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Environment & Energy

MichaelKelley

(55 posts) Fri Nov 22, 2013, 09:02 AM Nov 2013

What Will Be Your Environmental Legacy?

Abraham Lincoln was the first US president to leave an environmental legacy, by setting aside Yosemite Valley for public use. What is your idea guys

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What Will Be Your Environmental Legacy? (Original Post) MichaelKelley Nov 2013 OP

I'm working on my condo community Demeter Nov 2013 #1

nice, keep at it! stuntcat Nov 2013 #2

There's the first problem The2ndWheel Nov 2013 #3

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

1. I'm working on my condo community

Reply to MichaelKelley (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 09:04 AM

Nov 2013

65 acres....going to go green or die in the attempt!

stuntcat

(12,022 posts)

2. nice, keep at it!

Reply to Demeter (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 09:50 AM

Nov 2013

fightin the good fight!!

The2ndWheel

(7,947 posts)

3. There's the first problem

Reply to MichaelKelley (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 11:15 AM

Nov 2013

Somehow we think we can set aside a part of the planet. That's because we've privatized the planet for a single species. Or want to anyway.

If you really want to do something for the commons, for the environment, you get rid of the largest privatization mechanism that exists, civilization, which is little more than a resource(or wealth) concentration process. That would be like the 1% giving up their power though, so, not really an option.

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