tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post6862505924230872489..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Please, don't take it for granted...Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-62662090258521040612013-11-17T16:28:08.879+02:002013-11-17T16:28:08.879+02:00Lindsey - Glad to have been of service :) Hope yo...Lindsey - Glad to have been of service :) Hope you have since managed to watch it. Please, pass it on...?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-47290255862140509962013-11-17T16:26:47.530+02:002013-11-17T16:26:47.530+02:00DFW - Sorry I didn't reply to this at the time...DFW - Sorry I didn't reply to this at the time - seem to recall it landed in the spam box...<br /><br />Hope you have managed to watch it?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-87975698373971333072013-11-16T21:56:59.143+02:002013-11-16T21:56:59.143+02:00Thank you for a great link to a video that I would...Thank you for a great link to a video that I wouldn't have known anything about!! Pinned and awaiting bedtime for the Tot where I can sit and truly concentrate!<br /><br />BTW - awesome about that solar plant in your other post! Whoohoo indeed!Lindsey at NW Backyard Veggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317941200095723496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-37514182253632223962013-11-14T21:18:55.928+02:002013-11-14T21:18:55.928+02:00Depends. I was watching , DiCaprio's movie , t...Depends. I was watching , DiCaprio's movie , the 11th hour. It commented that the world had around a billion humans at 1800 or so, then exponentially jumped from there. All due to the usage of saved energy in the form of fossil fuels. <br /><br />The premise was that with traditional life, one could only use maximum a years worth of solar energy in the form of plants etc. However, when we The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-51833525604315825232013-11-12T11:27:21.882+02:002013-11-12T11:27:21.882+02:001st Man - We must, indeed. Please - won't you...1st Man - We must, indeed. Please - won't you help me spread the word?<br /><br />Small changes are priceless - and a mother-of-all waves surely will be the outcome? ;)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-52079033669375529542013-11-12T11:06:09.134+02:002013-11-12T11:06:09.134+02:00kymber - LOL There is so much more I wanted to say...kymber - LOL There is so much more I wanted to say.<br /><br />Thank you for your comments / compliments - you, too, are a shining example of someone who is treading lighter on this planet, and I thank you for sharing your path with all of us.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-89413058670400570152013-11-12T11:04:18.186+02:002013-11-12T11:04:18.186+02:00simpy bev - Thanks for visitng my humble blog and ...simpy bev - Thanks for visitng my humble blog and taking the time to leave a comment.<br /><br />Please - help me spread the word... :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-64367958369644684862013-11-12T11:03:21.956+02:002013-11-12T11:03:21.956+02:00TSAHG - Can this planet afford to reach a populati...TSAHG - Can this planet afford to reach a population of 11 billion, before the population beings to decline. And will that decine not be as a direct result of the have-nots not being able to feed themselves...? Never mind the cost to the planet itself - and in ways which we are unable to forsee even at this stage...!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-31268854769542815732013-11-12T11:00:13.797+02:002013-11-12T11:00:13.797+02:00Harry - Yeah, overpopulation is the subject here, ...Harry - Yeah, overpopulation is the subject here, but skulking in the background is the abuse of our water supplies.<br /><br /><br />Large families in Africa are seen as a symbol of "wealth" - firstly, that the "breadwinner" is abe to provide for so many mouths, and secondly, the children become an "insurance" policy for the parents in the later years when they are Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-41204161717901639282013-11-12T05:07:38.152+02:002013-11-12T05:07:38.152+02:00We do indeed now create change, no, we MUST create...We do indeed now create change, no, we MUST create change and change for the good. There is so much in the world that is bad and it takes those like you and friends and family and others like us to start making those changes. You jumped in and have made amazing changes (that inspire the rest of us) and still others of us are starting with small changes. <br /><br />But even a small ripple can 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-66042157980965697922013-11-12T01:28:49.759+02:002013-11-12T01:28:49.759+02:00Dani - there is sooo much that i want to say in re...Dani - there is sooo much that i want to say in response to your post...but i think that you already know most of what i would say and would agree with me. we must, MUST, take a good, long, hard look at what we have done to the environment as a species and we must understand that we need to make hard choices, all of us, in order for the species to thrive and survive in the next few centuries. kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-6339788546964298282013-11-11T21:41:36.889+02:002013-11-11T21:41:36.889+02:00Important information that everyone needs to hear....Important information that everyone needs to hear. Thank you for this post!simply bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184545845389233705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-68542106052613842462013-11-11T20:13:32.005+02:002013-11-11T20:13:32.005+02:00Thanks for posting this Dani. I look forward to vi...Thanks for posting this Dani. I look forward to viewing it after I finish the BBCs Tales from the Green Valley. I have 2 more episodes of that to see.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-24183064224510462422013-11-11T20:06:09.356+02:002013-11-11T20:06:09.356+02:00Sorry. I mean. 1.8. Hence decline. You need 2.1 to...Sorry. I mean. 1.8. Hence decline. You need 2.1 to maintain a population level.The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-82870473100185374952013-11-11T20:05:15.442+02:002013-11-11T20:05:15.442+02:00Harry, I really think you would enjoy the book, Th...Harry, I really think you would enjoy the book, The Next Hundred Years, by George Friedman. A book about the next century. Pertaining to how it affects the United States. Who the global powers are, the problems facing the world (geo-political etc). It has an interesting little bit about how Western countries are flooded with population and workers now, however, over time, we will have to compete The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-57331291855964008602013-11-11T20:02:13.260+02:002013-11-11T20:02:13.260+02:00I've been watching a lot of Doctor Who lately....I've been watching a lot of Doctor Who lately. So this post comes across as very sci-fi. :) Population is a huge factor. The sheer size it is what allows us to have such a detrimental impact on the earth. <br /><br />At one time, it was true, how can mankind affect the world. Not possible. Now with number, we can no longer put out heads in the sand. We create change.<br /><br />In the US, The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-61957445127396389452013-11-11T19:51:38.491+02:002013-11-11T19:51:38.491+02:00Overpopulation is a big issue. In this country, w...Overpopulation is a big issue. In this country, when you analyze statistics on birth rates, Caucasian women have .9 children, Hispanic women have 5, and Blacks have 3. The demographics are pretty plain, overpopulation is here to stay in the USA . I put a lot of the blame for this on our welfare system, which increases the payments to mothers based on the number of children they have.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.com