The Shadow

The Shadow was a popular radio show in 1930’s America and starred Orson Welles. The show opened with the line “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” That line came to mind as I read writer Emma Pattee’s recent article Forget your carbon footprint. Let’s talk about your climate shadow.

 Pattee explains how she hit on the idea of the climate shadow.

When BP co-opted the concept of the carbon footprint and tied it to small, “feel-good” activities like shortening y...