tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post6497854731061041429..comments2024-01-25T03:56:02.403-08:00Comments on Presbyterian Bloggers: Christians and Oil Don't Mix. Or Should They?Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16380861596539183040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-8600718182243711932010-05-08T15:34:32.623-07:002010-05-08T15:34:32.623-07:00On the issue of oil spills, I agree with Nancy and...On the issue of oil spills, I agree with Nancy and with Doug: it is important for Christians to come at the issue from a different angle than a purely personal/economic one, <i>and</i> it's also important not to hide the true cost of our choices.<br /><br />I am not the environmental activist I probably should be. I am, however, concerned with aspects of our wireless society and many other environmental issues.<br /><br />But I don't think suggesting that one thing might be causing harm is a legitimate excuse to ignore other issues that are also causing harm. <br /><br />(The same holds true with the global warming discussion, IMO. Some say that whatever we do pales in comparison to what developing nations do or don't do, so why should we do anything? Why? Because it's the right thing to do, because we're world leaders, because change starts somewhere and if not here, then where? On a related note, France is doing some interesting things with wifi lately.)Sarahlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658866017847046987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-44680346903164588232010-05-08T12:35:57.293-07:002010-05-08T12:35:57.293-07:00BTW, here's a site that offers this theory
htt...BTW, here's a site that offers this theory<br />http://globalmicrowave.orgfree.com/Stushiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693178228505134028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-71287271680884458672010-05-08T12:28:12.322-07:002010-05-08T12:28:12.322-07:00Firstly, let's understand that 97% of species ...Firstly, let's understand that 97% of species that has lived on this planet, according to the experts, is now extinct. Natural disasters have killed more species on Earth than anything else.<br /><br />We are not here forever and one oil spill is not going to kill off everything.<br /><br />It's real easy to blame everything on our fossil fuel driven lifestyle...but let's not blame it on our wireless technology which is irradiating the atmosphere and heating everything up. Heaven forbid that our netbooks, Kindles, ipods and blackberries could actually be affecting the planet more than anything else...Stushiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693178228505134028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-69435611767868745772010-05-07T21:47:19.433-07:002010-05-07T21:47:19.433-07:00For me, step one is lifting the limit on what a co...For me, step one is lifting the limit on what a company has to spend to clean up spills like this. I think that as long as our economy is founded on huge corporations externalizing the real costs of their products, we'll never get anywhere. If it takes gas being ten bucks a gallon to really teach us what the *cost* of our fossil-fuel-driven lifestyle is, then so be it.Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.com