tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post5024384182708538567..comments2023-12-01T04:51:31.087-08:00Comments on Don't Feed The Pixies: It’s Not Easy Being GreenDon't Feed The Pixieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-12801165347059129782008-05-31T14:41:00.000-07:002008-05-31T14:41:00.000-07:00I go through manic phases with being green, like m...I go through manic phases with being green, like my compulsive/militant recycler phase: I started giving mini-lectures to the regular customers at a cafe I used to work at - when someone buys his/her 3rd latte of the day in a disposable cup, it makes me cranky. I soon quit that job, partly due to being overwhelmed by the amount of waste happening.<BR/><BR/>Then I go through periods of despair where I wonder what the point is to me trying my best when others (like political leaders, as you pointed out) don't seem to care or make any effort whatsoever.<BR/><BR/>But then I remember that I have no control over what other people do, but can definitely control my own actions - so I keep on recycling, and try to get my friends to leave their cars at home (a nice 45 minute walk or a frustrating 30 minute drive in stand-still traffic and an anger-making search for non-existent parking? Hmm, tough choice...) and try to look through the smog instead of AT the smog.....french panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387613398913818918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-59686984300946474122008-05-23T21:03:00.000-07:002008-05-23T21:03:00.000-07:00Do what you can, I think it makes a difference. I ...Do what you can, I think it makes a difference. I remember ten years ago there wasn't even an "organic" section in our mainstream supermarkets. Now, you can go to most grocery stores and there are those sections ... so goes the same for all environmentally friendly products too. Who knew I wouldn't have to go to the one tucked away green store in the city to buy non-toxic toilet bowl cleaner? Who knew that it would become "hip" to be eco-friendly. It will take a long time, but it still may make a difference ... On the other end of complicated (and trying to make a difference by our consumer choices) have you heard about that book called "100 mile diet" ... it talks about only eating food that's made within 100 miles from you. It can be pretty depressing for Canadians, let me tell you!Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370629307564806889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-71560803189210803402008-05-23T05:33:00.000-07:002008-05-23T05:33:00.000-07:00They're in the process of it now - not implemented...They're in the process of it now - not implemented, but the basic laws are in place to allow it and they'll be phased in over the next few yearsDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-24379255068407384252008-05-23T04:49:00.000-07:002008-05-23T04:49:00.000-07:00So they've already implemented the I.D.s in the Un...So they've already implemented the I.D.s in the United Kingdom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-15686028352220746062008-05-22T05:10:00.000-07:002008-05-22T05:10:00.000-07:00Don't worry. I don't like kids either, and I'm not...Don't worry. I don't like kids either, and I'm not afraid to say it blatantly. They are a virus, a plague, a disease, to quote Agent Smith. I do what I can to help and encourage them as a moral imperative, but animals have always been much better than humans. Of all ages.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, mis-labeling is a product of bad design. As you've shown, I guess you make a bad decision in shopping no matter how good your intent is, but that doesn't mean you should give up and eat junk. I'm still addicted to junk, but it isn't because of mislabeling, it's simply because I'm addicted. I still need to find healthy food that tastes good.<BR/><BR/>However, I don't know about having the machine that recycles for us. Inventing technology to cover the tasks we're supposed to do is progressive towards the kind of future society I described in my post about the commercial with the sneakers without shoelaces. If people want an ideal place to live, they must actively pursue it themselves.<BR/><BR/>Machines cannot envision a cleaner, better earth and rationally pursue it. Only we can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com