Thanks so much for starting this blog and dialogue. Your message is one of agency and that should give folks hope at this critical time of much needed and real solutions. We can rally and support each other to change social norms when we understand our individual role is vital.
Jim, thank you for keeping this in front of us... got me to thinking, as I prepare to vote... is it a "bad idea" to vote for a beef cattle farmer for? Well, since I thought about it, I read (a little bit) about it, and decided it's OK...even though I don't eat beef. I read, "Hickory Nut Gap practices Holistic Management, which involves planned grazing, careful observation, and frequent movement of herds. These practices allow grazing animals to positively impact the land in three vital ways:
1) Managed grazing enriches the soil and feeds microbial life underground. Healthy, living soil has increased potential to sequester carbon from the atmosphere, a major win in the fight against climate change...."
I will be interested to hear your thoughts on this...Now I am off to vote!
I'll wait a bit before diving in to cattle and grazing with field rotation in a post. But for today, I will say many of us take different paths as we try to lead a life that matches our values. I wouldn't discourage voting for or supporting people who are trying to do the right thing even if they don't drive an EV, or don't eat vegetarian, or raise cattle in a manner they believe is good for the environment. I am not looking for ways to try and cancel people's voices. I am not offering tests to act as litmus tests on behavior. Just suggestions and data as we each work to define our own path.
And, thanks for taking the time to vote! Another act that is important though hard to link to our individual carbon footprint.
Thanks for all the above, Jim. I’m with you on all points. I’m increasingly dismayed regarding the current path our government is taking on this critical issue. But we can’t let that change the trajectory we need to be on. I will be encouraging people in my community to become more aware and involved about what they can do as individuals who want to reduce their carbon footprint. I’m convinced that any meaningful change is only going to happen from the ground up.
Thanks! I do believe that the larger trajectory change, with the significant policy shifts we need, is also dependent on changing the social norms around "what my neighbor is doing" to reduce emissions. We respond better to laws that match our behavior than laws telling us to change behaviors we are not willing to change ourselves.
Thanks so much for starting this blog and dialogue. Your message is one of agency and that should give folks hope at this critical time of much needed and real solutions. We can rally and support each other to change social norms when we understand our individual role is vital.
Thank you for the note, Kay. And thank you for the leadership role you play in climate conversations at First Congregational Church!
Jim, thank you for keeping this in front of us... got me to thinking, as I prepare to vote... is it a "bad idea" to vote for a beef cattle farmer for? Well, since I thought about it, I read (a little bit) about it, and decided it's OK...even though I don't eat beef. I read, "Hickory Nut Gap practices Holistic Management, which involves planned grazing, careful observation, and frequent movement of herds. These practices allow grazing animals to positively impact the land in three vital ways:
1) Managed grazing enriches the soil and feeds microbial life underground. Healthy, living soil has increased potential to sequester carbon from the atmosphere, a major win in the fight against climate change...."
I will be interested to hear your thoughts on this...Now I am off to vote!
I'll wait a bit before diving in to cattle and grazing with field rotation in a post. But for today, I will say many of us take different paths as we try to lead a life that matches our values. I wouldn't discourage voting for or supporting people who are trying to do the right thing even if they don't drive an EV, or don't eat vegetarian, or raise cattle in a manner they believe is good for the environment. I am not looking for ways to try and cancel people's voices. I am not offering tests to act as litmus tests on behavior. Just suggestions and data as we each work to define our own path.
And, thanks for taking the time to vote! Another act that is important though hard to link to our individual carbon footprint.
Thanks for all the above, Jim. I’m with you on all points. I’m increasingly dismayed regarding the current path our government is taking on this critical issue. But we can’t let that change the trajectory we need to be on. I will be encouraging people in my community to become more aware and involved about what they can do as individuals who want to reduce their carbon footprint. I’m convinced that any meaningful change is only going to happen from the ground up.
Marty
Thanks! I do believe that the larger trajectory change, with the significant policy shifts we need, is also dependent on changing the social norms around "what my neighbor is doing" to reduce emissions. We respond better to laws that match our behavior than laws telling us to change behaviors we are not willing to change ourselves.