Comments on Sustainable Dunwoody: Starting with a Light Bulb

TOD: :( But let me know if you want tatsoi seedli...

2008-12-02T04:59:00.000-08:00

TOD: :(

But let me know if you want tatsoi seedlings! I have hundreds.

And I quote:"I have no intention or interest in tr...

2008-12-02T04:56:00.000-08:00

And I quote:

"I have no intention or interest in trying to talk people into things like organics or sustainability or healthy school lunches or any other cause. I don't, and won't, serve on committees facing uphill battles."

And I couldn't agree more.

People engage in non-mainstream causes like earth ships, renewable energy and sustainability for deeply personal reasons, often as a matter of character or eccentricity.

Very few folks will have an epiphany because they see how "walking this walk" affects someone else and even fewer will engage simply because they're told to or 'sold to' as most of these causes require sacrifice. And it simply isn't right to impose this by government fiat simply because of an influential group's conviction. Were that to happen, folks in Dunwoody would pay no more attention than they do to the watering ban.

These are grass-roots causes that have significantly less chance of gaining traction in Dunwoody than say in Athens, or Asheville, possibly even Decatur. I believe it is humanly possible to create a sustainable community, just not with the humans we have available.

Regardless, I applaud your efforts and will continue to read your blog and do what I can in my little corner of the planet.

Now, where did I put that blue bird house...

TOD: Would you be willing to serve on a sustainabi...

2008-12-02T02:21:00.000-08:00

TOD: Would you be willing to serve on a sustainability committee, if the city where to form one? You seem to be very well informed and I think your energy would be a positive addition to forward prrogress!

Judy: Great point. I also would like to add that sometimes taking the little steps makes the bigger steps feel less daunting. The challenge is to not be paralyzed by the little steps.

Many years ago, NYC cleaned up its crime problem b...

2008-12-01T11:42:00.000-08:00

Many years ago, NYC cleaned up its crime problem by focusing first on somthing as seemingly small and irrelevant to the problem as graffiti.

Turns out that graffiti eradication was the fuse that needed to be lit first before anything else could be fixed. And the city achieved its goal in a big and dramatic way.

So yes, light bulbs matter, recycling matters - in fact, every little step in the right direction matters enormously!

So go Dunwoody! Become a beautiful example for everyone in this country who is watching and saying it can't be done!

I know CF is all the rage and I have used them for...

2008-12-01T08:37:00.000-08:00

I know CF is all the rage and I have used them for decades but I have yet to find a source of reliable CF lights. On average I doubt I've had CFLs last more than 2 years, not the 10-13 times the incandescent life often claimed. Then there is the disposal problem...

That said I'm looking forward to trying the new Air Purifying CFLs.