<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Notes from the road]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/ Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:59:42 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/1 Task List for Sheryl


Since Sheryl Crow has fallen into the Al Gore "Do As I Say; Not As I Do" club, I have prepared a task list for here (Bono, please make a copy for yourself):

Buy back all CDs, posters and other physical media related to Sheryl Crow.

Get a PhD in Chemistry.

Figure out how to take all the detritus of your career and return it's energy value to the Earth.

Figure out how to recapture all the CO2 released in the making of your multimillion dollar name and stardom including media, concerts and all the associated energy.

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]]> Task List for Sheryl


Since Sheryl Crow has fallen into the Al Gore "Do As I Say; Not As I Do" club, I have prepared a task list for here (Bono, please make a copy for yourself):

Buy back all CDs, posters and other physical media related to Sheryl Crow.

Get a PhD in Chemistry.

Figure out how to take all the detritus of your career and return it's energy value to the Earth.

Figure out how to recapture all the CO2 released in the making of your multimillion dollar name and stardom including media, concerts and all the associated energy.

The Texeme Construct offers international text memetics construction and textcasting services. http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com



]]> Comment #2 by GreyFlcn http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/ Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:10:43 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/2 Heh

The Hypocrisy claims all come from ignorant people who think the only way to deal with climate change is by forcing everyone to live like the Amish.  (Both sides of the fence here)

When the real answer is you can have a pimped house, a sexy car, and use tons of energy :P

Just so long as we figure out how to make energy without emitting tons of carbon.

]]> Heh

The Hypocrisy claims all come from ignorant people who think the only way to deal with climate change is by forcing everyone to live like the Amish.  (Both sides of the fence here)

When the real answer is you can have a pimped house, a sexy car, and use tons of energy :P

Just so long as we figure out how to make energy without emitting tons of carbon.

]]> Comment #3 by Solar John http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:06:14 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/3 A note to Sheryl

Hey Sheryl,
I tried your one-sheet suggestion, but found that it quickly reaches an irreversible tipping point.  Any other suggestions?

SJ
http://solarjohn.blogspot.com

Solar John



]]> A note to Sheryl

Hey Sheryl,
I tried your one-sheet suggestion, but found that it quickly reaches an irreversible tipping point.  Any other suggestions?

SJ
http://solarjohn.blogspot.com

Solar John



]]> Comment #4 by jcarterwil http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/ Sun, 06 May 2007 06:58:49 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/eating-crow/4 Real Savings

The problem is not about individuals, its about understanding solutions that provide real energy savings in the near term so that we see changes, and are motivated to do more.  I keep hearing about the need for a "Manhattan Project" style objective.  That is a find approach when there is really no other solution, but let's go for some real savings now.  We know that CFL's have an impact, how do we get more people to recognize that?

Also, companies like http://www.gridlogix.com and the Texas A&M energy group (look up Re-Commissioning or see http://www.machine2enterprise.com) have solutions that can reduce energy usage in an average commercial building by 10-20% by optimizing the control software in the building.  Across the nation that would result in reducing consumption of 500M barrels of oil/yr and the CO2 output of 25M cars.

I think we should focus on real solutions.

]]> Real Savings

The problem is not about individuals, its about understanding solutions that provide real energy savings in the near term so that we see changes, and are motivated to do more.  I keep hearing about the need for a "Manhattan Project" style objective.  That is a find approach when there is really no other solution, but let's go for some real savings now.  We know that CFL's have an impact, how do we get more people to recognize that?

Also, companies like http://www.gridlogix.com and the Texas A&M energy group (look up Re-Commissioning or see http://www.machine2enterprise.com) have solutions that can reduce energy usage in an average commercial building by 10-20% by optimizing the control software in the building.  Across the nation that would result in reducing consumption of 500M barrels of oil/yr and the CO2 output of 25M cars.

I think we should focus on real solutions.

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