"while shrinking our individual “carbon footprints” alone certainly won’t save the world — and that responsibility certainly cannot be asked of the least advantaged —
many of us do
have far more
privilege and power to reduce emissions in our everyday lives than we admit.
Many of us can walk, or roll, or share rides whenever we possibly can, rather than shrugging at how quickly we believe those actions will be dwarfed by a few dozen moneyed special interests."
How to protest #climateChange instead of buying gas daily:
Whenever you can, ride your bike instead of driving.
If it's hard, get an #eBike.
If it's raining, get some fenders, a hat, maybe a poncho.
If you don't have space, or need to bus, get a folding bike.
If it's scary, be brave, but stay safe.
Don't make excuses, change takes effort. Ask for help.
Vote, based on this experience.
If you can't, then don't. But there are trikes, adaptive bikes, and technology that can help if you want that.
An extra ten minutes and a bit of sweat is a small price to pay for the amount of change you bring to your neighborhood, city, etc. Is it really ten minutes or does your car trip sometimes get delayed by that much for traffic and parking anyway? When do you get that twenty minutes of daily physical activity? How much do you want to be owned by the auto/oil industry? Not every trip needs to be by bike, but half of all car trips are under three miles. Cars cost $12k/yr to drive, on average.
@enobacon I have to explain this to people all the time. Anywhere I can drive in 10 minutes I can bike in 20. That's 20 minutes of activity that only "cost" me 10, for free, and I always feel better afterward. Better than coffee.