Singer Sheryl Crow and environmentalist Laurie David have been traveling across America on a two-week Stop Global Warming College Tour, which winds up today at George Washington University. Crow and David (co-producer of the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” and wife of “Curb Your Enthusiasm’s” Larry David) have been touting their cause and chronicling their travels in a rather idiosyncratic blog. Here, on Earth Day, are a few excerpts:
Crow (4/19, Springfield, Tenn.): I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming. Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development, they are, in my mind, worth investigating. One of my favorites is in the area of forest conservation which we heavily rely on for oxygen. I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don’t want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required. (emphasis mine)
Crow (4/19): I also like the idea of not using paper napkins, which happen to be made from virgin wood and represent the height of wastefulness. I have designed a clothing line that has what’s called a “dining sleeve.” The sleeve is detachable and can be replaced with another “dining sleeve,” after usage. The design will offer the “diner” the convenience of wiping his mouth on his sleeve rather than throwing out yet another barely used paper product. I think this idea could also translate quite well to those suffering with an annoying head cold.
I never cared for her cheezy music anyway. That has to be the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard of!
I’d be put in jail I guess.
uhm……… wow. okay, so, i am “okay” with the 1 square of tp. anyone who has ever been backpacking for an extended period of time and is aware of weight-in-the-pack and also “no trace” camping knows how to be ridiculously frugile with tp. not that i enjoy it…
the dining sleeve? i’m laughing.
btw, david, are you coming down for the may 14 missional dialogue? i think you said you were on the phone the other day. anyway, ken and i are blogging some initial thoughts about it on our blogs. i would GREATLY appreciate your input then and at the dialogue if you can make it.
oh, and, hook me up w/ that bama dvd! RAMMER JAMMER, YELLER HAMMER!!!!!
Adam, I’m planning on being there…I’ll get a DVD for you then. I’m “supposed” to get a real-life invite from Joel, but have seen nothing as of yet. I don’t have a clue where this thing is going to be…
consider this your “real-life” invite. lol. it’ll be @ the bcm/d offices. 8:30-9:00 coffee/bagels; 9:00-11:30AM dialogue. lunch optional (and on your own). perhaps we could spend some time that afternoon chatting together since you’ll already be on this side of town.
btw, have you read “rammer jammer, yellow hammer?” great book.
If I ever meet her in person, I’ll quote Doc Holiday, “Pardon me if I don’t shake hands.”