Comments on: Back from trip: beginning of GreenMonth 2008 http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cara http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Cara Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:59:29 +0000 http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/#comment-266 love the Green Month idea Whit! Educate me! love the Green Month idea Whit! Educate me!

]]> By: Whit Scott http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Whit Scott Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:41:33 +0000 http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/#comment-263 Emlyn, Totally agree. People often focus to much on what they can buy that is going to be more sustainable then what they already own. In most cases this is just causing more waste. I guess people should really be focusing more on how they can become sustainable with what they already have, i.e. don't buy a new dryer, use your old dryer less. Emlyn, Totally agree. People often focus to much on what they can buy that is going to be more sustainable then what they already own. In most cases this is just causing more waste. I guess people should really be focusing more on how they can become sustainable with what they already have, i.e. don’t buy a new dryer, use your old dryer less.

]]> By: Emlyn http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Emlyn Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:30:36 +0000 http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/#comment-262 Well you know my whole issues with the "green" movement.... The movement should be about anti-consumption and population control. But those don't make us feel good and no one makes any money. Instead we have this attitude that we'll save the earth by changing what we buy, not fundamentally changing how we live. The change we need to make is just too huge, and anything less ends up being meaningless. If everyone was able to work from home and drive Priuses, it wouldn't save the world. Sure it'll lessen our impact for the time being, but it just means it'll take 100 years instead of 50 to do the same damage, but frankly, the planet as we know it is kind of screwed either way. Well you know my whole issues with the “green” movement….

The movement should be about anti-consumption and population control. But those don’t make us feel good and no one makes any money.

Instead we have this attitude that we’ll save the earth by changing what we buy, not fundamentally changing how we live.

The change we need to make is just too huge, and anything less ends up being meaningless. If everyone was able to work from home and drive Priuses, it wouldn’t save the world. Sure it’ll lessen our impact for the time being, but it just means it’ll take 100 years instead of 50 to do the same damage, but frankly, the planet as we know it is kind of screwed either way.

]]> By: Dave http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Dave Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:56:16 +0000 http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/#comment-261 I agree with Reader. I drive ~40 min each way to work, its sad to think about how much time I waste in the car, but my company has something against the idea of 'working at home' which sucks. I spend a fair amount of my time programming and I could easily do that from home, yet I'm not sure if I could ever convince my boss that it was a good idea. Whit, I think you should write some convincing articles that I can show my boss so that I don't have to do any of the work. Looking forward to them. I agree with Reader. I drive ~40 min each way to work, its sad to think about how much time I waste in the car, but my company has something against the idea of ‘working at home’ which sucks. I spend a fair amount of my time programming and I could easily do that from home, yet I’m not sure if I could ever convince my boss that it was a good idea.

Whit, I think you should write some convincing articles that I can show my boss so that I don’t have to do any of the work. Looking forward to them.

]]> By: Reader http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Reader Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:11:13 +0000 http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/#comment-260 Great to talk about this. Well, I would like to introduce the working from home concept, which really has nothing new. Seriously, I can't believe how long people have to drive and get stuck in traffic in order to get to work, when they could be just as productive at home! With price of gas going up, employees are getting poorer and crankier. Ok, this is extreme, but I wonder if anything could be done to influence management to be more flexible on this issue. The culture at my company is pretty old school, I mean they are nice, but they seem to have something about working from home... obviously this should be applicable for jobs that can actually be performed at home... @_@ or I mean even if it could half week at home, half-week at the office, I am sure it would be in the best interest for both the company and (definitely) the employee. Great to talk about this.

Well, I would like to introduce the working from home concept, which really has nothing new.
Seriously, I can’t believe how long people have to drive and get stuck in traffic in order to get to work, when they could be just as productive at home! With price of gas going up, employees are getting poorer and crankier. Ok, this is extreme, but I wonder if anything could be done to influence management to be more flexible on this issue.

The culture at my company is pretty old school, I mean they are nice, but they seem to have something about working from home… obviously this should be applicable for jobs that can actually be performed at home… @_@ or I mean even if it could half week at home, half-week at the office, I am sure it would be in the best interest for both the company and (definitely) the employee.

]]> By: Melissa (MeadowsLing http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Melissa (MeadowsLing Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:19:54 +0000 http://whitscott.com/2008/03/31/back-from-trip-begging-of-greenmonth-2008/#comment-259 Looking forward to your posts about people in the "green" industry. One quick question...Did you mean "beginning" in the blog title? Looking forward to your posts about people in the “green” industry. One quick question…Did you mean “beginning” in the blog title?

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