My friend John K. shared these observations from his recent travels:
Made it back from the Middle East....whew. Noted your blog --great material. The global warming issue is the most important one facing the world--and boy does the world have a long ways to go. We were in Cairo for a few days --and you just cannot believe the horrible air, water and physical pollution. Some Very entrenched behaviors must change --and economic disadvantage is no excuse....simply one of attitude. Glad to see you spreading the word. And don't even ask me about plastic.....while a disposal problem in the developed West, it is an absolute disaster in the underdeveloped countries. From my many travels in those areas, everywhere you see pink and white plastic bags....in the trees, bushes, river banks, fields, streets, plains..everywhere. And sadly, those bags will be there for many years to come. If plastic bags as a basic means of carrying stuff around cannot be eliminated, then why not uv/bio-degradable bags? I have no idea the cost, but doubt it exceeds that cost/damage to the entire ecosystem. And here I'm only referring to plastic bags....the overall problem is huge, but bags are a starting (and very visible) point.
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