty ironic how "the thing" is huge, gas guzzling trucks and SUV's.

[Newfie]

1+

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')buying less, heating less, cooling less, traveling FAR less, etc. (I do all those things) is very likely FAR better for one's overall carbon footprint shrinking than just buying a BEV, and continuing to drive a lot of miles, and do other stuff as per usual.

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', 'R')ural America is where I will be living in retirement after selling my home in suburbia. I'm not the only boomer who is doing so.

[Keith_McClary]

You can google

"rural vs urban" energy consumption

Most suggest that rural is more energy intensive per capita than urban.

If governments ever get serious about CO2 reduction it will mean a carbon tax or something equivalent with a more salable name (eg. : "carbon dividend" or "green incentives"). Whatever they call it, it will not be happy for rural lifestyles.

[Cog]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', 'R')ural America is where I will be living in retirement after selling my home in suburbia. I'm not the only boomer who is doing so.

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', 'T')here are many rural areas unsuitable for mega farming due to terrain. But very suitable for hobby farming. Or simply not rubbing elbows with city rats.

[Newfie]

My rule of thumb is to look for horses. If you see horses (pets, not draft animals) then you know the area is over priced.

[yellowcanoe]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', '
')Most suggest that rural is more energy intensive per capita than urban.

If governments ever get serious about CO2 reduction it will mean a carbon tax or something equivalent with a more salable name (eg. : "carbon dividend" or "green incentives"). Whatever they call it, it will not be happy for rural lifestyles.

[Newfie]

I think it’s true that many suburbans have a higher footprint.

But that is not the best way to evaluate.

A rural person living a frugal lifestyle while working a small farm or a wood lot may have a higher foot print than an urban cliff dweller but he is also contributing something positive to the environment.

For example we own 168 acre wood lot we are protecting from clear cutting and development. My next door neighbor clear cut his. That iffsets the equivalent of 44 vehicles from American roads.