BP oil spill
I'm sure you're all aware of the giant oil spill in the gulf; sponsored by our friends at BP. This spill is obviously having a dramatic impact on the life within the ocean. No one seems to be taking this spill seriously. As corporations often do, they look for a scapegoat or some way to sweep all the negativity under the rug. It was recently announced that the cost of cleanup may be passed onto the consumer or even the taxpayer. I guess making billions upon billions of dollars just isn't enough.
So now I turn to you - what are you VegWebbers doing in response to this? I've been walking a lot more. I've refused to buy gas from BP or its associates. I've decided to support local foods that don't require long travels. I'm looking for other ideas to have what impact I can. I think it's outrageous what has happened but it's even more outrageous seeing the response to fix the problem. I hope that everyone realizes this is a wake-up call - we need to fight back and fight to find solutions on getting rid of our dependancy on this planet-killing resource.
I drive over 250 miles a week for work- which sucks and I've been doing it for over a year. I do it because the unions in the state I work in are very strong as opposed to the state I live in which doesn't have a union.
I am going to switch jobs so that I can work locally which will result in a $25,000/year paycut, less benefits, and a harder job- maybe I can sell my car but I don't want to.
These changes will be difficult, because I have expensive hobbies and being organically vegan eating 4000 calories / day is pricey + pet food and my fiance is in school getting her masters so I have another vegan mouth to feed.
On the upside I'll be driving so much less, and my tax bracket will be better (Paid $24,000 taxes 2009)
Around town on my days off I bike or skate a lot, try to get local grown whenever possible but always organic. I want to start composting too, but now we're going to have to move into an apartment due to paycut, and that sucks for dogs. I also donate to environmental organizations (carbon offsets)
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