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Monday, May 07, 2007
Manifesto
From Adbusters-- Journal of the Mental Environment An ecological magazine, dedicated to examining the relationship between human beings and their physical and mental environment. Published in Vancouver, B.C. www.adbusters.org
no fish in the oceans in 40 yrs.? yikes! that sounds pretty grim.
this whole global warming/end of civilization thing is pretty tough to get one's head around.
i take it seriously because i've read the reports and seen the projected consequences. the question is: what the hell do we do?
individually, we've made a few changes in our little household: super low energy lite bulbs, high efficientcy appliances, walking & biking whenever feasible, even a hybrid civic with 45 mpg and virtually no carbon emissions. (a very nice ride, by the way, and one i hope all in the new car market will take a look at)
and of course all those who read the blog know i have a big mouth and don't mind voicing my humble opinion. i talk up the green machine, remind one & all there'll be folks here long after we use up our slice of the pie.
but all this said, i ask again: what else can we do?
there are more and more folks all the time, especially in developing countries. these people want the good life. they wants cars, washing machines, TV sets. they need energy. they don't give a good goddamn about al bore and leo dinardio.
i'm not being a pessimist; i'm just saying long term--if the projections are correct--there is probably not a whole lot that can be done to stop, or even slow down, the inevitable.
life as we know it will change.
but, in the meantime, let's get the govment to insist carmakers average 45 mpg from their cars; not a paltry 23. 23 is absurd. and that doesn't even count the SUVs which are classified as trucks and not subject to the passenger car regulations.
if our collective vehicular fleet averaged 45 mpg we could rely solely on non-OPEC oil. which means we could tell the stinking saudi arabians and the stinking kuwaitis and the stinking nigerians to go fuk themselves.
I think we may be reaching a human "tipping point" as well. I'll take Locke's view that the consent of the governed is necessary and it seems many of us first worlders are waking up, despite our governments, on an individual and corporate level. Who will call the future Hobbes or Locke?
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no fish in the oceans in 40 yrs.? yikes! that sounds pretty grim.
this whole global warming/end of civilization thing is pretty tough to get one's head around.
i take it seriously because i've read the reports and seen the projected consequences. the question is: what the hell do we do?
individually, we've made a few changes in our little household: super low energy lite bulbs, high efficientcy appliances, walking & biking whenever feasible, even a hybrid civic with 45 mpg and virtually no carbon emissions. (a very nice ride, by the way, and one i hope all in the new car market will take a look at)
and of course all those who read the blog know i have a big mouth and don't mind voicing my humble opinion. i talk up the green machine, remind one & all there'll be folks here long after we use up our slice of the pie.
but all this said, i ask again: what else can we do?
there are more and more folks all the time, especially in developing countries. these people want the good life. they wants cars, washing machines, TV sets. they need energy. they don't give a good goddamn about al bore and leo dinardio.
i'm not being a pessimist; i'm just saying long term--if the projections are correct--there is probably not a whole lot that can be done to stop, or even slow down, the inevitable.
life as we know it will change.
but, in the meantime, let's get the govment to insist carmakers average 45 mpg from their cars; not a paltry 23. 23 is absurd. and that doesn't even count the SUVs which are classified as trucks and not subject to the passenger car regulations.
if our collective vehicular fleet averaged 45 mpg we could rely solely on non-OPEC oil. which means we could tell the stinking saudi arabians and the stinking kuwaitis and the stinking nigerians to go fuk themselves.
ah, i hear elizabeth calling. gotta go.
I think we may be reaching a human "tipping point" as well. I'll take Locke's view that the consent of the governed is necessary and it seems many of us first worlders are waking up, despite our governments, on an individual and corporate level. Who will call the future Hobbes or Locke?
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