http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/comment-page-1/#comment-9858 Gina-Marie Cheeseman Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:12:10 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/#comment-9858 I agree with you, Chet. I used to go in to the women's prison in Chowchilla, the largest in the world, and help conduct a chapel service. However, that does not negate the need to green the prison buildings. I invite you to come to the San Joaquin Valley and breath our polluted air. Then tell me that greening buildings is not important. I agree with you, Chet. I used to go in to the women’s prison in Chowchilla, the largest in the world, and help conduct a chapel service. However, that does not negate the need to green the prison buildings. I invite you to come to the San Joaquin Valley and breath our polluted air. Then tell me that greening buildings is not important.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/comment-page-1/#comment-9857 Gina-Marie Cheeseman Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:08:50 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/#comment-9857 I don't have figures, but I will try to find them. I suspect farming is worse. The pesticides used are horrible. I don’t have figures, but I will try to find them. I suspect farming is worse. The pesticides used are horrible.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/comment-page-1/#comment-9856 JenBoynton Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:45:44 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/#comment-9856 Fascinating article, Gina. I always heard that farming was a major contributor to the air quality issues in the San Joaquin Valley. Do you have any figures on the contributions of the prison industry vs. farming? Fascinating article, Gina. I always heard that farming was a major contributor to the air quality issues in the San Joaquin Valley. Do you have any figures on the contributions of the prison industry vs. farming?

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/comment-page-1/#comment-9855 Chet Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:02:53 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/governor-schwarzeneggers-green-building-initiative-and-california%e2%80%9aaos-prisons/#comment-9855 Okay... this is all well an good, but let's look at the bigger, triple bottom line picture. An overabundance of prisons is a warning sign for society, and a society that tries to solve its social ills buy building more prisons is a sick society. A sick society can never hope to handle the economic and environmental challenges we face. I would much rather see this money spent training those inmates to do something useful with their lives, and/or getting rid of our useless drug war than on "greening" some prison buildings. I'm sure there's a direct environmental footprint for a prison, but think the social cost of one is far greater! Okay… this is all well an good, but let’s look at the bigger, triple bottom line picture. An overabundance of prisons is a warning sign for society, and a society that tries to solve its social ills buy building more prisons is a sick society. A sick society can never hope to handle the economic and environmental challenges we face.
I would much rather see this money spent training those inmates to do something useful with their lives, and/or getting rid of our useless drug war than on “greening” some prison buildings. I’m sure there’s a direct environmental footprint for a prison, but think the social cost of one is far greater!

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