<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for James Bond a not-so-secret green agent]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Glauke http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:27:32 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/1 Moral of the Story

I wasn't too impressed by QoS, but I loved the moral of the story

Never trust the guy that says he cares about the environment, but drives around in a huge Landrover. There's something wrong there...

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I wasn't too impressed by QoS, but I loved the moral of the story

Never trust the guy that says he cares about the environment, but drives around in a huge Landrover. There's something wrong there...

]]> Comment #2 by Annimal http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:03:02 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/2 Quantum of Greeness

Glauke ,

Just love that comment!

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Glauke ,

Just love that comment!

]]> Comment #3 by Juliettelucie http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:14:42 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/3 Coalfinger

For the real eco-villain fighting, look beyond James Bond, towards Coalfinger: http://coalfinger.com/

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For the real eco-villain fighting, look beyond James Bond, towards Coalfinger: http://coalfinger.com/

]]> Comment #4 by Emily Gertz http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:06:58 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/4 Greene is the New Black

Great catch, Sarah!  

Next film, we'll see James throwing his empty bottles of Dom Perignon and Scottish whiskey into the recycling.

Emily Gertz Journalist & Editor emily AT change DOT org http://globalwarming.change.org

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Great catch, Sarah!  

Next film, we'll see James throwing his empty bottles of Dom Perignon and Scottish whiskey into the recycling.

Emily Gertz Journalist & Editor emily AT change DOT org http://globalwarming.change.org

]]> Comment #5 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:56:07 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/5 Where Are the Bond Girls?


Seems like every advertisement has Bond with his shirt off.

Where's the Bond girls...I mean, that's why everyone goes to see these movies...right?


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Seems like every advertisement has Bond with his shirt off.

Where's the Bond girls...I mean, that's why everyone goes to see these movies...right?


]]> Comment #6 by caniscandida http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:20:03 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/6 Male Sexuality 101

No special permission needed; fulfills Boringness requirement.

Very many men, apparently, crave competition, and winning, especially in a physical, corporeal context (Who is fastest?; Who is strongest?; Who can cause the most destruction?; Who is deadliest?).

It is a doubly astonishing bizarrerie of our civilization, that we so normally conjoin three totally independent kinds of male behavior, as if they were somehow all interconnected aspects of the same underlying unity -- 1. warfare/fighting; 2. athletics/game-playing; 3. sexuality/sexual attractiveness -- , and then, so rarely question why in the world we accept that conjunction.

Hence, in our popular entertainment, we are fed a constant diet of stories about men who get to behave with deadly violence, and who are heroized for doing so, whether because that is their profession (e.g., law enforcement, the military), or because they are champions of justice ("green" or otherwise), exacting a just revenge.

Male fans of James Bond movies, wishing to identify with James Bond and living vicariously through his on-screen experiences, expect to see him not only excelling at destructiveness and enforcing justice, but also being sexually desirable.  Hence, both the actor's occasional shirtless state and the presence of the appreciative Bond-girls are all part of the big picture.

Chickens deserve our true friendship! So do fish! So do other sentient beings! Let us learn to be kind.

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No special permission needed; fulfills Boringness requirement.

Very many men, apparently, crave competition, and winning, especially in a physical, corporeal context (Who is fastest?; Who is strongest?; Who can cause the most destruction?; Who is deadliest?).

It is a doubly astonishing bizarrerie of our civilization, that we so normally conjoin three totally independent kinds of male behavior, as if they were somehow all interconnected aspects of the same underlying unity -- 1. warfare/fighting; 2. athletics/game-playing; 3. sexuality/sexual attractiveness -- , and then, so rarely question why in the world we accept that conjunction.

Hence, in our popular entertainment, we are fed a constant diet of stories about men who get to behave with deadly violence, and who are heroized for doing so, whether because that is their profession (e.g., law enforcement, the military), or because they are champions of justice ("green" or otherwise), exacting a just revenge.

Male fans of James Bond movies, wishing to identify with James Bond and living vicariously through his on-screen experiences, expect to see him not only excelling at destructiveness and enforcing justice, but also being sexually desirable.  Hence, both the actor's occasional shirtless state and the presence of the appreciative Bond-girls are all part of the big picture.

Chickens deserve our true friendship! So do fish! So do other sentient beings! Let us learn to be kind.

]]> Comment #7 by Pangolin http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:50:50 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/7 Why Human's went Extinct Vol. I

Violence was equated with mating success in mass media. It's a nasty little problem without a good solution in sight. Any ideas?

Put the Carbon Back

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Violence was equated with mating success in mass media. It's a nasty little problem without a good solution in sight. Any ideas?

Put the Carbon Back

]]> Comment #8 by hansona5 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:51:12 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/8 Eco themed

I think that it was a good idea to have the movie some what eco themed. Because of the popularity of to bond movies, it might show others that there is more they could be doing. If bond can take the time to recycle, can you?

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I think that it was a good idea to have the movie some what eco themed. Because of the popularity of to bond movies, it might show others that there is more they could be doing. If bond can take the time to recycle, can you?

]]> Comment #9 by GreenFunk http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:40:52 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/quantum-of-greenness/9 Great Green conspiracy

I can't wait to see the film. I love 007 movies and all things Green (not just Eva...) so the idea of a greewashing sub-plot is excellent.

Remember the great Green conspiracy in Ben Elton's "Stark"  - was that his first novel?

It came out in about 1989 I think.

Stark is worth a read if you like the high tech conspiracy, but be warned, the greenies take Low-Fi to a new level!

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I can't wait to see the film. I love 007 movies and all things Green (not just Eva...) so the idea of a greewashing sub-plot is excellent.

Remember the great Green conspiracy in Ben Elton's "Stark"  - was that his first novel?

It came out in about 1989 I think.

Stark is worth a read if you like the high tech conspiracy, but be warned, the greenies take Low-Fi to a new level!

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