Comments on: The Big Misunderstanding: Why We Don’t Need to Save the Planet http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/ Setting an Example by Design Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: harisa atiq http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-9378 harisa atiq Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:23 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-9378 No we are not doing enough as we have been polluting our Earth, burning fossil fuels unnecessarily. if the our planet ran out of fuel, they fight like salvages for the fuel. Now i will talk about global warming, ozone hole, tsunamis, haze, rise in sea level, and changes in weather patterns but global warming cann't be stoped as we are polluting our planet by throwing liters,throwing tocix waste,cutting down trees and etc. Definitely no, we can conserve energy by using public transport instead of driving our cars, use wind and solar power. We can boycott motor sports. We can use energy saving light bulbs, insulate our houses, drive smaller cars, the list goes on and on. We should recycle a lot more, and plant more trees. We should not encourage more discriminating felling of primary forest to line the already rich timber tycoons. We should protect our forest and endanger animals like the orang utan. We could eat less meat because cows emit a lot of methane gas which is harmful to the atmosphere, and their cow pats releases effluence which pollute the waterways.Now, the water level has come half way up their stilts, the salt water had killed off all their taro plants.Forget about the science, we all can see the climate is changing and reall, big things need to be done to make things better.Think of the resources used to manufacture a new car. You just can't keep that up forever, so the answer is that our standard of living will have to drop as we run out of things. Acid rain, unbreathable air, toxic drinking water, dead zones in our oceans, climate change—that’s nature responding to our acts. We’re not killing the planet; we’re killing ourselves, we are killing what’s around us, we’re using up the earth’s resources, some of which aren’t renewable. Eliminating species, the planet will survive without us, more animals with thrive without us being here, but for now…saving it for OUR well-being and the other creatures in which we share Earth with. No we are not doing enough as we have been polluting our Earth, burning fossil fuels unnecessarily.
if the our planet ran out of fuel, they fight like salvages for the fuel.
Now i will talk about global warming, ozone hole, tsunamis, haze, rise in sea level, and changes in weather patterns but global warming cann’t be stoped as we are polluting our planet by throwing liters,throwing tocix waste,cutting down trees and etc. Definitely no, we can conserve energy by using public transport instead of driving our cars, use wind and solar power. We can boycott motor sports. We can use energy saving light bulbs, insulate our houses, drive smaller cars, the list goes on and on. We should recycle a lot more, and plant more trees. We should not encourage more discriminating felling of primary forest to line the already rich timber tycoons. We should protect our forest and endanger animals like the orang utan. We could eat less meat because cows emit a lot of methane gas which is harmful to the atmosphere, and their cow pats releases effluence which pollute the waterways.Now, the water level has come half way up their stilts, the salt water had killed off all their taro plants.Forget about the science, we all can see the climate is changing and reall, big things need to be done to make things better.Think of the resources used to manufacture a new car. You just can’t keep that up forever, so the answer is that our standard of living will have to drop as we run out of things. Acid rain, unbreathable air, toxic drinking water, dead zones in our oceans, climate change—that’s nature responding to our acts. We’re not killing the planet; we’re killing ourselves, we are killing what’s around us, we’re using up the earth’s resources, some of which aren’t renewable. Eliminating species, the planet will survive without us, more animals with thrive without us being here, but for now…saving it for OUR well-being and the other creatures in which we share Earth with.

]]> By: Linda http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-9333 Linda Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:05:52 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-9333 I think this is a fantastic post with a realistic view, but we can't stop trying to change for the better. We need to do every bit we can and get behind our governments to make changes in our laws because it is there where we can make mass change! To Pinky: I don't think anyone is trying to scare you! The truth is scary! We as a species could be wiped out and its because of our own actions! I think this is a fantastic post with a realistic view, but we can’t stop trying to change for the better. We need to do every bit we can and get behind our governments to make changes in our laws because it is there where we can make mass change!

To Pinky: I don’t think anyone is trying to scare you! The truth is scary! We as a species could be wiped out and its because of our own actions!

]]> By: solarpanelsforsale http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-9276 solarpanelsforsale Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:25:05 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-9276 Very very good point. Like you said the planet (and it's inhabitants) would do much better with out us. The changes we need to make are to save our own butts! Very very good point. Like you said the planet (and it’s inhabitants) would do much better with out us. The changes we need to make are to save our own butts!

]]> By: This Sporting Life | Green By Design http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-7323 This Sporting Life | Green By Design Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:37:03 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-7323 [...] guess is that most of us aren’t thinking about saving ourselves and the planet while pursuing sports and hobbies — we’re simply aiming for real-time stress relief. While [...]

[...] guess is that most of us aren’t thinking about saving ourselves and the planet while pursuing sports and hobbies — we’re simply aiming for real-time stress relief. While [...]

]]> By: pinky http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-7129 pinky Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:03:57 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-7129 This is really freaky. I dont know why ppl try 2 scare us.........? This is really freaky.

I dont know why ppl try 2 scare us………?

]]> By: Ian Moss http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-7006 Ian Moss Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:55:13 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-7006 First of all we should consider a few facts before we think any further. The population of the earth for thousands of years was around 200 million and then around the time of the industrial revolution went up to the present 7 billion (soon to rise to 10 billion by 2050) That is plague proportions.Also if you were to consider life on this planet as a piano keyboard we have been around for only the width of a piano string ! also consider that over 90% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. Right I hope that gets ourselves in perspective. We are not special , we only think we are, because we're able to think those thoughts. It's not our large brains/conscience/morals that define who we are but our egos. What an irrational thing on which to base our judgements.The truth is we invented our way into this mess and our misplaced arrogance presumes we can invent our way out of it. The bottom line is a certain set of circumstances brought about our existence, it thereby stands to reason that if you greatly alter those circumstances then life will suffer and our ability to survive will diminish ... simple.Just pause to consider this...a cheetah is just fast enough to catch it's prey and a giraffe's neck is just long enough to reach the leaves but what if we're just not clever enough to outwit nature. It's a big ask, can we really do better than the very set of circumstnces that brought about our very existense. How arrogant, how deluded, how naive. When we decide who is the superior animal on this planet how vey convenient that we set the criteria...intelligence...why not the fastest animal,the one that's been around the longest, the one that causes the least damage,the one that is most essential to life on earth, the one that lives the longest ... hey we wouldn't win any of those would we. It's a bit like a room full of athletes debating who is the best and the tall guy stands up and says " I know how we'll decide, it's the one who can jump the highest" We won't change, we won't invent our way out of this. We'll carry on in our selfish, greedy self deluded way until we're a busted flush. We're fiddling while Rome burns, we're like the walking dead. Somethings are just too big, too far gone.Somethings just don't have a solution. It's not a matter of if, but when. I'd say that's sometime within the next 200 years (probably sooner rather than later) we've been a disaster as a species, let's face it. First of all we should consider a few facts before we think any further. The population of the earth for thousands of years was around 200 million and then around the time of the industrial revolution went up to the present 7 billion (soon to rise to 10 billion by 2050) That is plague proportions.Also if you were to consider life on this planet as a piano keyboard we have been around for only the width of a piano string ! also consider that over 90% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. Right I hope that gets ourselves in perspective. We are not special , we only think we are, because we’re able to think those thoughts. It’s not our large brains/conscience/morals that define who we are but our egos. What an irrational thing on which to base our judgements.The truth is we invented our way into this mess and our misplaced arrogance presumes we can invent our way out of it. The bottom line is a certain set of circumstances brought about our existence, it thereby stands to reason that if you greatly alter those circumstances then life will suffer and our ability to survive will diminish … simple.Just pause to consider this…a cheetah is just fast enough to catch it’s prey and a giraffe’s neck is just long enough to reach the leaves but what if we’re just not clever enough to outwit nature. It’s a big ask, can we really do better than the very set of circumstnces that brought about our very existense. How arrogant, how deluded, how naive. When we decide who is the superior animal on this planet how vey convenient that we set the criteria…intelligence…why not the fastest animal,the one that’s been around the longest, the one that causes the least damage,the one that is most essential to life on earth, the one that lives the longest … hey we wouldn’t win any of those would we. It’s a bit like a room full of athletes debating who is the best and the tall guy stands up and says ” I know how we’ll decide, it’s the one who can jump the highest” We won’t change, we won’t invent our way out of this. We’ll carry on in our selfish, greedy self deluded way until we’re a busted flush. We’re fiddling while Rome burns, we’re like the walking dead. Somethings are just too big, too far gone.Somethings just don’t have a solution. It’s not a matter of if, but when. I’d say that’s sometime within the next 200 years (probably sooner rather than later) we’ve been a disaster as a species, let’s face it.

]]> By: Henrique http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-6064 Henrique Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:01:47 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-6064 Besides living in sustainable way we have to drastically reduce the poor population by the natality! Then we'll have less people to be exploited, we'll better balance the resources and producing a lot let less trash. Less humans, less troubles. Ridiculously obvious! Besides living in sustainable way we have to drastically reduce the poor population by the natality! Then we’ll have less people to be exploited, we’ll better balance the resources and producing a lot let less trash. Less humans, less troubles. Ridiculously obvious!

]]> By: Screw the Planet, Save the Humans | Bill Riddell http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-5488 Screw the Planet, Save the Humans | Bill Riddell Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:16:53 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-5488 [...] Den Draak’s post The Big Misunderstanding: Why We Don’t Need to Save the Planet on Green by [...]

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]]> By: Dan Miranda http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-5370 Dan Miranda Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:18:18 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-5370 I recently made a post on this. Check it out! http://commandyourtime.com/?p=33 I recently made a post on this. Check it out!

http://commandyourtime.com/?p=33

]]> By: Five Ways To Start Spending Your Time To Save the Next Generation : Command Your Time http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/02/the-big-misunderstanding-why-we-dont-need-to-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-5331 Five Ways To Start Spending Your Time To Save the Next Generation : Command Your Time Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:15:49 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2682#comment-5331 [...] by an excellent post on Green By Design about how it’s ourselves we are protecting, rather than the actual planet Eart..., I think it’s safe to say that half of the people I interact with each day believe that Earth [...]

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