Thursday, November 19, 2009

Good for them

I'd like you to give your impressions of book we're reading at the moment in the light of other calls for action we've seen this semester. What do you make of the "Cradle to Cradle" vision spelled out by William McDonough and Michael Braungart? Are they on the right track? Or is their optimism misplaced?
I believe William McDonough and Michael Braungart do a great job at trying to reinvigorate the modern environmentalist. They do very well assessing the situation and looking at the current flaws in environmentalism and apply their own skills to the situation, including green architecture. They inform the readers of the potential dangers coming from the multitude of chemicals we use and inhale inadvertently
The idea of I=PAT never seemed so wrong than when reading this book. They are right, human progress shouldn’t be judged in such a negative. I’ve wrote this before, our progress is not a symbol of environmental decay, we just need to figure our options properly.
By focusing on useful green technology like green architecture, understanding local environments and reacting accordingly, and promotion of general awareness of the environment hazards of the modern day, i.e. chemicals and drugs.
The way they are looking at the future today is something that everyone must focus on. Just becoming depressed about global warming doesn’t ruin the ship, actively steering away from the last berg and using technology to rebuild is the strength you have to deal with. More people need to be bold rather than depressed about our losses, showing that environmentalists and humans in general will work with possible solutions

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