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Deal of the day: New study links online shopping to air pollution (grist.org)
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[–] cyberpunk007 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Almost everything is linked to air pollution. If I didn't online shop, I'd be driving to the store instead of Amazon driving to my door.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yup, and loads of people driving to the store will pollute more then one truck delivering to those same people.

If only cities were walkable and had good public transport, then deliveries would be worst.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

If only cities were walkable and had good public transport, then deliveries would be worst.

Take a look at Northern Chertanovo in Moscow. We had a chance, but we missed it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

If you can, choose shipping to the nearest package locker.

Many items aren't available offline tho.