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peppermint

Joined: 13 May 2003 Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject: One Million Acts of Green |
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Maybe this will only be of interest to kiwiduncan, but oh well.
An act of green is anything you do that helps the environment- from using a reusable water bottle, to installing solar panels on the house. You can register on the website, check off a list of things you do, or plan to do and it will tell you how much greenhouse gas you've saved
http://www.greennexxus.com/omaog/us/aboutproject.aspx
The program was launched in Canada last fall, and we managed to hit the million mark in a little over three months. |
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alphakennyone

Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Location: city heights
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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This kind of stuff reminds me of a prominent environmentalist who was trying to get people to change their daily habits/"be green"/etc...all while she flew around in a private jet.
In an interview with The Guardian in November 2006, David acknowledged that owning two homes on opposite sides of the country and flying in a private jet several times per year is at odds with her message to others. In the interview she notes "Yes, I take a private plane on holiday a couple of times a year, and I feel horribly guilty about it. I probably shouldn't do it. But the truth is, I'm not perfect. This is not about perfection. I don't expect anybody else to be perfect either. That's what hurts the environmental movement � holding people to a standard they cannot meet. That just pushes people away."[6] |
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