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If global warming were to be completely and undeniably disproved, would you alter whatever green steps you have undertaken to this point?
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December 11, 2009 06:41 PM
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I would not. I am cheap, and my habit changes to waste and consume less have saved me a TON of money. ^_^
Let me break this down by action. I have done several things to be more green, all of these things have helped me in non-green ways.
Driving Less and Walking more:
Non-green Benefits: Improvements to my health, Spending less money on gas.
Buying fewer items
Non-Green Benefits: Spending less money, less clutter in my house
Mining sites like Freecycle.org to find free stuff:
Getting free items, Meeting New People
Turning Down my Heat in the Winter and Cooling less in the Summer.
Non-Green Benefits: Spending Less on Utilities.
Investing In Renuable Energy Companies:
Non-Green Benefits: This has been a boon to my long term savings, these stocks would take a hit in your hypothetical situation as the carbon benefits would be seen as less important, but as non-renuables start becoming more scarce renuable energy will start to look attractive again.
Let me break this down by action. I have done several things to be more green, all of these things have helped me in non-green ways.
Driving Less and Walking more:
Non-green Benefits: Improvements to my health, Spending less money on gas.
Buying fewer items
Non-Green Benefits: Spending less money, less clutter in my house
Mining sites like Freecycle.org to find free stuff:
Getting free items, Meeting New People
Turning Down my Heat in the Winter and Cooling less in the Summer.
Non-Green Benefits: Spending Less on Utilities.
Investing In Renuable Energy Companies:
Non-Green Benefits: This has been a boon to my long term savings, these stocks would take a hit in your hypothetical situation as the carbon benefits would be seen as less important, but as non-renuables start becoming more scarce renuable energy will start to look attractive again.
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December 11, 2009 01:15 PM
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No,
One of the main things I do is recycle.
I would continue to do so because It is still a great idea to recycle.It also helps cut down on the garbage we actually discard. The plastic juice bottles,water bottles,cans and papers all take up alot of garbage space and still can all be reused or recycled.
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One of the main things I do is recycle.
I would continue to do so because It is still a great idea to recycle.It also helps cut down on the garbage we actually discard. The plastic juice bottles,water bottles,cans and papers all take up alot of garbage space and still can all be reused or recycled.
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December 11, 2009 01:26 PM
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I would probably not alter all of the steps that I have taken. For example, I try to drive less, or buy a more fuel-efficient auto. That is a prudent thing to do no matter what the cause of global warming is.
Living a sustainable life-style can't really be a bad thing: if we cut down trees to make paper, why would we not plant more trees so that our children / grand-children etc can also have paper?
Using less gasoline does not make anyone a tree-hugger, but a patriot who does not want to rely on foreign (mostly hostile) nations for the oil to provide it.
So NO - I would not change the green steps that I have taken.
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Living a sustainable life-style can't really be a bad thing: if we cut down trees to make paper, why would we not plant more trees so that our children / grand-children etc can also have paper?
Using less gasoline does not make anyone a tree-hugger, but a patriot who does not want to rely on foreign (mostly hostile) nations for the oil to provide it.
So NO - I would not change the green steps that I have taken.
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I would not alter my green lifestyle because it's not just about global warming. It's about air quality, health issues (like eating organic), conserving space in landfills, saving energy (since we now use energy resources that will one day run out and that is not up for debate, but just plain common sense), and just being smarter about how we do things in general. Global warming is just one issue, but there are many others to contend with as well.
Show me a world where solar panels and wind turbines are on every rooftop and every neighborhood and electric cars as far as the eye can see, and I'll show you a healthier, happier, brighter world I actually WANT my children to grow up in.
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Show me a world where solar panels and wind turbines are on every rooftop and every neighborhood and electric cars as far as the eye can see, and I'll show you a healthier, happier, brighter world I actually WANT my children to grow up in.
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December 12, 2009 09:15 AM
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No even if they disprove the steps, I know in my heart that I have actively worked to make the earth a more beautiful and healthy place. We know pollution is bad, even if it isn't causing global warming, so any steps I have taken to reduce my pollution is a positive one.
So taking what we do know and what steps I am taking I still think I am making an improvement and will continue.
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So taking what we do know and what steps I am taking I still think I am making an improvement and will continue.
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December 13, 2009 04:01 AM
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Global warming and wanting to repair the damage that irresponsible handling of waste has done to this planet are two entirely different things. I have always been "green", even way before it was cool. I would continue to be, global warming or no global warming.
We need to try to undo what our selfish neglect and abuse has done to our environment. Global warming isn't the only, or even the most important, environmental concern. The rain forests are disappearing, the great barrier reef is dying of pollution, and there is a garbage dump the size of Texas in the north Pacific. Our rivers and waterways are so polluted that you can't eat the fish or shellfish out of them. Fish are dying in the oceans, people are dying in cities, all because we have dumped our garbage and spewed our toxins into the air for hundreds of years.
There need to be changes, or there won't be any planet to be warm or cold, because it will be unlivable.
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We need to try to undo what our selfish neglect and abuse has done to our environment. Global warming isn't the only, or even the most important, environmental concern. The rain forests are disappearing, the great barrier reef is dying of pollution, and there is a garbage dump the size of Texas in the north Pacific. Our rivers and waterways are so polluted that you can't eat the fish or shellfish out of them. Fish are dying in the oceans, people are dying in cities, all because we have dumped our garbage and spewed our toxins into the air for hundreds of years.
There need to be changes, or there won't be any planet to be warm or cold, because it will be unlivable.
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