tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post2968935504137878353..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: On the importance of collective actionSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-36000738693059360362009-12-07T12:51:27.753-07:002009-12-07T12:51:27.753-07:00Re: "the false sense that something positive...Re: "the false sense that something positive is being done about the environment." Consider that installing a CFL light bulb in your house to stop global warming, as one person among 300 million in this country, is akin to trying to empty the ocean using a soup ladle.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-69767204473684212272009-12-06T21:39:35.738-07:002009-12-06T21:39:35.738-07:00Well, part of his argument is that personal effort...Well, part of his argument is that personal efforts to install CFL bulbs are actually counter-productive -- they give people the false sense that something positive is being done about the environment. Thus the people most likely to be lobbying their elected officials are sitting back complacent because they took care of their little corner of the world.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-33763710471384835192009-12-06T21:36:31.671-07:002009-12-06T21:36:31.671-07:00What would Tidwell say about de facto segregation ...What would Tidwell say about de facto segregation today?<br /><br />And since climate change isn't something to be referred to in Latin, wouldn't it be better to install the CFL light bulb AND lobby government?MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331096696662512609noreply@blogger.com