"trying to air-condition a room with the roof off"

November 13, 2018 5:37 AM

While there are a few ideas floating around these days for removing pollutants from the air, it's still a Sisyphean task. So, how do we do the smart thing and stop creating smog in the first place? [SL Guardian]
posted by Juso No Thankyou (2 comments total)

Part of the reason is that it’s hard to monitize doing less of something. Relative to cars, bicycles and busses are a capitalist disaster. Kind of like the way, back in the 70s, we talked about Reducing and Reusing before we got to Recycling, but only the third got traction, since the other two reduce consumption, and we can’t have that until we have eaten ourselves whole.
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:25 AM on November 13, 2018 [2 favorites]

That's one of the things that drives me to distraction. Fix climate change? OK, let's roll up our sleeves and brainstorm. Orbital reflectors? Genetically modified trees? Direct air capture plants? Love it! Remember, there are no bad ideas. Wait, what? Drive and fly less and eat less meat? Someone get that crank out of here!
posted by Zed at 1:57 PM on November 13, 2018 [1 favorite]