Sunday, September 27, 2009
Pacific Patch of "Nastyness"
The post that I thought changed my perspective the most was the video we watched about the Pacific Garbage Patch. I was never a very "green" person. I don't tend to chose organic things over plastics or non-recyclables. Yes, I would collect HI-5 bottles but that was only for the pleasure of the extra 5 cents that one could get. A couple of my friends are completely "hippy-fied," and I never understood why. This video made me want to be more conservative about where trash goes. It's not only plastics that are killing our environment, it's ourselves. We leave our trash everywhere and this is the reason for the Pacific Garbage Patch. It really is a site to see, not because it is beautiful, because it makes you want to be aware. Seeing all of that trash in the water makes me want to go up there and do something about it. For now, all I can do is stay aware of what products that I consume and make sure that they make it into the trash instead of the ocean.
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THIS IS NOT A SLAM TO THE WRITER OF THIS BLOG THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE SO PLEASE DONT TAKE IT PERSONAL
well now going green has become a highly marketable problem when the fact is ITS ALL READY TO LATE. the measures to save the world are not practical or efficient and its happening all over the world. so if any one wants to buy goods made out of recyclable materiel go ahead. i guess if it makes you feel better along with the added bragging rights to pay more for something that will end up in the same dump as the rest of it. the killing of mother earth started once the first slab of concrete was laid and the structure built on top
Think about the sheer volume of trash (much of which is plastic) we produce on even a daily basis. I agree with sylver that many people use the idea of going green to sell their products...and people buy them because it curbs their guilt. I personally have to be optimistic, though, and say that education is the key to awareness as far as what really helps, and what is just greenwash.
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