Comments on: Greenwash Of The Week: Flying Around The Globe Going To “Green” Expos. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/14/greenwash-of-the-week-flying-around-the-globe-going-to-green-expos/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hari Batti http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/14/greenwash-of-the-week-flying-around-the-globe-going-to-green-expos/#comment-21863 Hari Batti Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:45:57 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2576#comment-21863 I'm writing from New Delhi, and I am glad to see this post. I think it's about time Americans and Europeans got a bit more stirred up about the damage they and their compatriots are doing to the world. Trudy Styler is only the worst of the bunch. This summer, Carbon that was made in the USA and Europe almost surely caused what many officials are calling the "worst drought in 40 years" and the "worst flood in 10,000 years." Those might be slight exaggerations, but it is not an exaggeration to say that a lot of people have and will continue to die as a result of these and other extreme climate events. Nice place you have here. Cheers, Hari I’m writing from New Delhi, and I am glad to see this post. I think it’s about time Americans and Europeans got a bit more stirred up about the damage they and their compatriots are doing to the world. Trudy Styler is only the worst of the bunch.

This summer, Carbon that was made in the USA and Europe almost surely caused what many officials are calling the “worst drought in 40 years” and the “worst flood in 10,000 years.” Those might be slight exaggerations, but it is not an exaggeration to say that a lot of people have and will continue to die as a result of these and other extreme climate events.

Nice place you have here.
Cheers,
Hari

]]> By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/14/greenwash-of-the-week-flying-around-the-globe-going-to-green-expos/#comment-21848 david Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:07:57 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2576#comment-21848 I doubt it, Nicko. Flying is incredibly bad for the environment, and most of these conferences hand out paper and other knick-knacks to thousands of people. Attending 1 a year might be ok - but I am talking about those who attend all of them in the name of "being green". I doubt it, Nicko. Flying is incredibly bad for the environment, and most of these conferences hand out paper and other knick-knacks to thousands of people. Attending 1 a year might be ok – but I am talking about those who attend all of them in the name of “being green”.

]]> By: Nicko http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/14/greenwash-of-the-week-flying-around-the-globe-going-to-green-expos/#comment-21847 Nicko Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:40:36 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2576#comment-21847 This argument is based on the assumption that air travel will always negate the environmental benefits of going to an eco conference. But is this always the case? Probably not. Green conferences provide revenue and growth opportunities for fledging eco-businesses, they provide a medium for an excited public to get involved, and they serve as a place to network and share ideas. It's hard to quantify those benefits, but isn't it likely that they more than make up for the carbon output of air travel? This argument is based on the assumption that air travel will always negate the environmental benefits of going to an eco conference. But is this always the case? Probably not. Green conferences provide revenue and growth opportunities for fledging eco-businesses, they provide a medium for an excited public to get involved, and they serve as a place to network and share ideas. It’s hard to quantify those benefits, but isn’t it likely that they more than make up for the carbon output of air travel?

]]> By: Jeannee http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/14/greenwash-of-the-week-flying-around-the-globe-going-to-green-expos/#comment-21845 Jeannee Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:23:23 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2576#comment-21845 Not to mention the fact that the majority of vendors attending the "green" expos are selling greenwashed junk!!! #FAIL Not to mention the fact that the majority of vendors attending the “green” expos are selling greenwashed junk!!! #FAIL

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