When to use the word "CarbonPig"

Apply to a person using a particular technology or performing a particular action who has chosen to do so in a way that is more environmentally harmful than readily available alternatives that would allow them to achieve the same intended objective.

Example Uses of the word "CarbonPig"

John drives to work rather than take the bus that leaves from 1 block away from his house every 15 minutes and arrives in front of his work. - CarbonPig

Judy threw an aluminum can in the trash because she didn't want to walk to the recycling bin across the room. - CarbonPig

The first use of the word "CarbonPig"

The first recorded application of the word "CarbonPig" was in a shared college house in New Haven, Connecticut. There were 3 Males and 1 Female who lived in the house. One of the male roomates had verbalized that he was planning on taking a taxi and a flight rather than a free shuttle and a train to get to Washington DC. However, he had admitted that the time difference was negligible during his particular circumstance. Another male roomate promptly called him a "CarbonPig!"

When not to use the word "CarbonPig"

You see someone waiting in a large SUV in the parking lot of a Home Improvement Store. The person they are waiting for comes out of the store with 25 bags of cement that are all getting loaded into the back of the truck. You do not call them names because they have a legitimate reason to use a truck of that size. You start driving away and it turns out that they are on the same route as you towards home, so you follow them into the mountains. At one point they pull off to a project site on the side of the road. You can see that they are trying to help control the water flow on the side of the row. In fact, they are blocking off a local creek so the water doesn't spill into the road during a storm event and destroying the entire ecosystem of the stream - CarbonPig! - Get it?