tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post1533269628792585970..comments2023-06-09T06:41:05.283-05:00Comments on That cat by the bar: tree huggingMiss Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690783828771426408noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-28682758790713176692010-05-04T12:59:22.065-05:002010-05-04T12:59:22.065-05:00being poor makes me "greener." :) waste ...being poor makes me "greener." :) waste not, want not.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299811735368540596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-86998615126518394652010-04-29T09:40:25.099-05:002010-04-29T09:40:25.099-05:00We've always done our part, not to be cool of ...We've always done our part, not to be cool of course, and not just one day out of the year. And, like yourself, my childhood was quite the same. I do cloth diaper, but I also use 'sposies. I don't look down on anyone for living the life they want and making different decisions. That's what makes us human. If everyone thought the same, did everything the same, and so forth, this world would be quite boring. Being different is a good thing. The Al Gore thing I could've done without, though. :-)Andie Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04124160333861061436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-17657276231039444322010-04-23T17:05:52.507-05:002010-04-23T17:05:52.507-05:00I think big families, rather than stretching the e...I think big families, rather than stretching the earth's resources, actually help to conserve them, for reasons you already stated. thanks for taking me back a few years....Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397451216587120896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-54403559735940865562010-04-23T07:52:56.440-05:002010-04-23T07:52:56.440-05:00I have not seen Al's movie either. You should ...I have not seen Al's movie either. You should probably watch UP before you watch that one as you are already good on your conservation techniques.sarahsmile3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772449778118143716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-68923593797905725232010-04-22T21:35:08.093-05:002010-04-22T21:35:08.093-05:00Sarah, I misspoke. I confused the invention of glo...Sarah, I misspoke. I confused the invention of global warming with the invention of the internet. ;)<br /><br />I guess I just wonder if people would "care" this much if An Inconvenient Truth hadn't gotten so much buzz? (Haven't seen it, but that doesn't mean anything... remember, I also haven't seen "Up.")<br /><br />Regardless, MWG and I will continue to do our part by using the florescent bulbs, barely using heat in the winter (brrrr) and keeping a timer on/lowering the temperature of the hot water heater. (You can ask Annie, who got to take a chilly bath this weekend, lol!)Miss Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690783828771426408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-70655352391974723792010-04-22T21:21:55.996-05:002010-04-22T21:21:55.996-05:00Laurie, I've actually thought about getting th...Laurie, I've actually thought about getting the Debbie Meyer green bags - glad to hear they are legit!Miss Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690783828771426408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-35514621571178448732010-04-22T17:13:13.174-05:002010-04-22T17:13:13.174-05:00I didn't realize (shameful) that Earth Day act...I didn't realize (shameful) that Earth Day actually started in 1970,three years before I was born! <br /><br />Al Gore was 22 at the time Earth Day was getting going. He was busy getting hitched to Tipper and being shipped off to Vietnam when Earth Day was started. <br /><br />He's just tardy to the party like a lot of folks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-55992356418823391522010-04-22T12:20:41.039-05:002010-04-22T12:20:41.039-05:00Now that I think about it, I learned most of my co...Now that I think about it, I learned most of my conservation habits from your mom and Margaret's mom. <br />Thanks Pat!sarahsmile3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772449778118143716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-79904744779424685582010-04-22T12:14:01.949-05:002010-04-22T12:14:01.949-05:00Good point, Bee. Having only day to celebrate taki...Good point, Bee. Having only day to celebrate taking care of the earth is ridiculous. When is hallmark going to cash in (or have they already)?<br /><br />No comment on the "invention" of global warming.sarahsmile3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772449778118143716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176507594253406937.post-13514371623731208232010-04-22T10:06:47.911-05:002010-04-22T10:06:47.911-05:00While I completely, COMPLETELY agree that it shoul...While I completely, COMPLETELY agree that it should be common sense, IMHO there are still SO many people who don't even consider it b/c they have so many other things to worry about. I think throwing out small ideas here and there that are easy to remember (shut the water off when you brush your teeth)helps. Honestly, I don't remember being brought up that way, not that I've ever been terribly wasteful or that we had tons of money to spend, but more that my brother and I were latchkey kids with crazy busy parents. (I *think* I turned out ok, ha!) Although our educators aren't babysitters, kids are now learning so much in school about these things. I think it's awesome!<br /><br />I, too, reuse as much as possible -remember our gross water bottle re-use issue? LOL It's also hard in a family of two when only one of us regularly eats fruit and veggies. It's an ongoing battle of trying not to waste. I would like to say Debbie Meyers green bags are awesome.....and re-useable! On another note, you'll have to pry my clorox wipes out of my cold, dead hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com