Savor this moment! It's the very last match up of Round 2!
Canvas Bags
Green Pride (17/20)
I think I mentioned this last round, but there aren't a lot of Green ideas that can be used as fashion statements. Canvas Bags are one of them. Bags can have fun slogans advertising how much better they are for the environment then their friends. They can have fun pictures that demonstrate how much better they are for the environment then their friends. They can even have advertisements for companies that are clearly better for the environment than the companies that your friends shop at. Basically, what I'm saying is that people are proud of their Canvas Bags.
Green Guilt (16/20)
People are pretty guilty nowadays when it comes to not using Canvas Bags. It makes it even worse that they always have the bags hanging there right next to the cashier, just staring you down as if they're judging you, saying "Why do you hate the environment?" I mean, you can almost picture their sad little puppy dog eyes boring holes through your soul.
Reader Comments (2/10)
For three!!! I mean... two!!!
Recycled Products
Green Pride (17/20)
You know how I mentioned that there aren't a lot of ideas that can be used as fashion statements? Well, you can use Recycled Products as fashion statements too. For example, I have a t-shirt made of recycled Coke bottles. People can also have book bags or hats or purses made of Recycled Products. And let me tell you, as someone who wears clothing made of Coke bottles, people who wear Recycled Products like to tell other people about their Green-ness.
Green Guilt (4/20)
There's not a whole lot of pressure from society to buy Recycled Products. It's mainly a voluntary thing. You know, kind of like extra credit. You can still pass (environmentally), but it would be a whole lot easier with extra credit (Recycled Products). Nobody feels guilty for not doing extra credit.
Reader Comments (0/10)
Just think! You, could contribute to the winner of this tournament!
Time to tally the scores!
Canvas Bags: 35
Recycled Products: 21
And there you have it! Canvas Bags really brings it hard to Recycled Products. Come on back next week when I start (and finish) the third round of the Tournament!
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tournament Round 1, Match 16 - (2) Canvas Bags vs. (7) Carbon Credits
Much like the United States' 2010 World Cup team's season, the first round of the Tournament is at an end! I'm so excited! (about both the Tournament and the US losing. Now I don't have to pretend I care about soccer anymore!)
Canvas Bags
You've all seen them all over the place. Every grocery store and superstore and every bookstore and hardware store and (probably) every adult media store is carrying these reusable bags that you see by the check out counter. Why are they so popular and what was wrong with plastic grocery bags?
Impact on the Environment (10/15):
It turns out everything was wrong with those plastic grocery bags. They ended up in the oceans where sea turtles thought they were jellyfish and choked on them. The ended up in landfills where they would take 100,000 or more years to break down. They ended up in babies' cribs where babies choked on them. So yeah, they're pretty bag - I mean bad. But let's not err on the side of too many Canvas Bags. Otherwise we'll have too many of those and I can see them taking just as long to break down in landfills. And you can't recycled Canvas Bags as easy as you can plastic ones.
Practicality (8/10):
The least practical part of using reusable bags is just remembering to actually bring them to the store. I always forget, which is why I starting leaving them in my car. But then I brought them into my apartment and I always forget to bring them back out to my car. Stupid memory...
Sustainability (9/10):
With the aid of government-imposed taxes on plastic bags or corporate incentives to use Canvas Bags, I see plastic bags becoming very much obsolete within a decade.
Awesomeness (6/10):
They are sort of awesome. I mean, you get to show off your own distinct style by bringing whatever bag matches your personality. And let's face it, gross brown and pasty white plastic bags don't really match too many outfits.
User Input (0/5):
Nope, don't see anything here.
Carbon Credits
Carbon Credits, while similar to their tournament counterparts, the Carbon Offsets, are somewhat different. Carbon Credits (CC) are for companies or individuals that someday plan on polluting and want to buy the rights to pollute under a system of exchanges where companies that don't plan on polluting much sell their rights to pollute to the less Green company. It's complicated, but it makes sense if you understand it.
Impact on the Environment (7/15):
Ultimately, this system of buying Carbon Credits will regulate how much pollution is created by the industrial and commercial sectors. And it will cut down on the emissions from these companies, which is good. But it will come at the cost of more stringent regulations which will force companies to do business overseas where there are less environmental standards. Good for the US, bad for poor countries in Africa that have to deal with even more pollution.
Practicality (5/10):
This will mostly drive businesses out of developed countries and into less developed ones. While it is good to develop the economies of those countries, it's not good if it comes at the cost of economic collapse for the developed countries.
Sustainability (3/10):
The only way that this will take a hold long term is if all countries adopt them. And with the amount of corruption in some countries, there's no way that regulators will ever put up with standards in some countries.
Awesomeness (1/10):
Snoooooooooooooze.
User Input (0/5):
Comment away!
Alright, let's tally those scores!
Canvas Bags: 33
Carbon Credits: 16
Yeah, I think just about everyone saw that coming... Check back in on Tuesday to see the exciting first match of the second round! Recycling is going to go head to head with Wetland Conservation!
Canvas Bags
You've all seen them all over the place. Every grocery store and superstore and every bookstore and hardware store and (probably) every adult media store is carrying these reusable bags that you see by the check out counter. Why are they so popular and what was wrong with plastic grocery bags?
Impact on the Environment (10/15):
It turns out everything was wrong with those plastic grocery bags. They ended up in the oceans where sea turtles thought they were jellyfish and choked on them. The ended up in landfills where they would take 100,000 or more years to break down. They ended up in babies' cribs where babies choked on them. So yeah, they're pretty bag - I mean bad. But let's not err on the side of too many Canvas Bags. Otherwise we'll have too many of those and I can see them taking just as long to break down in landfills. And you can't recycled Canvas Bags as easy as you can plastic ones.
Practicality (8/10):
The least practical part of using reusable bags is just remembering to actually bring them to the store. I always forget, which is why I starting leaving them in my car. But then I brought them into my apartment and I always forget to bring them back out to my car. Stupid memory...
Sustainability (9/10):
With the aid of government-imposed taxes on plastic bags or corporate incentives to use Canvas Bags, I see plastic bags becoming very much obsolete within a decade.
Awesomeness (6/10):
They are sort of awesome. I mean, you get to show off your own distinct style by bringing whatever bag matches your personality. And let's face it, gross brown and pasty white plastic bags don't really match too many outfits.
User Input (0/5):
Nope, don't see anything here.
Carbon Credits
Carbon Credits, while similar to their tournament counterparts, the Carbon Offsets, are somewhat different. Carbon Credits (CC) are for companies or individuals that someday plan on polluting and want to buy the rights to pollute under a system of exchanges where companies that don't plan on polluting much sell their rights to pollute to the less Green company. It's complicated, but it makes sense if you understand it.
Impact on the Environment (7/15):
Ultimately, this system of buying Carbon Credits will regulate how much pollution is created by the industrial and commercial sectors. And it will cut down on the emissions from these companies, which is good. But it will come at the cost of more stringent regulations which will force companies to do business overseas where there are less environmental standards. Good for the US, bad for poor countries in Africa that have to deal with even more pollution.
Practicality (5/10):
This will mostly drive businesses out of developed countries and into less developed ones. While it is good to develop the economies of those countries, it's not good if it comes at the cost of economic collapse for the developed countries.
Sustainability (3/10):
The only way that this will take a hold long term is if all countries adopt them. And with the amount of corruption in some countries, there's no way that regulators will ever put up with standards in some countries.
Awesomeness (1/10):
Snoooooooooooooze.
User Input (0/5):
Comment away!
Alright, let's tally those scores!
Canvas Bags: 33
Carbon Credits: 16
Yeah, I think just about everyone saw that coming... Check back in on Tuesday to see the exciting first match of the second round! Recycling is going to go head to head with Wetland Conservation!
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