[Greenbuilding] Heretics, Himatics, and Hare Krishna

[Gennaro]

The food is meant to be free? Damn, I got scammed!
Those hare krishnas are so tricky!
Gennaro Brooks-Church
347-244-3016
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On Jun 5, 2012 3:16 PM, "Benjamin Pratt" <benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I was an undergraduate student in Boston, my friends would go eat
> at the Hare Krishna Temple. I never went because, as a rule, I avoid
> religion.
> At any rate, one member of my group of friends ended-up joining-up
> dropping-out, shaving his head, etc.
> My theory is that they are counting on a certain percentage of the
> free-meal seekers being vulnerable to their brian-washing techniques.
> There is no such thing as a free lunch.
> Ben
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
> <info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
> > Speaking of meat, I just went to the Hare Krishna temple on 305
> > Schermerhorn Street  Brooklyn, NY 11217 for the lunch they offer on
> > week days. If you like an amazing meal I strongly suggest it. Truly
> > amazing food.
> > And it is one of those cool cultural events that make NYC so great.
> > If I had to pick a green religion Hare Krishna would be high on my list.
> > I'd be interested in seeing carbon footprints of people by religion,
> > and whether different religions effects it.
> >
> > Gennaro Brooks-Church
> > Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
> > Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
> > www.EcoBrooklyn.com
> > 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Alan Abrams <alan at abramsdesignbuild.com>
> wrote:
> >> RT-
> >>
> >> I'm with ya all the way up to the equating of backing off one increment
> from
> >> what some better-educated-than-me individuals on this listserve
> consider an
> >> excessive standard to begin with, with mcmansionism....
> >>
> >> I'm getting to the point where when a prospective client asks what's the
> >> greenest thing I can do for a new kitchen and I say, don't bring any
> meat
> >> into it...no wonder I'm not winning the big contracts...
> >>
> >> but the point is, a lot of this is about mindset.
> >>
> >> AA
> >>
> >>
> >> Alan Abrams
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:50 AM, RT <archilogic at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The problem is getting First Worlders to make those lifestyle
> changes. ie
> >>>> Give up the dishwashing machine. Forego the air-conditioner. Skip the
> >>>> twice-daily long, hot showers. Walk or bicycle instead of drive.
> You're
> >>>> likely to be met with a "Are you nuts ??? Why would I do that ? I can
> afford
> >>>> these things. "
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Yeah, well, you do make a good point. What is up with the First
> Worlders
> >>> and their entitlement thinking?!
> >>>
> >>> Another variant I suppose would be to be more explicit about
> identifying
> >>> the tradeoffs, the material and energy consequences of all this
> >>> automation--call the First World Entitled folks out on their wussiness.
> >>>
> >>> E.g.,
> >>> + Building X, which is set up for the
> >>> Entitled-Who-Love-Automation-And-Creature-Comforts, and uses very
> little
> >>> energy and requires ___ tons of planet to construct & maintain, vs.
> >>> + Building Y, which is calibrated to
> >>> Occupants-Less-Encumbered-By-A-Narrow-Band-Of-Acceptable-Conditions,
> and
> >>> requires ___ tons of planet to construct & maintain.
> >>>
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