so i was looking for images for a sustainable design textbook i'm helping out with, and i found myself surfing GRIST (www.grist.org) which was an interesting and informative website (i appreciate the 'gristmill' pun)
it seems, though, that GRIST suffers from the same -ITUS as most of the info on this stuff. (can we call it JADEFANTITUS? a.k.a. SEAFOAMING AT THE MOUTH?) and i thought i would share the 15-item long gem of a "green searches" pull down menu:
green actors, green buildings, green business founders, green cars, green chefs, green cities, green colleges and universities, green fashion finds, green fashionistas(WTF?), green movies, green musicians and bands, green politicians, green religeous leaders, and green sports stars
what the hell is a green sports star?!?! sure, and I'M L.E.E.D. CERTIFIED. once again, we are faced with CONSUMERISM AS USUAL ON ST. PATRICKS DAY!!!! the way to make things happen is not to watch more games featuring 'environmental' sports stars! (or moviestars, rockstars, fashionistas, etc) IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODELS. and SHOULDN'T WE BE INSPIRED OURSELVES?? we are all in this boat together, and rockstars and actors should read about what WE do and be inspired by that. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME IN A TOUR BUS TO MAKE REAL CHANGE HAPPEN. YOU CAN INSPIRE EVERYONE AROUND YOU RIGHT NOW. the obsession with celebrity in america should not be confused with a true ability to take action. this is no longer a spectator sport - we don't have to sit on the sidelines and watch. SO DO SOMETHING. AND WHY NOT WEAR PURPLE WHEN YOU'RE DOING IT!!!
(...i cant wait to see how this all pans out!)
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