Comments on: Sir John Socked it to ‘em http://www.strettonclimatecare.org.uk/locals-taking-action/sir-john-socked-it-to-em/ Think Globally, Act Locally Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Eco Warrior http://www.strettonclimatecare.org.uk/locals-taking-action/sir-john-socked-it-to-em/#comment-2074 Eco Warrior Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:01:10 +0000 http://www.strettonclimatecare.org.uk/?p=1265#comment-2074 I went to hear Sir John - not sure if Man in the Pub was there -if he was he kept very quiet and maybe was finally convinced that Global Warming is for real man - and thanks to S. McCann (All Stretton) for putting him right about the Manhattan Declaration in their letter to Stretton Focus (December Edition). Sir John is right - we are having funny weather - snow this time last year and today 1st November I haven't even got the heating on. Weird!! I've wrapped up my home with insulation, banished my draughts, bought my low energy bulbs and threatened the kids with some dreadful fate if they ever leave anything in stand-by again. Now I'm asked to reduce by 10% by next year. Can probably manage that by using the car less and getting the bike out from the back of the shed. BUT - BUT - what bothers me is all those neighbours who still have't got the message yet. The world's in trouble - Sir John said we have to start getting carbon emissions down and we've only got 'till 2016 to try and prevent run away increases in global temperatures. How selfish can you be man if you don't start doing something right now. I couldn't live with myself if I was making it worse for my grandchildren by not trying to do something about it. What is it that prevents people in the Strettons and elsewhere from taking real action? - ignorance (can't be that for they seem a bright lot round here) - fear that it's too late (it's never too late) - feeling of helplessness (every little helps) -do they think Governments will save us (don't hold your breath) selfishness (surely not.) Please anyone out there who reads this PLEASE add to the blog and tell me why folk are so reluctant to take real action. I've halved my carbon footprint over the past few years and it hasn't really hurt, well not that much - I still wear ordinary clothes, eat ordinary food, mind you I look at all the labels and refuse to buy stuff that's been shipped hundreds of miles and am trying to cut down on meat a bit. Tell you what - if a few folk will blog in and offer their reasons why more folk aren't taking action I'll reveal my footprint to the whole world and tell you how I've done it!!! I went to hear Sir John - not sure if Man in the Pub was there -if he was he kept very quiet and maybe was finally convinced that Global Warming is for real man - and thanks to S. McCann (All Stretton) for putting him right about the Manhattan Declaration in their letter to Stretton Focus (December Edition).

Sir John is right - we are having funny weather - snow this time last year and today 1st November I haven’t even got the heating on. Weird!!

I’ve wrapped up my home with insulation, banished my draughts, bought my low energy bulbs and threatened the kids with some dreadful fate if they ever leave anything in stand-by again.

Now I’m asked to reduce by 10% by next year. Can probably manage that by using the car less and getting the bike out from the back of the shed. BUT - BUT - what bothers me is all those neighbours who still have’t got the message yet. The world’s in trouble - Sir John said we have to start getting carbon emissions down and we’ve only got ’till 2016 to try and prevent run away increases in global temperatures. How selfish can you be man if you don’t start doing something right now. I couldn’t live with myself if I was making it worse for my grandchildren by not trying to do something about it.

What is it that prevents people in the Strettons and elsewhere from taking real action? - ignorance (can’t be that for they seem a bright lot round here) - fear that it’s too late (it’s never too late) - feeling of helplessness (every little helps) -do they think Governments will save us (don’t hold your breath) selfishness (surely not.) Please anyone out there who reads this PLEASE add to the blog and tell me why folk are so reluctant to take real action. I’ve halved my carbon footprint over the past few years and it hasn’t really hurt, well not that much - I still wear ordinary clothes, eat ordinary food, mind you I look at all the labels and refuse to buy stuff that’s been shipped hundreds of miles and am trying to cut down on meat a bit.

Tell you what - if a few folk will blog in and offer their reasons why more folk aren’t taking action I’ll reveal my footprint to the whole world and tell you how I’ve done it!!!

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