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4. I'm glad to see this. He's always been kind of a nerd. I greatly appreciate ANYONE

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 12:33 AM

Nov 2012

who's famous who uses his/her fame as a platform for good messaging. I hope to see a LOT more messaging on this issue, and by WAY more celebs of all different stripes, beyond just Prince Charles. People were laughing at him when he was talking to his plants. If you're lucky enough to have some sort of bully pulpit, you should damn well make use of it for the greater good!

Good for him! More please, sir! It'd be even better if Wills and Kate could join in and add their youth and star power as well.

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Mankind must go green or die, says Prince Charles [View all] Turborama Nov 2012 OP

Mankind... green? I don't think Mick Foley would appreciate that.. Panasonic Nov 2012 #1

how about we swap solution ideas? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #2

Hey there, Bob, how's it been? AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #14

Hey Average90, a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #25

Oh goody. Then we can get back to mining more resource we need for building more shit we dont NoOneMan Nov 2012 #76

Oh look! A snide comment that shows little understanding of a workable plan! a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #77

What you are doing is promising people we can keep making iPhones while we fix it NoOneMan Nov 2012 #79

and Iphones are bad - in and of themselves - how? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #80

Forgot to add... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #81

"why not try and figure out how to live better" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #84

in a word: Bullshit a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #90

"living in the woods like the savages that they are" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #93

There should be a mirror app for you. a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #94

"Low tech defines savagery" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #97

I had to stop blowing smoke... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #100

Expensive? Sell more barrels of oil NoOneMan Nov 2012 #102

which is why it's taking more time to build... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #104

Just great. So now you tell us we have to wait for your Solution? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #106

So what's stopping someone else from taking my idea and running with it? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #109

My guess is that its probably just a fantasy NoOneMan Nov 2012 #112

nah... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #117

iPhones are a representation of a non-efficient consumption of rare earth resources and energy NoOneMan Nov 2012 #82

Thank you for the well wishing... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #86

"Low tech communes suck."/"Limits to Growth cult"/"melodramatic black/white set of fallacies" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #88

You're welcome... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #92

Why yes NoOneMan Nov 2012 #96

and how many people die off? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #99

Famine will be the climate change's reaper NoOneMan Nov 2012 #101

okay... sure a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #103

Do you know anything about nutrition? Scurvy? Seriously? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #105

There's that thing... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #108

The only one who is going to "force" us to live like that GliderGuider Nov 2012 #113

Who said anything about a commune (besides you)? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #114

I'll admit that I'm angry at the idea that there are still luddites in the world... a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #118

It isn't enough that civilization can exploit and destroy the earth NoOneMan Nov 2012 #120

sigh a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #122

"For fun, us city dwellers can go out and have luddite shoots" NoOneMan Nov 2012 #123

<chuckle> a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #124

Its all really irrelevant at this point NoOneMan Nov 2012 #125

K&R. Yes it has been for quite some time. Overseas Nov 2012 #3

He's been ahead of the curve on biotech food, too. proverbialwisdom Nov 2012 #58

I'm glad to see this. He's always been kind of a nerd. I greatly appreciate ANYONE calimary Nov 2012 #4

I agree with you 100%. We can whine and snivel about what people don't say or do, WheelWalker Nov 2012 #11

his majesty is correct and Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #5

correction SemperEadem Nov 2012 #36

Great! Perhaps he'll lead the way by curbing his posh lifestyle Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #6

Pretty sure he won't leave the mansion. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #16

Have you given up everything you own for the cause? lunatica Nov 2012 #40

I'm not a billionaire who owns hundreds of acres of land and zips around Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #63

Would you have environmental activists live in a cave and speak to the cave wall? daleo Nov 2012 #115

he's right but wondering if his Majesty has donated any parkland, money for open space, wildlife wordpix Nov 2012 #7

Because if Charles would just stop "jet setting around" we'd solve the problem? Merlot Nov 2012 #19

+1. This is a case where his words matter far more than his deeds. nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #22

No, but he would set a good example by doing so. Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #64

+1000 --- he has done good things on at least one of his estates but wordpix Nov 2012 #111

castles are a part of heritage Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #137

He has an estate that is an example of sustainable, organic living. freshwest Nov 2012 #21

You are *so* way ahead of me. silverweb Nov 2012 #26

I hope that's okay. I see you found a link about the food, I knew it but didn't find it. freshwest Nov 2012 #29

Of course it's okay. I'm just teasing you. silverweb Nov 2012 #30

Your Posts here.... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #75

The world can be. If we turn our hearts in that direction. freshwest Nov 2012 #78

So the "Hobbit" House cost 3000 lbs? sheshe2 Nov 2012 #89

thanks, did not know that wordpix Nov 2012 #110

Check him out. silverweb Nov 2012 #24

I'm not real crazy about Charles, but... ReRe Nov 2012 #8

Coming hard on the heels of the PWC and World Bank papers on climate, this is fairly enormous news. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #9

One huge way to help the earth and ourselves blackspade Nov 2012 #10

We also have to overcome the actual capitalist system based on perpetual growth Amonester Nov 2012 #13

No disagreement from me on that. blackspade Nov 2012 #48

Even a habitable Mars wouldn't matter much daleo Nov 2012 #116

We'll be back there by 2100 anyway. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #15

I see the same thing as well. blackspade Nov 2012 #49

"For sale: One golden parachute. Still in original package. Never opened, slightly stained." nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #50

yes!!!!!! I've been talking about ths for years!!! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #59

good luck with that Skittles Nov 2012 #69

Ew! Turborama Nov 2012 #107

Double Ew! womanofthehills Nov 2012 #121

He can start by not taking private jets TlalocW Nov 2012 #12

Who cares? GliderGuider Nov 2012 #18

You hold people to a fantastically low standard Union Scribe Nov 2012 #44

He's telling the truth. That's the highest standard I can hold a person to. nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #47

Right on! Turborama Nov 2012 #55

This event was in London, so I'd say we can leap to the assumption that he did not Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #52

I welcome His Majesty's words, but I do worry that it's already too late. Kennah Nov 2012 #17

I know it's already too late. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #20

Really glad I never had kids aletier_v Nov 2012 #28

i knew at a young age that i didnt want kids. several reasons.... BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #60

Definitely not too late, no matter how pessimistic some might be. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #61

AverageJoe90, it really seems some folks WANT to see the system fall a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #119

Maybe so, maybe so. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #127

As a species, we survived Toba, so we'll survive Climate Change, but ... Kennah Nov 2012 #129

Even civilization's fall isn't at all inevitable. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #130

Sure, it's possible we'll do an about face and become carbon neutral within 10 years ... Kennah Nov 2012 #131

Yeah, I don't think we'll be quite that fortunate either. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #132

On that we very much agree Kennah Nov 2012 #133

Sorry, it's must die and then go green. obxhead Nov 2012 #23

Word. nt GliderGuider Nov 2012 #27

I look forward to him going vegan as soon as possible. flvegan Nov 2012 #31

the UK is run just like Disneyland... mrf901 Nov 2012 #32

Is there one single place on this planet that's NOT run like Disneyland? GliderGuider Nov 2012 #33

Wrong. The rest of the world is not like you see it in the movies Turborama Nov 2012 #35

You misconstrue my intention, I think. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #37

there are bad places ... mrf901 Nov 2012 #38

One of the most ridiculous things I've ever read on DU! Turborama Nov 2012 #34

good for him! renate Nov 2012 #39

I agree. He could have just been another useless, spoiled monarch, but instead he is using his smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #62

Easy for him to say. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #41

Let the whole family move into a flat and donate the family jewels to the cause Coyotl Nov 2012 #42

Turn the royal palace into public housing! Remmah2 Nov 2012 #43

Donate all the lands to the public trust, and keep them green. Coyotl Nov 2012 #46

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #45

It may be time to rethink Monarchy Eyes of the World Nov 2012 #51

Ha ha ha. Gregorian Nov 2012 #53

"The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire...." Iggy Nov 2012 #54

there does not seem to be much disagreement about this question anymore. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #56

Unfortunately, there is. Just read the comments on the Independent story. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #70

Thank you for that! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #57

I'm betting he doesn't ride his bicycle to work.... n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #65

No Shit, Your Royal Highness jsr Nov 2012 #66

This is why Keystone XL (which Obama will likely approve) ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #67

WWF: UN assessment confirms world is standing on the brink of climate catastrophe ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #68

Well he and Al Gore should get together. undeterred Nov 2012 #71

Ok then. As part of the privileged class, go after the oil industry and shut it down. gtar100 Nov 2012 #72

Great idea. Here's a start: tabasco Nov 2012 #73

Climate mitigation: a moral imperative and a practical impossibility. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #74

Listen to Glider Guider StoneCarver Nov 2012 #83

Welcome to DU! XemaSab Nov 2012 #85

Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #87

Welcome NoOneMan Nov 2012 #91

Why do you call yourself a freeper? Tell us more about you, if you would. uppityperson Nov 2012 #95

I second this. You sound cool enough so far. So what exactly makes you a "freeper?" Systematic Chaos Nov 2012 #98

perhaps the poster understands u4ic Nov 2012 #134

That was my interpretation XemaSab Nov 2012 #136

GMTA u4ic Nov 2012 #138

And so do we XemaSab Nov 2012 #139

Welcome to DU. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #128

If he won't shed the trappings of royalty, he can at least show that he's serious by ancianita Nov 2012 #126

King Charles soon Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #135