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by akudha 1868 days ago
It is strange for sure, but does the house size matter that much? If he uses renewable energy etc (I don’t know if he does), then it should be ok, no?
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jcheng 1868 days ago
Where Gates lives, the power is mostly from hydro, and you can pay a (surprisingly small) premium for 100% of your power to come from renewables.
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animatedb 1868 days ago
Typically it is not ok considering cradle to grave of all materials, labor, transportation, etc.
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