Comments on: Going Green and the Class Chasm http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/25/going-green-and-the-class-chasm/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Tasneem http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/25/going-green-and-the-class-chasm/#comment-66074 Tasneem Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:59:55 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4924#comment-66074 very interesting! how about encouraging food chain stores to give a nominal percentage discount to people bringing their own bags to carry out the groceries! Everyone likes to save a buck. very interesting! how about encouraging food chain stores to give a nominal percentage discount to people bringing their own bags to carry out the groceries! Everyone likes to save a buck.

]]> By: Apollo Daily Digest » Blog Archive » July 1, 2008: Red State Wind and the Costs of Nuclear http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/25/going-green-and-the-class-chasm/#comment-65947 Apollo Daily Digest » Blog Archive » July 1, 2008: Red State Wind and the Costs of Nuclear Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:07:17 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4924#comment-65947 [...] Who Has the Green to Go Green?: Ruhi Shamim wonders if green lifestyles marketed to the wealthy alienate “low-income earners.” [...] [...] Who Has the Green to Go Green?: Ruhi Shamim wonders if green lifestyles marketed to the wealthy alienate “low-income earners.” [...]

]]> By: Jen http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/25/going-green-and-the-class-chasm/#comment-65785 Jen Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:49:39 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4924#comment-65785 Awesome article, a lot of great points. Great site you have here, we reference your content for our own blog. You guys are great, keep it up! Awesome article, a lot of great points. Great site you have here, we reference your content for our own blog. You guys are great, keep it up!

]]> By: R Margolis http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/25/going-green-and-the-class-chasm/#comment-65708 R Margolis Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:48:53 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4924#comment-65708 Also, the skilled trade and craft workers (e.g., electricians, pipefitters, welders, etc.) that will be building the windmills and installing solar panels are highly paid individuals (between 50K - 70K). Satisfying the need for lower carbon energy will provide many opportunities for higher wage employment. Also, the skilled trade and craft workers (e.g., electricians, pipefitters, welders, etc.) that will be building the windmills and installing solar panels are highly paid individuals (between 50K - 70K). Satisfying the need for lower carbon energy will provide many opportunities for higher wage employment.

]]> By: Morgan http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/25/going-green-and-the-class-chasm/#comment-65682 Morgan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:54:23 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4924#comment-65682 Ruhi, this is a very well written post. Thank you. Another step towards developing the frame for the movement that makes these ideas fit together cleanly so we can communicate them. There needs to be recognition, and maybe even a tongue-in-cheek celebration, of the ecologically friendly accomplishments of people who just don't have that much. The guy who rides a motorcycle (70mpg) everywhere because <i>he can't afford</i> a car. The family that doesn't have a separate bedroom for every child, because 1000 sq. feet is enough for a family of 5. The people who'd rather hunt for deer in the winter than take part in the industrialized food chain. Of course there's a lot of nuance here, but we can also have some fun with the eco-chic and challenge them to be as 'green' as the people who clean their houses. Ruhi, this is a very well written post. Thank you. Another step towards developing the frame for the movement that makes these ideas fit together cleanly so we can communicate them.

There needs to be recognition, and maybe even a tongue-in-cheek celebration, of the ecologically friendly accomplishments of people who just don’t have that much. The guy who rides a motorcycle (70mpg) everywhere because he can’t afford a car. The family that doesn’t have a separate bedroom for every child, because 1000 sq. feet is enough for a family of 5. The people who’d rather hunt for deer in the winter than take part in the industrialized food chain. Of course there’s a lot of nuance here, but we can also have some fun with the eco-chic and challenge them to be as ‘green’ as the people who clean their houses.

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