tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381908034194872461.post5980906797891787919..comments2023-10-29T08:10:20.183-07:00Comments on Climate Change 101: Reconciling Ones Ideals...Paleontological Research Institutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059119727658619545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381908034194872461.post-19746122257806557852007-11-08T10:04:00.000-08:002007-11-08T10:04:00.000-08:00Win, I think the difficulty to make individual cha...Win, I think the difficulty to make individual changes, even for people like us who have global warming on our minds relatively often, is an interesting problem. On top of general laziness and not quite feeling enough pressure yet, I've also found it difficult to muster up the enthusiasm to cut my showers and change my light bulbs when I've heard several "experts" tell me our individual changes won't make much of a difference at all without changes on a wider scale(on the community, national and global levels.)<BR/><BR/>However, in the end I think I've found that instead of making me want to give up entirely, this just makes me want to make bigger, more significant life style changes and reminds me of the importance of my vote in the upcoming elections. I think in the end the more significant changes that are needed will come down those with more political power making big adjustments on a wider scale, but that these big changes will all come down to the votes of the individuals.<BR/><BR/>FionaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381908034194872461.post-12735348229143533442007-11-07T20:20:00.000-08:002007-11-07T20:20:00.000-08:00I can definitely relate to this blog. Sometimes I ...I can definitely relate to this blog. Sometimes I find myself not making the small changes simply out of carelessness. For example, I’ll leave lights, electronics or appliances on because I forget to turn them off or, even worse, because I feel to lazy to get up and flick a switch. I feel like I’m definitely not alone among my friends in feeling this apathy sometimes. <BR/><BR/>Another reason why I and, I believe, other Americans don’t make these small changes is self-centeredness. For example, I always find myself making excuses for why I deserve to take long, hot showers. I think it’s really a matter of keeping perspective and reminding myself that my choices have a global impact, no matter how small, and that I have such a high standard of living that I can easily reduce my waste without giving up anything important, but simply by forgoing some unnecessary comforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381908034194872461.post-37528235295875157002007-10-15T08:34:00.000-07:002007-10-15T08:34:00.000-07:00Hi Win,I too used to think that fluorescent light ...Hi Win,<BR/>I too used to think that fluorescent light bulbs were ugly. But we began by swapping out those bulbs that were hidden behind lampshades, to minimize the effect. Once you become accustomed to the new light, its easier to change the others. And in this, I think you raise an interesting point. We are accustomed with our lives the way we live them now. Change is hard, sometimes even "ugly." But as we work together, as a community, to make change we find new beauties that we were unaware of before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com