Re: Polymers- jello

**D* G* <d*@kos.net>**

I thought I'd drop a note on a windy Sunday morning to round off my  
thinking on this subject.

I've seen absurdio ad reductio arguments proposed - things such as we  
breathe therefore we pollute.  The classic argument indicating that  
because everybody else does a lot of polluting, it's OK for me to do a  
little too.  Both seem to make sense on the surface but they're the  
reasoning that leads thinkers such as James Lovelock to describe the  
upcoming problems as a "culling of the human race".  We can only hope  
he's wrong as we play our word games.

I don't take any moral high ground on this issue - my ecological  
footprint may be smaller than some but it is still typically North  
American.  It's still one I struggle with on a daily basis as I work  
to get a handle on the issue.  I'm interested in the responses on this  
list from other writers and I've learned a lot.

I understand that those who use chemicals "wisely" think they're  
being  punished along with those who abuse them.  As somebody who's  
worked in garden center retail, I can only express delight that non- 
professionals will no longer have access to chemicals.  All who've  
been in that situation can tell horror story after horror story about  
abuse.   We'll all have to change expectations of what we can  
accomplish and how we can bend Mother Nature to our will.  I also  
suspect that as the wheel turns the use of chemicals in other parts of  
horticulture and agriculture will also change.

I'm delighted at the exchange of practical solutions to this  
individual problem.  Once again, this list provides great info and  
practical information - I've noted the urls and will be passing them  
along to my readers. Thanks! to all who helped out with this.

I also note that for many this is an economic decision.  Couldn't  
agree more.  If tax incentives were given to the environmentally  
appropriate technologies the way they're given to big oil, (or simply  
eliminated from big oil - unrealistic I know) then I suspect we'd see  
some other changes.  Human nature? Man, I can't even begin to go down  
that road JF - but I agree almost 100% with what you wrote.

My dad told me a very long time ago that every little bit you do  
counts.  He was talking about other things at the time but the lesson  
still makes sense to me now - more than ever.

Doug

Douglas Green
Online Garden Publishing
Blog:  http://blog.douggreensgarden.com
Home: http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com

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