I´m broke. Is that a good thing for the climate crisis?
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Q.Dear Umbra, Is living in poverty the only way to keep my carbon footprint low? I hate living like this! — Dejected, Overwhelmed, With Nothing A.Dear DOWN, I could answer your question with one word, or I could answer it with a thousand, and I think we both know which one I´m going to do. The one word would be `no!` The idea that you should have to suffer, or to choose between self-deprivation and comfort, in order to do something about climate change is exactly what opponents of any kind of climate action want people to believe. But from the way you ask your question, I doubt that you´re choosing to live in poverty. Instead, it seems like you´re looking for the silver lining of your...