The Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We?

 I sat and watched this weekend....a protest movement situation, where a sign appeared in the middle of the European protest....asking the question, the climate is changing, why aren't we?

I sat there for a while and pondered upon it.

After I came to six observations:

1.  I use less electricity today, than I did 25 years ago.  Between LED lights, the more developed engineering in the refrigerator and freezer, and the lesser wattage in most all kitchen devices....I'm probably using 30-percent less electricity than what I used in 1995.  

2.  Most all planes that I ride on (at least before Covid)....were the newer type with better engines, and less fuel consumption.

3.  The new washer I bought in 2019?  It uses roughly three-quarters the power that I consumed with the older washer (10 years old).

4.  This being the wonderful Covid-year that it is.....I've marginally ridden the local bus no more ten times for all of 2020.

5.  The new 2019 Audi we bought?  Terrific fuel consumption numbers.

6.  The new 2019 gas heating system installed into the house?  Based on the salesman's numbers...between regular water heating and the winter-heat....it's doing the same job, with roughly 20-percent less consumption over the old heating system.

The problem here....these signs with the stupid environmental statements....are drawn mostly by 15-to-20 year old 'kids', and they don't recognize the various solutions that people are adapting.  

In their mind, there needs to be hour-by-hour changes, and they have a marginal view of human history, or our change-cycle.