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  what is the idea?

  your blog post doesn't give any information and lead the reader to really not pay attention to you.  i looked at the link and no, it doesn't seem like a really good idea.  because storing heat in underground aquifers could probably mess with the ecosystem of most areas.  On Finally, something to do with all the damn asphalt posted 1 year, 10 months ago 1 Response

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  democracy = consumerism ?

  as many people are commenting, the choice of the consumer is a powerful force in impacting climate change.  

  i ask anyone who is listening then...is a democracy or our democracy now centered and reliant on the role as consumers?  is it possible still to create social change in other ways?  

  if we are left with change being acted upon us as consumers - we have little to say or do with this change.  we choose products which are designed for us.  that is not creative nor does it require our voices.  

  whereas political/community action counters this by saying we have power as a voice and as a people that goes beyond what any consumer can accomplish.  i think it is time for the conversation to go beyond green consumerism.   On Voluntary actions didn't get us civil rights, and they won't fix the climate posted 2 years, 2 months ago 61 Responses

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  Use Which N Word Less

  "The "N word" I was hoping for is neutrality." Bill B

  I agree with Bill B.  Let's talk less about carbon neutrality, since it is basically a myth.  We are not and cannot at present take out carbon from the atmosphere at the levels we are introducing them.  Carbon offsets are investments, not actual carbon fixers. The language does not describe the reality of the activity.  

  So talking less about the N word, means talking less about personal behaviors and more about collective action.  Seems to me that is the author's point.  It make's sense.  Of course it is not only in lobbying government, but that is one mainstream and effective process. On Voluntary actions didn't get us civil rights, and they won't fix the climate posted 2 years, 2 months ago 61 Responses