{"id":6080,"date":"2008-04-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/learning-to-live-greener\/"},"modified":"2008-04-28T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-28T06:00:00","slug":"learning-to-live-greener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/learning-to-live-greener","title":{"rendered":"Learning To Live Greener"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s Earth Day, or Earth Month as I like to think of it.  <\/span>Every publication I’ve touched has a “green” theme – even my husband’s car magazines.  <\/span>The <\/span>Sunday New York Times Magazine<\/a> this week is no exception, and I thought it would be great for my fellow Long Beachers to benefit from what it has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Instead of the usual trio of long articles, this week’s magazine features a series of short vignettes on a wide range of environmental topics, including innovation, technology, policy, and just plain useful information.  <\/span>They’re grouped under the headings ACT, EAT, INVENT, LEARN, LIVE, MOVE, and BUILD, so you can go to your area of main interest, or drink from all the wells.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Don’t get me wrong:  <\/span>you won’t find crystal-clear answers to all your environmental questions here.  <\/span>A lot of the issues are so complex as to defy conclusions.  <\/span>For example, the question of whether to buy local or long-distance produce is addressed by the managing director of the Oakland-based Global Footprint Network<\/font><\/a>, my good friend Susan Burns (how great to see her quoted!).  <\/span>She explains that to make this evaluation, you’d have to know how a fruit or vegetable was transported and how it was grown – data not generally stamped on a banana.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, apparently it’s basically a wash between using disposable or cloth diapers!  <\/span>Who knew?  <\/span>Donella Meadows, another sage of sustainability, once observed that the truly important decision was having the baby.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other highlights of the magazine include an eco-profile of LA resident Bill Nye, “The Science Guy,” and Michael Pollan’s article arguing in favor of individual actions to reduce environmental impact.  <\/span>I was surprised to read in Newsweek’s “green” issue that their science writer, Sharon Begley, believes only large-scale government policy can have much effect.  <\/span>I think the only way such policy changes will ever occur is when enough people (voters, that is) are willing to act differently.  <\/span>Hence the influence – and necessity – of numerous individual actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There’s much to learn from in this magazine.  <\/span>Read it for information, read it for inspiration – but read it.<\/span><\/p>\n


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