Comments on: Green term of the week: ecomigration http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/02/green-term-of-week-ecomigration.html Some useful information, some anecdotes, some rantings, and some inspiration <br>from my quest to make my family and perhaps the world around me A Little Greener Every Day Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:42:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Despairing http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/02/green-term-of-week-ecomigration.html/comment-page-1#comment-528 Despairing Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:15:00 +0000 http://aged.shreeves.net/2009/02/green-term-of-the-week-ecomigration.html#comment-528 This crops up occasionally in Scotland and Britain. One of the problems of getting people to do anything about climate change here is that we're going to be relatively better off, despite a wee bit more rain and rising tides. This makes us a prime location for people from southern Europe.<br/><br/>How much of our "wee" island then becomes sustainable? We can't feed ourselves as it is, should we then give over more farmland or natural resources to house climate refugees?<br/><br/>And then there's my liberal tendencies - I'd like to welcome these people with open arms and say they've got a home here. But should I punish my own family in doing so? This crops up occasionally in Scotland and Britain. One of the problems of getting people to do anything about climate change here is that we’re going to be relatively better off, despite a wee bit more rain and rising tides. This makes us a prime location for people from southern Europe.

How much of our “wee” island then becomes sustainable? We can’t feed ourselves as it is, should we then give over more farmland or natural resources to house climate refugees?

And then there’s my liberal tendencies – I’d like to welcome these people with open arms and say they’ve got a home here. But should I punish my own family in doing so?

]]> By: GJK http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/02/green-term-of-week-ecomigration.html/comment-page-1#comment-527 GJK Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:35:00 +0000 http://aged.shreeves.net/2009/02/green-term-of-the-week-ecomigration.html#comment-527 I haven't thought about migrating because of climate issues, but the topic has come up in our family before because of political issues, said to say. I haven’t thought about migrating because of climate issues, but the topic has come up in our family before because of political issues, said to say.

]]> By: Janine http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/02/green-term-of-week-ecomigration.html/comment-page-1#comment-526 Janine Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:31:00 +0000 http://aged.shreeves.net/2009/02/green-term-of-the-week-ecomigration.html#comment-526 Happy to be a Jersey Girl Happy to be a Jersey Girl

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