Why I Don’t Worry About My Kid’s Carbon Footprint
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Why I Don’t Worry About My Kid’s Carbon Footprint

His childhood is the largest conservation project I will ever run, and it costs me nothing but time.

Danielle Butcher

There is dirt on my kitchen floor again. My 17-month-old son, Calvin, tracked it in and I am delighted: My plan is working.

These days there is no shortage of ways to indoctrinate a child into climate dread. I could stack my son’s nursery shelves with titles such as “Climate Change for Babies” or “Baby Loves Green Energy!” I won’t waste my money. The two very small cowboy boots sitting by the door are the best environmental education I can give him. His childhood is the largest conservation project I will ever run, and it costs me nothing but time.

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