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Im so tired of hearing about going green, screw that.
So am I. It's a fad buzzword, kind of like "walkability".
No one gave two shlts about "walkable" this or "green" that in 1981 (the year I was born). Only when it became an issue did those types of projects start to show up, and even now, they're still not widely prevalent. Same with anti-smoking laws, for example. When half of all adults smoked in the 1950s, no one cared about the environment or clean air. Only as cancer rates steadily climbed did laws like those finally show up.
Why can't America do what it should have been doing all along, instead of being forced to do it or doing it because it's the "cool" thing to do? Unless we exterminate this type of mindset, we will be perpetually behind the curve. Mass transit, denser urban areas, environmentalism, anti-partisanship in politics, strong public schools, etc. I could go on and on.
So am I. It's a fad buzzword, kind of like "walkability".
No one gave two shlts about "walkable" this or "green" that in 1981 (the year I was born). Only when it became an issue did those types of projects start to show up, and even now, they're still not widely prevalent. Same with anti-smoking laws, for example. When half of all adults smoked in the 1950s, no one cared about the environment or clean air. Only as cancer rates steadily climbed did laws like those finally show up.
Why can't America do what it should have been doing all along, instead of being forced to do it or doing it because it's the "cool" thing to do? Unless we exterminate this type of mindset, we will be perpetually behind the curve. Mass transit, denser urban areas, environmentalism, anti-partisanship in politics, strong public schools, etc. I could go on and on.
its almost as if everything is a fad these days, from organic food to going green to being gay.
the same people that freak out over non-organic food are the same ones eating it 2 years ago, but all of a sudden, regular food is so terrible.
going green is bs, its not effective, there are so many people being born into this country and people immigrating into this coiuntry that its not even gonna work, one person may conserve resources but there are another thousand people using all they can. Its usually the same people that are for illegal immigration that are all for going green, makes no sense.
So am I. It's a fad buzzword, kind of like "walkability".
No one gave two shlts about "walkable" this or "green" that in 1981 (the year I was born). Only when it became an issue did those types of projects start to show up, and even now, they're still not widely prevalent. Same with anti-smoking laws, for example. When half of all adults smoked in the 1950s, no one cared about the environment or clean air. Only as cancer rates steadily climbed did laws like those finally show up.
Why can't America do what it should have been doing all along, instead of being forced to do it or doing it because it's the "cool" thing to do? Unless we exterminate this type of mindset, we will be perpetually behind the curve. Mass transit, denser urban areas, environmentalism, anti-partisanship in politics, strong public schools, etc. I could go on and on.
This post doesn't make any sense to me. If there seem to be a lot more people aware of littering, recycling, etc... than a few years ago it would seem to me that means a lot more people are becoming aware of their responsibility to their planet. Here in San Francisco we have trash, recycling & compost bins that are picked up every day to every week. Most citizens embrace the opportunity to help stem the mounds of garbage that goes into landfills.
Same as with smoking. I grew up in the 50's & 60's and people smoked everywhere. I welcome the laws that ban smoking from so many public places. Ever since I was in my very early teens we've been warned about the dangers of smoking. Why 40 years later people are still taking up that disgusting habit is a complete mystery to me.
We aren't comparing American cities to European cities, were comparing American cities to American cities. Most cities today are growing green, or atleast trying to. We all want to be green but its easier said than done. Here are some ways Orlando is trying to be green...
"Let's build huge community developments as far away as possible from any sort of commerce, forcing people to use tons of fuel to drive back and forth!"
-Probably what whoever invented the suburb of Buckeye, AZ was thinking.
And Anthem, AZ.
And New River, AZ.
And San Tan Valley, AZ.
And Maricopa, AZ.
The list of sprawl goes on...
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