U.S. culture is finally getting that global warming is both a fact and serious trouble. Good, great, excellent.
The problem now is that most people think somebody else had better do something about it — in effect so that business can continue as usual.
I embrace the opposite of that attitude: that all of us can do something about it, and that ‘business as usual’ is at the core of the problem
Tags: bipartisan politics·carbon footprint·climate change·culture·development·economics·environment·global warming·smart growth
One time in my life, years ago, I went inside a WalMart store and purchased one item. It was a full-length mirror for $10. I felt grateful I could afford it because I was a self-employed artist at the time (read: poor).
I never went back to WalMart because I learned about the high cost of their low prices. For instance, many who receive relief food from the Oregon Food
Tags: climate change·culture·environment·global warming·WalMart
Maybe you’re like me in this respect: when I see problems, I want to find solutions.
No.
I don’t just want to find solutions, I want to live them out. I feel more alive that way, more connected. Lots of problems are both personal and public, both micro and macro. Ditto their solutions.
Here we have a national epidemic of obesity and a global climate problem of overusing fossil fuels. It doesn’t take
Tags: culture·environment·exercise·global warming·life·problem-solving
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