tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post3328116270165272698..comments2024-02-19T04:50:58.170-08:00Comments on Shuck and Jive: The Meaning of Life, Part 32John Shuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-20012563632100367712009-10-02T19:33:57.307-07:002009-10-02T19:33:57.307-07:00It is true that "we the people" have to ...It is true that "we the people" have to realize that we are to blame for the destruction of the environment. It is convenient to blame others but it is us. Ouch! That hurts. But we need to face the truth.<br /><br />Thanks for that painful and important breminder, John. Your blogging ministry is so prophetic and so important. Thanks.<br /><br />love, john + www.abundancetrek.com + “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Mohandas GandhiAbundancetrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172605993275056084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-125138011710988152009-09-10T21:00:52.040-07:002009-09-10T21:00:52.040-07:00Whenever I hear someone say that we simply can'...Whenever I hear someone say that we simply can't afford to "deal with" climate change or such things as our oil dependence, I like to mention Y2K. We really have no idea how Y2K <i>might</i> have affected our global economy or our everyday lives. Why? Because we treated it as a serious threat and worked to prevent it - globally and locally. <br /><br />I heard many people complain that it was a "boondoggle" that wasted time, money and resources. However, I also remind people that NOT ONE business went under as a result of complying with necessary changes to prevent shut-down from Y2K. Not one. And really, more businesses were created - whole new areas of technology brought into mainstream use (online storage, anyone?) due primarily to a concerted effort by industry to protect itself against this nebulous threat.<br /><br />Certainly it was a costly undertaking, and it changed the way many companies did business - for a while, at least. <br /><br />This is how we need to think of climate change and our energy use.Snadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055786911610974637noreply@blogger.com