Comments on: Mall goes Down, Community Garden Goes Up http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24 The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:08:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Luke http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-13182 Luke Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:27:36 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-13182 This is one of the scariest videos I have ever seen. The thought of this being shown to children is sickening. I hope that you are showing this to children after they have taken a middle school economics course so they can understand that this is nothing more than a poor attempt to brainwash them. "The radio didn't cost $4." REALLY!!! Are you serious?! Please, please, please, THINK about that. Just think about it... If you are going to criticize capitalism then you need to also offer your solution. What exactly are you suggesting? That we NOT help bring these people out of poverty? Did you even think about what would happen if you did not purchase the radio?! Is there some other job waiting for these people that is better? If so, why aren't they already working there? This is one of the scariest videos I have ever seen. The thought of this being shown to children is sickening. I hope that you are showing this to children after they have taken a middle school economics course so they can understand that this is nothing more than a poor attempt to brainwash them. “The radio didn’t cost $4.” REALLY!!! Are you serious?! Please, please, please, THINK about that. Just think about it…
If you are going to criticize capitalism then you need to also offer your solution. What exactly are you suggesting? That we NOT help bring these people out of poverty? Did you even think about what would happen if you did not purchase the radio?! Is there some other job waiting for these people that is better? If so, why aren’t they already working there?

]]> By: Rational gal http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12900 Rational gal Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:26:51 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12900 God Almighty, this is sooooooooo typical of you LIBS...rejoicing over the demise of the mini-mall because now we have a park in its place. Don't get me wrong, I love parks and green space. However, it must have escaped your pea brained minds that the evil mini-mall provided many jobs for the citizens, which enabled them to provide for themselves, their families and maybe even contribute to those less fortunate than themselves by donating money to charitable causes. Oh, but, right, making money and buying STUFF with it is bad, bad, bad. Bad capitalism. Go mix yourself up some more kool-aid and hop a plane to Russia. You'll be much happier there. God Almighty, this is sooooooooo typical of you LIBS…rejoicing over the demise of the mini-mall because now we have a park in its place. Don’t get me wrong, I love parks and green space. However, it must have escaped your pea brained minds that the evil mini-mall provided many jobs for the citizens, which enabled them to provide for themselves, their families and maybe even contribute to those less fortunate than themselves by donating money to charitable causes. Oh, but, right, making money and buying STUFF with it is bad, bad, bad. Bad capitalism.
Go mix yourself up some more kool-aid and hop a plane to Russia. You’ll be much happier there.

]]> By: Kristal Lockhart http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12476 Kristal Lockhart Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:51:26 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12476 Glad to see that there is going to be community gardens hopefully in the near future being built. It is sad that the people lost their jobs but turning a bad issue into a good one I think is great. Glad to see that there is going to be community gardens hopefully in the near future being built. It is sad that the people lost their jobs but turning a bad issue into a good one I think is great.

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]]> By: Rod http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12150 Rod Fri, 15 May 2009 17:48:20 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12150 "Yes, it seems this economic downturn has hit my hometown of Glendale, CA… and just in time too." It's really nice that you are so empathetic for the people who will lose their jobs because of this "just in time" recession... “Yes, it seems this economic downturn has hit my hometown of Glendale, CA… and just in time too.”

It’s really nice that you are so empathetic for the people who will lose their jobs because of this “just in time” recession…

]]> By: Ray Hood http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12111 Ray Hood Thu, 14 May 2009 00:01:10 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12111 As the father of three young boys, it concerns me when this type of presentation is passed off as science. Unfortunately, it reminds me of Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" which was highly effective, but inconveniently wrong on a lot of facts. I'm not a global climate change denier and I want to protect the planet, but we need to change the dialogue to one where we first agree on a set of facts and then we conduct an unemotional analysis of where to spend our money and effort. The best I've seen to date is what they've done at the Copenhagen Consensus Center ( http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com ). I strongly recommend that site for thoughtful, in depth analysis of the many issues facing people and the planet. As the father of three young boys, it concerns me when this type of presentation is passed off as science. Unfortunately, it reminds me of Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth” which was highly effective, but inconveniently wrong on a lot of facts.

I’m not a global climate change denier and I want to protect the planet, but we need to change the dialogue to one where we first agree on a set of facts and then we conduct an unemotional analysis of where to spend our money and effort.

The best I’ve seen to date is what they’ve done at the Copenhagen Consensus Center ( http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com ). I strongly recommend that site for thoughtful, in depth analysis of the many issues facing people and the planet.

]]> By: moreland http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12109 moreland Wed, 13 May 2009 21:10:26 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12109 mrmister, you are incorrect. the first apple retail stores opened on 5/19/01. they were in glendale and mclean, virginia. http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/chronology_2001-2003.html mrmister, you are incorrect. the first apple retail stores opened on 5/19/01. they were in glendale and mclean, virginia.

http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/chronology_2001-2003.html

]]> By: Mark Rego-Monteiro http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12072 Mark Rego-Monteiro Tue, 12 May 2009 00:40:03 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12072 By the way, you can see the movies The Corporation for clips with Ray Anderson, and The Next Industrial Revolution to find green initiatives. PBS also has some nice clips and they seem to be showing most of them online these days... Steaz Green Tea Organic FT Cola anybody? Or Santa Cruz organic 100% green powered Ginger Ale? Take your pick at the health food store... By the way, you can see the movies The Corporation for clips with Ray Anderson, and The Next Industrial Revolution to find green initiatives. PBS also has some nice clips and they seem to be showing most of them online these days…
Steaz Green Tea Organic FT Cola anybody? Or Santa Cruz organic 100% green powered Ginger Ale? Take your pick at the health food store…

]]> By: Mark Rego-Monteiro http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12071 Mark Rego-Monteiro Tue, 12 May 2009 00:36:17 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12071 Good questions, people. I just checked the website. Under the May 11, 2009 entry, it gives the information that the DVD was released Dec. 2007. Secondly, where does Annie get her information? While the IPCC has made public reports of thousands of scientific papers about Climate Change and GHG emissions from industrial activity (by beavers, maybe?), alas, that isn't all. The 2005 Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, by Greenpeace? No, by the UNEP-World Bank-World Resources Institute coordinated scientific group shows basically that 60% of ecosystems worldwide are passed rebound, or regenerative capacity. The World Wildlife Fund (aka WorldWide Fund for Nature or WWF) has also put out a Living Planet Index with a chart that shows how industry appears to have blown passed biocapacity equilibrium in 1986. You could read the scientific papers, or you could go back into the news. The 1987 UN Our Common Future was a classic study and preparation for the 1992 Earth Summit. The 1972 UN Stockholm Environment Conference had a study published as Only One Earth. Then we could talk about Paul Ehrlich, Rachel Carson, and Barry Commoner, or just ride through Warren County, Love Canal, the Torrey Canyon, Stella Maris, Minamata, and London smog for a taste of the roll call. Back in 1948, the UN's founders worked with NGO's to start the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. There's a nice little skeleton outline for you. Now you also read up in books like Clive Ponting's A Green History of the World and Jared Diamond's Collapse. It might be easier, though, to read Ray Anderson's book Mid-Course Correction in which he tells about his conversion as CEO of a multinational. Now, why would anyone want to shop at Whole Foods for organic and fair trade food, while they also buy 100% green power? Or go to your local food coop. They may be 100% green too, like mine in Brooklyn, NY. Otherwise, check the EPA Green Power Partner list. Don't be surprised if you find Pepsi there (100% green) and Intel, (only about 45% green, but number one company listed. Pepsi's actually being really humble, though....). Do I hear a green cheers and chill for peace? Good questions, people. I just checked the website. Under the May 11, 2009 entry, it gives the information that the DVD was released Dec. 2007.
Secondly, where does Annie get her information? While the IPCC has made public reports of thousands of scientific papers about Climate Change and GHG emissions from industrial activity (by beavers, maybe?), alas, that isn’t all. The 2005 Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, by Greenpeace? No, by the UNEP-World Bank-World Resources Institute coordinated scientific group shows basically that 60% of ecosystems worldwide are passed rebound, or regenerative capacity.
The World Wildlife Fund (aka WorldWide Fund for Nature or WWF) has also put out a Living Planet Index with a chart that shows how industry appears to have blown passed biocapacity equilibrium in 1986. You could read the scientific papers, or you could go back into the news. The 1987 UN Our Common Future was a classic study and preparation for the 1992 Earth Summit. The 1972 UN Stockholm Environment Conference had a study published as Only One Earth.
Then we could talk about Paul Ehrlich, Rachel Carson, and Barry Commoner, or just ride through Warren County, Love Canal, the Torrey Canyon, Stella Maris, Minamata, and London smog for a taste of the roll call.
Back in 1948, the UN’s founders worked with NGO’s to start the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
There’s a nice little skeleton outline for you. Now you also read up in books like Clive Ponting’s A Green History of the World and Jared Diamond’s Collapse. It might be easier, though, to read Ray Anderson’s book Mid-Course Correction in which he tells about his conversion as CEO of a multinational.
Now, why would anyone want to shop at Whole Foods for organic and fair trade food, while they also buy 100% green power? Or go to your local food coop. They may be 100% green too, like mine in Brooklyn, NY. Otherwise, check the EPA Green Power Partner list. Don’t be surprised if you find Pepsi there (100% green) and Intel, (only about 45% green, but number one company listed. Pepsi’s actually being really humble, though….).
Do I hear a green cheers and chill for peace?

]]> By: mrmister http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12066 mrmister Mon, 11 May 2009 16:15:45 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12066 Just a heads up that the first Apple Store opened in NYC, not at the Glendale Galleria. Just a heads up that the first Apple Store opened in NYC, not at the Glendale Galleria.

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