A friend of mine was telling me about a cool project they had over at Ridewise – a ridesharing pledge. People pledged to do something to cut down on traffic congestion – either carpooling, or walking, or just not going places and hanging out with family on the front porch.
People who took the pledge kept track of their actions and reported back at the end how many traffic miles were saved.
Could we do some similar pledge around fusion? Although this won’t be as finite as the traffic pledge (that had a time limit of a few months). This would be more like taking a vow to do or not do something, until we have practical fusion energy. Or, perhaps, until we have ignition.
The pledge should be something you want to do, but require a push, something that’s good for the environment, for the energy picture, for poverty, whatever you choose. Something which the availability of fusion energy may make unnecessary, but for now it’s vitally important to develop those habits. (Although, in the case of Ridewise, it doesn’t even need to have anything to do with global warming – the other issue is traffic congestion which is slated to increase 25% in NJ in a very short time. YIKES!)
So – does anyone have any ideas about how to set up a pledge? Or does anyone want to take a stab at making pledges?
An example:
Until some (any) fusion research project achieves ignition, I vow to plant a tree every week/month/hour.