Comments on: Go Eco

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:08:56 +0000

Hey Matt. Thanks for the response and book recommendation; have added it to the wishlist. Didn’t know about your new job until we just exchanged emails, but looks pretty rad. Congrats! Is it a commercial or investment bank? Or both? Guess we can continue this through email anyhow.

Cheers!

By: The Admiral

The Admiral — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:34:54 +0000

Hi Rad, A carbon-neutral lifestyle is great - but not through offsetting - by how you live. So don't drive a car and offset - just ride a bike. That doesn't equate to a reduction in our quality of life. Local food vegetables and resources have less carbon attached and often are better for us anyway. Personally, I wouldn't buy an offset. But I jump at any opportunity to get trees in the ground. Thanks for the link. Yes - capitalism as we know it fails spectacularly on pretty much every front. The best book I have read recently on fixing it was Prosperity Without Growth by Tim Jackson Did you know I work at Trillion Fund now? We offer a cool and disruptive alternative to banks.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:45:53 +0000

Hi Matt,

What about taking on a carbon-neutral lifestyle? Is this a gimmick, a crap idea in the first place, or is it worth it? I suppose also that the real cost of offsetting would involve also estimating the cost of future mitigation and offsetting that? Ie: it would be bloody expensive! I don’t know. Perhaps also gives governments another excuse for not doing anything. Anyway, a blog or just a quick reply with your view on this (is it a good idea? is it worth it?) would be great.

Keep us the hustle.

Rad

PS – while I’m on here, have long been looking out for a blog from you on the climate crisis and capitalism/modes of production. For example, what would your response to this school of thought be?

http://monthlyreview.org/2012/12/01/the-planetary-emergency

Thanks!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:12:54 +0000

Hi Mazarine,

That is a really excellent article! Thanks for sharing! I have been meaning to update this page for ages. i realize it is pretty superficial stuff. Thanks for giving me a prod I will get to it!

Best wishes,

Matt

By: Mazarine

Mazarine — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:54:53 +0000

It’s not enough to talk about revolution solely in terms of consumption.

It’s time to take back our right to organize, to assemble in public streets, in the commons, to have a voice in politics.

I wrote a post about why voting with your dollars/pounds/euros is not enough.

Check it out:
http://www.wildwomanfundraising.com/deserve-voice-voting-dollars/

By: admin

admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:33:08 +0000

Hi Phil,

Thanks for your comment. Hard to argue with!

The only reason I have is that absolutism can put people off.

Cheers,

Matt