Comments on: Climate Futures: A Buyer’s Guide http://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carl Sparrehttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13701 Carl Sparre Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:53:31 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13701 More than a year and half since I posted the first entry above, I'm happy to say that the Australian story has a happy ending. We chucked out the Howard Government and replaced it with the Kyoto Protocol supporting Kevin Rudd Labor Government. Full story at http://www.blognow.com.au/600letters More than a year and half since I posted the first entry above, I’m happy to say that the Australian story has a happy ending. We chucked out the Howard Government and replaced it with the Kyoto Protocol supporting Kevin Rudd Labor Government.
Full story at http://www.blognow.com.au/600letters

]]> By: Eugene Plawiukhttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13700 Eugene Plawiuk Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:52:08 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13700 Thanks for the post I have quoted from it in my blog article Damn Cold. I am from Alberta and the Candian praires as part of the Palliser Plain suffered the same dust bowl conditions during the Great Depression. Thanks for the post I have quoted from it in my blog article Damn Cold. I am from Alberta and the Candian praires as part of the Palliser Plain suffered the same dust bowl conditions during the Great Depression.

]]> By: A Sustainable Train of Thoughthttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13702 A Sustainable Train of Thought Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:34:52 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13702 <strong>Denial</strong>An article over at WorldChanging talks about some factors which we need to confront when helping people understand and take seriously the effects of climate change. Among the list they’re building lurks the following entry: Being forced t... Denial

An article over at WorldChanging talks about some factors which we need to confront when helping people understand and take seriously the effects of climate change.
Among the list they’re building lurks the following entry:
Being forced t…

]]> By: Lizahttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13699 Liza Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:44:51 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13699 So, to pick up on Mark Brandon's comments above, let's see how many habits/practices already exist out there that are no-brainers. In the spirit of harnessing the wisdom of crowds, see if you can name three things that are already no-brainer green things to do today (no fair repeating what someone else has already said). Let's see how many we can come up with. I'll start: - Recycle paper, glass, cans (assuming your municipality has such a program) - Compost (if you have a garden or container boxes) - Walk to errands that are at least a 1/4 mile or less from you & Bike to errands that are at least a mile or less from you Now your turn. What three habits/practices can you add to the list? So, to pick up on Mark Brandon’s comments above, let’s see how many habits/practices already exist out there that are no-brainers.
In the spirit of harnessing the wisdom of crowds, see if you can name three things that are already no-brainer green things to do today (no fair repeating what someone else has already said). Let’s see how many we can come up with.
I’ll start:
- Recycle paper, glass, cans (assuming your municipality has such a program)
- Compost (if you have a garden or container boxes)
- Walk to errands that are at least a 1/4 mile or less from you & Bike to errands that are at least a mile or less from you
Now your turn. What three habits/practices can you add to the list?

]]> By: frankhttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13698 frank Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:48:09 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13698 I think awareness needs to be generated from the bottom up not the top down. Starting with the consumer. We need to promote these changes with in our own families & communtities. Everyone can make a difference. Sometimes its as simple as changing a lightbulb! If we as a people wait for the our goverments to promote change it will never happen until "it" happens & then its too late. I think awareness needs to be generated from the bottom up not the top down. Starting with the consumer. We need to promote these changes with in our own families & communtities. Everyone can make a difference. Sometimes its as simple as changing a lightbulb! If we as a people wait for the our goverments to promote change it will never happen until “it” happens & then its too late.

]]> By: Mark Brandonhttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13697 Mark Brandon Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:37:22 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13697 For most people, it's understandable that climate change isn't at the forefront. It's all one can manage to get yourself to work, take the kids to school, get them home, cook dinner, and maybe get some exercise in any given day. Those of us that have the luxury of having great jobs where all we do is opine on the great questions of the day can easily forget how most people live. That is why we -- as a Sustainable movement -- have to resolve to make the alternatives so appealing as to make it a no-brainer to make sustainable choices. I am constantly disappointed by the green marketers who choose to charge a premium because some LOHAS marketing study confirms that green consumers are willing to pay more. I pay $5.45 for a gallon of organic milk, when the non-organic stuff right next to it is selling for $3.25. Even though I have thought through the environmental and health benefits of organic milk, I still grit my teeth when buying that Horizon. Most John Q. Publics, living paycheck to paycheck, would not think twice about going with the less expensive variety. Why do unbleached coffee filters cost 60 percent more than the standard white ones? Why does a ream of recycled paper cost more than the paper from the clear cut forest? Close to my wallet, why do socially responsible mutual funds charge up to twice the management fee of a non-SRI fund? I make a point of advising my individual clients to skip these alternatives and go direct, because it is a rip-off. We must do better. Mark Brandon Sustainable Log - News and Views for Socially Responsible Investors http://sustainablelog.blogspot.com http://www.firstsustainable.com When you subscribe to Sustainable Log, we give $1 to Alternative Gifts International in support of a cause of your choice. For most people, it’s understandable that climate change isn’t at the forefront. It’s all one can manage to get yourself to work, take the kids to school, get them home, cook dinner, and maybe get some exercise in any given day. Those of us that have the luxury of having great jobs where all we do is opine on the great questions of the day can easily forget how most people live.
That is why we — as a Sustainable movement — have to resolve to make the alternatives so appealing as to make it a no-brainer to make sustainable choices. I am constantly disappointed by the green marketers who choose to charge a premium because some LOHAS marketing study confirms that green consumers are willing to pay more. I pay $5.45 for a gallon of organic milk, when the non-organic stuff right next to it is selling for $3.25. Even though I have thought through the environmental and health benefits of organic milk, I still grit my teeth when buying that Horizon. Most John Q. Publics, living paycheck to paycheck, would not think twice about going with the less expensive variety. Why do unbleached coffee filters cost 60 percent more than the standard white ones? Why does a ream of recycled paper cost more than the paper from the clear cut forest? Close to my wallet, why do socially responsible mutual funds charge up to twice the management fee of a non-SRI fund? I make a point of advising my individual clients to skip these alternatives and go direct, because it is a rip-off. We must do better.
Mark Brandon
Sustainable Log – News and Views for Socially Responsible Investors
http://sustainablelog.blogspot.com
http://www.firstsustainable.com
When you subscribe to Sustainable Log, we give $1 to Alternative Gifts International in support of a cause of your choice.

]]> By: odographhttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13696 odograph Mon, 06 Feb 2006 09:19:15 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13696 Great post. I'll probably blog a response later (or tomorrow) but to "scoop" myself, I think this has to be related to consumer/government debt. If we truly understood the future we wouldn't have an average family credit card debt of $11,000+, and we'd have a little more action on global warming. Great post. I’ll probably blog a response later (or tomorrow) but to “scoop” myself, I think this has to be related to consumer/government debt. If we truly understood the future we wouldn’t have an average family credit card debt of $11,000+, and we’d have a little more action on global warming.

]]> By: Carl Sparrehttp://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13695 Carl Sparre Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:45:19 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/climate-futures-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-13695 Just wanted to say that from here in Australia, the debate is fascinating. Great Britain appear ready to have their green revolution, while simultaneously in the US, the love affair with the automobile continues without a hint of environmental awareness. Australia seems to be somewhere in between. I expect we will awaken soon after the Brits, it depends on the rain! While you have your hurricanes, we have our droughts, or more correctly, the loss of long heavy falls that produce runoff and drinking water. In Perth the situation is critical. In Sydney, our dams seem to be hovering at the 40% mark, unsure about which direction to push history. We too have a government who steadfastly refuse to have anything to do with Kyoto. Partly because we do what we are told by the US, but mostly because coal is a big export earner for Australia. The average citizen here is still largely in the dark about climate change c.f. they have a pretty good grip on the balance of payments situation. Good luck and never say "can't". Global warming can be beaten! Carl Sparre, Sydney, Australia Just wanted to say that from here in Australia, the debate is fascinating. Great Britain appear ready to have their green revolution, while simultaneously in the US, the love affair with the automobile continues without a hint of environmental awareness.
Australia seems to be somewhere in between. I expect we will awaken soon after the Brits, it depends on the rain! While you have your hurricanes, we have our droughts, or more correctly, the loss of long heavy falls that produce runoff and drinking water. In Perth the situation is critical. In Sydney, our dams seem to be hovering at the 40% mark, unsure about which direction to push history.
We too have a government who steadfastly refuse to have anything to do with Kyoto. Partly because we do what we are told by the US, but mostly because coal is a big export earner for Australia. The average citizen here is still largely in the dark about climate change c.f. they have a pretty good grip on the balance of payments situation.
Good luck and never say “can’t”. Global warming can be beaten!
Carl Sparre,
Sydney, Australia

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