Greta Thunberg was only 16 when she published the book shown above. She is the face of climate change protesters. 6 Million individuals have joined her in school-striking for zero carbon emissions by 2030.
I don’t like to single people out this way. However I think what should be written about Thunberg is that she was diagnosed with Asperger’s.
In her own words in the book she writes that her disability isn’t a medical condition–it’s a gift.
She credits the Asperger’s as giving her the black-and-white thinking required to tackle the global warming issue.
In 1997 three years before I moved to my beloved Brooklyn I sold my last car to a mechanic for $400.
I didn’t want to incur the higher cost of auto insurance in Brooklyn. Nor did I want to spend an hour every day driving around looking for a parking spot. And I didn’t want to need to pay for costly car repairs.
In fact the prime reason I sold my car was that I didn’t want to be dependent on foreign oil.
In 1997 when I sold my car no one talked about global warming. I was in the vanguard in moving to a neighborhood where there were retail shops and food markets within walking distance.
I was a Visionary in giving up my car and deciding to walk everywhere.
Greta Thunberg nowhere in her book talks about the root cause of global warming:
How city planners prioritized building roads and highways so that people could travel by car when they had to get somewhere.
Not only that often the highways built in effect separated well-off neighborhoods from poor communities. Reinforcing inequality.
In New York City taking the bus and subway is a way to reduce your carbon footprint.
In the coming blog entry I want to talk with a twist about going Green.
I’m impressed with the Generation Z leaders who are out there striving to make a difference.
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