Your Questions About Green Living

Strong economy or solutions to environment and social issues?

We have social and enviromental problems in the UK, US, Western Europe but we seem to be happy if our economy is strong.

I understand that economic growth has resulted in healthcare, enough to eat and a home for almost everybody – this is a good thing. However, social and environmental issues are often not tackled and are negected due to the economics and trying to become more “wealthy “as a country.

Now we all have enough to eat, have a home and have healthcare…should we now tackle our problems with society and environment?
Terrorism: It is a social issue.

Environmental issues: Global warming (I am ignoring the first comment but not the peer reviewed articles on the subject), smog, acidic rain, polluted rivers, deforestation, extinction of plants and animals, polluted seas etc. etc.

Why do the left wing nuts keep ranting about Global Warming causing sunamis?

When everyone know that they are caused by Earthquakes. And to use mercury filled lightbulbs to save the earth when these bulbs will find their way to landfills and cause even more pollution? Why won’t they consider nuclear power when its been shown to be safe in our country for years? Now I here that they say that having a third child is as bad as driving an SUV or not recycling? The more these radical environmentalists say the less credibility they are going to have when there really are environmental issues that need to be addressed. We need environmental solutions that we can really use on a wide scale rather than scare tactics or poor solutions to environmental issues that will come back to bite us in the ass.

When will Yahoo allow us users -their very reason to be- to post our comments?

EXTRA!!! Victims pay for The Media crimes.

We are in a democratic society, right? Well. I’m begining to doubt it. There is hardly a single, high traffic place in the web where you can comment on the news, politician statements, environmental issues etc. What is this? a Media DIctatorship? May be Hugo Chavez is right. We are hardly allowed any feedback at all on the streaming, overwhelming garbage we get everyday from the e-media. Wake up folks, we are in the 3D millenia. Open up the democratic windows!

I just read about Beatles’ “All You Need is Luvs” diapers ad. The author probably suffered a brain meltdown with his/her effort. Goodness Gracious!!! how cheap and low “art”.

Rather than abusively try to profit from someone else’s fame take a creative development intensive course.

Sadly there is no longer a place in YAHOO to comment on this. Shame on… someone.

How can I contact U2 for a social justice appearance?

We are planning a 2007 Social Justice Forum in Atlanta Georgia and are interested in talking with U2 to see how we can get them envolved.

UNITED STATES SOCIAL FORUM

www.ussocialforum.org

JUNE 27- JULY 1, 2007 – ATLANTA, GEORGIA

be a part of this historic moment

The Forum plans to address four key current issues—the Gulf Coast Crisis, Immigration, Environmental Justice, and War/Violence at home and abroad—through the lens of white supremacy, local/global economic justice, culture, and movement building. There will also be space for self-organized workshops that fall outside of the four issues, but are still deeply connected to the overarching lens.

At the ussf WE will……

· Convene more than 20,000 individuals from across the United States (we expect lots of international visitors) in Atlanta, Georgia.

· Strengthen the relationship between and among United States based organizations

· Provide space for political and economic education on issues facing all of us living in the Global South, especially the long-term effects of the Gulf Coast disaster and the War in Iraq.

· Provide an opportunity for essential leadership development of those in our community bases who are most affected by economic and racial injustice.

· Build a progressive infrastructure of grassroots and community-based organizations across the US South for long-term movement-building work.

What is the environmental impact of the 73 million pet dogs in the United States?

“# There are approximately 73 million owned dogs in the United States
# Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog
# Most owners (60 percent) own one dog
# Twenty-five percent of owners own two dogs
# Fourteen percent of owners own three or more dogs
# On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.7)
# The proportion of male to female dogs is about even
# Sixteen percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter
# On average, dog owners spent $211 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually”

from http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/pet_overpopulation_and_ownership_statistics/us_pet_ownership_statistics.html

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Dogs consume natural resources just like humans, don’t they?

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