How a moral philospher justifies his carbon footprint.

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5. I'm exactly that kind of Luddite. Walking and sailing are the finest means of transportation.

Cities should be restructured such that very few people have to drive anywhere on a daily basis, such that owning a car is considered undesirable.

Beyond walking, we have every sophisticated technology from bicycles to kayaks, to electric railways and nuclear submarines, and yes, even airliners powered by carbon-neutral synthetic fuels from non-agricultural sources. (No, I do not support ethanol, biodiesel, or bio-jet fuel. When I see endless fields of monoculture corn or oil palms I see biological wastelands. Growing plants to make fuel is obscene.)

People are in too much of a hurry. This thing we call economic "productivity" is actually a measure of the damage we are doing to the earth's natural environment and our own human spirit.

If we had six week vacations and year long sabbaticals, maybe we'd have time to look out the window and enjoy the ride.