Much of the litter that we see on our streets in our waterways, our oceans are not the fault of Fossil fuel companies, manufactures, etc. but our own faults. Ex.: The million man walk held in Washington D.C. a few years ago was the cause of D.C. work crews 2 days to clean up the litter left by these paragons of morality. A couple of weeks later some 800,000 or so Christians and Jews met in the same area. They brought trash bags and took home their trash. It only took D.C. crews a couple of hours to tidy up the area.
Leftover plastics can be a benefit, some of it can be reused once, much of it can be ground up and added to concrete or asphalt to create stronger and quieter roadways.
i agree we all conserved when possible but i also having worked 20 plus years in oil and gas industry think people blame oil and gas for way to much. oil is a natural product that was first discovered because it naturally seeped out of the ground Indians used it for medical reasons. if you want an eye opener view go research the los angeles oil boom the pictures will help you to see oil eventually degrades, There are pictures of wells lined up and down the beaches and if you go the same spot today the beaches are all great. The biggest factor is to make sure wells are drilled right and then plugged right when done.
When I wear clothes at all I wear a casual kilt and t shirt. Because I only wear clothes when in public and the ventilation provided by a kilt. I can go almost a week before the need to wash a kilt, as opposed to washing pants after only one or two days. Because the kilt moves with and around your body friction is not generated to break down and abrade the material. My oldest kilt is over 20 years old and aside from a little fading it is whole and serviceable. I do one load of laundry every 2 weeks. When people ask why I wear kilts I tell them it is the next best thing to wearing nothing at all.
I'll admit it: I'm a nudist and a (somewhat recovered) clothes horse. I figure if I gotta wear clothes, and I do being in a profession where men still wear wool suits, cotton shirts, silk ties, and leather shoes, I might as well look good. So this means I do buy quality, natural fiber clothes, which last decades. Maybe it's easier dressing male since I can go for lasting style rather than passing fashion. But as you wrote, the impacts are lessened when one does go for better made, longer lasting stuff, which actually saves money in the long run.
A thoughtful and well written article. Thank you.
Much of the litter that we see on our streets in our waterways, our oceans are not the fault of Fossil fuel companies, manufactures, etc. but our own faults. Ex.: The million man walk held in Washington D.C. a few years ago was the cause of D.C. work crews 2 days to clean up the litter left by these paragons of morality. A couple of weeks later some 800,000 or so Christians and Jews met in the same area. They brought trash bags and took home their trash. It only took D.C. crews a couple of hours to tidy up the area.
Leftover plastics can be a benefit, some of it can be reused once, much of it can be ground up and added to concrete or asphalt to create stronger and quieter roadways.
well said
i agree we all conserved when possible but i also having worked 20 plus years in oil and gas industry think people blame oil and gas for way to much. oil is a natural product that was first discovered because it naturally seeped out of the ground Indians used it for medical reasons. if you want an eye opener view go research the los angeles oil boom the pictures will help you to see oil eventually degrades, There are pictures of wells lined up and down the beaches and if you go the same spot today the beaches are all great. The biggest factor is to make sure wells are drilled right and then plugged right when done.
When I wear clothes at all I wear a casual kilt and t shirt. Because I only wear clothes when in public and the ventilation provided by a kilt. I can go almost a week before the need to wash a kilt, as opposed to washing pants after only one or two days. Because the kilt moves with and around your body friction is not generated to break down and abrade the material. My oldest kilt is over 20 years old and aside from a little fading it is whole and serviceable. I do one load of laundry every 2 weeks. When people ask why I wear kilts I tell them it is the next best thing to wearing nothing at all.
I'll admit it: I'm a nudist and a (somewhat recovered) clothes horse. I figure if I gotta wear clothes, and I do being in a profession where men still wear wool suits, cotton shirts, silk ties, and leather shoes, I might as well look good. So this means I do buy quality, natural fiber clothes, which last decades. Maybe it's easier dressing male since I can go for lasting style rather than passing fashion. But as you wrote, the impacts are lessened when one does go for better made, longer lasting stuff, which actually saves money in the long run.