Comments on: Earth Day – Go Green http://www.monumentaleffort.com/earth-day-go-green Do more than live Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:59:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marra http://www.monumentaleffort.com/earth-day-go-green/comment-page-1#comment-237 Marra Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:56:03 +0000 http://www.monumentaleffort.com/?p=1109#comment-237 make sure to check out thehotlovemovement.com. The organic tees for men and women are made sweatshop free, and proceeds even go to projects in need of sustainability projects! make sure to check out thehotlovemovement.com. The organic tees for men and women are made sweatshop free, and proceeds even go to projects in need of sustainability projects!

]]> By: Steve http://www.monumentaleffort.com/earth-day-go-green/comment-page-1#comment-236 Steve Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:30:24 +0000 http://www.monumentaleffort.com/?p=1109#comment-236 Hey Vince, This is a great article. You make so many great points. I particularly like the one about the goodie bags and the one where you encourage trail runners to put some volunteer time into trails. I love the concept of giving back. You're right. Being green aint easy. But if we don't care, who will? Thanks for the tips. Steve Hey Vince,

This is a great article. You make so many great points. I particularly like the one about the goodie bags and the one where you encourage trail runners to put some volunteer time into trails. I love the concept of giving back.

You’re right. Being green aint easy. But if we don’t care, who will?

Thanks for the tips.

Steve

]]> By: Dean Dwyer http://www.monumentaleffort.com/earth-day-go-green/comment-page-1#comment-234 Dean Dwyer Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:48:54 +0000 http://www.monumentaleffort.com/?p=1109#comment-234 Hey Vince, I must admit this one really strikes a cord with me as of late. I am a big starbucks fan (well of the space where I can sit and read and work) but I am amazed (actually appalled) at the waste that goes on there. So I guess for me, this isn't an issue for runners, but rather for people, who might happen to be runners (or not). I do know that most people have little idea how much waste they create. In fact, most would probably say they have very little impact on the environment. But the truth is we generate a tremendous amount of personal waste each day. Stand in any line where coffee and assorted goodies are sold and watch how many people get a coffee to go, with a lid, a stir stick, a sleeve (or double cupped thank you very much), and a bag for every pastry they order (I watched one woman get 5 pastries and have each bagged separately...which were then eaten in store and all 5 bags tossed in the garbage.) It's sad actually because society in general has done a really poor job educating people both intellectually and emotionally on the damage we are creating to the planet. So back to your question. It is incumbent upon everyone to analyse the waste they create in their daily lives and begin to apply commandments that help reduce their impact on the environment. Once people begin doing that, those habits seep into the running habits as well, because you can't separate the runner from the person. They are one and the same. I do have an idea though...national parks, where the ecosystem is very fragile, have a zero waste policy...ie...leave 0 footprint (that even includes their bodily waste,,,yuk!) I think that should be the mandate of any race which uses nature to do what it loves. Zero waste (I would be flexible however on not having to truck out my number 1's or 2's...I don't want to smell like a walking portapotty ;-) Hey Vince,

I must admit this one really strikes a cord with me as of late. I am a big starbucks fan (well of the space where I can sit and read and work) but I am amazed (actually appalled) at the waste that goes on there.

So I guess for me, this isn’t an issue for runners, but rather for people, who might happen to be runners (or not).

I do know that most people have little idea how much waste they create. In fact, most would probably say they have very little impact on the environment. But the truth is we generate a tremendous amount of personal waste each day.

Stand in any line where coffee and assorted goodies are sold and watch how many people get a coffee to go, with a lid, a stir stick, a sleeve (or double cupped thank you very much), and a bag for every pastry they order (I watched one woman get 5 pastries and have each bagged separately…which were then eaten in store and all 5 bags tossed in the garbage.)

It’s sad actually because society in general has done a really poor job educating people both intellectually and emotionally on the damage we are creating to the planet.

So back to your question. It is incumbent upon everyone to analyse the waste they create in their daily lives and begin to apply commandments that help reduce their impact on the environment.

Once people begin doing that, those habits seep into the running habits as well, because you can’t separate the runner from the person. They are one and the same.

I do have an idea though…national parks, where the ecosystem is very fragile, have a zero waste policy…ie…leave 0 footprint (that even includes their bodily waste,,,yuk!) I think that should be the mandate of any race which uses nature to do what it loves. Zero waste (I would be flexible however on not having to truck out my number 1′s or 2′s…I don’t want to smell like a walking portapotty ;-)

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