http://www.diamondcutlife.org/walking-the-talk-on-climate-change-ii/ Sustainable Living: The Heart Of The Matter Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/walking-the-talk-on-climate-change-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Micki Carrier Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:23:18 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/walking-the-talk-on-climate-change-ii/#comment-48 Now that is what I call willingness-washing hair in cold water! Wow. I recently hauled my weird plastics to a recycling drive.... it was both uplifting (to see resin lawn chairs, plant pots, etc. being adopted for re-use) and alarming to see SO MUCH plastic (a mountain of plastic bottle caps, tubs galore, etc). I guess we are setting the pace here in Oregon...but best to limit consumption where possible (ie reusable water bottles, locally-grown produce). Keep up the good work and writing, Alison! Now that is what I call willingness-washing hair in cold water! Wow. I recently hauled my weird plastics to a recycling drive…. it was both uplifting (to see resin lawn chairs, plant pots, etc. being adopted for re-use) and alarming to see SO MUCH plastic (a mountain of plastic bottle caps, tubs galore, etc). I guess we are setting the pace here in Oregon…but best to limit consumption where possible (ie reusable water bottles, locally-grown produce). Keep up the good work and writing, Alison!

]]> http://www.diamondcutlife.org/walking-the-talk-on-climate-change-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Colleen Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:36:50 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/walking-the-talk-on-climate-change-ii/#comment-47 As an avid international traveler, my biggest carbon footprints are admittedly my long-haul flights. In my daily life, I use very little energy at home, drive less than 3,000 miles per year, take transit, walk and cycle. There is much more I can and should do, however, I am not willing to completely give up my travels -- often to less-developed countries for volunteer work and to educate others on poverty, indigenous peoples and environmental issues -- because I believe these travel benefits are immesurable. I firmly believe education-focused travel, volunteer-travel and eco-travel (to communities that help protect the environment thanks to tourist dollars) is important to preserving the Earth. And I believe the presence of Americans helping others abroad does much to counterract poor U.S. foreign policy and anti-Americanism abroad. Thanks, Alison, for helping me focus on this today -- and to think about how I might lobby on behalf of better emission standards for airplanes and to consider offsets when I do travel internationally! :) As an avid international traveler, my biggest carbon footprints are admittedly my long-haul flights. In my daily life, I use very little energy at home, drive less than 3,000 miles per year, take transit, walk and cycle. There is much more I can and should do, however, I am not willing to completely give up my travels — often to less-developed countries for volunteer work and to educate others on poverty, indigenous peoples and environmental issues — because I believe these travel benefits are immesurable. I firmly believe education-focused travel, volunteer-travel and eco-travel (to communities that help protect the environment thanks to tourist dollars) is important to preserving the Earth. And I believe the presence of Americans helping others abroad does much to counterract poor U.S. foreign policy and anti-Americanism abroad. Thanks, Alison, for helping me focus on this today — and to think about how I might lobby on behalf of better emission standards for airplanes and to consider offsets when I do travel internationally!

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