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llmart

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20. "The 2026 Boomers who forgot those lessons..."

Reply to Roy Rolling (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:30 AM

Mar 21

What an apt description. Yes, there are boomers who aren't reflective enough, including some Democrats I might add, to ask themselves why am I buying this/supporting an unsustainable lifestyle? I don't expect myself to be a perfectionist when it comes to my own consumer habits, but after decades of examining what I do and at least trying to minimalize my impact on our environment, it's became second nature to me.

We should never let perfectionism be the goal, but we all could do better.

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Imagine the world we would live in if we all agreed to minimize our use of petroleum products. [View all] Scrivener7 Mar 21 OP

Hemp based plastics... MiHale Mar 21 #1

Wow! I hope they start marketing to the public at large. It looks like right now they're looking for Scrivener7 Mar 21 #7

Our Constitution was written on hemp paper. multigraincracker Mar 21 #13

We'll have to demand it leftstreet Mar 21 #2

It really doesn't have to be overwhelming. llmart Mar 21 #4

I've been picking away at it for a while, but I still find major areas where I need to make Scrivener7 Mar 21 #5

I just finished watching that documentary. llmart Mar 21 #3

The produce section of the grocery store. What a mess! Scrivener7 Mar 21 #6

I shop at Aldi's and I'm willing to bring my own packaging FakeNoose Mar 21 #11

around here, there r many small 'fruit markets'. mopinko Mar 21 #17

Aldi prices are about half of what Krogers are SheltieLover Mar 21 #18

In Albuquerque, Natural Grocers does not provide bags womanofthehills Mar 21 #19

Thank you for your service, limart. LOL Roy Rolling Mar 21 #9

"The 2026 Boomers who forgot those lessons..." llmart Mar 21 #20

Follow the money. multigraincracker Mar 21 #14

This June will be my 7th year without a car. I haven't done taxi/Uber either or lean on anyone else progree Mar 21 #8

The walking town/good public transport issue is a big one. And people love to show off Scrivener7 Mar 21 #10

I visited Italy a decade ago. multigraincracker Mar 21 #15

A good friend of mine has family in Warsaw. She came back from a visit and said the same. llmart Mar 21 #22

This kind of thing doesn't help -- progree Mar 21 #16

I remember a time when most families had only one car if they lived in the suburbs. llmart Mar 21 #21

"And there's no reason we don't do it, other than the fact that oil is pushed so hard at us by those who profit from it" OldBaldy1701E Mar 21 #12