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		<title>By: Laurie</title>
		<link>http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/08/10/sustainability-or-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-13307</link>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blind Faith means Loyalty to way too many people.

     Blind.

                 Laurie
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blind Faith means Loyalty to way too many people.</p>
<p>     Blind.</p>
<p>                 Laurie</p>
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		<title>By: Scott</title>
		<link>http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/08/10/sustainability-or-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-13306</link>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As far as sustainability in the city and the state, the first thing that pops to my mind is energy.  As a state we are definitely a leader in &quot;dirty&quot; energy but laugh at the idea of &quot;clean&quot; energy.  More than 20 states require their energy providers to buy a certain percentage of their energy from renewable sources.  We should join that group of states and aim to be a leader in clean energy.    &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geauxgreen.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Geaux Green&lt;/a&gt;
This is a link to a joint program between the Public Service Commissioner and Entergy.  Right now it is just a voluntary pilot program but I guess it is a start.  

There are so many things that we could be doing towards making a more sustainable city and state: Expanded Recycling - This city does not make it easy for one to recycle; Biodiesel in School Buses - I heard there is a pilot program but this should be expanded and invested it.  It saves money and pollution; Green Roofs - Try googling &quot;Chicago Green Roof Program&quot; and see what that city is doing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as sustainability in the city and the state, the first thing that pops to my mind is energy.  As a state we are definitely a leader in &#8220;dirty&#8221; energy but laugh at the idea of &#8220;clean&#8221; energy.  More than 20 states require their energy providers to buy a certain percentage of their energy from renewable sources.  We should join that group of states and aim to be a leader in clean energy.    <a href="http://www.geauxgreen.com" rel="nofollow">Geaux Green</a><br />
This is a link to a joint program between the Public Service Commissioner and Entergy.  Right now it is just a voluntary pilot program but I guess it is a start.  </p>
<p>There are so many things that we could be doing towards making a more sustainable city and state: Expanded Recycling &#8211; This city does not make it easy for one to recycle; Biodiesel in School Buses &#8211; I heard there is a pilot program but this should be expanded and invested it.  It saves money and pollution; Green Roofs &#8211; Try googling &#8220;Chicago Green Roof Program&#8221; and see what that city is doing.</p>
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		<title>By: Dan F</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dan F</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think what we&#039;ve seen in Minnesota will continue to happen. It&#039;s been happening (NY steam pipes anyone?) but people don&#039;t recognize it as a national problem. We mourn, pray or whatever for the people who suffer but we don&#039;t hold ourselves accountable for these issues. We spend billions of taxpayer money on Sports Stadiums, building other countries infrastructure while our crumbles. It&#039;s about priorities and America&#039;s priorities (sports, Paris Hilton, legislating other peeps morals etc) are sadly misguided from my view. But I know I&#039;m in the minority on that one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think what we&#8217;ve seen in Minnesota will continue to happen. It&#8217;s been happening (NY steam pipes anyone?) but people don&#8217;t recognize it as a national problem. We mourn, pray or whatever for the people who suffer but we don&#8217;t hold ourselves accountable for these issues. We spend billions of taxpayer money on Sports Stadiums, building other countries infrastructure while our crumbles. It&#8217;s about priorities and America&#8217;s priorities (sports, Paris Hilton, legislating other peeps morals etc) are sadly misguided from my view. But I know I&#8217;m in the minority on that one.</p>
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		<title>By: Mark Folse</title>
		<link>http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/08/10/sustainability-or-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-13304</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark Folse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The problem I see right now with voting by religious leaders is the willingness of the Black church to step up and hold hands with the DA or Mr. Vick in Atlanta for that matter, and sing We Shall Overcome.

The civil rights movement they knew is over but they won&#039;t let it go because it increases their power over people in this life.

The dereasingly mainstream churches only care about the qualify of life for the unborn and the dying. That&#039;s not entirely fair. The hierarchy, the leadership of the big churches only cares about those issues, and is perfect happy to endorse campaigns of hate and fear and distract us from the real issues of civic and civil life.

The 700 some odd dead directly from the levee failure wheren&#039;t enough. Perhaps the bridge in Minnesota will wake people up to the fact they are letting their country fall apart around them, in the same way things like the war in Iraq and Enron have undermined their faith in the government.

What is needed is a reminder that they are the government, or at least that possibility isn&#039;t entirely lost.  We are losing the civil war Newt Gingrich declared in the early 1990s, but it&#039;s not over yet.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem I see right now with voting by religious leaders is the willingness of the Black church to step up and hold hands with the DA or Mr. Vick in Atlanta for that matter, and sing We Shall Overcome.</p>
<p>The civil rights movement they knew is over but they won&#8217;t let it go because it increases their power over people in this life.</p>
<p>The dereasingly mainstream churches only care about the qualify of life for the unborn and the dying. That&#8217;s not entirely fair. The hierarchy, the leadership of the big churches only cares about those issues, and is perfect happy to endorse campaigns of hate and fear and distract us from the real issues of civic and civil life.</p>
<p>The 700 some odd dead directly from the levee failure wheren&#8217;t enough. Perhaps the bridge in Minnesota will wake people up to the fact they are letting their country fall apart around them, in the same way things like the war in Iraq and Enron have undermined their faith in the government.</p>
<p>What is needed is a reminder that they are the government, or at least that possibility isn&#8217;t entirely lost.  We are losing the civil war Newt Gingrich declared in the early 1990s, but it&#8217;s not over yet.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Sutton</title>
		<link>http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/08/10/sustainability-or-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-13303</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Sutton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Due to a unfortunate chronic post trigger finger, many times I misrepresent myself. I do not hate the religious. Most of my loved ones are heavily religious but I am able to see the Human through their cloak of spirit. I&#039;m just  tired of the civil world being figuratively fucked in the ass by ancient childish dogmas. Fortunately for Christendom they don&#039;t seem to be having a problem with their structural integrity.

I used the word Geolibertarianism for lack of a better word. I do believe in the need for a Federal government who&#039;s main priority should be to uphold Human rights, resolve internal conflict and keep the peace with the rest of our worldly neighbors. The Feds also should be responsible for keeping the mob rule of democracy from violating individual rights.

Perhaps &quot;Socialized Free Market&quot; is a more appropriate term. It follows logic that no one created the land, or the resources that make the land fertile or the value of the natural recourses in it, therefore they belong equally to all citizens. Since they belong to the people of the state, farmers should be state employees who&#039;s wage is determined by the market. They should also be protected by the state from a volatile production rate. Maybe if prayers for rain actually worked that wouldn&#039;t be the case.

My main problem with the religions is their free ride, which is legitimized by their &quot;nonexclusive&quot; public service. However, there are about a billion people on the planet who are incapable of believing in ghosts which makes their universal public service non existent. The Churches use the roads, bridges, S/W systems, and the rest of the civil services without having to pay a tax for their prime real estate.

It&#039;s interesting to note that the priest whose sins I washed away as a young alter boy jumped off a bridge in Pennsylvania last month after being accused of child molestation. It seems he was impatient for the secular worlds structures to fail on their own. There was a big stink because he is now occupying permanent real estate, pushing up daisies, in a Catholic graveyard. For those who don&#039;t know their orthodoxy, suicides go strait to hell and aren&#039;t normally allowed buried next to the righteous.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Due to a unfortunate chronic post trigger finger, many times I misrepresent myself. I do not hate the religious. Most of my loved ones are heavily religious but I am able to see the Human through their cloak of spirit. I&#8217;m just  tired of the civil world being figuratively fucked in the ass by ancient childish dogmas. Fortunately for Christendom they don&#8217;t seem to be having a problem with their structural integrity.</p>
<p>I used the word Geolibertarianism for lack of a better word. I do believe in the need for a Federal government who&#8217;s main priority should be to uphold Human rights, resolve internal conflict and keep the peace with the rest of our worldly neighbors. The Feds also should be responsible for keeping the mob rule of democracy from violating individual rights.</p>
<p>Perhaps &#8220;Socialized Free Market&#8221; is a more appropriate term. It follows logic that no one created the land, or the resources that make the land fertile or the value of the natural recourses in it, therefore they belong equally to all citizens. Since they belong to the people of the state, farmers should be state employees who&#8217;s wage is determined by the market. They should also be protected by the state from a volatile production rate. Maybe if prayers for rain actually worked that wouldn&#8217;t be the case.</p>
<p>My main problem with the religions is their free ride, which is legitimized by their &#8220;nonexclusive&#8221; public service. However, there are about a billion people on the planet who are incapable of believing in ghosts which makes their universal public service non existent. The Churches use the roads, bridges, S/W systems, and the rest of the civil services without having to pay a tax for their prime real estate.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note that the priest whose sins I washed away as a young alter boy jumped off a bridge in Pennsylvania last month after being accused of child molestation. It seems he was impatient for the secular worlds structures to fail on their own. There was a big stink because he is now occupying permanent real estate, pushing up daisies, in a Catholic graveyard. For those who don&#8217;t know their orthodoxy, suicides go strait to hell and aren&#8217;t normally allowed buried next to the righteous.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Sutton</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert Sutton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sustainability? This is the city of Faith Jack. You use fancy words, I&#039;m sure you know the two main definitions of faith. The frightening truth is that most Americans don&#039;t want a secular government. Most of them don&#039;t even believe that we have a godless government and with Bushes wonderful initiatives, we&#039;re headed strait for a Theocracy, Amen.

My guess is that when people think of secularism they think of corrupt business people, bourbon street debauchery or us sinful atheists. It only makes sense that people who prize blind belief and confidence would look to their god operator for leadership and security. Religions are states that transcend nations and what they fear most (but probably don&#039;t know it) is Federal Geolibertarianism, benefits for not increasing the population and pure local democracies.

Contrary to most peoples assumption, the basic element of Capitalism is not the free market, it is private land ownership. The job of the State is to maintain public property, the few public services we get and protect the nations private property. Unfortunately the vast network of Churches and their enormous amount of property are completely tax exempt, thus creating an unfair burden on the secular side of society. Why care about the State anyway, when the ideal religious state is one of a blissful conforming commune or is that Commun&lt;i&gt;ion&lt;/i&gt;ism. The main &quot;family value&quot; is to have a big one. Breed, breed, breed,  the earth can sustain an infinite amount of believers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sustainability? This is the city of Faith Jack. You use fancy words, I&#8217;m sure you know the two main definitions of faith. The frightening truth is that most Americans don&#8217;t want a secular government. Most of them don&#8217;t even believe that we have a godless government and with Bushes wonderful initiatives, we&#8217;re headed strait for a Theocracy, Amen.</p>
<p>My guess is that when people think of secularism they think of corrupt business people, bourbon street debauchery or us sinful atheists. It only makes sense that people who prize blind belief and confidence would look to their god operator for leadership and security. Religions are states that transcend nations and what they fear most (but probably don&#8217;t know it) is Federal Geolibertarianism, benefits for not increasing the population and pure local democracies.</p>
<p>Contrary to most peoples assumption, the basic element of Capitalism is not the free market, it is private land ownership. The job of the State is to maintain public property, the few public services we get and protect the nations private property. Unfortunately the vast network of Churches and their enormous amount of property are completely tax exempt, thus creating an unfair burden on the secular side of society. Why care about the State anyway, when the ideal religious state is one of a blissful conforming commune or is that Commun<i>ion</i>ism. The main &#8220;family value&#8221; is to have a big one. Breed, breed, breed,  the earth can sustain an infinite amount of believers.</p>
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