Screw the small steps and simple things: here are ten Earth Day goals that matter

Traditionally, April 22—Earth Day—is a day devoted to making green accessible to all. It’s a day when each of us is invited to take small, individual steps toward reducing our carbon footprints, limiting our waste, or restoring the environment. See how easy it is—and how fun—to do your part to save the planet? Whether Earth Day does any good, however, is a subject of some real debate.

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Posted by bryce  on  04/23  at  01:17 PM

"There are no simple steps worth caring about ... So screw the little things.

I would hesitate before writing off the effect of these little things on people under 18 years old, who have no choice but to express their care of the environment in little ways. I submit that by offering these little things to our youth, they will mature into people who care about the big things.

Concerning #1, I just hope our enemies eliminate their nuclear programs before we do.
Concerning #5, where it says, "Research shows that women who have access to education and rights over their own bodies choose to have fewer children," I immediately thought of China, where women don't exactly have rights over their own bodies, given the "One Child Policy."
Concerning #7, I really don't see how our knowledge and appreciation of 18 million species will significantly "cultivate an appreciation for all life's existence" any more than our knowledge and appreciation of 1.8 million species. After all, any given person can appreciate only a handful of them anyway. Yes, let's continue to expand our knowledge about these barely-known species, but this push to "document all life now" sounds a bit over-the-top.

Posted by Mike Licht  on  04/23  at  02:01 PM

Earth Day 2009: our long global cow flatulence nightmare is over.

See

http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/earth-day-2009/

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