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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (157919)1/12/2003 11:43:35 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) of 1585090
 
Ted, <Have you considered that when we are truly sure, it may be too late?>

No, actually I think in terms of the environment, we'll know for sure before it's too late. No doubt there will be a lot of uncomfortable changes before, during, and after. And I think anticipating such changes before they become really drastic should be the goal of environmentalism. That's more practical than saying the sky is falling.

Back to the NW Street of Dreams. Buying an "environment-friendly" home does not make you an environmentalist any more than eating a few carrots makes you a vegetarian. It's not a huge sacrifice for someone who can afford a $1.5M home to choose an "environment-friendly" one over a home that isn't advertised as such. But ask that person to give up his gas-guzzling Corvette and Land Rover SUV, and you'll probably get a very negative reaction.

Not that I'm ridiculing the efforts of the home builder. I think it's exciting and admirable to see new home-building techniques that favor efficiency and impact the environment less. It's good engineering, and it drives further innovation in that area. And the Street of Dreams is the perfect place to model a home that employs such techniques.

But I'm puzzled when you take offense at a light-hearted example of token environmentalism. I thought you'd be against tokenism, especially in this issue that you obviously hold dear to your heart. Instead, you saw it as a blanket condemnation of the NW's environmentalism. Makes me wonder why you flipped your lid like you did.

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