First, while going vegetarian and then vegan is not the ONLY reform
one needs to make in greening one's lifestyle, it IS a necessary reform,
and one which all too many environmental organizations have not
obliged their staffers to adopt, nor encouraged their supporters to support.
OTOH, EarthSave is one of the ecological organizations that has done that,
and since 1990 Earth Day in the USA and Canada has urged North Americans
to shift towards more nearly plant-based diets as part of their own personal
greening process.
www.EarthSave.org
Working for a moratorium on the introduction of genetically modified organisms
is yet another green path that ought to be required of all organizations
trying to
promote ecologically sustainable ways of living and organizing business and
industry.
Maynard S. Clark
At 02:41 PM 7/28/00 +0000, Emma J. Fieldhouse wrote:
>I'm new to the discussion but I've been eavesdropping for a few weeks now.
>I've been enjoying the Steve/John banter and Steve you do seem to be "100%
>unadulterated evil"!!
>
>I'm doing a PhD in Birmingham, England on the topic of "how green are
>environmental organisations"? I'm particularly interested in how much
>encouragement organisations (such as Greenpeace or public agencies or even
>environmental consultancies!) give to their employees about greening their
>lifestyles. Do such organisations have a responsibility to green
>themselves (and their employees) as well as point the finger at
>money-making "EEEEVVVVVVVVIIIIIILLLLLLLLL" corporations?
>
>O.K. So firstly I'm open to suggestions as to how to define "environmental
>organisations". But mainly I'm interested in comments from anyone about
>what ethical responsibilities or obligations such organisations should
>have/do have/should get (delete as applicable) or any relevant case
>studies etc.
>
>Hope this isn't straying from the path too far...hope to be of some mutual
>benefit.
>
>Regards,
>Emma J Fieldhouse
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