http://www.avocadoswithsalt.com/2006/09/14/eco-anxiety/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:37:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.avocadoswithsalt.com/2006/09/14/eco-anxiety/#comment-260 Maureen Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:36:21 +0000 http://www.avocadoswithsalt.com/?p=170#comment-260 I had a similar experience Friday, seeing the rapidly disappearing glacier watched over by Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain, for the first time. Hundreds of tourists (including us) drove their diesel cars spewing exhaust fumes up, up, up to the foot of the glacier. I felt that no one should be allowed up there anymore except for on buses using renewable energy sources. Yes, we must choose our own battles, but aren't we getting to the point where it is no longer enough to set a quiet example ?Isn't it crucial to start reaching out to others and informing them of what is at stake AND letting them know what power we possess to take action? I had a similar experience Friday, seeing the rapidly disappearing glacier watched over by Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain, for the first time. Hundreds of tourists (including us) drove their diesel cars spewing exhaust fumes up, up, up to the foot of the glacier. I felt that no one should be allowed up there anymore except for on buses using renewable energy sources. Yes, we must choose our own battles, but aren’t we getting to the point where it is no longer enough to set a quiet example ?Isn’t it crucial to start reaching out to others and informing them of what is at stake AND letting them know what power we possess to take action?

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