tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088449798532856109.post3096478720430485473..comments2023-04-03T09:09:34.305-04:00Comments on Global Swarming Honeybees: Cranky Thoughts/Earth DayGerry Gomez Pearlberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07983170311255392530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088449798532856109.post-72849760599298792922010-06-18T14:38:04.642-04:002010-06-18T14:38:04.642-04:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts of hope and the p...Thanks for sharing your thoughts of hope and the promise of the future, Stephanie. I so hope you're right!!Gerry Gomez Pearlberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983170311255392530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088449798532856109.post-32533128370814792132010-06-18T14:16:41.879-04:002010-06-18T14:16:41.879-04:00I think the biggest movement for change now is hap...I think the biggest movement for change now is happening with green education in the public schools: teaching kids--as young as kindergarten--about local foods, gardening, beekeeping, environmental justice, access to healthy food, the use of public space, pollution, etc. There are several organizations devoted to this effort in NYC: Added Value, GrowNYC, Slow Food Program, to name a few. If kids grow up respecting the environment, and understanding the related issues, we may get somewhere. I have hope.Stephanie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667545031881789857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088449798532856109.post-55734008117722345702010-04-22T11:03:35.512-04:002010-04-22T11:03:35.512-04:00great message. earth day should be celebrated ever...great message. earth day should be celebrated every single day! today especially i am looking at everything i do. from wrapping things in saran wrap to throwing away eggs yolk and its a bit daunting how much one person can do in every day life that is so harmful to our planet. but i guess awareness is key. aside from earth day; i am also crabby everyday ;-) i agree also rachel that pessimism never brought about any positive change in the environment. one thing comes to mind that gives me great hope is that my little 13 year old cousin watched food inc. in her school and she then said, i am only going to buy local meat. so earth day was what locavorism is to kids today hopefully. i am reading this blog because i joined beekeepers nyc, but i have no hive. how pathetic! i'll keep reading!Jennifer Galatiotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456906137345759793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088449798532856109.post-37972378805148792102010-04-21T22:35:13.078-04:002010-04-21T22:35:13.078-04:00How about not eating meat...even if only on a part...How about not eating meat...even if only on a part time basis? Plus finding ways to make or substitute store bought items with found or made things (hair conditoner w/ olive oil--which can also serve as skin moisturizer, etc for example). Eliminate packaging when possible. Recycling takes a hell of a lot of energy...often involving fossil fuel.<br /><br />I feel you on the cranky sorrow!<br />--KittAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088449798532856109.post-30273668737501863312010-04-21T22:08:39.672-04:002010-04-21T22:08:39.672-04:00I don't know. I do those things that you ment...I don't know. I do those things that you mention, and I do also notice they're not enough. I think the answer might lie somewhere with breeding less, and also it has to do somewhat with optimism rather than pessimism. i'm guilty of the latter, and i think that mustering some of the former and meditating with hope and positivity about what's good about the world and the good trends (they're there - ask someone optimistic to list them for you) are very probably part of the picture. i think that in that hopeful action, lies a lot of power. i'm still speculating rather than acting, but i'm on my way.rachelnoreply@blogger.com