SOCIAL CHANGE NOT CLIMATE CHANGE: International Buy Nothing Day: 24th November
Posted by: LyndaNewnam in Botany Bay, Port Botany ExpansionSTART THIS ELECTION DAY BY SAYING NO TO AFFLUENZA: Saturday 24th November 8-11am Penrhyn Boat Ramp, Penrhyn Road, Port Botany for Birdwatching and Photography and Contemplation
… 27% of Syd
ney’s ‘trade’ = the export of empty containers.
The majority of our greenhouse pollution is embedded in the goods we buy and transport. A third container terminal, intermodal terminals, tunnels and other $multi-billion infrastructure are being built in Sydney to accommodate the export of empty containers and other ‘trade’ that congests Sydney. Some of the trade would provide opportunities if located elsewhere in NSW.
Further details on BUY NOTHING DAY: http://www.bnd.dk/english.htm and/or email chairperson@botanybay.info or just turn up with thermos, binos and camera.
For a no nonsense commentary on why we should ’shift to thrift’ read Richard Glover at http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-glover/desire-and-the-green-cure/2007/10/18/1192300941282.html Glover says that ”The really radical response to global warming - the one you won’t find in any of the glossy green magazines - would be to rehabilitate the concept of thrift. The advertisers would hate it, but we could once more celebrate it as a virtue - in just the way it used to be celebrated by generations of Australians.”
With the introduction of GST cars and other consumer goods became cheaper while getting things repaired became dearer. Likewise activities, such as getting the kids taught to swim or play musical instruments, became 10% more expensive. Governments have been encouraging us to increase our ecological footprints with the mantra that “GROWTH IS GOOD” without distinguishing ‘good growth’ from ‘bad growth’.
Further details on Birdwatching: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/ - This particular day we will also remember Lance Ferris, The Pelican Man, who died 14/10/07. Under the Ports expansion plan the Pelicans which now grace the area have been identified as birds to be actively discouraged. 20 million years of unaltered perfection the Pelicans are now considered a nuisance.
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