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  But will they buy it?

  Yes, people will vote with their pockets and go "green" when it hurts them. And they'll buy the Prius and CFL to save money. But they also buy it because it makes them feel like the "activist" because they do something better than others when they switch on the car or flip the light switch. Problem is that too many other products are not helping the consumer to be the activist and is just trying to "sell" them a green product. They can't do much once they have bought it. The "goodness" came in the manufacturing and not in the consumer being part of it. More on http://angryafrican.net/2008/08/13/build-it-green-and-the ...On U.S. economy shifting to -- gasp! -- efficiency posted 1 year, 2 months ago 7 Responses

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  I love meat - get used to it

  I am from Africa - and we love our meat. It is part of who we are and part of our culture. We don't look down at vegans. No matter how disgusted we are in their eating habits. ;) But maybe I won't eat meat from most countries either. Not because of the cuteness factor - rather because of what the animals are fed. More on this in my blog at http://angryafrican.net/2008/01/24/we-eat-meat-get-used-t ...On Are you a vegetarian? posted 1 year, 6 months ago 53 Responses

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  A storm in a teacup?

  Look - it's more than just the environment. This isn't the Rumble in the Jungle. It's not World War II. It's not even Tom & Jerry. It's more like Wrestlemania. A little bit of fireworks and a laser display. But it is really just make-believe. A show. A show that happens every few years. Lots of noise and lots of action. But fundamentally still just a show. Nobody gets hurt. Yes, I am talking about the US Presidential election. http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/22/storm-in-a-teacup/On No difference between McCain and Dems on climate posted 1 year, 6 months ago 2 Responses

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  Not cool

  This is not cool. Beer - what next? Hot Dogs and Baseball? But it starts dealing with a bigger problem I have - I have a problem with the "coolness" factor of fighting Global Warming. My problem is that Global Warming just isn't cool enough. And neither is the "weapons" and gadgets to help me in this fight. No badge or hip gadget I can wear. Makes it difficult to know what I should do. A Prius? Not cool. Not like the FJ Cruiser. Windfarms? Cool but I can't carry it around like an iPod to show off. Those pesky CO2's are just so tiny - smaller than the diamond my wife will accept and bigger than I can afford? http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/03/global-warming-is-just ...On Climate change affects -- noooooooo! -- beer posted 1 year, 7 months ago 3 Responses

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  Another question

  How do we get people to buy into it? I have a problem with the "coolness" factor of fighting Global Warming. But my problem is that Global Warming just isn't cool enough. And neither is the "weapons" and gadgets to help me in this fight. No badge or hip gadget I can wear. Makes it difficult to know what I should do. A Prius? Not cool. Not like the FJ Cruiser. Windfarms? Cool but I can't carry it around like an iPod to show off. Those pesky CO2's are just so tiny - smaller than the diamond my wife will accept and bigger than I can afford? http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/03/global-warming-is-just ...On The implicit assumption in Pielke Jr.'s Nature commentary posted 1 year, 7 months ago 38 Responses