tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393537226921663625.post8086519795556410260..comments2024-01-22T01:11:25.003-05:00Comments on Unabashed Left: WEATHER MATTERS: 12 YEAR OLD SEVERN SUZUKI IN 1992 ON CLIMATE CHANGE & GREED/AND TODAYUnabashed Lefthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003861414639215586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393537226921663625.post-41928227662797734152011-06-01T16:10:06.350-04:002011-06-01T16:10:06.350-04:00Raley, I luv your comment. We are a social species...Raley, I luv your comment. We are a social species and what we can accomplish in the collective is often inspiring (sometimes it's exactly the opposite, WWII for example). But it's the individual efforts within the collective that cause success. If 12 people work together they can lift a car off an injured person. If 12 people APPEAR as though they're lifting, and only half a dozen are actually lifting, the car won't budge. Same with Global Warming and ending nuclear stockpiles. MLK, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, John Paul II, Mother Teresa, and Severn Suzuki are individuals who, like you, have done, and are doing things every day to 'single handedly save the planet.' Amen.Steve Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393537226921663625.post-62312946110193442202011-06-01T12:54:37.902-04:002011-06-01T12:54:37.902-04:00If you feel overwhelmed by not being able to do ev...If you feel overwhelmed by not being able to do everything you could be doing to save our environment, and I think most of us do, I would offer this advice, do what you can. Commit to those things, such as turning off lights, and unplugging, or recycling the newspaper until they are habitual, then maybe add something new like using those cloth diapers at home (saving disposables for trips out if it's not possible for you to travel with the cloth ones), washing them at home and hanging them out on the line or on a drying rack. You can do so much without even leaving your home... really you can! And while it most certainly may not single handedly save the planet, it will help. Being positive in our actions and attitudes is the first step. Much love and peace.Aurelia Bluenoreply@blogger.com