Comments on: Catch o’ the day http://greenie.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/catch-o-the-day/ A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:14:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Verdurous http://greenie.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/catch-o-the-day/#comment-1375 Verdurous Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:37:51 +0000 http://greenie.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/catch-o-the-day/#comment-1375 So maybe I should add "John Feeney of 'Growth is Madness' lets fly at an enviro blogger in no uncertain terms." :-) I think the primary reason population is avoided is concern over offending people or appearing hypocritical. ie. offending those with large families, those with particular religious positions on contraception, etc. Anyone with more than two children is clearly sticking their neck out if they talk population (interestingly Al Gore has three kids, but still talks population at times - although population not heavily emphasised in his talks.) All of the big questions of the day can involve offending somebody I guess. Still, I think we've more common ground with the David Roberts' of the world than many others in the blogosphere. Greeniology is a broad church. I'm sure you'd find the NYT article on "light green" consumerism interesting (linked to in post above). So maybe I should add “John Feeney of ‘Growth is Madness’ lets fly at an enviro blogger in no uncertain terms.” :-)

I think the primary reason population is avoided is concern over offending people or appearing hypocritical. ie. offending those with large families, those with particular religious positions on contraception, etc. Anyone with more than two children is clearly sticking their neck out if they talk population (interestingly Al Gore has three kids, but still talks population at times – although population not heavily emphasised in his talks.)

All of the big questions of the day can involve offending somebody I guess.

Still, I think we’ve more common ground with the David Roberts’ of the world than many others in the blogosphere. Greeniology is a broad church. I’m sure you’d find the NYT article on “light green” consumerism interesting (linked to in post above).

]]> By: John Feeney http://greenie.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/catch-o-the-day/#comment-1304 John Feeney Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:36:26 +0000 http://greenie.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/catch-o-the-day/#comment-1304 "David Roberts of enviro-blog Gristmill lets fly at a coal executive in no uncertain terms." Heh, I'm all for that, but it would be nice now if we could also get David Roberts to give up his intentional avoidance of the subject of population: http://growthmadness.org/2007/04/20/when-environmental-writers-are-part-of-the-problem/ :) “David Roberts of enviro-blog Gristmill lets fly at a coal executive in no uncertain terms.”

Heh, I’m all for that, but it would be nice now if we could also get David Roberts to give up his intentional avoidance of the subject of population:

http://growthmadness.org/2007/04/20/when-environmental-writers-are-part-of-the-problem/

:)

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