tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post8906918700464830464..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: Thoughts on Sustainability, Sacrifice and the Culture of ConvenienceEcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-86156149693278065882011-05-26T00:28:25.680-06:002011-05-26T00:28:25.680-06:00Great article. Lots of good sense, well-written, f...Great article. Lots of good sense, well-written, fun to read. Right on!Steph Corkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500221918047015376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-5071462170682158372011-03-08T05:11:38.915-07:002011-03-08T05:11:38.915-07:00You could make your own cheese, I know you want to...You could make your own cheese, I know you want to (and probably already have :>) <br /><br />Somebody told me that that they recycle their plastic films at the supermarket in the recycling bin for plastic shopping bags. Not sure if this is acceptable or not.<br /><br />My final thought - it's not a sacrifice if you enjoy doing it. Sometimes it's just a matter of shifting one's perspective. I used to loathe mowing the lawn but came to realize that those grass clippings make great mulch for my garden to keep down the weeds. I used to hate raking leaves in the fall but I've learned that those leaves provide rich compost for the garden. I've learned there are few things more satisfying than eating something that I grew with my own hands -- and it's healthier too. <br /><br />Great post.mediaOrganichttp://www.media-organic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-65265682920159097092011-03-06T14:44:15.195-07:002011-03-06T14:44:15.195-07:00http://slightlyirritatingandinconvenient.blogspot....http://slightlyirritatingandinconvenient.blogspot.com/2011/03/bitlets-for-you-this-past-week-feb-28.htmlKristin Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919961850855072276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-32741129418866329492011-03-04T01:32:46.488-07:002011-03-04T01:32:46.488-07:00hey! thankfully it has not been 100% American-ized...hey! thankfully it has not been 100% American-ized.. My city is one of the most American ones though due to the big oil and 35,000 expats in the area.. mind you my town has only 180,000 in the area - so it is highly foreign here.<br /><br />However as you can imagine that most everywhere else (exclude Trohdheim, Oslo, and Bergen since they are the big towns) are still fairly old school in there ways but had the technology of today.<br /><br />When we visit family up north I really notice it more then I do in Stavanger. <br /><br />People still sort there garbage into paper, compost and rest-of-all bins. But many take it a step further and take there glass and tin to a extra bin as well as all soda and beer bottles are returned for a deposit. People are still walking and busing like crazy. The countries power supply is hydro (funny since we are such a HUGE oil producer) I read recently that just over 80% of the plastic in Norway is recycled.. <br /><br />It is still normal to be done at work around 3.30 or 4.00 and family is still the overall main priority here!<br /><br />so i think that they are doing good! and enough rambeling for me! i just like to 'talk' :)Fonda LaShayhttp://fondalashay.com/mintchillinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-69441059690553425592011-03-03T18:30:39.720-07:002011-03-03T18:30:39.720-07:00SlowSimpleConscious - I think not having a TV is a...SlowSimpleConscious - I think not having a TV is a huge step. I actually own one, but no longer have cable service. It's my private movie theater... so I'd say you're doing pretty well!<br /><br />Fonda - Your walk story reminds me of what happens whenever I bring out my hand push lawn mower... some well meaning neighbor inevitably comes running out to offer me the use of a "real" lawnmower. I'm also glad to hear that things are still slower in Norway, I was afraid it might have been completely Americanized by now.<br /><br />Dmarie - The word "marketing" makes me shudder just in general, but I think you're right. And I think that if more people realized that plastic in our oceans eventually means plastic in our own bodies, they might feel differently about it!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-56034450292727460062011-03-03T15:31:05.381-07:002011-03-03T15:31:05.381-07:00yeah, you've nailed it. The green movement nee...yeah, you've nailed it. The green movement needs better marketing. Folks are less likely to do something they think of as sacrifice & more likely to do something if they think it's a gain. The more I think of the Great Garbage patches in the oceans eventually killing the fish and us, the more I think I would gain by buying less plastics. Too true...can't change the world to think that way, only me.Dmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689601569495984413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-85589291063637540152011-03-03T01:30:23.600-07:002011-03-03T01:30:23.600-07:00i really like this post and especially points like...i really like this post and especially points like that the 'trappings' of modern life are just that.<br />and that what's good for the environment often lines up with what is good for us. surely it has to be this way, because we need the environment to live. i think part of the issue is that people have got separated from their environment and the consequences of abusing it.<br /><br />thinking of it as freeing rather than giving up makes much more sense to me. but it may be hard to convince some people that it is freeing because you really have to try it to experience it.<br />i haven't given up much yet but people are still often surprised that i don't have a tv or use a landline or tumbledryer. that i bake from scratch and without a blender or electric whisk. <br />ta for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-12454448350305107582011-03-02T19:40:36.109-07:002011-03-02T19:40:36.109-07:00Hi Guys,
Thanks so much for reading my little ran...Hi Guys,<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading my little rant. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but I feel so much better having said it!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-17676633655323833012011-03-02T18:42:09.353-07:002011-03-02T18:42:09.353-07:00This is a gorgeous post. So well said! I think we ...This is a gorgeous post. So well said! I think we forget (myself most definitely included) that language has a tremendous power. Liberation lends a completely different feeling than sacrifice. Oy.<br /><br />And I'm totally stealing this line: "what it boils down to is that living with less means I don't have to be a slave to the culture of convenience." PREACH!ConsciouslyFrugalhttp://consciouslyfrugal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-71951825237415865102011-03-02T11:20:16.680-07:002011-03-02T11:20:16.680-07:00Well said :)Well said :)Melissa @ HerGreenLifehttp://hergreenlife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com