Comments on: This Is A Nice Idea

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 08 May 2007 05:11:11 +0000

The thing is, he bets his income on his ideas which is why his tenants adopt his methods. He isn’t just reading from a book, he is actually implementing the techniques so they can see what works and what doesn’t. He has the records to prove his claims, and the local farmers can see the results.

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:51:02 +0000

You’re right — Prince Charles has been an advocate of sensible land management for decades and if his passion can influence his mother’s habits, then he’s accomplished a great deal (how many of us can say we’ve actually changed our parents’ habits). He was definitely ahead of the curve on this one, as many of his ideas once derided as outlandish are now considered commonsense. I do applaud their efforts.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:36:26 +0000

Prince Charles is behind it and the “charities” are rated for their ability to offset the carbon use, usually by planting trees or taking some other action that removes CO₂ from the atmosphere.

Charles has done a lot of environmental good with his estate in Cornwall using sustainable farming and helping his tenants reduce their impact on the planet.

It’s not perfect, but they are at least making the effort and setting an example.

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:45:41 +0000

It just seems to me that donating to an environmental charity to offset one’s environment ‘footprint’ reminds me of the Middle Ages practice of purchasing indulgences. As in, I’ll continue doing what I want to do but throw some money towards a group to mitigate any feelings of guilt. Perhaps if I knew this was part of an overall plan for the Queen’s household to practice better environmental caretaking, I’d feel less like they were, um, indulging.

And on another note, the Queen shouldn’t have just given teh Shrub a ‘look’, she should have also slapped him upside the head. Maybe that would have knocked some sense into him.