Slog - Comments on Plastic Ethics http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics My new tent came with one of these: It's a "PLASTIC ETHICS REFERENCE CARD"—so sayeth the Leave No Trace website—a 3x5 plastic card explaining the seven Leave No Trace principles. These principles (and their 36 subprinciples) include: -Prepare for extreme weather, hazards, and emergencies. -Protect riparian areas by camping at least 200 feet from lakes and streams. -Leave rocks, plants and other natural objects as you find them. -Let nature's sounds prevail. Avoid loud voices and noises. I had a problem with this last one on hikes as a child; my father was given to say, "You're shattering the tranquility."... Copyright 2008 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:14:28 -0800 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:29:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Ziggity If these were put on paper, they would become uselessly soggy when the mama grizzly, unaware of your approach due to your unyielding respect for silence, removed your innards with a copious flourish of gore.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109380 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109380 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:17:21 -0800 Comment by elswinger Feel free to mail them to me. I always can use some more light reading for the bathroom (and as it is made of plastic I can safely read them in the bath).

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109384 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109384 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:18:53 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Take it with you and leave it in the woods. That'll show 'em.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109403 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109403 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:25:06 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV TURN OFF YOUR FUCKING CELLPHONES ON FUCKING HIKING TRAILS MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109406 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:28:48 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle The only choice for a cellphone in the woods is on vibrate.

Anything else, including the sound of your favorite song when your cell blasts "Rape Me" by Nirvana, is a good reason to introduce the "hiker" to "gravity" off a cliff.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109456 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:49:26 -0800 Comment by JC What?!? You mean you didn't purchase a dye-free, 100% cotton canvas (or hemp-fiber) tent? Why do you hate nature so much?

]]> JC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109474 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109474 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:40 -0800 Comment by kinaidos Any area near a lake is technically a lacustrine not a riparian environment.

]]> kinaidos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109477 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109477 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:01:44 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball @3, that's naughty.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109889 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1109889 Enviro Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:09:37 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay Is there any part of Western Washington that isn't within 200 feet of some sort of body of water?

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1110112 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1110112 Enviro Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:33:33 -0800 Comment by elenchos Plastic Ethics
A found poem by Bethany Jean Clement

The seven Leave No Trace principles.
Shattering the tranquility.
Mating
The Great Pacific Garbage Miasma
Living up to your name

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1110236 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/plastic_ethics#c1110236 Enviro Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:29:10 -0800