prolesunited
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Wed Apr-11-07 11:59 PM
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I believe global warming is real, I just don't want to do anything about it |
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I can't possibly change my habits.
Try something new. No way.
Make a small sacrifice for the good of the planet. Forget about it.
I want to live my life exactly the way it is right now.
I'll leave it up to all you hippies and do-gooders to do my part for me.
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crappyjazz
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Thu Apr-12-07 12:00 AM
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1. *sigh* we'll do what we can |
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Thu Apr-12-07 12:00 AM
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2. Thats what carbon credits are for! |
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Want to buy some of mine?
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Thu Apr-12-07 12:01 AM
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3. I like that you think you'll have a choice. |
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Thu Apr-12-07 12:01 AM
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Let me know how that works out for ya.
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Thu Apr-12-07 12:03 AM
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5. Get back to me when gas hits $5.00 a gallon. Or maybe $10 nt |
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Thu Apr-12-07 12:08 AM
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6. ok, let's all sequester prolesunited's carbon n/t |
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Thu Apr-12-07 12:13 AM
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7. Read his tag line, this is irony |
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Well, what I just started doing had the utility company meter man perplexed. First I shut off the LEDs with the blinking 12:00, which reduced my energy use by 5 percent. And I turn off the power strip to the computer. (I had already replaced most lights with compact flurs years ago--same bulbs still working.)
But the biggest energy hog is the dryer. With the hotter days of global warming, I strung a clothes line and hung my clothes out to dry. They smell better and use solar energy.
So, I bet my energy use has really dropped a lot.
Am saving to buy solar and the first plug-in that is decent (why do I think it will be Japanese)?
Watched the You Tube on Greenspeace and the Kleenex ad campaign subversion. Very entertaining, except for what is happening. I always bought that brand. Didn't realize it was taking down virgin old growth forests in Northern Canada, and not even using recycled paper for its boxes. It's cloth handkerchiefs and recycled for me. I plan to write a letter to the CEO of Kimberly-Clark, or whatever megacompany owns the brand today.
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Thu Apr-12-07 01:10 AM
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Edited on Thu Apr-12-07 01:16 AM by physioex
There are things you can do. For example I choose to purchase green power for a percentage of electricity I use from the power company. This adds about $5 dollars to the power bill a month but it is a price I am willing to pay. You can switch out incandesant bulbs for compact fluorescents. These are just examples of small things you can do and not drastically effect the lifestyle you enjoy. I remember that Carter installed solar panels in the White House back in the 80s and lowered the thermostat before Raygun took over and removed the solar panels. So don't give me the B.S. that you can't make some difference....
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Thu Apr-12-07 02:57 AM
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9. skippy.....is that you....did you forget the sarcasm emoticon again? n/t |
prolesunited
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Thu Apr-12-07 01:16 PM
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12. Thank you for getting it. |
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Whether it's plastic bags, public transportation, SUVs, CFLs, recycling, I am amazed by the close-minded, stubborn attitudes I see here so often.
Sure, not everything is practical for your life or will work where you live, but I wish people would be more open to at least trying new things, learning, experimenting, trying it a few times.
We're by far not the "perfect" environmentalists, but we are continually incorporating new ideas and strategies into our lives. Some work. Some don't, but be willing to be a part of the solution.
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Thu Apr-12-07 02:58 AM
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10. hey! long time no see |
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yes, that is a common attitude i've seen in my hometown
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Thu Apr-12-07 06:12 AM
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11. It would be smarter to figure out how to respond to it. |
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I'm surprised that there isn't more talk about how to cope with the inevitable warming we are about to experience. Instead, it's all about trying to stop it or slow it. That's fine, but the fact is, it is going to happen anyway. I would like to read much more about how to survive (or even benefit from) the changes that are underway.
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Thu Apr-12-07 01:18 PM
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13. Unfortunately, I see lots of that attitude FOR REAL here at DU |
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a supposedly "progressive" website. :eyes:
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Thu Apr-12-07 05:36 PM
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15. Then **you** are part of the problem |
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Edited on Thu Apr-12-07 05:37 PM by bigwillq
Any little bit that could be done by each and everyone of us can certainly help.
Too bad **you're*** not a team player.
edit: from reading the other posts, I get the point of this thread. Not a personal attack on this one, if you were series, it would be a personal attack.
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