tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506255.post4107696215551786388..comments2024-01-18T05:35:47.367-05:00Comments on wicked outdoorsy: Is green dead?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506255.post-80546091715202508852010-02-05T19:51:42.406-05:002010-02-05T19:51:42.406-05:00Being "green" ain't about buying a n...Being "green" ain't about buying a new Prius... it's about patching the rust holes on your 15-year old Subaru and getting another year out if it. It's not about retrofitting your 4000-square foot house with solar panels; it's about unplugging all the shit you don't need. <br /><br />As long as we believe that we can buy our way toward some sustainable future, that future will always be just out of sight. It's a hard message, and therefore, not popular with mainstream media outlets. How ironic is it that the best thing we've done for the environment in the past few decades is have one motherfuckin' whoppin' recession?Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506255.post-74545463029688802132010-02-05T16:43:10.480-05:002010-02-05T16:43:10.480-05:00The green actions that can make a difference in th...The green actions that can make a difference in the new economic reality are not about shopping, they are about community building and thrift, planting veggies, repairing stuff. It does moves the needle, but it doesn't move softshells.<br /><br />A high-profile magazine called me recently and asked me if I'd help them with their Earth day coverage. They wanted to "shake it up" and "move past the cliches." I couldn't help them because all I wanted to talk about was spontaneous organizing and grassroots lobbying for policy changes. Cycling infrastructure, home-efficiency incentives, complete communities... That's what lies beyond the baby steps. But you can't sell ads around that...James Glavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017694186543668551noreply@blogger.com