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Hey all you lovely people,
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Can you believe the words “fossil” and “fuels” — together — were included in the [final COP26 communiqué]([link removed])?
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That’s right. For the first time in 30 years of summit meetings, negotiators dared mention the number-one (not-so-secret) source of climate-warping, humanity-imperiling greenhouse gases. “Overconsumption” by the richest one billion people on the planet, on the other hand, has yet to be included in any COP communiqué.
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This lays bare how gravely our world leaders have mishandled the climate crisis during the last several decades.
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We keep pointing our fingers at other countries, but your [average American consumes]([link removed]) three times as much as someone in China and ten times as much as someone in India. We are the most voracious consumers in the world. The problem is us!
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Friday, November 26th is Black Friday — or as we like to call it, [Buy Nothing Day]([link removed]) — is a good place to begin curbing our appetites.
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Here are some ways to go:
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Take the personal plunge. Vow not to buy anything for 24 hours. Leave your phone and wallet at home. [Don’t go to work.]([link removed]) Walk out of school. Find out what that feels like. Partway through the day, surprise! You might have an epiphany.
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Spread some activist mischief. Take part in a direct action. Make a show of cutting up one of your credit cards. Clog up the big-box queues with a Whirly-mart conga line of empty carts. Walk through the mall like a brainless zombie. Anything to disrupt the buying frenzy.
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Become a Third-Force revolutionary. Vow to live simply. Go vegan. Get a bike. [Share your stuff]([link removed]). Think about [how far you’d go]([link removed]) to stave off a long dark age. Would you block a road? Get arrested? Even blow up a pipeline?
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We’re running out of time to make things good.
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Start something on Buy Nothing Day!
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