2007-04-20 21:51:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
'The poorer you are the younger you die'
stat's - well maybe not everywhere
2007-04-20 22:06:13 · update #1
Too true. If your poor you learn to make do, make last, make over and make use of what others would have thrown away. That's a green way to live. Pity we can't/won't do that when we actually don't have to.
Consumerism is the opposite of green living, where everything is disposable.
2007-04-20 21:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry. To be green does not neccesarily mean you have to cut down on your way of life. You can still maintain mcmansions but it's all about keeping it realistic. IF you simply reduce the time you take in the shower, the amount of water you use, it can be simple. It'll be hard because you may be used to excess but after a while, you begin to realize that wow.... I never knew I polluted the planet that much. visit a sewage treatment plant. Then you'll only begin to see the tip of the iceberg in terms of what humans can do in terms of pollution. See how much effluent goes into the ocean.... it'll make you want to puke. See how much trash people put out... 5% of trash are recyclable and it could have been recycled if the people werent' so lazy. It's quite shocking and it'll be a good motivation to clean up your act.
Poor does not equal green. Right now you have 6 billion people... it would be great if people lived in cardboard boxes but you need urban planning, ecological emphasis and more awareness. I am not poor but I reduce, reuse and recycle. WHen I shower, I store the water I don't use in a bucket so that I can use it later for the toilet or garden. You don't have to be poor.
2007-04-21 05:13:54 · answer #2 · answered by Harry 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Um. OK. There's no question that extreme consumerism - or plain greed - is one of the motivating factors in environmental destruction.
The problem with being poor, though, is that we (in America) live in a country that has the best health care and best food supply and best education money can buy....if you have the money to buy it. Try being poor in America and see what your life expectancy is compared to the rich guy across town. Now if we actually took care of basic human needs, you might be onto something.
2007-04-21 04:57:37 · answer #3 · answered by dreamed1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree
2007-04-21 05:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe if we roll up our sleeves a tad we can try it another way first.
2007-04-21 04:55:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋