Orphee Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I shall ignore it, it's just more eco-cobblers from the usual bunch of sanctimonious lentil munchers that want us all to live in caves. Living sustainably doesn't mean living without modern technology or comforts. It means living sustainably. The resources we consume are limited - sooner or later we have to think of alternatives, or you really will have to start giving stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylac Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 We have been doing it. This will be our 4 th year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I shall be somewhere on the Woodhead Pass, burning petrol. Pyromaniac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'll be having a huge fire in the garden. I have a load of old tyres for you to throw on if you want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InigoMontoya Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Living sustainably doesn't mean living without modern technology or comforts. It means living sustainably. The resources we consume are limited - sooner or later we have to think of alternatives, or you really will have to start giving stuff up. Earth Day, Sustainability, Dolphins, Eskimos - who cares? It's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippie crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frededwards Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Living sustainably doesn't mean living without modern technology or comforts. It means living sustainably. The resources we consume are limited - sooner or later we have to think of alternatives, or you really will have to start giving stuff up. It's cobblers, there is no point in me turning off the useless light bulbs the misguided fools have forced me to fit while China and India continue belching out whatever polutans they like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphee Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 It's cobblers, there is no point in me turning off the useless light bulbs the misguided fools have forced me to fit while China and India continue belching out whatever polutans they like. If we all take that attitude, then true, nothing will happen. But if all the people who say it's pointless actually made one small change, it would add up. No one is pretending it's not a massive task to alter the unsustainable ways of industrialised society. The point is they will alter, but only when it's too late and the very environment we exist within starts to crumble around us. In that case, I think it's actually a good idea to try and do something about it before the effects of environmental abuse really take hold. What it comes down to is 'don't **** on your own doorstep'. You've just proved it with your post above - we aren't living in isolated bubbles, the actions of others halfway across the world affect people everywhere. So if you don't like that, you really ought to try and make something happen to improve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaaargaret Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 We'll be doing this if only to show our teenagers, still at home, who on a daily basis leave the lights on what ever time of the day or night regardless of which room they are/aren't in! Me, i'll be doing it for the nostalga of the 70's,lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InigoMontoya Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If we all take that attitude, then true, nothing will happen. . Joseph Heller: "Then I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way. Wouldn't I?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOnline Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I've allready done my bit by throwing away my iron. Why iron clothes when the creases come out naturally the minute you put them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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