Choose an external excuse:<p>1.) Corporations need to take responsibility and pay up for all the emissions they have generated.<p>2.) The government needs to allot more money towards building green energy sources.<p>3.) People in the developing world must stop using fossil fuels.<p>4.) Oil companies need to cover the cost of fixing the climate.<p>5.) The city needs to build better public transit.<p>.
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.<p>Choose an internal excuse:<p>1.) My family safety depends on us having an SUV.<p>2.) We deserve a large home, we worked hard to get here.<p>3.) We cannot switch to a heat pump, gas is just so much more cost effective.<p>4.) Meat is central to our diets, and an excellent source of protein, who doesn't love beef?<p>5.) We don't have the time or money to forgo fast-shipping globalized consumer products.<p>.
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.<p>Realize that we are going to slam into this problem full speed, face first.