I'm a bad hippie

I really love the planet, and I know almost everything I do is hurting the planet...but honestly in our world how do I do anything that doesn't hurt the planet?!?!

besides living in the forest...

 

no-one can be perfect, all you can do is try your best to help the planet, all the little thing add up

Tyigh x

 

i understand how you feel. just do what you can!
compost in a pop bottle.
recycle.
grow tomatoes on your porch.
write to your congressmen.
buy used clothes.
use reuseable bags.
wash your clothes with detergents that don't harm rivers.
educate yourself.
buy organic foods when you can.
go vegetarian (the impact of this is enormous! there are plenty of websites that write objective articles about it.)
line-dry your clothes.
turn lights off when you leave rooms.
etc. etc.

you don't have to do one enormous thing. just do little things all the time. have the desire to change your life to help the earth, and you will!

 

Honestly all I really do is turn off all the lights/tv and I dont use dishwashing/clothes detergent/ect. that isnt environmentally friendly.

 

I really do not mean to troll, I don't want to start a huge fight, but someone above me said eat organic. Organic is much worse for everyone. If we only grew organic much of the worlds population would die. The fertilizers they use are not regulated or controlled and they are often more harmful than anything man made. Man made products have come a long way and most of the time are a lot more safe than the organic ones. Plus non- organic food tastes much, much better than organic.

I suggest when anyone has the time to watch
http://www.zshare.net/video/634060794e5bd029/
It is Penn and Teller: Bullshit episode about it, just gives the other side.

I love the planet and I try not to do things that will hurt it, but all I can say is do not get too caught up in this religion we call environmentalism, most of it is BS. Try to get both sides before making any decisions about anything, and most of the people who claim to be environmentalists have just been told a one sided argument or have been scared into it by fear mongers.

 

The planet harms itself to some degree. Obviously man makes it worse but you can't blame yourself for everything. As others have said and just do the best you can, what more can you do?

You are a good hippy for caring. That's sort of the hippy philosophy isn't it?

 

Don't have kids.

 

It sounds like you watched the half hour program and summed it up for us. =)

I personally find great value in buying organic. I've never done a blind taste test, but I'm always very happy with the organic products we buy. And we do not buy everything organic, we actually try different items out at different times. Some foods seem better organic and some do not. FOr instance, organic bananas seem to last a week longer than non organic bananas. Once there is brown bruising on the outside of regular bananas, they are mushy inside, but organic bananas are still perfect on the inside.

I'm certainly not on any bandwagon, but that show seemed very geared at putting organic farming down and that was their full on purpose. I don't think their "taste test" was very scientific considering htey were trying to prove that organic didn't taste better... rather than just trying to figure out the truth.

 

*Yawns*

 

i do all i can 2 help the envirment like recycling n stuff:]

 

Pretty much... But I also know the other side, it's not like I just watched this show with no knowledge about it at all and decided they were right. I just agree with most of the things in that episode, as well with most of their episodes.

 

Just say no to Mcdonalds...

 

On the whole kids thing, I have mixed feelings about....

He's right about one thing. Having kids does hurt the ecosystem. But only in some ways of living. AKA America. I once saw something on tv that said have two kids in America is worse than someone from a 3rd world country having four. BUT they are both bad to some degree. In the third world country, many, many, women are not educated with contraceptives or believe it is against their religion. In turn, more children, which of course takes up more space, etc.
In America, having just one child "requires" a lot of negative impact on the environment...

I guess my point is yes, children are a negative impact... If you let them be.

We have all lost the balance our ancestors once had.

 

Many of the chemical fertilizers used in non-organic farming are insanely harmful to the environment, that and the bugs eventually become resistant to them so stronger chemicals are needed which often do even more damage to both humans and the earth.

And besides, if half the earths population died off, it'd be a good thing. A damn good thing.

Anyway,

One thing you can do...DON'T DRIVE YOUR CAR! The more bikes on the road the better. Once you start biking, you think "why the hell did I ever drive?"

Support your local economy. The closer something was created to you, the less gas was used to get it to you. Farmers markets are great for this, and if you're really into clothes and stuff, then local designers at craft shows usually have wicked awesome stuff (and it's all unique, so you're not copying anyone and no one can copy you).
Recycle, recycle, recycle!

Find a job that's environmentally friendly, and don't let our modern system of capitalism where you "need" a job get ya down. The world would change if people realized that they were working for an "evil" (for lack of a better word) corporation and took a stand by quitting, despite their falsified unemployment fears...fast food places, large grocery chains (anyone who's ever worked for one knows just how disgusting it is, the amount of food they throw out), car companies, oil companies...all examples of evil corporations...once again, using evil for lack of a better word.

Create a local sharing community within your group of friends and family. Cut down on your purchases of material goods by partaking in the lost art of "sharing."

Never be tricked into thinking that it'll cost you money to "go green." Companies who push green products often aren't even that green and are just using fear and guilt tactics to take your money.

Grow a garden. There's so much room for growing in this world and it's a shame that we all don't have our own apple tree because it wouldn't match your cobblestone sidewalk and maple deck.

Eat less meat. Much less meat. You don't have to swear it off altogether, but cut down on it. Big time. The average American eats meat daily, and if that average American cut it down to say...three days a week...dear Christ what a difference it would make.

Lead by example. Don't preach, don't force environmentalism down peoples throats, just do it yourself and people will follow when they notice all that extra cash in your pocket and your beautiful new physique that eating healthy and riding your bike everyday has given you. They will follow. Trust me.

Educate yourself. Seriously. Go to the library, get some books. Food politics is a great one to help you be environmentally friendly as food plays such a big big role in all this. In Defence of Food and The End of Food are two pretty good titles to look into, or for an easier and somewhat funner read, Fast Food Nation is a very good starting point.

Don't believe anything you see in the mainstream news. Be wary of everything you read in the alternative news. Use, for the most part, common sense.

And I did live outdoors until it was too cold (I live in Winnipeg...no living outdoors in these winters). I highly recommend it!

 

^ I like this guy.

 

Like what, manure? Hope that cow shit doesn't kill you.

 

Make healthy choices.

 

Need Big Mac.......

I think the best thing you can do, is use all organic, and biodegradable products.. try to buy from family run businesses, and learn as much about your history as possible

 

I'm a believer of the whole "Every little bit helps" thing.
That's all the world is, and that's all problems are.
Little bits of problems.
And you can fix em with little solution + little solution + little solution.....you get the point

 

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. And maybe use organic detergent and stuff like that.

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