If you missed it last week, Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The question you should be asking yourself is….why? I’m all for environmentalism, I’m just not connecting the dots about how being the poster boy for environmental activism is bringing peace…to anybody. I had no idea that An Inconvenient Truth had such an effect on people. Holy crap…lets send the movie and a projector to Darfur and see what happens.
I am considering buying some used books (which I have never done before) soon from Amazon because I figure it is a “greener” option because it saves paper. My dilemma is that when I add in the shipping costs (which is more than the book sometimes) buying a cheaper used book can actually be more expensive that buying a new one. So the question I pose to you is…..is it more important to be a good steward of my money or of the environment? What do you think?
An article on Slate.com reviewing a new book, The World Without Us, points out that having children is harmful to the environment, since they come with their own lifetime carbon footprint for the earth to deal with. So.....not having babies would be vastly more beneficial to the environment than the sum of other eco-friendly alternatives.
Safe to say that Janelle and I will be ignoring this advice.
Russell Moore made this profound statement in a piece called “Blood, Gore and Global Warming”
“Let’s take care of the earth, protect the natural order. But let’s remember that the world is not ultimately rescued by politicians or musicians or filmmakers or scientists. The world is saved by blood (of Christ), not Gore”
