tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post3594913040104602094..comments2023-07-20T10:16:46.141-04:00Comments on TheGreenMiles.com: If Democrats Won't Green Their Events, Who Will?TheGreenMileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-864850228561395882008-09-16T16:32:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:32:00.000-04:00I can't comment on Warner's signs as I haven't see...I can't comment on Warner's signs as I haven't seen them up close and personal and there were none at the event. <BR/><BR/>As for carpooling - that is exactly what I did coming from Norfolk. Nearly everyone I saw from my area was a part of the Central Committee, which met up in that neck of the woods the day before and the day of the Warner event. Whether they carpooled or not I don't know. <BR/><BR/>(One point I think needs to be made: this was not a campaign event for Mark Warner. It was a large party organized by and paid for out of personal funds. That is not an excuse for greening or not greening, just simply what is.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-1651307978762212102008-09-16T14:12:00.000-04:002008-09-16T14:12:00.000-04:00Recycling the end product is nothing to be impress...Recycling the end product is nothing to be impressed by, and ultimately not what I saw as the point of this post. Perhaps since I wasn't at the event I didn't rush to defend and kept actually reading.<BR/><BR/>Kevin, kudos to you for carpooling. It seems, however, that with such a large turnout anticipated, surely a few hours of planning by Warner's people or the local committees could have resulted in shared transit options. It's just lazy and cheap that no one planned anything. Even a rideshare space or something could have been done. If the committees didn't have it in their budgets, I'm willing to bet that many people would opt to take group transit for a few extra bucks to cover the cost given the positive impact it would have on the environment AND ease of transport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-15779299028805401792008-09-16T10:57:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:57:00.000-04:00Kevin, I'm sure Sen. Warner made sure there were n...Kevin, I'm sure Sen. Warner made sure there were no disposables, paper products were made from recycled material, the meat was all local and sustainably produced, and excess food was composted ... right? And all those Warner campaign posters and yard signs, those are printed on recycled material too ... right?<BR/><BR/>I didn't get into any of that because the point is not to argue about this recycling bin or that recycling bin. That's why I didn't bother investigating Ben's recycling Twitter -- that's just one of a dozen things I'm sure I could've nitpicked. <BR/><BR/>The point is, Democrats need to pay attention to the small stuff. VJP and Kevin, if you have any feeback on that, it'd be appreciated.TheGreenMileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-36607156247621584182008-09-16T10:17:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:17:00.000-04:00Shared transit could be an option if the local com...Shared transit could be an option if the local committees wanted to take it on. They would have to put buses into their budget for the pig roast. Some county committees might not be big enough or populated with enough people to do this so carpooling (which I did) might be an option. <BR/><BR/>There were also recycling bins all over the place at the pig roast. I saw Ben standing by one during the event.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610881270372505792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-2816576532609846482008-09-16T07:46:00.000-04:002008-09-16T07:46:00.000-04:00One recycling bin location at a 7,000 person event...One recycling bin location at a 7,000 person event doesn't exactly bowl me over. I didn't even get into what might be the number one environmental concern about the event -- from what I've heard, no buses or shared transit options at all.TheGreenMileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-91409978702307867562008-09-16T00:04:00.000-04:002008-09-16T00:04:00.000-04:00Except Ben was wrong. I saw recycling bins set up ...Except Ben was wrong. I saw recycling bins set up in front of the beer truck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-58532115999359243202008-09-15T21:03:00.000-04:002008-09-15T21:03:00.000-04:00"If my neighbor is not doing it, why should I?" is..."If my neighbor is not doing it, why should I?" is generally the mentality of the common person. It is definitely "in" to go green right now, but if the leaders preaching the importance of taking care of the environment aren't practicing it, others will follow suit. They'll think, "just this once" it's ok - how much could my bottle-a-day habit really make a difference if they went through hundreds at just this one event? <BR/><BR/>It's a slippery slope - soon it will be a fad to rebel against the green movement - global warming is just God hugging us tighter, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com