Even lib groups like APA, UPI, & Strong Towns have put out a bunch of stuff talking about how bad the bill is.
I was thinking about using the credit to get an electric van and some solar panels, and start living semi-off grid.
That's the fantasy, at least. If I wasn't completely broke.
If an electric van or pickup with good range debuts, I'll buy that and never need another vehicle. The new ford line of electric trucks allows you to use them as a generator which would be extremely useful for me. They're just so limited in range that I'd be nervous to go into the mountains with one.
The Ford e-transit van was what I was looking at. I'm not much of an outdoorsman, so finding myself stranded in the mountains wasn't a huge concern.
Ideally, I'd like to run a little electric-powered kitchen, induction stovetop, etc. If the battery were large enough for me to get away for a weekend and take my telescope out to some national parks, I'd be content with that.
You're welcome, good luck! Maybe I'll see you out on the road, lol
"I'm sorry, but building mass transit in a country as rural as the US is simply impractical", I shout over the roar grind of the moribund dinosaur of commerce that is the fossil fuel industry.
I suppose then smaller houses are best for the environment? There's another advantage that people are more likely to talk to each other and feel less alone because of the area. This of course works when there are multiple people in the household/family. I suppose a good model is the doughnut economics model that encourages local spending and... recycling and reusing resources(?).
The size of the residence is less important to carbon emissions than design of the thing. Also the development pattern of spread out suburbs is far and away the biggest factor, which we can't do much about since it's already built.
I'm sure the idea of being close to other people is what really terrifies people about urbanism.
