Adhering to the old adage of reduce, reuse, recycle, we will begin our first post by discussing an article by UVM Environmental Studies professor Saleem Ali that calls for a complete reduction in our drinking habits. Although I don't think it is realistic to expect Americans to stop consuming alcohol completely, I do think that Dr. Ali's opinion is deserving of our attention, and also very hard to logically argue against.
The article is titled Putting alcohol in its place. (I will put the link to the article at the bottom of this post, you can read it now or at the end of this.) What Saleem Ali is calling for here is a radical shift in the way we view alcohol. He offers evidence of the negative health and social impacts caused by alcohol, as well as the various productive ways we could, and according to him, should be using it. I think his most convincing argument for this is the use of ethanol as a fuel source. Imagine the energy that we could harness if we used ethanol for fuel rather than for drinking!
Although this article may not significantly change many opinions in this country, I think Saleem's scientific perspective is one that we should all consider.
The majority of our blog posts will deal with ways you can tread more lightly on the earth as you drink, but we felt that Saleem's perspective was good food for thought before we begin this project.
Here's the link to the article.... http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C12%5C16%5Cstory_16-12-2005_pg3_6
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