tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972711132014453734.post4059979006852589620..comments2023-08-10T07:57:49.848-04:00Comments on Chickens of Mass Destruction: The Elephant in the RoomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892840844271230643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972711132014453734.post-44000043280186239882010-07-19T06:01:06.340-04:002010-07-19T06:01:06.340-04:00Lance, I have thought about the bioregional implic...Lance, I have thought about the bioregional implications, and I agree it would be a very interesting, albeit extremely complex topic. You see, I live in the midst of the Baltimore-Washington corridor, so the biological factors are heavily influenced by sociological and political factors that could play out in unpredictable ways. I look around though and see a good agricultural climate and surprising amounts of arable land, much of it currently lying fallow in the form of suburban lawns.<br /><br />Ric, I think leading by example is the way to go, and avoids some of the pain of skulls hitting brick walls. As for the horsemen, I suspect it's a little late to have much direct influence.<br /><br />Snoozepossum, there will have to be some literal culling to bring us back within carrying capacity, and it won't necessarily seem fair, though it will be more in line with ecology than what currently prevailsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892840844271230643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972711132014453734.post-52503491362280961012010-07-13T07:55:04.287-04:002010-07-13T07:55:04.287-04:00Another good bit of bumper sticker philosophy is &...Another good bit of bumper sticker philosophy is "Live simply that others may simply live". <br /><br />We are going to have to change the current paradigm that overconsumption is the definition of success, and that economy, frugality, and mindfulness are for losers that "nature" is culling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972711132014453734.post-69729745146036295702010-07-10T10:07:57.347-04:002010-07-10T10:07:57.347-04:00I remember my great-grandmother telling me back in...I remember my great-grandmother telling me back in the late 1960's that we were going to regret what we were doing to the planet. I don't recall her ever uttering the word "ecology" but she certainly knew of it after living her entire life up to her elbows in it working the family homestead in northern Michigan. <br /><br />Good summation of where we are and how we got here. Now to convince more than a handful of people of the seriousness of the situation while the worst effects of the four horsemen can be mitigated. We're in the process of heading for Florida where we hope to at least convince some of our family by example if not by words.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357023273495828964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972711132014453734.post-66271100672117671812010-07-10T00:58:23.584-04:002010-07-10T00:58:23.584-04:00I think it is definitely important to learn about ...I think it is definitely important to learn about ecological principles as both you and Greer mention. It is also very important to study the specifics of the particular bioregion one lives in too. Do you have any insights on your own bioregion or area you live in? That would make a fine post too!Lance M. Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404310713482611952noreply@blogger.com