Steve Jobs Understood Something About Emotions That The Green Movement Too Often Ignores. Photo: Thierry Ehrmann/CC BY Going through all the Steve Jobs commentary this morning I came across actor-comedian-proud technophile Stephen Fry's commentary on BBC News.
Fry and Jobs have apparently been friends for a while and the whole thing is worth a listen. But there's one passage that really jumps out at me as being something the environmental community, particularly those involved in politics and those trying to motivate people to become more environmentally aware, should pay close attention to.Fry says, Steve Jobs has always understood that, as human beings, our first relationship with anything is an emotional one. ... Alex Steffen: The shareable future of cities.
Alex Steffen sees a sustainable future. An interview with Colin Beavan, environmentalist and author of the book, “No Impact Man” Author of the book No Impact Man, Colin Beavan, visited NAU.
(Photo by: Daniel Daw) In 2007, American non-fiction writer Colin Beavan and his family embarked on a year-long experiment in which they attempted to live in New York City while having no impact on the environment. The rules of the project entailed producing no trash (excluding compost) and purchasing no produce, except for what is grown within 250 miles, as well as using no carbon-based transportation and no paper products. Beavan and his family eliminated products in packaging, cars, toilets and the purchase of new goods.