Comments on: Andrew Revkin – The Story On Climate Change

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Friday Social – Keep in Touch | Blogs that Make Money — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:57:10 +0000

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By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:20:38 +0000

Seth, you’re right that on paper we don’t have rights to Iraqi oil, but removing a leader, in this case Saddam, allows access on the open market – eliminating the chance of another oil embargo. In this light, the current administration was also looking for ways to “remove” Hugo Chávez from Venezuela.

As to recyclables, this is a tough time. The need to reduce, reuse, recycle has never been greater, yet the economics don’t always make sense. Same holds true for alternative energy, where the numbers may not support the technology with oil under $50 per barrel, yet we also need to move forward and consider the future.

Thanks for the kind comments!

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:06:52 +0000

Except even the rights to the oil were given up! So the entire undertaking has to be put in the loss-category.

I hope this current economic slowdown is used efficiently to make the changes needed to assure increased sustainability in the future.

Have you read much on the current recyclables market? The prices have dropped so much on many kinds that the financial incentive to recycle has disappeared. Let’s hope that changes soon.

Love the blog and what you’re doing here.

Seth

By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:21:52 +0000

Paul, you really hit on the key issue – greed. Whether it be greed for money or greed for power (or both) our survival depends on a shift away from greed and toward compassion and global family values. Thanks for your insights!

By: Paul @ Green Pepper

Paul @ Green Pepper — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:45:22 +0000

You’re posing an important question here, Mark – “can we maintain [the] ideology when ultimately faced with shortages of natural resources that everybody wants?” Somehow I doubt it. Whilst I, and many others, see cooperation as a way to secure the future for the benefit of all, there’s plenty of greedy b*stards about who want it all for themselves. It’s a worrying prospect and one, I suspect, we might have to face up to.

Thanks for another informative and challenging article, and the opportunity to join the conversation.