tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108896373711958480.post2652836797435332287..comments2024-01-05T12:53:19.127-05:00Comments on Project Earth: Environmentalists are a Bunch of HypocritesMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05797716763069663284noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108896373711958480.post-70568183290588315502010-04-30T06:07:10.063-04:002010-04-30T06:07:10.063-04:00I have been visiting various blogs for my term pap...I have been visiting various blogs for my term papers writing research. I have found your blog to be quite useful. Keep updating your blog with valuable information... RegardsTerm Papershttp://www.usatermpapers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108896373711958480.post-62437443952983404902010-01-19T17:12:17.746-05:002010-01-19T17:12:17.746-05:00AL GORE,DAVID SUZUKI, and the others hypotcrits al...AL GORE,DAVID SUZUKI, and the others hypotcrits all the way to the bank and annoying as well im sure a fly is more welcome then these green-freaksBird of Paradisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108896373711958480.post-14633740215766317822009-05-29T08:04:24.005-04:002009-05-29T08:04:24.005-04:00Ah, but those trips have another benefit: teachin...Ah, but those trips have another benefit: teaching your children to value the environment. While you're there, your kids are learning to appreciate and be stewards of the land -- and that's a huge benefit, with long-term positive effects.<br /><br />We can't live completely carbon-neutral and still live, learn, teach, and work ... but it's our careful weighing of the necessity of each action that counts.<br /><br />Isn't it the Wiccans (and many other spiritualities) that take a moment to thank the Earth before taking food from the garden? Nothing wrong with enjoying the beautiful world, as long as we're always mindful of whether our impact also has positive effect.Teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108896373711958480.post-58760245424312482902009-05-29T07:19:04.641-04:002009-05-29T07:19:04.641-04:00Living in a city (of sorts) means we take the car ...Living in a city (of sorts) means we take the car to escape to the bush up north. When the kids are gone and I'm done work, we can live in the woods, but for now I cringe every time we pack up the car. It's a huge moral dilemma for me. The immediate pleasure and excitement of going canoeing again outweighs the long term consequences in my head. But there's still that niggling bit of knowledge that I'm contributing to the mess we're in. I don't drive anywhere else so I can feel a bit better about these trips, but I know that's just a rationalization.<br /><br /> It's like using minimal water to wash dishes so I can be allowed longer showers. I should <I>also</I> stop having long showers! And I should stop going up north whenever the mood strikes. There's a line from <I>Heat</I> that fits this dilemma well:<br /><br />"Remember that progress now depends on the exercise of fewer opportunities." <br /><br />Yet I'm still going up. How much worse will things have to get before I stop thinking it's even remotely okay to take pleasure trips so far away??Mariehttp://www.projectearthblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108896373711958480.post-3829362147474155302009-05-28T21:43:45.959-04:002009-05-28T21:43:45.959-04:00My stopper: living in the country, 'cause it take...My stopper: living in the country, 'cause it takes so much more fuel to live.<br /><br />I mentioned this in another comment on another topic ... we have fuel-efficient vehicles, a push/rotary mower (what do you call them, anyway?) and hand clippers -- we run on Bullfrog Power. But it's just not practical to get groceries in the next town (there's no grocery store of any kind within biking distance), and my volunteering and work necessitates a car -- big time.<br /><br />But I believe you're right, and that we do what we can. In my case, food is where I (kind of) shine: home baking, tons of fresh produce, no prepared foods. But that's because I have the luxury of time -- and boy howdy, does it ever take a lot of time to shop for and prepare these meals, day after day. It's my thing, though, so it's worth it, health-wise and setting-an-example-for-the-kids-wise. We do what we can, and you know, I find that there's more and more I can do, too -- once you're in the mindset of doing at all.Teresanoreply@blogger.com