Comments on: Questioning WIRED’s “Carbon Blindness” http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/ Musings and analysis on marketing, buzz and communications. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kay http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/comment-page-1/#comment-52740 Kay Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:41:27 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/#comment-52740 Alain, Well said. Now how do we get policy makers in place who understand the implications of the need for a holistic approach to this problem. What a question, indeed! Alain,

Well said. Now how do we get policy makers in place who understand the implications of the need for a holistic approach to this problem. What a question, indeed!

]]> By: friarminor http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/comment-page-1/#comment-48539 friarminor Tue, 27 May 2008 07:01:03 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/#comment-48539 Environment is an ecosystem thingy. Every thing's connected. Best treatment approach is holistic, much like the human body. Thanks for pointing it out, Geoff. Best. alain Environment is an ecosystem thingy. Every thing’s connected. Best treatment approach is holistic, much like the human body.

Thanks for pointing it out, Geoff.

Best.
alain

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/comment-page-1/#comment-48456 Geoff Livingston Tue, 27 May 2008 00:40:20 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/#comment-48456 Settling for anything is not going to work, Lynn. Momentum is good, but if we solve one problem, a symptom, even as big as carbon footprints, we will only be putting our finger in the dike, waiting for the next leak. Settling for anything is not going to work, Lynn. Momentum is good, but if we solve one problem, a symptom, even as big as carbon footprints, we will only be putting our finger in the dike, waiting for the next leak.

]]> By: Lynn from Organicmania.com http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/comment-page-1/#comment-48296 Lynn from Organicmania.com Mon, 26 May 2008 13:12:30 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2008/05/25/questioning-wireds-carbon-blindness/#comment-48296 Geoff, With this being Memorial Day weekend (no babysitting!), I haven’t read the entire article but I did read the intro and the counterpoint and a few of the sections. Let's face it, even if there are some things you disagree with, the article accomplished a huge objective by inspiring you to twitter and blog about it - drawing greater attention to global warming. The problem is that even environmentalists are not taking global warming seriously enough. There’s a ton of focus on the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) but not enough on global warming, which is the single most important issue we face. Global warming is scary and inconvenient, and people don’t want to deal with it. Look at the G-8 – they can’t even reach agreement on it. Fact is, nothing else matters if we can’t join together to combat global warming. (And I'm not suggesting that we abandon the other battles, but global warming is not getting the attention it deserves). I value your opinion, Geoff, so I don’t doubt your assessment that WIRED went over the edge in this article, but frankly, many in the environmental movement are at the point where ANYTHING any one can do to draw attention to global warming is fine by them. The road to raising consciousness of global warming is a long one. Most people start with issues that concern them personally – this is where organics comes into the picture, as people realize that the personal care products we put on our bodies and the food we eat are loaded with toxins. (and to Wired's point, plenty of us are eating organic AND local). Then comes awareness of other environmental issues. Sometimes I blog about global warming, but rather than change the focus of my blog, I spend a lot of time on my friend Marguerite’s blog, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in following the battle against climate change: http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com Geoff,

With this being Memorial Day weekend (no babysitting!), I haven’t read the entire article but I did read the intro and the counterpoint and a few of the sections. Let’s face it, even if there are some things you disagree with, the article accomplished a huge objective by inspiring you to twitter and blog about it – drawing greater attention to global warming.

The problem is that even environmentalists are not taking global warming seriously enough. There’s a ton of focus on the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) but not enough on global warming, which is the single most important issue we face. Global warming is scary and inconvenient, and people don’t want to deal with it. Look at the G-8 – they can’t even reach agreement on it. Fact is, nothing else matters if we can’t join together to combat global warming. (And I’m not suggesting that we abandon the other battles, but global warming is not getting the attention it deserves).

I value your opinion, Geoff, so I don’t doubt your assessment that WIRED went over the edge in this article, but frankly, many in the environmental movement are at the point where ANYTHING any one can do to draw attention to global warming is fine by them.

The road to raising consciousness of global warming is a long one. Most people start with issues that concern them personally – this is where organics comes into the picture, as people realize that the personal care products we put on our bodies and the food we eat are loaded with toxins. (and to Wired’s point, plenty of us are eating organic AND local). Then comes awareness of other environmental issues. Sometimes I blog about global warming, but rather than change the focus of my blog, I spend a lot of time on my friend Marguerite’s blog, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in following the battle against climate change:

http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com

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