tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527902957118026999.post1832440757723928860..comments2013-02-22T14:19:13.714-08:00Comments on Eupan - Good for All - www.eupan.net: This blog is not a tree . . .~ Marty Alan Michelson, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13099064657947931033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527902957118026999.post-19789896280422172732009-01-25T21:46:00.000-08:002009-01-25T21:46:00.000-08:00Given the fact that it is implausible - barring so...Given the fact that it is implausible - barring some "World Without Us"/Apocalyptic/"The Road" reality - it is un-likely we will ever truly "go green" - in the sense of doing away with our oil-based-synthetically-manufactured-chemically-engineered world. While I might want to embrace an "Into The Wild" experience for myself, it seems an improbable reality for most, even me! And, apart from the synthetically-manufactured-chemically-engineered world, we could not be having this conversation, my friend! =)<BR/><BR/>I make no claim that I or you should choose paper, styrofoam, plastic or glass, Michael. I do hope, though, that we will think through the options.<BR/><BR/>I know you're on the side of eupan, Michael - so stick around and be a contributing voice. I know you want to.<BR/><BR/>You're a good influence in my own life, I know that for sure. "The force is strong with this one."<BR/><BR/>All God's best to you dear friend.<BR/><BR/>~ marty~ Marty Alan Michelson, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13099064657947931033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527902957118026999.post-23219687327361019312009-01-25T21:02:00.000-08:002009-01-25T21:02:00.000-08:00Marty, I'd love for you to convince me. But I'm a...Marty, I'd love for you to convince me. But I'm a skeptic. Paper is one of the most easily recycled products, and trees are one of our few truly renewable resources (a point many people seem to forget; there are many environmentally friendly ways of producing a sustainable tree population for pulp supply). If the book reaches a point of truly being discarded, paper breaks down quickly and easily and does not leave any lasting footprint.<BR/><BR/>How is an oil based synthetic a more environmentally friendly option? These, as the author admits and promotes, do not break down. They are made from a rapidly depleting resource, and they are environmentally damaging in production.<BR/><BR/>I find these choices extremely perplexing. One "green" group says to use paper cups, another comes out and says Styrofoam is actually "greener" than paper, another says plastic is the best, another that we should all use ceramics, another only metal cups, and another corn based synthetics. They are all simultaneously "greener" and "dirtier". Personally I think we should all stick with glass... But what do I know?Michael Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874858222288821043noreply@blogger.com