tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post3623331648935371257..comments2023-10-17T09:51:39.667-06:00Comments on Seven: The Gossip and the GreenSevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-6884781679332876492008-06-10T23:19:00.000-05:002008-06-10T23:19:00.000-05:00LOL, I think I've seen that same plumbers truck or...LOL, I think I've seen that same plumbers truck or trucks in Dallas lately and have wondered the same thing. Maybe they're using friendlier chemicals or something, dunno. <BR/>My youngest son is big into 'green' and I'm not going to discourage it. He is the next generation and all, maybe he'll help figure it all out. A girl can dream. I do draw the line at spending a lot more money, though, to go green when I can't see where anyone benefits except for the supplier. :)kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998865477080265039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-19861738708176898472008-06-04T13:06:00.000-05:002008-06-04T13:06:00.000-05:00Good comments Lynilu! I believe the "green" moveme...Good comments Lynilu! I believe the "green" movement is a major paradigm shift that will eventually rejuvinate the American econony once everyone gets on-board. It's a lot like what's happening in the internet age. All kinds of stuff is happening and there seems to be no end yet. Who would or could go back to the old days? Now, the old days can actually teach us something about being "green" but in a more hi-tech reference. Ecology and economy have the same root word 'eco', meaning home. If sustainability is home-centered, then we will be more efficient and capture future savings for your family legacy. If we (you) are not mindful of this now, we (you)will bankrupt our (your) next generation, and they will be justified in asking, how could you let this happen to me when you knew what to do then?<BR/>RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-27165469229845877522008-05-24T10:59:00.000-05:002008-05-24T10:59:00.000-05:00Living in an arid area as I do, I've become ever m...Living in an arid area as I do, I've become ever more aware of my environment, and as I do I become "greener," but because of common sense, not hype. For instance, using a cistern to collect water for gardening makes great sense. I won't wash my hair in it, thank you. <BR/><BR/>Having lived 30 years in a metropolitan area where I put my trash at the curb and it magically disappeared, I didn't give much thought to what happens once it leaves my property. I didn't pay visits to landfills. Ick. Here I'm aware of the trash hauled to the giant dumpsters by my neighbors and myself, and when I lift the lid to chuck in my own plastic bag filled with discarded treasures, I am aware of the accumulated waste.<BR/><BR/>I've chosen to be "greener." I now decline "paper or plastic," other than occasions when I forget to carry my reusable canvas bags to the car before I leave. Frankly, I have more of those plastic shopping bags in my house now than I will be likely to use in the next year anyway, and I've seen too many of them blowing across the landscape or caught up in a barbed wire fence or twisted around a cactus of scrub bush. Some people don't care for this kind of landscape; I love it, but not with plastic six-pack holders tossed around where an animal ... or myself ... might become entangled and injured. I see no reason to NOT collect rainwater for watering plants or for watering the wildlife during droughts. <BR/><BR/>My life is different that that of a city dweller. I used to turn on the tap and never give a fleeting thought to the value of the water. I do now. My water comes from a well, tapped into an aquifer of huge capacity, relatively speaking. But when a mining company wants to rip thousands of acres from the beautiful foothills in search of precious metals, I fight like a she-wolf. I love my jewelry, but there isn't exactly a shortage of gold and silver out there. In the process of mining, the water supply that I depend on will be used to process the metals. (1) I don't trust that the mining company cares about quality or quantity of my drinking water and (2) I don't trust them to avoid the chemical seepage that could contaminate that water. They will be gone in about 12 years; I hope to drink that water for another 20, at least. <BR/><BR/>I could go on (and I know I already have "gone on"), but suffice it to say that I will be as green as I can, to respect the land, to work with the elements rather than against them, and preserve what I can for the small future I have, but also for generations to come. It is simply easier to ignore the basic facts when a municipality takes care of these issues for you, but it would be wonderful if the 2 million people in KC or the 6 million in Dallas/Ft. Worth or the 12 million in LA understood the *balance* involved. <BR/><BR/>And BTW, I'm working on a small cistern system for my "dry weather watering." <BR/><BR/>On a side note, I've given much thought to the differences between our current day respect for the land and that of our forerunners, especially those on Native American lineage. We are inclined to use something once and toss it rather than finding a second or third or twentieth use for it. And each item we toss immediately becomes two or three or twenty times the refuse and an equal need for replacement. IMO, the problem is that each of us excuses our own waste because we don't see and consider the cumulative effect.<BR/><BR/>I can't argue with or against any of the names you mention. And like them, I have no scientific background to back my decisions. I'm using what people used before the age of opulence .... common sense.<BR/><BR/>Good topic. But you need to think on a more global level, dear, or as we say in my profession (ret.), think out of "your" box! LOL!Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-75530078914862205072008-05-24T02:05:00.000-05:002008-05-24T02:05:00.000-05:00I believe "Green" should be discussed in relation ...I believe "Green" should be discussed in relation to situation awareness. Yes, collecting rain water on one's roof is a great idea for those who live on an island; as opposed to someone who lives in LA. Yuck<BR/><BR/>History repeats itself- in the 50's it was Aliens, or the Russians. In the 60's, "The Man", 70's, "War", etc. etc. Now, it is the environment. It appears the "Nature Loving" Hippies of the 60's have sold out to the "System" and are now in control. Only joking(PC)Reachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008577102133873614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-17458075989659134552008-05-23T20:22:00.000-05:002008-05-23T20:22:00.000-05:00Green plumbers are the ones who charge you $400/hr...Green plumbers are the ones who charge you $400/hr to tie your sewage line into your lawn sprinklers.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352610368331335597noreply@blogger.com