Comments on: Is Modern Society Green or Greenwashed? http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/ Your Kid Friendly Guide To Earth-Friendly Living! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sina88 http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-643932 sina88 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:14:23 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-643932 Thank you for the auspicious writeup. It in fact was a amusement account it. Look advanced to much more added agreeable from you! By the way, how could we communicate? Thank you for the auspicious writeup. It in fact was a amusement account it. Look advanced to much more added agreeable from you! By the way, how could we communicate?

]]> By: Lino Thomsen http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-419768 Lino Thomsen Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:53:32 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-419768 Good put up with some useful information! Can’t say I totally agree with all that you've got prompt right here, however there are a great amount of necessary information you could have highlighted that can be very useful on canine coaching and related topics. Please proceed offering more suggestions on this matter and associated topics, as there are numerous on the market like me who're attempting to get to know the ups and downs. Good put up with some useful information! Can’t say I totally agree with all that you’ve got prompt right here, however there are a great amount of necessary information you could have highlighted that can be very useful on canine coaching and related topics. Please proceed offering more suggestions on this matter and associated topics, as there are numerous on the market like me who’re attempting to get to know the ups and downs.

]]> By: Masako Tarbor http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-172033 Masako Tarbor Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:17:17 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-172033 It all depends on the rules you enforce for the fight too. Weight classes? Forbidden strikes? So called “free fight” or MMA forbids most dangerous strikes, thus giving an advantage to grappling systems. Like Paul Botha said, everyone has eyes, knees and a groin (not to mention a trachea or kidneys). An exhibition fight, a “sports event” fight (fallaciously advertised and promoted as “ultimate fighting”) or a real fight are all different things. It all depends on the rules you enforce for the fight too. Weight classes? Forbidden strikes? So called “free fight” or MMA forbids most dangerous strikes, thus giving an advantage to grappling systems. Like Paul Botha said, everyone has eyes, knees and a groin (not to mention a trachea or kidneys). An exhibition fight, a “sports event” fight (fallaciously advertised and promoted as “ultimate fighting”) or a real fight are all different things.

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]]> By: Samantha Fowler http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-10106 Samantha Fowler Fri, 29 May 2009 20:15:30 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-10106 I think it's a little of both. I think the Green movement has come along way in the last decade, but we are still struggling to get the message out. I really believe that people only hear what they want to hear and don't listen to the full extent of what is happening to our world. When things don't directly affect you, you aren't as willing to change. My family has been living green for the last 10 years. I find it to be a wonderful challenge, but also very overwhelming. Keep up the good work and know you are not alone in the Green Mission! I think it’s a little of both. I think the Green movement has come along way in the
last decade, but we are still struggling to get the message out. I really believe
that people only hear what they want to hear and don’t listen to the full extent of
what is happening to our world. When things don’t directly affect you, you aren’t
as willing to change.
My family has been living green for the last 10 years. I find it to be a wonderful
challenge, but also very overwhelming.
Keep up the good work and know you are not alone in the Green Mission!

]]> By: PureMothers http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-10043 PureMothers Thu, 28 May 2009 15:17:49 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-10043 There is def. a lot of greenwashing going on. We are a capitalist country and consumerism is still rampant - even if it is a little bit greener. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about Maslow's Pyramind and trash. The only people ready to address our pollution problems are people who sit higher on the pyramid. We need to address our poverty situation worldwide before the green message will reach everyone. Then the number of people who care and are in a position to DO something about it will make the necessary changes in their lives. Not to be a downer on the green movement. It is having positive impact. The fact that Oprah brought the Great Garbage Patch to America is a step in the right direction! There is def. a lot of greenwashing going on. We are a capitalist country and consumerism is still rampant – even if it is a little bit greener. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about Maslow’s Pyramind and trash. The only people ready to address our pollution problems are people who sit higher on the pyramid. We need to address our poverty situation worldwide before the green message will reach everyone. Then the number of people who care and are in a position to DO something about it will make the necessary changes in their lives. Not to be a downer on the green movement. It is having positive impact. The fact that Oprah brought the Great Garbage Patch to America is a step in the right direction!

]]> By: willowsprite http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-9962 willowsprite Wed, 27 May 2009 18:03:56 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-9962 I so hear you. I so hear you.

]]> By: Jen @ Eco-Office Gals http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-9951 Jen @ Eco-Office Gals Wed, 27 May 2009 15:43:14 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-9951 I think it is so easy to get sucked into some form of being greenwashed. As I had asked you in regard to the "green bags" here you think you're doing a good thing and for the sake of argument, you are by reducing the use of throw away plastic bags. But ultimately, you are being greenwashed into buying a non- eco product. This happens in so many ways, it's hard, even for the educated consumer to figure it all out. I think it is so easy to get sucked into some form of being greenwashed. As I had asked you in regard to the “green bags” here you think you’re doing a good thing and for the sake of argument, you are by reducing the use of throw away plastic bags. But ultimately, you are being greenwashed into buying a non- eco product. This happens in so many ways, it’s hard, even for the educated consumer to figure it all out.

]]> By: Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-9926 Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama Wed, 27 May 2009 06:29:34 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-9926 I think overall we are moving to a greener way of life, partly because of the economy, but also for other reasons - global warming, plastic in our oceans, endangered species, learning about toxic chemicals in our consumer products. However, because of this, there is certainly more greenwashing going on as well. Green sells, so manufacturers that aren't so green are using the catch words. Green is also more popular, so people make green claims. It all gets so frustrating and annoyiing - I totally understand. I walked into Target the other day and stood with the cleaning section on my right, along with the beauty section, and the office supplies on my left, and was just overwhelmed by the amount of plastic. And then I thought about all the Targets, and Walmarts, and Kmarts and all the other stores, and how we use a product for a second before tossing the plastic bottle - which took thousands and thousands of years to turn into petroleum, to be drilled and refined to make a plastic bottle, to take thousands upon thousand upon thousands of years to break into small pieces, not degrade completely but just to break down, all for a single serving of potato chips. Or a couple of weeks of a cleaning spray. But - it is less packaging than before. Woot! And I just got depressed. I think overall we are moving to a greener way of life, partly because of the economy, but also for other reasons – global warming, plastic in our oceans, endangered species, learning about toxic chemicals in our consumer products. However, because of this, there is certainly more greenwashing going on as well. Green sells, so manufacturers that aren’t so green are using the catch words. Green is also more popular, so people make green claims. It all gets so frustrating and annoyiing – I totally understand.

I walked into Target the other day and stood with the cleaning section on my right, along with the beauty section, and the office supplies on my left, and was just overwhelmed by the amount of plastic. And then I thought about all the Targets, and Walmarts, and Kmarts and all the other stores, and how we use a product for a second before tossing the plastic bottle – which took thousands and thousands of years to turn into petroleum, to be drilled and refined to make a plastic bottle, to take thousands upon thousand upon thousands of years to break into small pieces, not degrade completely but just to break down, all for a single serving of potato chips. Or a couple of weeks of a cleaning spray. But – it is less packaging than before. Woot!

And I just got depressed.

]]> By: RichardOn http://www.thegreenparent.com/2009/05/26/is-modern-society-green-or-greenwashed/comment-page-1/#comment-9912 RichardOn Tue, 26 May 2009 23:48:17 +0000 http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=2728#comment-9912 Interesting site, but much advertisments on him. Shall read as subscription, rss. Interesting site, but much advertisments on him. Shall read as subscription, rss.

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