Comments on: Beware the Backlash! http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash Women from all over the world sharing their views, ideas and experiences on living a more sustainable life Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Steve http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-18672 Steve Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:17:51 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-18672 You can't go around screaming "the sky is falling" for very long before people tire of it and just ignore you. Blame a lot on Al Gore for over-hyping the subject, and all the pompus Hollywood types who fly around the world in their private jets telling us little people how WE must change our lifestyles... You can’t go around screaming “the sky is falling” for very long before people tire of it and just ignore you. Blame a lot on Al Gore for over-hyping the subject, and all the pompus Hollywood types who fly around the world in their private jets telling us little people how WE must change our lifestyles…

]]> By: 100 Ways to Save the Planet - Green Girls Global Blog http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-17089 100 Ways to Save the Planet - Green Girls Global Blog Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:56:29 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-17089 [...] you Experiencing Green Fatigue?‘ which is definitely topical and links in with our own ‘Beware the Backlash‘ and ‘Will the green bubble burst‘ [...] [...] you Experiencing Green Fatigue?‘ which is definitely topical and links in with our own ‘Beware the Backlash‘ and ‘Will the green bubble burst‘ [...]

]]> By: cally http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-2544 cally Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:06:56 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-2544 i know what you mean. and in the light of people looking for excuses to hate all things eco i have been afraid to query something i read that shocked me... i love eco bulbs. friends have hated me in the past for giving them as gifts. when i was at college in 1990 i went without much food (and no art materials) for a month so i could afford an eco bulb (priced £25, they came with an adaptor so you could fit it, how things have changed). so i'm loath to hear complaints about them. but last week, i think it was on treehugger or at inhabitat, i read that they deplete vitamin D! i was horrified. I've been using them for 17 years and my family has a history of osteoporosis (and i'm allergic to dairy) so i'm pretty freaked by this. but i'm scared to say anything lest people use it to justify their green backlash. then again, if they are really phasing out bad bulbs and people go eco and not LED etc then what will this mean for kids whose bones are still forming? if i had a kid i wouldn't want them to be damaged by them. i've no idea what the stats are, have you? i can see it now, an RDA on light bulb packets, 7watts a day for no more than 3 hours. i know what you mean. and in the light of people looking for excuses to hate all things eco i have been afraid to query something i read that shocked me…

i love eco bulbs. friends have hated me in the past for giving them as gifts. when i was at college in 1990 i went without much food (and no art materials) for a month so i could afford an eco bulb (priced £25, they came with an adaptor so you could fit it, how things have changed).

so i’m loath to hear complaints about them. but last week, i think it was on treehugger or at inhabitat, i read that they deplete vitamin D! i was horrified. I’ve been using them for 17 years and my family has a history of osteoporosis (and i’m allergic to dairy) so i’m pretty freaked by this. but i’m scared to say anything lest people use it to justify their green backlash.

then again, if they are really phasing out bad bulbs and people go eco and not LED etc then what will this mean for kids whose bones are still forming? if i had a kid i wouldn’t want them to be damaged by them.

i’ve no idea what the stats are, have you? i can see it now, an RDA on light bulb packets, 7watts a day for no more than 3 hours.

]]> By: Hank http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-2211 Hank Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:10:45 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-2211 Hi there, I think, as someone in the science community, people are just resenting the hype. Because there is a confluence of pop culture and science these days, there is a lot of confusion about what is activism, what is politics and what is data. All people know the environment is important but they want straight answers. In the US there is a backlash against Al Gore - not because he doesn't mean well but because he exaggerated some facts in his book by 2000%. It's one thing to have passion and urgency and another to want to motivate people so much you lie about the dangers. Nice article! ~H Hi there,

I think, as someone in the science community, people are just resenting the hype. Because there is a confluence of pop culture and science these days, there is a lot of confusion about what is activism, what is politics and what is data.

All people know the environment is important but they want straight answers. In the US there is a backlash against Al Gore – not because he doesn’t mean well but because he exaggerated some facts in his book by 2000%. It’s one thing to have passion and urgency and another to want to motivate people so much you lie about the dangers.

Nice article!

~H

]]> By: Vicky http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-2188 Vicky Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:42:19 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-2188 Thanks for that Katie. Yes, Jez and I had been saying for the last couple of months that because there has been so much positive information and support for the green movement that the backlash was just a matter of time. I think its important to be aware and prepared for it. Thanks for that Katie. Yes, Jez and I had been saying for the last couple of months that because there has been so much positive information and support for the green movement that the backlash was just a matter of time.

I think its important to be aware and prepared for it.

]]> By: Lily http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-2169 Lily Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:31:48 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-2169 With "experts " contradicting each other, how can those of us who are scientifically clueless ( the majority) have any faith in "science" ? The scientific credentials on both sides are impressive and claim and counterclaims on secret agendas, political motives and payola have watered down passion on the subject. Tragically this inertia will lead to our destruction if the worst case scenario is in fact, true. With “experts ” contradicting each other, how can those of us who are scientifically clueless ( the majority) have any faith in “science” ?

The scientific credentials on both sides are impressive and claim and counterclaims on secret agendas, political motives and payola have watered down passion on the subject.

Tragically this inertia will lead to our destruction if the worst case scenario is in fact, true.

]]> By: Anonymous http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-2154 Anonymous Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:25:41 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-2154 Hi Vicky, I completely agree - we were just talking the other day at work about a green backlash. Inevitable really - the media has been hyping green issues for quite some time now, to be honest, I've been waiting for the bubble to burst. It's about making news and being controversial - doesn't mean anything has actually changed but will make it more difficult to campaign for us all to live with more care and consideration for the world we live in and the people we live with - which is what it comes down to in the end. On 'The Great Global Warming Swindle', The Independent does a great job of taking this programme apart piece by piece. It's amazing what people will do to get facts and figures to serve their own ends! http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/climate_change/article2355956.ece Chin up! Katie Hi Vicky,

I completely agree – we were just talking the other day at work about a green backlash. Inevitable really – the media has been hyping green issues for quite some time now, to be honest, I’ve been waiting for the bubble to burst. It’s about making news and being controversial – doesn’t mean anything has actually changed but will make it more difficult to campaign for us all to live with more care and consideration for the world we live in and the people we live with – which is what it comes down to in the end.

On ‘The Great Global Warming Swindle’, The Independent does a great job of taking this programme apart piece by piece. It’s amazing what people will do to get facts and figures to serve their own ends!
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/climate_change/article2355956.ece

Chin up!

Katie

]]> By: Elizabeth http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-2152 Elizabeth Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:22:36 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-2152 Great topic Vicky. I actually heard a story about environmental journalism on the radio the other day. One conclusion the show came too was that in trying to achieve balance in their reporting journalists often try to get a naysayer and a yeahsayer - in other words they go for the extremes. With this approach journalists might be doing the public a disservice as there is a whole middle ground that often gets missed. Great topic Vicky. I actually heard a story about environmental journalism on the radio the other day. One conclusion the show came too was that in trying to achieve balance in their reporting journalists often try to get a naysayer and a yeahsayer – in other words they go for the extremes. With this approach journalists might be doing the public a disservice as there is a whole middle ground that often gets missed.

]]> By: Katherine http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/beware-the-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-2137 Katherine Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:39:02 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=369#comment-2137 If you want to feel really down, read any environment article on the Scotsman website, and then read the comments. The people that leave comments HATE the green movement. But I haven't changed my views either. If you want to feel really down, read any environment article on the Scotsman website, and then read the comments. The people that leave comments HATE the green movement.

But I haven’t changed my views either.

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