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rhyll ([personal profile] rhyll) wrote2005-11-14 09:43 am

happier news

i've looked into the men of the trees carbon neutral program, and i can carbon neutral my airflights for fieldwork for about $93. hooray! i've been having a niggling guilt about the flying for quite some time, so this will help a little. not completely, but at least a bit.

(hmm. just remembered i am flying there and back, so i guess it will be closer to $186. but that's still ok!)

i strongly encourage all of you to carbon neutral [can one 'carbon neutral' something? would you rather 'offset the carbon emissions' or something?] your airflights and car travel. you can carbon neutral your car relatively cheaply, depending on how often you drive. plus also you can carbon neutral your electricity and gas use.

(isn't 'carbon' an odd word?)

[identity profile] boxer-the-horse.livejournal.com 2005-11-14 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Am I the only person who find the name of 'Men of the Trees' a little creepy?

A) shouldn't it be 'people of the trees' or 'men and women of the trees'.
B) How is it that they claim to be 'of the trees'? Do they hide in trees? Do they 'commune' with them? Are they, in fact, Ents from Tolkien's brain made real and stalking the earth in poorly made 'man suits'? Are they merely the acolytes of said Ents?
C) 'Tree Army' or 'The People's Tree Liberation Army' are both cooler.

[identity profile] alexmoon.livejournal.com 2005-11-14 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Normally, I would be totally with you.

However, much as I would prefer 'people of the trees' or even your C) options in this case (and only this!) I forgive them. Why? Because last time I went to one of their events, it was made rapidly apparent that all the 'men of the trees' are little old welshmen (or possible from some other weird bit of the UK) wearing neatly pressed shorts and socks that go up to the knees.

[identity profile] boxer-the-horse.livejournal.com 2005-11-14 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yo DJ Carbon Neutraliza, hit us up wit somethin FRESHHHHHHH

Check it,

We're tha men of tha trees
got socks to our knees
so make way please
cause our asses got pleats
y'all best believe
from the Desert to tha seas
We best see tha green
by which we mean trees

PEACE SUCKA.

[identity profile] boxer-the-horse.livejournal.com 2005-11-14 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
u kno it!

[identity profile] boxer-the-horse.livejournal.com 2005-11-14 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Also, Carbon Neutralising is totally a 'Get out of Jail Free' card.

[identity profile] alexmoon.livejournal.com 2005-11-15 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
shut up.