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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Recently, environmental issues have become hot topics. Good news for environmentalists because it means people are becoming aware, however, I realise this is not the case. There have been lots of on going environmental campaigns recently and it seems many people are trying to make profit out of it. Therefore, it seems that too many campaigns have make people fed up of these. They have been too commercialised. It seems like there is too many information out there about the environmental campaigns and the objectives. It's a good thing but at the same time defeats the purpose because there are people who still don't understand the purpose of them. Environmental campaigns have become a fad, a trend, like people just jump on the bandwagon of being green without knowing really why. They just know it's good for the environment and they could just tell me why it is good for the environment by just repeating what the newspaper reported. It's like when you are told not to bully your younger sister because it is wrong, but why it is wrong you ask your parent, did they explain why to you?

I'm not trying to accuse anyone I know that have been using environmental friendly products or changing their habits into green habits. I am actually very happy to hear this! But I could see the mushrooming campaigns have angered people. One of my friends was cursing the Earth Hour with f*ck bla bla. Another friend's friend was thinking out loud if our actions [driving cars, bla bla] really affecting Earth but how could it be since we are living in such huge place. This comment received some critical replies but I didn't comment because no one is right or wrong in the comments. Both sides are legitimate thoughts.

Being a person that wants to do his or her bits for the environment has to come from his or her own belief. I don't believe by having campaigns of awareness by asking some artistes to condone them or even organizing them very bigly to increase awareness. Unfortunately, this time I could see this kind of campaign has made people to turn their heads away. An interesting critique could arise is what is the point of asking these superstars to support when they don't even know why they are doing this other than enhancing their public image? A similar and angry question was forwarded before to the UN about their ambassadors.

I really hope environmental campaigns or some life saving campaigns would not be made into some kind of hype or trend. This is a matter of urgency, not time for money-profitting. And I understand campaigns have to be fun, sometimes, to attract people especially youngsters but also please remember to educate people!
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Yeah a lot of products now advertise as being "green" or environmentally friendly, because it's become a marketable asset. At least people are starting to care about it though, even it means commercializing. In my own defense, I did a whole bunch of reports on global warming and the ozone layer in 3rd grade (1999) way before all of this started happening :P
» The-Muffin-Man on 2009-04-04 06:24:00

meow meow.... i know what u r trying to say... muahaha... thats y i told u E.H too commercialize @@"' and i get UH??? when i see picture of those partying during E.H. @@'' what is the point of E.H. when they are partying outside and using all non recycle things??? yeah i know who say F@@@ E.H.

by the way i have a super weird dream about u hahahahaha
» jolenesiah on 2009-04-04 06:50:30

There are green products out there which are not advertised and are environmentally and human friendly. By human friendly, I mean it is safe for humans too. Quite a lot of products said to be green are actually harmful for both the environment and humans.

I did not participate on Earth Hour simply because I think its for hypocrites who does not give a crap about living green but does it because 95% of the population will be doing it and it is heavily advertised. Also simply because my homework and assignments are due on the same day regardless if there is Earth Hour or not.
» Nuttz on 2009-04-04 10:15:10

yr fren has to know that earth hour in m'sia has generated a savings of 550mw just for that 1 hour. its better than nothing.

550mw is a huge amount of electricity. such amount cld actually light up a whole city
» johnny ong (196.29.161.82) on 2009-04-05 04:42:55

the australians basically are very excited over the earth hour when the lights of the opera house & harbour bridge is being turned off.
» sdovelly (203.8.7.222) on 2009-04-05 10:35:15

we have this thing in vancouver where these young people come together a couple times a month to input some ideas that are going to be carried about my major corporations
i think that's one strong way to educate people, to be educated by your peers through offering different ideas
» Alam on 2009-04-06 04:01:26

Haha yea you're right man. But seriously, I'd really just laugh at anyone who does Earth Hour but doesn't know why, rofl.

And seriously man, why is Earth Hour just once a year?

I believe that you don't need to follow campaigns to care for the environment, it's a diy and long term thing.
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