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Friday, March 27, 2009
Another Reason This City Can Be Better
I think it sucks that this city doesn't support being green. Yeah I'm talking about recycling, reusing, supporting the use of solar power and energy efficient buildings. The only things I can think that happens in this city that is pro-environment are the things the citizens and businesses do. Publix taking styrofoam, Whole Foods Market taking number 5 plastics, Springfield having a food garden, Jax Beach having a food garden, The Pearl recycling. I'm sure there is a lot more but it most likely has nothing to do with the city. The city doesn't even recycle downtown. I know a lot of people don't believe in recycling, but why not encourage reusing or not using plastics and styrofoam when possible. I just think it goes deeper, it's a gateway to caring. The guy that recycles doesn't pour motor oil down the sewer. It's also a perfect way to take part and feel part of a community, which is something this city needs. It does upset me that the whole world is taking part in Earth Hour and our mayor and our city hasn't mentioned a word. How cool would it be to see downtown go dark. I'm tired of old heartless farts in office taking handouts for the wrong contracts. Thinks about the kids, life isn't so immediate.
Life Less Plastic Blog
Earth Hour
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Jaxscene: Make A Pledge To Participate In Earth Hour
Life Less Plastic Blog
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Jacksonville Green Expo
Jaxscene: Make A Pledge To Participate In Earth Hour
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5 comments:
Great post! I vote Earth!
At Native Sun, we donate 5cents to Greenscape of Jacksonville everytime someone buys a Native Sun Treecycle bag & when a customer shops with ANY reusable bag they get 5cents per bag off their total OR they can elect to donate that savings to Greenscape as well :) We've raised over $1500 for Greenscape since we started the Treecycle program on Earth Day last year.
Seems mini-mayor decided to get on the band wagon after all.
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man i'm getting excited. i want a city i can relate to.
i do want to say i love native sun. i knew there were things i would miss. i didn't want to make the post to long.
Nice Article. Keep it up. But I think this is copy of your topic recycling process
I don't know... I tend to think that anytime private citizens and companies do something, it's better than what the government can do. First of all, there's a vested interest there. When you're giving of yourself, your own time, you're gonna care a whole lot more than what comes out of that paycheck automatically from that big chunk of taxes. And secondly, sad to say, but the world runs on money (at least in our American, captitalist society), so profit of those companies (probably going to shop at Native Sun anyway if you're going to go there to drop off some recyclables... smart business for them... it's all about the almighty dollar. Let's not fool ourselves) money is a pretty good motivator. I mean, look at anything the government takes over--schools (private education, sadly, is way better than a public one), health care (think of all the problems Medicare/Medicade has caused all those who use it), welfare (lots of undeserving people getting it, and lots of deserving people going without). Healthy competetion makes the world go round. It usually makes things cheaper and more efficient. If all the concerned, private citizens would get off our blogging hinnies and do something about the things that bother us, the world would be a much better place, rather than just waiting for corrupt city officials to start to care for some reason.
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