My name is Carl and I’m currently a student at UC Berkeley. My college peers and I have begun our campaign against the detrimental effects of man-made climate change within our respective colleges.

We’ve started a project called the Collegiate Climate Collaboration in hopes of drawing discussion towards issues we’re all facing. We feel that only with the help of the spirit and vigor of the younger generation can we overcome the hurdles imposed by climate change.

I hope that everyone here can take the time to visit collegiateclimatecollab.com and contribute their two cents to the various posts on board.

Thank you so very much! As Margaret Mead once said (I’m paraphrasing), never doubt the ability of a small group of dedicated individuals to change the world.

Your point about media focus is critical. “Clean-up” is so much easier to say in a sound-bite than “environmental assessment,” and feels so much easier than changing personal habits and corporate profit centers. The media likes tidy little phrases; complex plans–not so much.

This concept is so new (to me at least) and so important that I mentioned it, with a link, in my Water Wednesday (#WaterWednesday) post today. You’ll find it at http://buildingordinary.blogspot.com/2010/06/water-wednesday-bucket-with-tail.html.

Thanks again for an important topic, well delineated and substantiated.
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I also thought about my feelings about many of the breast cancer groups that are focused on looking for a cure while taking money from the very companies that are polluting our bodies rather than looking at prevention. It’s exactly the same scenario.

There may be a time where we can look at cleaning up, maybe not all of it, but much of it. But as you said, we can’t do that until we stop the problem that created it in the first place. Prevention is ALWAYS better than cleanup.

Thanks for sharing this Beth. Kudos.

But, in keeping with my “lighting a candle” philosophy, I spent the evening doing No-Poo and Solar Oven show and tell, and giving away solar-cooked cornbread at Denver’s newly formed home made market club. Many people had food available, but all of the vendors (myself included) brought real dishes, cups and silverware. I was amazed… most people even took them over to the sink and washed them before returning them to me.

Still, I know I’m not immune to the problem. But you’ve given me new resolve. I think I’m gonna buy some asparagus now while it’s in season and freeze it for the winter, so when my boyfriend needs his asparagus fix in February, I can provide it without resorting to the unrecyclable plastic frozen food bags.
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