The whole noise is absurd. Unless the west learns to live in harmoney with nature and develop a life style which consume less, nothing is going to change. But r they ready for this. They r after making money.
West has poluted the way of thinking and way of living of east which was simple and close to the nature. West has to first learn giving up the greed instead of making noise on environment and global arming.
They should come to east and learn from east rather than imposing their life style and thinking on east
RE:Stop this noise
by R on Jun 06, 2007 01:31 PM Permalink
actually yes. westernising of east asian cultures will lead to more consumption. capitalistic way of life is more consumption. if you see the stock market - increased consumption reports reflect directly on the stocks.
sustainable development is the immediate requirement. austerity measures will kick in once we are coming close to danger. until then our best hope is sustainable devlopment.
RE:Stop this noise
by kn nair on Jun 06, 2007 01:38 PM Permalink
May bebtrue. But we can learn from the mistakes of west. No pint in living in past. Awareness and action needed by us fast in this area.
RE:Stop this noise
by Muralidharan Mahalingam on Jun 06, 2007 01:34 PM Permalink
Agree with Vinay absolutely. Our grandfathers & great great grandfathers were much more at peace when they were not having all the pleasures that the west has thrown on us and which has resulted in this global warming
RE:Stop this noise
by R on Jun 06, 2007 01:45 PM Permalink
too much consumption is bad. also carbon footprints is the way to analyse. how much water/ energy is consumed in the making of tvs/ fridges/ computers...and carbon footprint for every object.
how much energy, foodgrains is consmed for every cattle, pigs, fish thats consumed. remember we are at the top of the food chain, so even non-vegetarianism out of control will count. moderation for everything is the answer.
