re: #285 Obdicut

Even hybrids are only like a tenth of a step on the path to solution. The AGW cost of their production is large enough that the benefit of their use is almost entirely wiped out. This is true in a lot of ways.

A lot of silly people who think that they’re being sustainable by using ceramic mugs rather than something disposable act like those ceramic mugs appeared out of nowhere and will last forever. Making ceramic takes a ton of heat— energy which comes from AGW-producing fossil fuels. It takes a ton of water. It takes digging the clay out of the ground in the first place. It’s massy and heavy so it takes more fuel to transport it.

Is it better than plastic? Definitely. Is it better than bamboo cups? No. Bamboo can be a sustainable source of cups. Ceramic cannot.

The worst are those trendy stainless steel mugs with environmentalist slogans on them. Like stainless steel is an environmentally friendly product. What the living fuck.

My sister makes ceramic stuff for a living and she thinks of herself as being all green an’ shit, whereas I work in the horrible auto industry.