Cleveland Clinic - my employer - is a founding member of a new organization, The Cleveland Carbon Fund, which hopes to reduce carbon emissions in Cleveland. Unlike most carbon-emission offsetting companies, Terra Pass, etc., The Cleveland Carbon Fund will use donations to invest in local carbon reduction projects - such as planting trees, switching out traditional light bulbs for CFLs, etc.
The new organization was announced in The Plain Dealer, Cleveland's newspaper. While comments to news stories tend to be about 60 percent negative, I swear that Clevelanders are 99 percent negative (it may have something to do with our weather!)
The story about The Cleveland Carbon Fund was just posted this morning, http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/01/community_carbon_reduction_fun.html, so only three comments have come in. However, all three are from nay sayers of the green movement. I've mentioned before that I'm a self-proclaimed greenie; however, I'm no extremist. The Carbon Fund isn't taxing organizations or communities for polluting. Rather, it's giving our community and beyond the option to donate to a great cause.
If these nay sayers had the opportunity to see new trees go up in their neighborhoods, or were given free CFLs or free home weatherization, I bet they would suddenly have a change in heart. (Well, except for those who probably drive Hummers, and have never recycled a thing.)
My point is that everyone is passionate about something. What's so bad about a group of people coming together for the betterment of the environment? We're not forcing our beliefs on you, so keep your negative opinions to yourself.
Morning Glory Muffins
8 years ago
