Carmen you are right on target with the recognition that SO MUCH and SO MANY derive "benefit" (profit, careers, making a living) from the products of these large corporations.
Sadly, it isn't just "THEM," it is us and our neighbors and our friends and acquaintances who derive benefit; the car dealers, mechanics, recreational vehicle sel…
Carmen you are right on target with the recognition that SO MUCH and SO MANY derive "benefit" (profit, careers, making a living) from the products of these large corporations.
Sadly, it isn't just "THEM," it is us and our neighbors and our friends and acquaintances who derive benefit; the car dealers, mechanics, recreational vehicle sellers, motorboats, jet skis, snowmobiles, quads, motorcycles, snowblowers, lawnmowers, powered gardening and lawn maintenance tools, race cars... It isn't easy to give up one's livelihood and perhaps one's sense of accomplishment for what has seemed to so many merely an abstract threat.
Perhaps the recent spate of weather "extremes" in the forms of high (or low) temperatures, droughts, wildfires, storms, rain, etc. will help bring home to more of us just how real these threats are to our environment & our world. I fear the current younger generations are "getting it" with their rising rates of anxiety, depression, drug addiction and suicide.
We must continually remind ourselves that it is US, not just "THEM!"
Truly problematic. Transitioning to lifestyles that would be much friendlier to the environment is a hard sell. Rather than having lawns, an already problematic use of land, we could learn to plant gardens, not just vegetable gardens, but native plant flower gardens to help with the ecosystems. In the small town I inhabit, I have seen much habitat destruction as "developments" - an oxymoron if ever there was one - encroach on numerous forms of wild life. Years ago, I thought how much more pleasant a small lake I visited would be if only non-motorized vessels were allowed. On the small body of water, all the competing engine powered craft roiled the water, spewed unpleasant fumes, and definitely offended my ears. There are probably technologies now available that could supplant all the engine powered devices we use, so snowmobiling could be quieter, motorboats less smelly, etc. But at the same time, I realize that what may seem like simple solutions are nothing of the sort. Noise from recreational vehicles and vessels helps wild life and human life get out of the way. Not all of us would have the inclination to garden - an endeavor I keep trying, but alas, I seem to have little talent for producing the kind of garden I envision as I plant my seeds each spring. Revolutions in culture and industry have and likely will occur. What form, and when? Ah, we know not. I keep hoping nonetheless.
Carmen you are right on target with the recognition that SO MUCH and SO MANY derive "benefit" (profit, careers, making a living) from the products of these large corporations.
Sadly, it isn't just "THEM," it is us and our neighbors and our friends and acquaintances who derive benefit; the car dealers, mechanics, recreational vehicle sellers, motorboats, jet skis, snowmobiles, quads, motorcycles, snowblowers, lawnmowers, powered gardening and lawn maintenance tools, race cars... It isn't easy to give up one's livelihood and perhaps one's sense of accomplishment for what has seemed to so many merely an abstract threat.
Perhaps the recent spate of weather "extremes" in the forms of high (or low) temperatures, droughts, wildfires, storms, rain, etc. will help bring home to more of us just how real these threats are to our environment & our world. I fear the current younger generations are "getting it" with their rising rates of anxiety, depression, drug addiction and suicide.
We must continually remind ourselves that it is US, not just "THEM!"
Truly problematic. Transitioning to lifestyles that would be much friendlier to the environment is a hard sell. Rather than having lawns, an already problematic use of land, we could learn to plant gardens, not just vegetable gardens, but native plant flower gardens to help with the ecosystems. In the small town I inhabit, I have seen much habitat destruction as "developments" - an oxymoron if ever there was one - encroach on numerous forms of wild life. Years ago, I thought how much more pleasant a small lake I visited would be if only non-motorized vessels were allowed. On the small body of water, all the competing engine powered craft roiled the water, spewed unpleasant fumes, and definitely offended my ears. There are probably technologies now available that could supplant all the engine powered devices we use, so snowmobiling could be quieter, motorboats less smelly, etc. But at the same time, I realize that what may seem like simple solutions are nothing of the sort. Noise from recreational vehicles and vessels helps wild life and human life get out of the way. Not all of us would have the inclination to garden - an endeavor I keep trying, but alas, I seem to have little talent for producing the kind of garden I envision as I plant my seeds each spring. Revolutions in culture and industry have and likely will occur. What form, and when? Ah, we know not. I keep hoping nonetheless.