http://deepgreenconversation.org/self-interest-and-environmental-justice/ Sun, 16 May 2010 05:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://deepgreenconversation.org/self-interest-and-environmental-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Doug Lass Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:10:19 +0000 http://deepgreenconversation.org/self-interest-and-environmental-justice/#comment-390 I couldn't agree more that everyone needs to change their attitude about caring for creation. But, I'm afraid that there are people who feel that since God made these resources, we are supposed to use it by mining, polluting the air and water, and destroy forests and expanding housing and factories into good farm land and woods and forests, that all this and more is their God given right to do so. I feel that the only way to stop this is have fees put in place that making polluting a major economic deterement on the individuals and companies stop polluting the world, and using the money they are fined to put into place new and existing technologies that would reduce the these poluters think about cleaning up their acts. Thanks, Doug Lass I couldn’t agree more that everyone needs to change their attitude about caring for creation. But, I’m afraid that there are people who feel that since God made these resources, we are supposed to use it by mining, polluting the air and water, and destroy forests and expanding housing and factories into good farm land and woods and forests, that all this and more is their God given right to do so. I feel that the only way to stop this is have fees put in place that making polluting a major economic deterement on the individuals and companies stop polluting the world, and using the money they are fined to put into place new and existing technologies that would reduce the these poluters think about cleaning up their acts. Thanks, Doug Lass

]]> http://deepgreenconversation.org/self-interest-and-environmental-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Geoff Matheson Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:29:54 +0000 http://deepgreenconversation.org/self-interest-and-environmental-justice/#comment-352 I think the other reason that "enlightened self-interest" is often not enough to move people to act on environmental issues, is that it's not easy to see the difference your contribution makes, especially for yourself. If I stop eating crappy food, and exercise a bit, I can see a noticeable change in my weight, giving me relatively quick gratification for my effort. That tangible result can be harder to see quickly in environmental action. I think the other reason that “enlightened self-interest” is often not enough to move people to act on environmental issues, is that it’s not easy to see the difference your contribution makes, especially for yourself. If I stop eating crappy food, and exercise a bit, I can see a noticeable change in my weight, giving me relatively quick gratification for my effort. That tangible result can be harder to see quickly in environmental action.

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