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Common sense and moderation. That's how I view my "conservation" activities. I believe the earth is subject to Man rather than Man being subject to earth. I don't believe, as does the United Nations, that Man is merely equal to or no "better" than any other animal species. I don't willfully pollute.
I'm not a conspiracy guy by any stretch. I do think there's an undercurrent which to the benefit of the undercurrent is manifested in the form of increasingly radical environmentalism. Please follow this analogy:
Imagine you owned two separate businesses:
1) A large factory in which byproducts of the production process were an array of pollutants. The products you manufacture, however are very profitable for you. You're OK with the pollutants as such. Your factory is located in an area or a country where you are not regulated and no one seems to raise an issue with the pollution your factory creates.
2) You own a mobile home park in which you lease small lots to people who park their own mobile homes there or build small shacks there. Your mobile home park happens to be on a stunningly beautiful parcel of land. You've owned it for generations and have over time and through the present added continually to the size of this park by acquiring more and more land. Your only problem as you see it with this business is the tenants living on your land. They disgust you. In your opinion, they live like animals. In your opinion they're no better than animals. They're so far removed from "your world" that you've grown to hate them. Long ago, you'd have to admit you "needed" them and the profit you gained from them to build your empire; however, for quite some time, if they were gone and off your land, you'd now view that as a benefit rather than a liability. Your hatred for them has become so strong over time and through generations that you find yourself thinking over time "if I had my way and I could get away with it, I'd pay someone to exterminate "those people" like the vermin I think they are. Given that there are laws, strict and burdensome in your opinion against seizing your land back from them and making them go away, the best you can do is create a relentless ad campaign with the purpose of getting them to live in a way that impacts your land as minimally as possible and also to do whatever you can to discourage them from reproducing.
Weird analogies? I think shaming humans into feeling guilty about being carbon emitters with every breath they exhale and thereby feeling guilty or contributing to a "problem" by simply being alive is coming from somewhere. If you think you own the world, the masses are just squatters and despicable ones at that.
ChrisL
Happy earth day! Thanks to gugi for reminding me of this, the earth's holiest day. And when I say holiest, I'm talking about the ozone layer of course. I have been unable to calculate my contribution to destroying the earth this year, as nature.org has taken down or removed their calculator :( But I can promise I have done everything I am willing to do these past twelve months to help save this planet from boiling off into outer space. ChrisL: If you have anymore weird analogies this year that would be splendid. It would be like falling into a pile of ice cream on a hot day. Which there is no shortage of (hot days, that is)
Please feel free to lament here the impending doom of the planet or at least brag about what great or small part you've done to help delay the destruction of this pale blue dot by some negligibly small amount of time
Happy earth day 2014!
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Honestly I never much thought about it, but reading through here I realize that I am pretty green and trust me I don't try, nor really care
We live on the Grid, Barely ie; we get Electricity, and we have a Landline because cell phones don't work here at the ranch
We have a well, we have a septic system.
We use Propane
We use Wood Heat also, We have plenty of tress and we allow the new ones to grow all they want :) they plant themselves, in this area the term "Save a Tree" translates to lose several jobs and a way of life. Not a popular concept in timber country.
I work from home so our fuel consumption is half of a normal couple
Have no kids, want no kids
We have a Natural Log Home which is pretty darn efficient.
We use some of the stupid light blubs, especially on lights that are on near 24/7, it is cheaper
We have a garden, we don't compost, that would draw in bears, coons, and skunks.
All this is stuff we do for no other reason other then it is convenient for us living in the boonies.. To impose a hardship on my life to "Save the Earth" for future generations is an alien concept to me. I leave that idea to people that have kids.
Prius LOL those are speedbumps we drive over in the winter, here you either own a 4x4 or you stay home 6 months out of the year :)
I recycled a milk jug & some plastic today.
I bought some natural insect repellant at Wal Mart, instead of the DEET variety.
I shot this morning at an indoor range, so the lead would not end up in the ground.
Pretty much the same thing I do everyday; recycle, don't let my vehicle unnecessarily idle, turn off lights when not using them, when showering I turn the water on and wet down, turn it off and lather up, turn it back on and rinse (same thing when washing my hands or brushing my teeth), when using the toilet I go by the adage of "If it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down" In other words, I don't flush the toilet every time I take a leak.
My 9 year old son said "Today's Earth Day, isn't it?" I told him every day is Earth Day and explained what I meant by it. About half an hour later a city bus that runs on alternative fuel drove by with the
slogan "Every Day is Earth Day" On it :) .
John
Just walked home from work.
This weekend I am moving to a home that is @ 5 min walk from my office.
Holly Maddux hates Earth Day.
I have been recycling and have gotten my garbage down to about 6 bags a month. An those I am able to put in my parents garbage can so I don't have to pay for garbage service.
Where did the lead come from in the first place, I wonder?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
Don't worry,,,I gave some lead back to Mother Earth on Sunday,,,,,outdoor range,,,:rofl2:
Oh,,,forgot to add,,,I gave her back some copper too,,,:D
Today in celebration of earth's 1,643,590,000,001st Earth Day, let us consider expressing our gratitude to mother earth by penning renewed commitment to her health. I shall begin with a haiku
The earth is so great.
If you don't agree with me,
I won't like your posts.
Next, a sonnet:
Behold, dirt; (a)
Not just dirty! (b)
And no I'm not being flirty, (b)
I mean earth no hurt (a)
Off my back I'd give my shirt (a)
To not sound so nerdy (b)
But here it is almost 9:30 (b)
So this proclamation I blurt: (a)
No more emissions(c)
From my hands or feet(d)
Shall harm this planet.(e)
Such filthy mans(c)
Though sincerely I greet(d)
I'll not hesitate to ban it(e)
Lastly, a limerick:
I once met a man from New Brunswick
Who sold me some salt I just once licked
Seeing my chance
I made that man dance
& We vowed to never make earth sick
Thank you and Happy Earth Day
WTG Lee!
Can we have a show of hands from all those who skipped shower to smell little bit more earthy?
Oh never mind, my nose seems to be more than enough - no raised hands necessary.
This message was brought to you by my walk today on the streets of 'Big Apple'.
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Sorry, everyone, I was late this year due to a bad cold brought on by all the smog I produced the past 12 months. I promise to do better from now on
When the earth stops spewing particulate matter into it's own atmosphere through volcanic activity, when lightning strikes stop burning down and destroying trees, when fish stop sh*tting in the ocean and bears stop sh*tting in the forest (they do don't they?), when wild animals stop devouring every darn thing they can get there paws on without regard or consequence, then so will I.
Until then -
a belated, Happy Earth Day
Some effort - I must admit - is environmentally friendly but is based on my refuse to eat and drink in whatever not made from pottery or glass. I am not a dog to eat on a plastic bag, bowl or cup. I also shave with a teacup of water, my car bears half inch of dust, I let the garden to fix carbon by allowing it to grow wildly and the vegetation homes opossums, macaws, toucans, marmosets, snakes (who prey upon the rodents) and spiders (who prey upon the cockroaches). I also do not waste electrical energy ironing anything, and all my baths are "cold" (It is really difficult to have some cold water to refresh in the semi-arid tropics, anyway). I eat only organics (like pork, cattle, horse and rabbit - have you seen any of them produced on refinerys?) and, finally, I do not raise damn little humans... 7 billions are enough. I keep the practice just because I love the sport. :rofl2:
HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!!!!!!!
What have you done lately to ensure the survival of mother earth?
I planted some Citronella plants around the door to keep bugs & cats away from my porch.
I did this instead of using Deet (Diethyltoluamide)or placing electronic bug killing lights.
I'm going green & saving the wildlife.:)
If you want to keep the bugs away, just spray some Pinaud Vegetal on your porch, actually forget about that, it'll kill the bugs but attract all the female cats that are in heat....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
In the late, great words of George Carlin, "The planet will be fine...people are f#%k%d".
We conserve water, garden, have a wildflower section of the yard that grows wild, use environmentally friendly cleaners such as baking soda, washing soda, etc.
Littering around our family will draw down capital punishment. Oh hey, we support capital punishment which helps the earth too. :)
The only thing we have changed this year is to dump the Teflon Pans
We switched to Cast Iron and Carbon Steel starting at Christmas time, I simply refuse to waste any more money on pans that want to kill me, and my wallet :) Now the wife might kill me with the new pans but hey that is a whole different story :p
Other than that I continue to be Green as much as it saves me Green,,
Can she shoot ? :rofl2:
Happy ten year anniversary of our Happy Earth Day posts in this thread!
Please share any new tips or strategies you have for protecting earth from yourself
One that I'll be working harder on this year is proving that the earth is flat. Think about it: no globe, no global warming - it's a win-win!
Mankind is a parasite and I hope we don't kill our host or find another one before we are done.
You were 9 min early but local is overrated so we can go GMT again. Plus it's better to be early than to miss it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by hoglahoo
I very much like the outside the proverbial globe thinking too! Sign me up :)
