as frugally and sustainably as possible
When Maureen was writing TREAD SOFTLY BECAUSE YOU TREAD ON MY DREAMS, she intended to do a chapter on our time in British Columbia, because we went hoping to find a way to live there permanently. In the end her editor thought it might distract from the rest of the story. A couple of weeks...
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Q. When does 1+1 not equal 2?
A. When you are talking about reproduction.
A couple have two children. Are they just producing their own replacements? Not unless they die straight afterwards. There are now four people alive and consuming, whereas there were just two previously. Don’t think that babies are not consumers, just look at
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1) they are the sole reason why this planet is currently experiencing climate meltdown. Quite simply there are far too many of us to be sustainable. More on that below.
2) more children means higher taxes (including the community charge) to pay for all the services they will use.
3) everyone will have to wait (even) longer to get treated on the NHS. Especially as children get priority.
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How to live off-grid 