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Mankind... green? I don't think Mick Foley would appreciate that.. Panasonic Nov 2012 #1
how about we swap solution ideas? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #2
Hey there, Bob, how's it been? AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #14
Hey Average90, a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #25
Oh goody. Then we can get back to mining more resource we need for building more shit we dont NoOneMan Nov 2012 #76
Oh look! A snide comment that shows little understanding of a workable plan! a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #77
What you are doing is promising people we can keep making iPhones while we fix it NoOneMan Nov 2012 #79
and Iphones are bad - in and of themselves - how? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #80
Forgot to add... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #81
"why not try and figure out how to live better" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #84
in a word: Bullshit a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #90
"living in the woods like the savages that they are" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #93
There should be a mirror app for you. a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #94
"Low tech defines savagery" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #97
I had to stop blowing smoke... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #100
Expensive? Sell more barrels of oil NoOneMan Nov 2012 #102
which is why it's taking more time to build... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #104
Just great. So now you tell us we have to wait for your Solution? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #106
So what's stopping someone else from taking my idea and running with it? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #109
My guess is that its probably just a fantasy NoOneMan Nov 2012 #112
nah... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #117
iPhones are a representation of a non-efficient consumption of rare earth resources and energy NoOneMan Nov 2012 #82
Thank you for the well wishing... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #86
"Low tech communes suck."/"Limits to Growth cult"/"melodramatic black/white set of fallacies" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #88
You're welcome... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #92
Why yes NoOneMan Nov 2012 #96
and how many people die off? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #99
Famine will be the climate change's reaper NoOneMan Nov 2012 #101
okay... sure a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #103
Do you know anything about nutrition? Scurvy? Seriously? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #105
There's that thing... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #108
The only one who is going to "force" us to live like that GliderGuider Nov 2012 #113
Who said anything about a commune (besides you)? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #114
I'll admit that I'm angry at the idea that there are still luddites in the world... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #118
It isn't enough that civilization can exploit and destroy the earth NoOneMan Nov 2012 #120
sigh a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #122
"For fun, us city dwellers can go out and have luddite shoots" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #123
<chuckle> a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #124
Its all really irrelevant at this point NoOneMan Nov 2012 #125
K&R. Yes it has been for quite some time. Overseas Nov 2012 #3
He's been ahead of the curve on biotech food, too. proverbialwisdom Nov 2012 #58
I'm glad to see this. He's always been kind of a nerd. I greatly appreciate ANYONE calimary Nov 2012 #4
I agree with you 100%. We can whine and snivel about what people don't say or do, WheelWalker Nov 2012 #11
his majesty is correct and Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #5
correction SemperEadem Nov 2012 #36
Great! Perhaps he'll lead the way by curbing his posh lifestyle Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #6
Pretty sure he won't leave the mansion. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #16
Have you given up everything you own for the cause? lunatica Nov 2012 #40
I'm not a billionaire who owns hundreds of acres of land and zips around Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #63
Would you have environmental activists live in a cave and speak to the cave wall? daleo Nov 2012 #115
he's right but wondering if his Majesty has donated any parkland, money for open space, wildlife wordpix Nov 2012 #7
Because if Charles would just stop "jet setting around" we'd solve the problem? Merlot Nov 2012 #19
+1. This is a case where his words matter far more than his deeds. nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #22
No, but he would set a good example by doing so. Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #64
+1000 --- he has done good things on at least one of his estates but wordpix Nov 2012 #111
castles are a part of heritage Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #137
He has an estate that is an example of sustainable, organic living. freshwest Nov 2012 #21
You are *so* way ahead of me. silverweb Nov 2012 #26
I hope that's okay. I see you found a link about the food, I knew it but didn't find it. freshwest Nov 2012 #29
Of course it's okay. I'm just teasing you. silverweb Nov 2012 #30
Your Posts here.... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #75
The world can be. If we turn our hearts in that direction. freshwest Nov 2012 #78
So the "Hobbit" House cost 3000 lbs? sheshe2 Nov 2012 #89
thanks, did not know that wordpix Nov 2012 #110
Check him out. silverweb Nov 2012 #24
I'm not real crazy about Charles, but... ReRe Nov 2012 #8
Coming hard on the heels of the PWC and World Bank papers on climate, this is fairly enormous news. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #9
One huge way to help the earth and ourselves blackspade Nov 2012 #10
We also have to overcome the actual capitalist system based on perpetual growth Amonester Nov 2012 #13
No disagreement from me on that. blackspade Nov 2012 #48
Even a habitable Mars wouldn't matter much daleo Nov 2012 #116
We'll be back there by 2100 anyway. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #15
I see the same thing as well. blackspade Nov 2012 #49
"For sale: One golden parachute. Still in original package. Never opened, slightly stained." nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #50
yes!!!!!! I've been talking about ths for years!!! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #59
good luck with that Skittles Nov 2012 #69
Ew! Turborama Nov 2012 #107
Double Ew! womanofthehills Nov 2012 #121
He can start by not taking private jets TlalocW Nov 2012 #12
Who cares? GliderGuider Nov 2012 #18
You hold people to a fantastically low standard Union Scribe Nov 2012 #44
He's telling the truth. That's the highest standard I can hold a person to. nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #47
Right on! Turborama Nov 2012 #55
This event was in London, so I'd say we can leap to the assumption that he did not Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #52
I welcome His Majesty's words, but I do worry that it's already too late. Kennah Nov 2012 #17
I know it's already too late. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #20
Really glad I never had kids aletier_v Nov 2012 #28
i knew at a young age that i didnt want kids. several reasons.... BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #60
Definitely not too late, no matter how pessimistic some might be. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #61
AverageJoe90, it really seems some folks WANT to see the system fall a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #119
Maybe so, maybe so. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #127
As a species, we survived Toba, so we'll survive Climate Change, but ... Kennah Nov 2012 #129
Even civilization's fall isn't at all inevitable. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #130
Sure, it's possible we'll do an about face and become carbon neutral within 10 years ... Kennah Nov 2012 #131
Yeah, I don't think we'll be quite that fortunate either. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #132
On that we very much agree Kennah Nov 2012 #133
Sorry, it's must die and then go green. obxhead Nov 2012 #23
Word. nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #27
I look forward to him going vegan as soon as possible. flvegan Nov 2012 #31
the UK is run just like Disneyland... mrf901 Nov 2012 #32
Is there one single place on this planet that's NOT run like Disneyland? GliderGuider Nov 2012 #33
Wrong. The rest of the world is not like you see it in the movies Turborama Nov 2012 #35
You misconstrue my intention, I think. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #37
there are bad places ... mrf901 Nov 2012 #38
One of the most ridiculous things I've ever read on DU! Turborama Nov 2012 #34
good for him! renate Nov 2012 #39
I agree. He could have just been another useless, spoiled monarch, but instead he is using his smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #62
Easy for him to say. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #41
Let the whole family move into a flat and donate the family jewels to the cause Coyotl Nov 2012 #42
Turn the royal palace into public housing! Remmah2 Nov 2012 #43
Donate all the lands to the public trust, and keep them green. Coyotl Nov 2012 #46
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #45
It may be time to rethink Monarchy Eyes of the World Nov 2012 #51
Ha ha ha. Gregorian Nov 2012 #53
"The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire...." Iggy Nov 2012 #54
there does not seem to be much disagreement about this question anymore. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #56
Unfortunately, there is. Just read the comments on the Independent story. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #70
Thank you for that! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #57
I'm betting he doesn't ride his bicycle to work.... n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #65
No Shit, Your Royal Highness jsr Nov 2012 #66
This is why Keystone XL (which Obama will likely approve) ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #67
WWF: UN assessment confirms world is standing on the brink of climate catastrophe ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #68
Well he and Al Gore should get together. undeterred Nov 2012 #71
Ok then. As part of the privileged class, go after the oil industry and shut it down. gtar100 Nov 2012 #72
Great idea. Here's a start: tabasco Nov 2012 #73
Climate mitigation: a moral imperative and a practical impossibility. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #74
Listen to Glider Guider StoneCarver Nov 2012 #83
Welcome to DU! XemaSab Nov 2012 #85
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #87
Welcome NoOneMan Nov 2012 #91
Why do you call yourself a freeper? Tell us more about you, if you would. uppityperson Nov 2012 #95
I second this. You sound cool enough so far. So what exactly makes you a "freeper?" Systematic Chaos Nov 2012 #98
perhaps the poster understands u4ic Nov 2012 #134
That was my interpretation XemaSab Nov 2012 #136
GMTA u4ic Nov 2012 #138
And so do we XemaSab Nov 2012 #139
Welcome to DU. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #128
If he won't shed the trappings of royalty, he can at least show that he's serious by ancianita Nov 2012 #126
King Charles soon Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #135
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