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I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to explain it
Avoided emissions seem like a (well-intentioned?) shell game
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We can do better than “same, but electric”
We've been making compromises to the limits of fossil fuels for so long that we've forgotten they're compromises.
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How should net metering affect your electric bill?
And lies cause waste
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I finally understand methane lifetimes
How to arrive at a number you can trust
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Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
It's a shortcut to understanding, and there are no shortcuts