The Env. Corner. Examples of waste that you saw today. And that you prevented

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Re: The Env. Corner. Examples of waste that you saw today. And that you prevented

@Southie

Every bit helps. Don’t look to me for examples. You want to provide examples go for it.

No idea what you mean by individually we cant make an impact. Of course we can! Just need to get rid of defeatist attitude.

Those in the megachurch are individuals!

First of all my apologies, words have limitations at times..especially while posted on a mobile phone while in a terminal and looks like I irritated you. That was not my intent. My hope was to give you constructive feedback so more people can not only see the types of things that are a waste, but also pointers on what can be done about it, because this is an important topic.

I never said individually we can’t make an impact, I said we can’t make “immediate” impact. for example I can make an immediate impact on things that are in my direct control, not idling a car, shorter showers (or showering with friends ) etc, but for larger challenges it takes time especially if the behavior is seen in a group you are not in or dont have interactions with e.g. those in mega church are individuals but my ability to make an immediate noticeable impact is lesser than what is in my direct control. Does not mean its still not worth pursuing, and often the payoff is higher as well. That being said I will not get into arguing with the point about defeatist attitude since my statement seemed to have been misread.

@Southie

^ That is pretty lame. I write because I love to. I like to document stuff. Those who r interested will read. And incorporate it into daily lives. Those wwho aren’t wont. I don’t worry about masking things interrsting. Interesting is fir kids. For adults facts suffice.

I invite you to use ur skills to make stuff inrerestingn. That is not my forte.

We can disagree on interesting vs facts for adults and kids. That is okay. To me engagement is critical for any sort of messaging, including here. I can understand if it is not for you and I respect that. I would have loved to be able to make stuff interesting and thus more engaging for a larger audience and hopefully make a broader impact, but severe scheduling limitations get in the way and my usual drive-by short posts are a departure from my style when I had the time.

Anyways, carry on what you are doing. This is an important topic and one close to my heart. With my dad and one brother being environmental engineers and the other brother in renewable energy. While these days I am in a different area, a decade ago I led the design and creation of a top ranked (by industry analysts) global supply chain solution (test methodology, factory audit program, independent auditor certifications) and resulting database to source environmentally compliant materials and components, as well as those meeting composition regulations like prop65 or RoHs etc for one of the leading safety and compliance organizations in the world, certainly the premier one in USA.

I hope I was able to clear up any misunderstanding. You are a scholar and a gentleman and I am personally disappointed if my words came across as obnoxious or condescending.