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Re: Is it fair to ask developing countries to go green?

Bigthink — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:41:19 +0100

You are right on! You are the first person to address the real issue! What we call development and what human development should be are not the same thing. If we are saying that the undeveloped countries should just start gobbling up resources this human population of ours will not last much longer!

Has the humans species reached it's carrying capacity?

Bigthink — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:00:50 +0100

: Have economist heard of carrying capacity? Should economic be re-thought? Should economic be based on growth or sustainable fluctuation? Growth over the carrying capaticy in all other nonhuman populations causes resource depletion and possibly extintion. In baisc population ecology growth (birth) is limited (death). When or have human reached their carrying capacity? Economics says grow grow grow. However, growth must be balanced or humans will die die die.

What will happen to being "GREEN?" (when its un-cool)

Bigthink — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:25:25 +0100

: Yes the climate is changing, getting warmer, the ice caps are melting, no one is disputing this any longer because of Al Gore. This warming has helped humans to stand up and start doing something about the reckless consuption and combustion of fossil fuels. But, are big buisness, developemtn, and the media using global warming for profit, ignoring, hiding, or concealing other major enviromental issues, like for example, habitat destruction. The major cause of species extinction on the planet.
Al Gore did a good thing with his movie regarding education as well as easing people's fears by saying we can do simple things to stop global warming. But we will need to do more to save the Earth from the mass extinction occuring due to habitat loss.
YOu are now considered green if you DRIVE a CAR!
Now to the main question. People have said that it is fashoinable to be green now. And in repsonse they insert "Well it can't hurt, it's helping the environment." I say it can be harmful. Production of green products is misleading, it is still destruction to creat production. Also what happens to fads, when they become "un-cool?" The fad dies and it becomes extremely "un-cool" to follow that fad any longer. So what will happen to being "GREEN?"