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Fighting Climate Change From the Couch
Posted Mar 29,2008

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Josh Dorfman, author of The Lazy Environmentalist, explains that fighting climate change doesn't require busy, stressed-out people to change their nature. He provides tips on finding environmentally friendly goods and services. Watch his interview.

Posted by National Geographic Staff | Comments (7)
Filed Under: Aspen Environment Forum
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planetzerogravity.com
Mar 29, 2008 3AM #

Really neat interview. Everyone can help to make a difference even in small ways to making the environement greener. A great new company, Planet Zero Gravity, is an on-line action sports auction that is offering a solution to help recycle great used outdoor gear. Companies, Schools and policies that offer solutions are necessary.

planetzerogravity.com
Mar 29, 2008 3AM #

Really neat interview. Everyone can help to make a difference even in small ways to making the environement greener. A great new company, Planet Zero Gravity, is an on-line action sports auction that is offering a solution to help recycle great used outdoor gear. Companies, Schools and policies that offer solutions are necessary.

planetzerogravitydotcom
Mar 29, 2008 3AM #

Neat interview. There are many new companies that are offering solutions such as Planet Zero Gravity, an on-line auction site for used outdoor gear. Recycling great gear is an integral solution to help consumers make true green choices.

www.planetzerogravity.com

planetzerogravitydotcom
Mar 29, 2008 3AM #

Neat interview. There are many new companies that are offering solutions such as Planet Zero Gravity, an on-line auction site for used outdoor gear. Recycling great gear is an integral solution to help consumers make true green choices.

www.planetzerogravity.com

planetzerogravitydotcom
Mar 29, 2008 3AM #

Neat interview. There are many new companies that are offering solutions such as Planet Zero Gravity, an on-line auction site for used outdoor gear. Recycling great gear is an integral solution to help consumers make true green choices.

www.planetzerogravity.com

Peter Dunphy
Mar 29, 2008 3AM #

Hi all,
hopefully we can all lift western awareness to the critical Rice shortage problem which is in part a result of climate change and put pressure on our leaders to do something about it!

For my own part I can offer my own knowledge as a Geographer:

1. We are growing irrigated rice here at up to 39º North in a hot dry climate, so rice limits must extend to all areas ·+/- 38º from the equator, ie. the whole of Africa, Central and most of South America, most of Australia apart from the traditional areas. Inorder to exploit these areas the rice growers and users should set up a political organization capable of negotiating with govts and industry to open up likely areas and set up iirrigation schemes. Places like war torn Iraq would make excellent rice growing areas, the problem is the political will to produce food instead of fighting. Indeed a minimum amount of the money spent in weapons R&D would suffice to finance agricultural research world wide but the sad fact is that humanity puts so much store on force and so little on charity.

2. We have an on going agricultural pilot project that could be adapted to a shrimp pond environment where the waters where too salty for rice, this perennial produces high protien forage proven acceptable so far to animals from wild ducks, to sheep, cattle and horses and would probably be useful for carp and catfish too, (salt water crocodiles can also be bred in those ponds for meat and valuable skins).

We also have a perennial grain that can be grown in salty water.

In conclusion, solutions abound, political goodwill???????????????? That is mankinds problem. We have researched this plant with Zero government funding. So we haven't been able to take this highly promising crop up to the commercial stage so far.

Best regards,

Peter Dunphy

Reccia Charles
Mar 29, 2008 3AM #

Awesome interview. And I agree with PlanetZerogavity, that there are several new companies out there that offer ways in which by many small actions can make a difference. At my company Mt Stanhope Estate in Grenada, we offer one such small way...any tourist visiting us can leave their legacy by planting a sustainable agricultural crop. Please visit our site to see more.
http://www.mtstanhope.com

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