The Earth Day website didn't make me feeling like saving ol' mother earth. Instead it made me mad, because it tried to make me feel guilty. I took the footprint quiz and yes, I could buy more non-processed foods but really, I felt like I was pretty good in the grand sweep of America. But then when I finished it hit me with the guilt: If everyone lived like you, we would need 3 planets. I think that pretty much implies: If everyone lived like you, you fucking uncaring bastard, we would need 3 planets. I understand what they're saying and that it's interesting, it just comes across as acusatory and I don't think that's the best way to get someone on your side. At least not with me; guilt usually has the opposite effect. So in honor of Earth Day I'm going to go chop down a tree, use it to kill a cow, freeze the meat and ship it off as the only cargo of a 757 to California. Now how many planets do we need, huh?
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Don't talk smack about my momma! Yeah, I took that quiz too. If I stop visiting my relatives in other states, if I stop eating processed foods, if I stop using electricity-period!, then I might be able to reduce my usage by one planet (I was at 4 planets, sucks!).
I felt guilty at first, started doing research on where to find compact flouresent bulbs and all, until I realized that I'd have to get off my ass to go somewhere, then I didn't care about the earth at that point. :) j/k
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