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a-jeanne
Has anyone seen this movie?

I think that we all need to take a look at this and figure out what each of us can do to stop this.....

http://www.climatecrisis.net/
Jason-Sasha
Yeah, right.
Ting Tong Farang
StillThePrettiest
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don't know why the sarcastic responses, guys...

I've seen the film, a-jeanne, and it's excellent, and disturbing... I agree we should all be looking to make some lifestyle changes, if we haven't already smile.gif
Jeraly
I can't wait to get a house in the US so I can figure out how to arrange the 29 bins we are going to have to sort all our recycling biggrin.gif And I'm not even joking!!

Actually I do worry a bit because I know the UK has had a big drive towards buying local food instead of imported, fair trade, recyclable packaging, organic food etc and I just haven't seen this in the US at all...

In response to the sarcasm - I can understand as I feel that some people are so apathetic that there isn't the motivation to make a difference and therefore change isn't likely but I still feel better about doing what little I can tongue.gif
StillThePrettiest
I'm a bit worried about some of those things too, Jeraly, but I think we'll be able to do SOMEthing... even if it's only some of the time, eg going to a farmer's market once a month or something smile.gif
and - like here - the more people writing to the supermarkets asking about their policies on such things will give more impetus to change; things take time everywhere (though it DOES seem like the US is way behind both the UK and Australia :?
which are both way behind places like Germany... *sigh*)

I have to say I don't understand apathy on this - even if the whole global warming thing is a total beat-up (which obviously I don't believe), it just makes sense, practically and financially, to minimise waste, buy more locally, invest in cleaner air etc... if people don't want to stop flying on holiday, I can understand it; not buying long-life bulbs or taking a cotton bag to the shops I can't understand tongue.gif
it's not like it's difficult, after all tongue.gif
Dan + Gemvita
QUOTE(Jeraly @ Mar 3 2008, 04:54 AM) *
I can't wait to get a house in the US so I can figure out how to arrange the 29 bins we are going to have to sort all our recycling biggrin.gif And I'm not even joking!!

Actually I do worry a bit because I know the UK has had a big drive towards buying local food instead of imported, fair trade, recyclable packaging, organic food etc and I just haven't seen this in the US at all...

In response to the sarcasm - I can understand as I feel that some people are so apathetic that there isn't the motivation to make a difference and therefore change isn't likely but I still feel better about doing what little I can tongue.gif


You can get locally produced and organic food pretty easily here. At least in the major cities.

Farmers markets are a good place to shop, but they are usually seasonal. At least in Minneapolis, we have a couple of grocery stores that are dedicated to organic/natural food. The big discount grocery stores tend to have a section devoted to organic/natural foods.
StillThePrettiest
I think it would be difficult for food to be locally sourced and not mainly seasonal...
Sister Fracas
QUOTE(StillThePrettiest @ Mar 3 2008, 05:00 AM) *
I have to say I don't understand apathy on this - even if the whole global warming thing is a total beat-up (which obviously I don't believe), it just makes sense, practically and financially, to minimise waste, buy more locally, invest in cleaner air etc... if people don't want to stop flying on holiday, I can understand it; not buying long-life bulbs or taking a cotton bag to the shops I can't understand tongue.gif
it's not like it's difficult, after all tongue.gif


Yeah, that's what I don't get either. Ok, so someone doesn't want to believe in the claims of global warming...I don't understand either why people don't want to do all of the little things like reducing waste, reducing energy consumption, ect, all of the little things that add up.
a-jeanne
Thanks for all the believers and the people who want to do what they can to help our planet. Global warming is right under our noses and if we act now, we can turn this thing around. It's the people who are the non-believers that are going to end life on this planet as we know it today. We must stop thinking about ourselves and start thinking out our children and our children's children lives.

See the movie - it opened my eyes and I hope that it will open all of yours.

There - I'm off my soapbox now.

Thank you
Jeraly
QUOTE(a-jeanne @ Mar 21 2008, 12:43 PM) *
There - I'm off my soapbox now.

Thank you


LIES!!!! laughing.gif laughing.gif laughing.gif

Nice to see you again!! biggrin.gif
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