Comments on: Our Sick Earth

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By: Yes Is the Answer. What Is the Question? — the halfway point

Yes Is the Answer. What Is the Question? — the halfway point — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:36:47 +0000

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By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:12:14 +0000

How wonderful of you to make changes. That’s so much more than most other people are willing to do.
I would like to point out one thing though. It’s not as much of an economic issue as you might think.
They know that generally speaking, the higher you are on the economic scale, the larger your carbon footprint. When you’re living from paycheck to paycheck, you can’t afford to drive everywhere, or travel, or buy as many goods.
The point is, if we all did everything we could and were really willing to make some sacrifices, we’d really make a difference.

By: sewa mobil di surabaya

sewa mobil di surabaya — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:12:56 +0000

for celebrate this old earth, then maintain and cultivate the land by not throw trash in our environment. To stay clean and healthy always

By: Aidan Donnelley Rowley @ Ivy League Insecurities

Aidan Donnelley Rowley @ Ivy League Insecurities — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:47:56 +0000

“to what degree will I remain comfortable being my planet’s fair-weather friend?”

A brilliant and haunting question at the core of a brilliant and haunting post. When will we wise up?

By: Rudri

Rudri — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:28:28 +0000

Belinda,

Thanks for such a thought provoking post. I have to admit that I am not as “green” as I should be. I need to do my part, whether it be consuming less, recycling more, or drinking less from plastic bottles. Small changes may lead to a more green life.

By: BigLittleWolf

BigLittleWolf — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:10:19 +0000

I’ve read this several times now, over the past couple of days. You’ve made this subject feel so personal, to each of us. Which of course it is, or should be. And I’ll be thinking, again, about small ways I can make changes. Manageable changes, in the right direction.

By: Nicki

Nicki — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:30:46 +0000

Ah, a topic and issue near and dear to my heart. Do I do everything I can? No but I try. I put out more recycling bins than trash cans. I compost. I try to not drive places I can walk or run to but this is difficult as I live in a rural area. I would gladly take public transport if I could (considering it for the week I have Grand Jury duty).

I have a degree in forestry and many hours of course work in environmental science. It is an issue that I believe Redford was right about in your opening quote. And, thank you for quoting an author whose big environmental piece was written in 1962. Amazing that even then, there were issues that many chose to ignore to make life more convenient.

By: Tracy Todd

Tracy Todd — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:41:14 +0000

Thank you Belinda for making me stop to think again about how I can make a few small changes in my own life to take care of our planet. The scary part for me is that there are so many people out there who still believe that there is no such thing as global warming. Our planet is changing, that is obvious. We need to stop destroying it and do our bit to save it!

A powerful post, thank you!

By: Greg Blencoe

Greg Blencoe — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:20:20 +0000

Hi Belinda,

This post is such a powerful reminder to me of the impact of our day-to-day actions. I am just as guilty as anybody else of not thinking about this enough.

To be completely honest, I have gotten pretty frustrated over the past couple of years in my hydrogen work with the apathy towards the oil crisis. In general, people just don’t seem to want to change until a crisis happens. And this is obviously not the best way to go.

Since you can only control yourself, I just try to do the best I can to educate other people about what I think is happening. I’ve learned that’s all I can do. But this is difficult to accept, because that’s not good enough for me. It’s been a constant internal struggle.