Comments on: Let’s Make This EarthDay A Real Earth Day. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/04/21/lets-make-this-earthday-a-real-earth-day/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:16:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Crafty Green Poet http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/04/21/lets-make-this-earthday-a-real-earth-day/comment-page-1/#comment-15280 Crafty Green Poet Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:14:39 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1670#comment-15280 Oh well said, the attempts to commercialise Earth Day are very sad and counterproductive. We can only solve the current crisis by consuming less and greenwashing distracts too many people into thinking that we can buy ourselves out of the situation Oh well said, the attempts to commercialise Earth Day are very sad and counterproductive. We can only solve the current crisis by consuming less and greenwashing distracts too many people into thinking that we can buy ourselves out of the situation

]]> By: Justin Lam http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/04/21/lets-make-this-earthday-a-real-earth-day/comment-page-1/#comment-15276 Justin Lam Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:57:17 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1670#comment-15276 I think Earth Day is a great opportunity not only to buy less (which is a good short-term action step) but to also educate ourselves about the environmental and other effects of what we buy. For example, a lot of pesticides are used in Columbia on flower crops. This is terrible for the environment and also exposes flower works to health risks like skin and liver cancer. (There's a good video on this called "Poisoned Flowers" at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2hTTkr2KuQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2hTTkr2KuQ</a> .) We don't necessarily need or want to stop buying flowers and other products entirely, but we should be aware of what can be done to have more environmentally-friendly production of products that also provides better working conditions. Justin Lam International Labor Rights Forum, Washington DC I think Earth Day is a great opportunity not only to buy less (which is a good short-term action step) but to also educate ourselves about the environmental and other effects of what we buy. For example, a lot of pesticides are used in Columbia on flower crops. This is terrible for the environment and also exposes flower works to health risks like skin and liver cancer. (There’s a good video on this called “Poisoned Flowers” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2hTTkr2KuQ .) We don’t necessarily need or want to stop buying flowers and other products entirely, but we should be aware of what can be done to have more environmentally-friendly production of products that also provides better working conditions.

Justin Lam
International Labor Rights Forum, Washington DC

]]> By: MamaBird/SurelyYouNest http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/04/21/lets-make-this-earthday-a-real-earth-day/comment-page-1/#comment-15273 MamaBird/SurelyYouNest Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:07:44 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1670#comment-15273 amen, to the not-buying thing. amen, to the not-buying thing.

]]> By: TitanTV http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/04/21/lets-make-this-earthday-a-real-earth-day/comment-page-1/#comment-15268 TitanTV Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:01:26 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1670#comment-15268 Here at TitanTv, we’re so proud to hear that everyone is chipping in and doing their best to participate in Earth Day 2008. (Edited) Check out a funny piece we did, while informing people in the streets of New York, how they, too, can have a great April 22nd. Here at TitanTv, we’re so proud to hear that everyone is chipping in and doing their best to participate in Earth Day 2008. (Edited) Check out a funny piece we did, while informing people in the streets of New York, how they, too, can have a great April 22nd.

]]>