Tagged “environment”
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Critical Mass - October 31, 2008 - Erie PA
Critical Mass in Erie, PA, will be taking place again on Friday, October 31st, at 5:30 pm at 6th and State Street at Perry Square. Join us for a nice bike ride! You can view a related MySpace Page here for further details. However, that's really it. Critical Mass, the last Friday of each month. Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.
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Resolution: be a nuisance
This article on Planet Green brings up some very good points about improving the environment - or, less environmentally minded, the selection at your local store. I hadn't thought about using the suggestion box for a while. However, last year, I made a comment at our local grocery chain that I had wanted them to stock Orangina, an orange drink that is pure heaven. After a week or so, I did receive a call, and was told unfortunately that they didn't have a deal with that supplier. I was surprised, though, because I never really expected anyone to act on that information. I keep forgetting that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
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Blog action day - poverty
As today being "Blog Action Day" where, in theory, all bloggers pick a subject to write about, this year being "poverty", here are a few random thoughts of how to solve poverty.
Having traveled to India, I realize that poverty in India is different than in the United States. In India, people have a lack of food, cleanliness, and organization that people here have. However, besides the lack of food, people learn to live with poverty and the sort of anarchy that goes along with it. Folks are expected to live with their family in the same house, and to share the expenses of maintaining the house and the family.
Looking back, it seems that the value system is different. Here, where the family is disintegrating and people are expected to take care of themselves (i.e. you are expected to move out at around age 18), the expenses are much higher. The support system here isn't the same as in India, and it's purely a cultural phenomenon.
One other thing - people in the United States are always competing with their neighbors (i.e. "being better than the Joneses"). If people would stop being commercially driven to make purchases that are unnecessary because their neighbor (or "neighbors" on television) show how glamorous owning things are, then money would be spent on more important things. Like healthy food.
Of course, we are in a credit crisis, aren't we? Always trying to be better than the Joneses.
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Small Wonder
While biking to work today, I was stopped at a red light. When the left hand lane got a green signal to make their turn, I heard a large engine starting. A Wonder Bread truck had shut off its engine while it waited for the light to change and, as the light changed to green, had restarted its diesel engine. Saving fuel, saving the environment, and cutting down on noise pollution. I like it all.
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Protest Against the Tire Plant Today!
While driving to work today, I spotted a group of about 15 protesters at 38th and West demonstrating against the Tire Plant. Surprisingly, I did not see any reference to this in the Erie Times. Did anyone get any pictures?
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