muslims don't care about the environment

[wheelworks]

Given all the negative reaction to my cycling I'm sure no one gives a darn about the environment

p.s. admit it, you just throw that aluminum can in the recycling bin only cause it's the hip thing to do

[ChotooMotoo]

You know, I would rather have recycling bins on every corner, or at least by the trash bin, rather than this stupid deposit thing. It's such a hassle to collect all your cans, and take them back to the grocery store for a 5 cent refund. Keep your stupid 5 cents, and make it easier for people to recycle.

[Variable]

Originally Posted by wheelworks

Given all the negative reaction to my cycling I'm sure no one gives a darn about the environment

p.s. admit it, you just throw that aluminum can in the recycling bin only cause it's the hip thing to do

Yeh, for some reason 'recycling' is the first thing that pops into people's minds when thinking about their individual responsibility to the environment. But what's everyone doing to reduce their carbon footprint?

I take transit and ride my bike to work.

[MossadConspiracy]

i read somewhere that with the exception of aluminum cans, recycling is actually very wasteful of fuel (and money) which ends up being worse for the environment than just dumping stuff in landfills

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by Variable

I take transit and ride my bike to work.

Stop being a sissy and ride your bike the entire way

[farah]

Originally Posted by Aida

I thought that as muslims we should be doing that. It's possible that the action is performed, but not spoken about.

yep.

in conclusion, shut up, sally.

on a related note, i proposed co-sponsoring a tree-planting campaign/event with our school's environmental group to my MSA and they gave me weird looks and changed the subject.

[sally]

Originally Posted by Aida

I thought that as muslims we should be doing that. It's possible that the action is performed, but not spoken about.



P.S. I love the new commercials about conserving energy and not wasting resources.

well..i'm not saying that people should brag about what they do, but we talk about almost every other issue to death except stuff like this..it's barely ever mentioned. im looking for more public awareness from an islamic standpoint

along with environmental concerns and our duty as muslims to take care of the earth, things like the importance of limiting food intake and all that arent emphasized either.

[farah]

hey sal, where in the US are you located, ish?

Green Muslims in the District

see also: ..::..green zabiha..::.. (which i can't *wait* for)

[sally]

like a lot of times, you'll attend an islamic lecture followed by dinner and the speaker will constantly joke about how everybody just cant wait to get the speech over with and proceed to dinner..and that's a PERFECT timing to drop in a little reminder about how wastage of food is wrong or how gluttony makes you lazy and worthless

[sally]

Originally Posted by farah

hey sal, where in the US are you located, ish?

Green Muslims in the District

see also: ..::..green zabiha..::.. (which i can't *wait* for)

ohhhhhh. that is soooooo cool. *rep intentions*


im thinking of joining the environmental student org protest against the opening of a new coal plant

DUDE. i have an idea. get on aim thanx.

[IbnMardhiyah]

Actually, to answer the OP:

@ RIS 2006, one of the keynote speeches was about environment and our responsibility towards the Earth. It was either by Hamza Yusuf or Tariq Ramadan (I can't remember which), and the hall was PACKED. Like we had about 8,000 - 10,000 people sitting in the seats, and then maybe another few thousand standing in the aisles or sitting on the floor. Me and my friends couldn't get any seats so we just stood and listened and it was really so amazing that we literally forgot we were standing.

Aside from that I know Muslim business owners who are very careful about recycling due to the fact that they are Muslim, and not due to regulatory pressures. And also, all the Muslim entities I know in the investment and finance world are very much aware of socially-responsible investing [SRI] standards of ethics which is supplemented by Islam's own standards on environment, ethics, treatment of workers, etc etc.

So, to echo Aida's comment ... many Muslims do in fact care about the environment [as well as other ethical issues at large] and they are indeed acting on it - so just because you don't hear about it in your sphere of life doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[sally]

RIS 2006 was two years ago..

one event out of hundreds of lectures in mosques and musallahs and msas across north america isn't enough

plus it was in english and not all 'american' muslims understand english

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

Actually, to answer the OP:

@ RIS 2006, one of the keynote speeches was about environment and our responsibility towards the Earth. It was either by Hamza Yusuf or Tariq Ramadan (I can't remember which), and the hall was PACKED. Like we had about 8,000 - 10,000 people sitting in the seats, and then maybe another few thousand standing in the aisles or sitting on the floor. Me and my friends couldn't get any seats so we just stood and listened and it was really so amazing that we literally forgot we were standing.

Yeah... and Imam Zaid talks about social responsibility a lot. He mentioned the redwood trees.

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by Timbit

... He mentioned the redwood trees.

Which are in California...

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by wheelworks

Which are in California...

Just like Imam Zaid.