This old world of ours needs to wake up and smell the high-sulfur coal-fired power plant emissions before it's too late. Of course, it's much, much more than coal. So many of our take-for-granted modern conveniences leave a nasty carbon footprint and an enduring waste disposal problem.
Not that long ago, it was a little different. Then vs. now:
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| Returnable bottles |
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| Plastic |
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| Brown paper bags |
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| Plastic |
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| Staircase |
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| Elevator |
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| Kid going to a ballgame |
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| Kids going to a ballgame |
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| Multi-use cloth diaper |
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| Single-use disposable diapers |
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| Clothes on a line (Wind and solar!) |
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| Dryer |
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| Crumpled newspaper packing |
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| Styrofoam packing peanuts |
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| Refillable fountain pen |
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| Disposable ballpoint pen |
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| Metal "safety" razor and blade (Keep the razor, throw away the blade) |
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| Plastic disposable razors (Throw away the whole damn thing!) |
I'm all for being as green and environmentally conscious as is reasonable and practical. So I gotta say, as a been-there done-that parent, and with apologies to the landfill, I draw the line at cloth diapers. ;)
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