tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post523992616193429947..comments2023-10-09T02:11:55.432-07:00Comments on Neil Pilling Greens Councillor Glen Eira: draft Carbon Reduction plan releasedCr. Neil Pillinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254296447012656241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-65306905829367760192011-08-18T07:12:39.208-07:002011-08-18T07:12:39.208-07:00Thanx Neil, What is co-generation energy sourcing?...Thanx Neil, What is co-generation energy sourcing?<br /><br />Glen Eira has become obsessive with it use of concrete. Every park plan seems to involve lavish amounts of concrete. <br /><br />It would be nice for council to think harder about using any type of concrete recycled or not recycled or bitumen in the first place. Especially when it is used in parks. Maybe no concrete of any type in a lot of instances is better.<br /><br />Sustainable living will be about reducing demand in high energy products.<br /><br />People actually walked on the grass for 100 plus years happily in our local park, and then council poured tons and tons of concrete into the park as paths. The paths are not used that much as most people still prefer to walk in a strait lines across the park. Or some people just do not like to walk on concrete. <br /> <br />There is not a whole lot about identifying areas of council land {no matter how small}that are currently mowed, this land could be vegetated and the fuel emissions and machinery wear would be saved, and the carbon sequestered from the Veg is a bonus. It also will beautify the city too.<br /><br />We have to think of more passive ways to achieve things.<br /><br />So much of what we do as a community is just false economics or habit. Machinery replacing people for instance, is it always a good thing, maybe maybe not. <br /><br />Council officer education is mentioned and that needs to start at the very top. This will give the younger more better educated officers room to practise their craft.<br /><br />Council needs a vision of what they are trying to achieve with sustainable living, a statement to that effect would be a good thing, otherwise all this is just tinkering around the edges.<br /><br />Having said all that, there are some very worthy ideas and actions looming from this plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com