tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post7054776409315197759..comments2023-10-23T08:57:26.585-07:00Comments on thoughts of a doctor's wife: CLEAN ENERGY BY BURNING OUR TRASHLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824477197382240833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-45610117490129707862010-04-16T17:39:59.372-07:002010-04-16T17:39:59.372-07:00Thanks, Barb - that makes so much sense! That is s...Thanks, Barb - that makes so much sense! That is so interesting too - I have never traveled there. I do wish we could learn from them and be a bit more proactive!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824477197382240833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-18122577943253449472010-04-15T14:57:21.429-07:002010-04-15T14:57:21.429-07:00Europe has A LOT less land mass than we do here. ...Europe has A LOT less land mass than we do here. You can travel from one country to another in hours. Germany is the size of Oregon but with 30 million people. They treasure their natural resources because they are so scarce. They are rabid environmentalists. There are large fines if you don't recycle every bit of your trash -- even on tourists. When you check into a time share, they explain how to sort your trash. It takes months of classes to get a fishing license and once you have one you are part of the environmental brigade that oversees the waterways. They have a use for every square inch of land. There are no vacant fields. If it isn't forest preserve (which we saw them cleaning pine needles from when we were there in winter of 1992) then they cultivate, run cattle on it or build on it. You are absolutely right that we could learn a lot from our European brothers when it comes to conservation.Barb's blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159630432017083920noreply@blogger.com