My husband needs them. Scientifically proven if at all possible. It's no good telling him anything and expecting him just to believe it. Because frankly he doesn't.
Fact 1 : do not have heated eco debate at 11.30 pm (unless you want to end up sleeping in a sleeping bag on the floor downstairs!)
Fact 2 : There are people who have to be convinced that recycling, saving power, taking small steps is worth it. And thats fair enough, as long as they decide to make change once the facts are presented.
Today I took my Hard Rain Project book into work to show 3 people. This, it seems to me, presents the facts in a better way than I could ever hope to. The book proved, once again, to provide thought provoking conversation. What I have found is that people start to reel off all the things that they are already doing. The steps they are already taking.
Which is fabulous because it is so positive. Feeling good about small steps is how it's supposed to be.
And then deciding to take some more of course.
2 comments:
"My husband needs them. Scientifically proven if at all possible. ....."
Well, technically its not a fact unless its been scientifically proven. Up until that point, its a theory or an hypothesis :)
"Fact 2 : There are people who have to be convinced that recycling, saving power, taking small steps is worth it. And thats fair enough, as long as they decide to make change once the facts are presented."
This was me. I used to think that given what china and the US are doing, (and other developing worlds) in terms of just total environmental crappitude, and given that peat bog fires contribute around 40% (source: Revenge of Gaia, Lovelock) of Co2, I used to think whats the point. However if we all started thinking that there was a point, then thing would change.! :)
Also one of my biggest bugbears, is people/institutions/charities/companies misusing facts, or misrepresenting them. If you want a head start on all the environmental ones, I suggest buying and reading Prof. Lovelock's book mentioned above.
Told you so.
He loves his facts!
(Will be reading the book soon.)
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