So there long was a single tree that the Lorax could not save...
Earth Day raises little in the sense of commitment to the enviroment, only easing the minds of those who don't really do anything about it. Makes them think they're doing something by celebrating their supposed awareness. Real change comes from action, not talk. It will be a while until there is enough people doing the right things to make a dent. On the hopeless side, scientists are beginning to think it may be too late to rectify many problems. Govenments cater more to Big business interests due to money. The current laws and watchdog groups have been little by little stripped of power to do much. Some companies even find it profitable to "spill" oil or other unwanted assets and can afford to pay the fines but rather drag it into court for years so the expanse is really minimal to a large corporation or conglamorate. Big business mind-set (greed in general) really does not care enough to check everything they do in terms of how they may affect the enviroment. Sure recycling paper and some metal helps but only if it profitable. Here in Seattle area I've learned that a mere 30% of the collected recyclables get recycled. The rest dumped in the landfills like always. The claim that there is not enough recycling manufacturing plants to deal with the bulk of the collected garbage seems true when no company sees it as making any money to invest in it.
On the other hand, most of the country models their recycling efforts on Minneapolis, Minnesota's program. It is good but still needs some tweaks. Going green is apparently not in our self gratifying behavior. And it all starts with our parents and theirs and so on. If any one parent generation does not teach and back it up with action then you can teach kids all you want to make yourself feel good but don't blame the kids when they don't follow what you taught if you don't do it yourself.
What has anyone done lately?
I am thinking of starting a web site that rates business's on their recycling efforts. I bet this kind of site exists already. The problem with this is that not many businesses would participate and not many people would care who recycles, what the level of recycling goes on, or not. No one would use this info to support businesses that have better practices. No on would use economic means as such to force a business to adopt or better their recycling or make the business look at how it affects their surroundings.
Screw the website. What a waste of thinking. All I do is separate my garbage and try not to eat at fast food joints. I walk when its feasible and hate the way people throw crap around with little regard for others and the enviroment.
That is all I can think of to post on this site for now. I made this up just to fill space.
Earth Day raises little in the sense of commitment to the enviroment, only easing the minds of those who don't really do anything about it. Makes them think they're doing something by celebrating their supposed awareness. Real change comes from action, not talk. It will be a while until there is enough people doing the right things to make a dent. On the hopeless side, scientists are beginning to think it may be too late to rectify many problems. Govenments cater more to Big business interests due to money. The current laws and watchdog groups have been little by little stripped of power to do much. Some companies even find it profitable to "spill" oil or other unwanted assets and can afford to pay the fines but rather drag it into court for years so the expanse is really minimal to a large corporation or conglamorate. Big business mind-set (greed in general) really does not care enough to check everything they do in terms of how they may affect the enviroment. Sure recycling paper and some metal helps but only if it profitable. Here in Seattle area I've learned that a mere 30% of the collected recyclables get recycled. The rest dumped in the landfills like always. The claim that there is not enough recycling manufacturing plants to deal with the bulk of the collected garbage seems true when no company sees it as making any money to invest in it.
On the other hand, most of the country models their recycling efforts on Minneapolis, Minnesota's program. It is good but still needs some tweaks. Going green is apparently not in our self gratifying behavior. And it all starts with our parents and theirs and so on. If any one parent generation does not teach and back it up with action then you can teach kids all you want to make yourself feel good but don't blame the kids when they don't follow what you taught if you don't do it yourself.
What has anyone done lately?
I am thinking of starting a web site that rates business's on their recycling efforts. I bet this kind of site exists already. The problem with this is that not many businesses would participate and not many people would care who recycles, what the level of recycling goes on, or not. No one would use this info to support businesses that have better practices. No on would use economic means as such to force a business to adopt or better their recycling or make the business look at how it affects their surroundings.
Screw the website. What a waste of thinking. All I do is separate my garbage and try not to eat at fast food joints. I walk when its feasible and hate the way people throw crap around with little regard for others and the enviroment.
That is all I can think of to post on this site for now. I made this up just to fill space.