Comments on: A little Black & Blue makes Green http://mediaenvironment.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/a-little-black-blue-makes-green/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: hollyee http://mediaenvironment.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/a-little-black-blue-makes-green/#comment-7099 hollyee Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:01:44 +0000 http://mediaenvironment.wordpress.com/?p=5269#comment-7099 One of the only positive outcomes of the country's financial meltdowns is that people are thinking twice about all expeditures, including energy-related ones. Therefore, I disagree that being green is all about financial sacrifice. In fact, it is more cost-effective to reuse items and purchase (or recycle) used items. If people used Freecycle more, they would save money and keep items out of the landfill. Your comments on the thermstat and lights are great. I wonder if in the end it is still a sacrifice once you get used to it? I know that I found it an adjustment when I went from a way-too-air-conditioned office to a home office. Ultimately, I learned to dress in lighter clothing and drink more water. Holly Eitel One of the only positive outcomes of the country’s financial meltdowns is that people are thinking twice about all expeditures, including energy-related ones. Therefore, I disagree that being green is all about financial sacrifice. In fact, it is more cost-effective to reuse items and purchase (or recycle) used items. If people used Freecycle more, they would save money and keep items out of the landfill.

Your comments on the thermstat and lights are great. I wonder if in the end it is still a sacrifice once you get used to it? I know that I found it an adjustment when I went from a way-too-air-conditioned office to a home office. Ultimately, I learned to dress in lighter clothing and drink more water.
Holly Eitel

]]> By: davemd http://mediaenvironment.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/a-little-black-blue-makes-green/#comment-7091 davemd Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:46:38 +0000 http://mediaenvironment.wordpress.com/?p=5269#comment-7091 Hi Carrie! Yea, I think it's definitely going to take some serious and maybe painful sacrifices for a real environmental movement. I hope I didn't make it sound like just lowering your thermostat a couple of degrees and working in the dark makes you Green maybe it's more of an attitude, as opposed to just actions, that defines Green. And speaking of higher standards, looks like Obama's Legislation to reduce green-house gas emissions, the America Clean Energy and Security Act, has passed one hurdle to becoming law...but still one to go. Hi Carrie!
Yea, I think it’s definitely going to take some serious and maybe painful sacrifices for a real environmental movement. I hope I didn’t make it sound like just lowering your thermostat a couple of degrees and working in the dark makes you Green maybe it’s more of an attitude, as opposed to just actions, that defines Green.
And speaking of higher standards, looks like Obama’s Legislation to reduce green-house gas emissions, the America Clean Energy and Security Act, has passed one hurdle to becoming law…but still one to go.

]]> By: carrieshoptaw http://mediaenvironment.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/a-little-black-blue-makes-green/#comment-7051 carrieshoptaw Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:19:34 +0000 http://mediaenvironment.wordpress.com/?p=5269#comment-7051 It really is the things we do every day that can affect the business of energy and so the global economy on the subject of Green. Your comments around individual high standards leading corporations to respond gives us all another great reason to make choices that seem a little personally painful at first, but lead to big gains for us all. It really is the things we do every day that can affect the business of energy and so the global economy on the subject of Green. Your comments around individual high standards leading corporations to respond gives us all another great reason to make choices that seem a little personally painful at first, but lead to big gains for us all.

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