Your Questions About Green Living

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Environmental damage from drilling for oil

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A Global enviromental “issue” is a man made (global warming, ice-caps, etc.) excuse for more government spending. It lines the pockets of those in power and uses the Earth as their scapegoat.

There’s an agenda out there in the goverment (by the Liberals) that they dont tell you when they say they “care” about the earth.

Al Gore makes a movie, and flys around the world on his private jet, emitting more carbon than anyone warning the world of Global warming, and his house uses the most insufficent amount of engery it can.

We can drill more resources (oil) in Alaska because environmentalists are worried about the Caribou, yet research has shown that they are actually thriving and surviving better because of the heat that the already laid pipes give off.

There is no oil crisis or issue. We have the resources but goverment stops us from using them. They need the crisis or else they lose their power.

If you’re smart, you’ll research all of this in places other than your textbooks, because they’re written and distributed by the same people making the issue’s up. Dont be surprised when your teachers jaw drops, either.

Natural Disasters:

These arent issues, they are natural. Humans have nothing to do with them, and if they do it’s when the Earth says its time to cut back the population a few, “i need a break.” A hurrincane, volcano, or earthquake is the worlds way of evening itself out.

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Most of the environmental issues surround mining issues. Mining minerals, especially copper, is Chile’s main source of income. All the big mining companies are here: Phelps-Dodge, Barrick Gold, Placer Dome, Falconbridge, BH Billiton.

Go to youtube and search: Anthony Rauld

He is doing an extensive documentary on the Barrick Gold’s proposal to melt a glacier in order to extract the gold underneath. The project is Pascua Llama, and it’s been quite controversial. Anthony is currently completing his masters degree at SF State in Anthropology/Film.

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I have seen many stories about the homes built in the 9th ward of New Orleans, LA. The people involved in the building and those ultimately who will live in them become more aware of many issues, indoor air quality and energy conservation. For many low income families they was the green movement as something only for the rich. They are learning how to conserve energy and use resources better. Many of the homes being built after Katrina are reusing salvaged materials as well. They are a great way to show us all that a small initial investment can have long term costs savings as well as help the planet.

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Sweden is a country of vast forests, marvellous archipelagos and clean air. But there are also severe environmental problems, such as excessively high nutrient levels in the Baltic Sea, acidification of lakes and land, and continuing exposure to a number of toxic substances, where the margins between current levels and levels that could result in adverse health affects are small.