Comments on: Plastic Soup, Deformed Turtles, and Getting Over Ourselves

By: Lincoln Palmer

Lincoln Palmer — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:06:42 +0000

It’s nice that there is attention being drawn to this problem, because I was unaware of how bad it was until I walked a beautiful beach in Southwestern Washington State in October. Among other things, including a lot of plastic, was a mini refrigerator!

Anyway, soon after I ran across Chris Jordan’s project on the ravaging effects that plastic refuse is having on the albatross population at Midway Atoll.

Go here: http://www.chrisjordan.com and click on Midway.

Very telling.

By: Sonia Simone

Sonia Simone — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:50:20 +0000

Allan, I felt the same--I was angry on behalf of that turtle, but also proud of him. He didn't just give up and die. He kept going. He makes it work. More and more, I'm impressed by people (and turtles) who just keep making it work. Sonia Simones last blog post..Dumb Things Small Businesses Do #6: Ingratitude

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By: Duff

Duff — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:24:47 +0000

Lately I've been seriously struggling with how to integrate my ecological concerns with my quest for personal growth. Much personal growth is built on premises that encourage ecological destruction! E.g. "unlimited" anything (potential, power, market potential, etc.) Acknowledging limits and our embeddedness in our environment is huge. Duffs last blog post..Deconstructing Personal Development, Part 3: State Management, Positive Thinking, and the Cultivation of Mania

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:47:35 +0000

@litrock: That’s a great observation. I find that there are many approaches, and this particular one invoked the Guardian in me. And I think that any collective will have Guardians, as there will always be entities that threaten the stability and coherence of the collective. And these statements sound far more Orwellian than I’d prefer…

@marcus: Thanks! So..what value are you going to begin to share more of?

@Nathalie: Babysteps! I’ll work on vegetarianism before I consider going vegan. But yeah, I’m really starting to look at packaging, too. It’s a bad time to do it considering the wasteful seasons that we’re approaching.

@Jannie: Not to make matters worse, but check out this turtle on YouTube. This happens far more than we care to think about.

@Allan: True. That the power of life is struggling so much because of us does not devalue that power in any way. Imagine if we harnessed that power everyday rather than becoming comfortable!

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:52:58 +0000

That is such a sad picture, but it also attests to the power of life and the will to survive. Allans last blog post..Semper Fidelis

By: Jannie

Jannie — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:29:23 +0000

If that's not a Photoshop, I'm gonna cry my eyes out. Jannies last blog post..And “The Real Jannie” is…?

By: Nathalie Lussier from Billionaire Woman

Nathalie Lussier from Billionaire Woman — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:00:10 +0000

Wow, that image was heartbreaking. I became vegan almost 3 years ago now, and I don’t regret the switch at all. I sometimes slip up, or eat something that I know is not good for me or the environment (highly packaged foods?) but that’s not the majority of the time, so it’s okay.

I like how you say we need to fix the plane while we’re flying it. I commend you for your wanting to go vegetarian. You will find your way to where you want to go in due time!

Nathalie Lussier from Billionaire Womans last blog post..How To Make Your WorkWeek Work For You Not Against You

By: marcus

marcus — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:42:31 +0000

“the larger issue is how much we let our personal frustrations, disappointments, and fear of being flawed beings hold us back from spreading value throughout the world. Rather than acknowledging that we have some areas to work on while we’re helping others, we allow ourselves to bottle up, hide behind our perceived failings, and fret while other beings suffer.”

dude. you just summed up my life. amazing quote.

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