- Location
- Philippines
Story of Stuff
- Thread starter jhale
- Start date
- Location
- Upper East Side
I knew all of this already, actually. 
re: fishtanks
There are a lot of moral issues I have with the keeping of aquaria which I have compromised in order to have my pretty piece o' the reef. I have issues with the amount of electricity they consume and the fact that we are taking natural organisms out of the ocean and probably not doing them a service. I have compromised by buying aquacultured fish when they are available and corals almost exclusively. I have compromised on the energy by switching all of my lightbulbs and trying to turn off all of my power strips to non-essential electronic devices while I'm out so that my tank is my only real energy expenditure.
Ari Derfel is a guy from Berkeley who saved all of his trash for a year to make a point, then gave it to some artists to make a sculpture. It's actually pretty interesting if you read up on him.
http://saveyourtrash.typepad.com/save_your_trash/about-the-project.html
re: fishtanks
There are a lot of moral issues I have with the keeping of aquaria which I have compromised in order to have my pretty piece o' the reef. I have issues with the amount of electricity they consume and the fact that we are taking natural organisms out of the ocean and probably not doing them a service. I have compromised by buying aquacultured fish when they are available and corals almost exclusively. I have compromised on the energy by switching all of my lightbulbs and trying to turn off all of my power strips to non-essential electronic devices while I'm out so that my tank is my only real energy expenditure.
Ari Derfel is a guy from Berkeley who saved all of his trash for a year to make a point, then gave it to some artists to make a sculpture. It's actually pretty interesting if you read up on him.
http://saveyourtrash.typepad.com/save_your_trash/about-the-project.html
- Location
- Philippines
now i hear the wordS "go out and BUY" with the rebate cHecks :sigh:
- Location
- Westchester, NY
And that is what I plan on doing. BUY BUY BUY BUY!
The story of stuff.
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
I just watched this short film online, thought it was interesting enough to share.
check it out.
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
I just watched this short film online, thought it was interesting enough to share.
check it out.
junglebase
Will always be a Newbie..
- Location
- Jersey City
jhale had that clip a long time ago... and there was meaningful discussion after...
- Location
- Westchester, NY
:tired:
junglebase
Will always be a Newbie..
- Location
- Jersey City
It was a good video. I try not to be too much of a consumer yet I send at least one box of clothes, shoes, books, unwanted gifts, old electronics, etc. to some family member each month. Jerry and I plan to live in our apartment forever so finite space is a good motivator
I would have like to hear more about solutions - especially economic ones.
Also, I don't think most people are willing to make sacrifices or understand the philosophy of spending more to buy a quality item the first time around.
I would have like to hear more about solutions - especially economic ones.
Also, I don't think most people are willing to make sacrifices or understand the philosophy of spending more to buy a quality item the first time around.
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