Live Earth
Re: Live Earth
didnt fancy it i was playing some cds .
Re: Live Earth
well things must be dirt cheap in china,warren zevon rip wrote:
> Deano! wrote:
>
> > Two words - 'China'.
>
> China and India (your second word?) will be much more likely to
> act "greener" if the "West" shows a positve lead.
>
> Luckily, China, especially is already trying to cut its energy
> use massively - I have previously referred to their ne wlaw
> that states offices cannot be cooled cooler than 70 degrees
> using air conditioners. 70 is pretty ht by the "West's"
> standards!
>
> Also, remember, 700 000 Chinese live on only 2 dollars a day.
> They do not have a whole lot of opportunities to be
> un-eco-friendly. Even quite poor people in Britain have many
> more opportuites to recycle, buy less crap, etc.
>
>
> Deano! wrote:
>
> > Two words - 'China'.
>
> China and India (your second word?) will be much more likely to
> act "greener" if the "West" shows a positve lead.
>
> Luckily, China, especially is already trying to cut its energy
> use massively - I have previously referred to their ne wlaw
> that states offices cannot be cooled cooler than 70 degrees
> using air conditioners. 70 is pretty ht by the "West's"
> standards!
>
> Also, remember, 700 000 Chinese live on only 2 dollars a day.
> They do not have a whole lot of opportunities to be
> un-eco-friendly. Even quite poor people in Britain have many
> more opportuites to recycle, buy less crap, etc.
>
>
Re: Live Earth
I wonder how effective a group of multi-millionaries will be in "persuading" the ordinary person to recycle or to reduce their carbon footprint?
Saving the planet is all very laudable - but I have a fundamental objection to being pontificated at by a coven of self-serving, hyocritical "celebrities" !furious!
Saving the planet is all very laudable - but I have a fundamental objection to being pontificated at by a coven of self-serving, hyocritical "celebrities" !furious!