Welcome to Carnival of the Green #33 - Twilight Zone edition
Shannon at Charismatic Megafauna discusses river restoration in general, and the pollution of the ground water and the Tigris River in Iraq with dumped oil in particular. She also believes that the same questions used to plan river reconstruction projects could have been modified to give serious thought to the Iraq War before we jumped in and made a mess of things.
A little bit of green hope on the military horizon? Harlan Weikle of the Greener Magazine tells of a hybrid tactical vehicle scheduled for use by the U.S. military. Methinks that this has more to do with saving on future fuel costs than actual green sensibilities by our military, but it does give me a sliver of hope that we can green them a bit more -- maybe we could get them to stop using D.U. munitions next?
"Consumption of resources was at an all time high for developed nations just before the great crisis. Water sources became more polluted and at the same time people used lots of water to keep up grass lawns and used far more for other household uses than was needed. Most electricity was generated from dirty and planet warming coal plants or from dangerous nuclear power plants, the wastes of which we will be dealing with thousands of years to come. Wind and solar power were just beginning to come into limited used toward the end of the 20th century."
Tracy Stokes at the Eco Street blog writes about the advantages of switching to compact fluorescents as a conservation strategy. Cathryn at Camden Kiwi reminds us to think about our water usage when we travel, and gives us good tips to reduce our water consumption on vacations.
"What really got in the way of taking care of the planet was unchecked capitalism. Corporations at that time had tremendous influence over political leaders and were able to get legislation passed that limited regulation or obscured environmental findings. One of the past leaders of the former United States, George W. Bush, even censored his own environmental protection agency's finding on global warming because the results were damning for oil and other energy industries that his administration had ties to."
Deanna Taylor of Dee's 'Dotes writes that some of the biggest obstacles for environmental work and other activist activities are greed and government: Dividing and Conquering . . . Lessons in Community Building?
"Fortunately for us, there were those at that time who were forward thinkers and who worked tirelessly to get the message out. Eventually people began to listen and started to take action, which is why, even through much environmental hardship, we humans are still around."
An Inconvenient Truth is the subject of a couple more posts this week. Sally Kneidel, PhD of Veggie Revolution and Josh from Thoughts From Kansas both review the film and bring interesting and different points to the discussion.
Al at City Hippy wonders what is the "greenest positive statement I could make?" What can he do right now? Tired of being told what not to do, he's asking for input on a positive and upbeat message to the world.
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A possible future -- but will it come true? Will future generations be both condeming and thanking our generation for our actions, or will humanity be lost to the global crisis ahead? Questions that can only be answered by time, or in . . .
The Green Twilight Zone
Please join the Carnival of the Green #34 next Monday at Head Way Youth
A little bit of green hope on the military horizon? Harlan Weikle of the Greener Magazine tells of a hybrid tactical vehicle scheduled for use by the U.S. military. Methinks that this has more to do with saving on future fuel costs than actual green sensibilities by our military, but it does give me a sliver of hope that we can green them a bit more -- maybe we could get them to stop using D.U. munitions next?
"Consumption of resources was at an all time high for developed nations just before the great crisis. Water sources became more polluted and at the same time people used lots of water to keep up grass lawns and used far more for other household uses than was needed. Most electricity was generated from dirty and planet warming coal plants or from dangerous nuclear power plants, the wastes of which we will be dealing with thousands of years to come. Wind and solar power were just beginning to come into limited used toward the end of the 20th century."
Tracy Stokes at the Eco Street blog writes about the advantages of switching to compact fluorescents as a conservation strategy. Cathryn at Camden Kiwi reminds us to think about our water usage when we travel, and gives us good tips to reduce our water consumption on vacations.
"What really got in the way of taking care of the planet was unchecked capitalism. Corporations at that time had tremendous influence over political leaders and were able to get legislation passed that limited regulation or obscured environmental findings. One of the past leaders of the former United States, George W. Bush, even censored his own environmental protection agency's finding on global warming because the results were damning for oil and other energy industries that his administration had ties to."
Deanna Taylor of Dee's 'Dotes writes that some of the biggest obstacles for environmental work and other activist activities are greed and government: Dividing and Conquering . . . Lessons in Community Building?
"Fortunately for us, there were those at that time who were forward thinkers and who worked tirelessly to get the message out. Eventually people began to listen and started to take action, which is why, even through much environmental hardship, we humans are still around."
An Inconvenient Truth is the subject of a couple more posts this week. Sally Kneidel, PhD of Veggie Revolution and Josh from Thoughts From Kansas both review the film and bring interesting and different points to the discussion.
Al at City Hippy wonders what is the "greenest positive statement I could make?" What can he do right now? Tired of being told what not to do, he's asking for input on a positive and upbeat message to the world.
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A possible future -- but will it come true? Will future generations be both condeming and thanking our generation for our actions, or will humanity be lost to the global crisis ahead? Questions that can only be answered by time, or in . . .
The Green Twilight Zone
Please join the Carnival of the Green #34 next Monday at Head Way Youth