Comments on: Is being green a luxury in developing nations?

By: UrbanGreenGirl

UrbanGreenGirl — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:29:58 +0000

Thanks Red Rabbit. Excellent points you have raised!

By: red rabbit

red rabbit — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:23:42 +0000

Where I live, we use 100-mile markets wherever possible. Our eggs are local free-run, although they have problems keeping the foxes out. The cattle live an idyllic life, for milk and beef machines. I don’t feel badly at all about eating them. Not to mention venison (a road hazard, hard on the crops, and so numerous they’re starting to starve themselves out) and wild turkey (a menace on the walking trails)… delicious and green.

Re: horses and oxen not contributing to greenhouse gases: in fact, the methane they produce is significantly more harmful in terms of greenhouse effect pound for pound. In New Zealand, for example, their contribution to global warming from methane produced by sheep far outstrips that produced by their cars.

And the 1950′s motors? Well, yes, you’re saving a lot by not producing a new car. But those are low-compression gas-guzzling V8s, and likely not well maintained. New spark plugs and/or a smaller engine make a massive difference.

That said, nice to see you point out that “green” can mean more than which products one buys.

By: Anita Michalenko

Anita Michalenko — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:35:27 +0000

In BC, I see seasonal menu items all the time, but usually only in higher end restaurants. There is a restaurant called the Sooke Harbour House that have their own farm on the restaurant land! They raise all of their own livestock and vegetables and fruit for the restaurant. Unfortunately, it costs you an arm and a leg to eat there! Go figure!

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:56:43 +0000

Great post! This will gives me lots to think about next time I’m in Cuba. Hope your complaint to the board gets addressed! The bus idling is something they can change pretty easily.