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Cleaned up indeed

Seems like people really have to reach the ultimate peak of development first before realizing that, "Oops, we've gone too far. Time to get green!" Hopefully, China will take action much sooner. No amount of greening up for the Olympics could possibly help if everything else is still running terribly.

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On Black Friday

I first heard about it only last year, really, when my sister and her husband headed to Best Buy early in the morning only to find that there was already a large crowd there.

It's probably a lot of fun if you get what you want with little effort and for a lower price, but it's not a good thing if people just shop and buy things they don't really want just because they're on sale. Unnecessary items = waste waste waste!

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Er, correct me if I'm wrong...

...but wouldn't using air conditioning actually contribute to global warming?

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Oh boy

This bit of news would probably encourage governments to stop considering and exploring alternative sources of energy for a while, since, oh, there's a new source of oil anyway. We don't have to worry about a thing. We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Yikes.

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Wow

"evolutionary shortsightedness of other life forms"

"At the root of global-warming alarmism is a deathly fear of change."

"But if the world is warming, I say "bravo.""

I was really really hoping he was just joking with this editorial, but it sounds like he's pret-ty serious here.

At the very least, I'm amused that he's only thought of the "benefits" of global warming to countries with cold or temperate climates. I guess those of us living in parts of the world with usually blazing temperatures will just have to deal, tsk.

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Still not that bad to me

But I do see your point, really. Other situations that would elicit outrage in people could have been used instead of gay sex. But I suppose by using "gay sex", the writer was also pointing out that there's still quite a lot of homophobia, hence the idea that a lot of people would be massing in the streets if gay sex caused global warming. Some people (I want to say "politicians who are staunchly against same-sex marriages") would probably work harder to fight global warming--only instead of rallying to the environment's cause, people will be more likely to focus on the homosexuality part instead of the assault on the environment. Tsk.

If only he'd used some other words like "pedophiles", "rapists", or "corrupt politicians" though, or some other universally despised thing/people/issue, it would all be so much simpler.

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Excellent piece

I'm not entirely sure what all the fuss is about, because the way I see it, the article is not about anything else but people's attitude towards global warming. The article's basically saying that global warming's a much bigger threat to the planet than anything else, but because it's not a clear and present danger, people don't give it much thought. If we actually saw a great big ball of flame with the words "MWAHAHAA! I am the evil Global Warming, and I am here to destroy you all!" floating in the sky, perhaps people would work harder to prevent it.

And I personally think what he said is true. People would rise up against global warming if what caused it is morally reprehensible and offensive (not that gay sex is bad, but you know how some conservatives, hardcore Catholics, or "moralists" think), and also if what's causing it directly affect people (ie. "Global warming is caused by the fact that you weren't given a raise by your oppressive boss").

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$50?

Um. Would it be all right to donate an amount less than $50, and even less than $35? It's a fairly hefty amount when converted to our local currency. Still, I'd like to be able to help out a bit!

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What about writers?

If one is, say, a writer for an environmental blog, magazine, or any other publication, does THAT count as an environmental career?

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Rubbish

I'd personally be happier if people are doing what they can to make their homes in the city as green as possible rather than keeping up their ungreen ways in the city and just making up for them in the country.

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"Seems" is right

Opinions are fickle. Right now he seems like a hero who's brave enough to speak the truth about the environment. But let's say he ever becomes the US president and he steadfastly clings to his environmental views. I'm sure there's going to be some people who might find him a bit inconvenient to have as president.

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I love textbooks!

I loved being able to flip through textbooks in school, but yikes, the prices were back-breaking. Not to mention that I had no use for some of them after I was done with a particular class. Browsing through websites relevant to one's subjects seems easier and cheaper, but it seems to me that it's not REALLY studying. I still like the feeling of sitting down and reading a book on my desk.

As for the Wayback Machine, that's a big help, although sometimes it fails to catch some sites.On My year of teaching environmental science without a textbook posted 3 years, 7 months ago 11 Responses