CARBON EMITTERS ANONYMOUS

• Do I purchase bottled water without blinking an eye?

• Do I keep secrets about my anthropocene behavior or fantasies from those important to me? Do I lead a double life?

• Do I go on carbon emission binges for no apparent reason, sometimes emitting until I couldn’t possibly pollute anymore and the earth feels sick?

• Have my desires driven me to emit in places or with people I would not normally choose to emit with?

• Do I seek greater variety, increased frequency, or more extreme emission activities to achieve the same activity or task?

• Am I familiar with the VOCs, formaldehyde and other pollutants I encounter?

• Do I emit sensibly in front of others and then make up for it when I am alone?

• Do I think I’m doing my part, imune to contributing to climate change, by just recycling?

• Do I fail to stop and think before choosing to drive my vehicle?

• Does my use of various emitters occupy large amounts of time and/or jeopardize my significant relationships or employment?

• Is my emitting affecting my health or the way I live my life?

• Does my chlorine-based bleach or detergents contain phosphates?

• Do my carbon-related activities involve coercion, violence, or the threat of disease?

• Do I wear chemically-harvested clothing?

• Do my relationships become distorted with carbon preoccupation?

• When my emotions are intense—whether positive or negative—do I find myself reaching for various forms of carbon?

• Do I feel lack of remorse, shame, or guilt after a carbon-related encounter?

• Do my carbon emission behaviors make me or others unhappy? Am I unaware of the complex web of systems I’m impacting with these behaviors?

• Have I never used footprint calculators, thermostats, recycling, cap and trade policies, green energy or other interventions to try to control my carbon output?

• Am I unaware of how often my air conditioner is on in the summer and heater is on in the winter? Do I forget to turn these off when I’m leaving for a period longer that a few hours?

• Does my pursuit of carbon or carbon-induced fantasies conflict with my moral standards or interfere with my personal spiritual journey?

• Do I secretly fantasize about how much better life would be if everyone would stop talking about climate change?

• Have my anthropocene behaviors or pursuit of anthropocene relationships not once left me feeling hopeless, alienated from others, or like I was causing a great deal of damage to the earth?

• Do I need to spew carbon or have something emit carbon all the time: radiators, light bulbs, water dripping, meat consumption or excessive packaging?

• Does my carbon avoidance fail to impact me mentally?

• Are there certain carbon-related activities I can’t stop performing after I’ve released the first gram into the atmosphere?

• Do I use aerosols with ease?

• Have I failed to lower my emissions with controlled behaviors instead being plagued by long bouts of uncontrolled emissions activities and carbon gain?

• Do I spend little to no time thinking about carbon, arguing with myself about whether or what to emit, planning an environmentally friendly lifestyle, or having an awareness of the greenhouse gasses I consume?

Have you answered “yes” to several of these questions? If so, it is possible that you have, or are well on your way to having, an unhealthy relationship with carbon or an over emitting problem. Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive emissions and to carry this message of recovery to those who still suffer.