Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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- FACTS A time of great challenge is also a time of great opportunity • Due to human activities, our atmosphere contains 32 percent more carbon dioxide; • Mitigation – taking strong action to reduce emissions – must be viewed as an investment; • Local governments have a key role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by increasing energy efficiency and reducing fossil fuel use; • Local government can lead by example by taking specific actions to transform itself into a model of sustainable practices that can result in cost savings and increased employment, and enhance environmental quality and community well-being; • A piecemeal application of the objectives of sustainability will make it much more difficult to attain. Need a whole system approach to sustainability including the three types of community capital: economic, social and natural;
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Aren't lumber remnants usually made into sheet goods such as particle board and MDF?
How does adding plastic (a petroleum-based product, usually. Unless there's documentation stating otherwise) make this an environmentally friendly product?
How does making it into little toy bugs make this a useful product? By not making the end product functional on higher and more diverse levels, isn't that just promoting the consumption of stuff for its own sake? I'd rather see this "discarded" lumber go back into the earth and be broken down into useful nutriants than use heat and energy to make these little toys. I don't intend to sound harsh, but there has to be more holistic thinking going on here.
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