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1 years ago		 There comes a time in everyone's life when you have to take a radical decision. A decision that maybe it will change your life. Only when I think about it I feel an empty stomach. Rating: -1
   
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1 years ago		 LOVE all of you that have commented on Shell's earth-destroying, baby-eating, greenwashing bullshit. Rating: -11
   
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1 years ago		 I wonder how much energy intelligent machines will use after the singularity. Rating: -9
   
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1 years ago		 Shell is unbelievably hypocritcal.... Rating: + 3
   
 
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1 years ago		 Shell could serve up more than self-serving ads if they put their weight behind promoting a climate change clean energy policy for America, instead paying lobbyists to stop it. Rating: + 0
   
 
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1 years ago		 shell is at least better than bp Rating: -15
   
 
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1 years ago		 turn of the lights when u leave the room Rating: + 4
   
 
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1 years ago		 i want to be a part of a sustainable change by turning off my ty more and talking to people one on one. Also to spend more time reading. i Ispend at lot of time talking to my grandchildren and also their friends. Rating: + 15
   
 
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1 years ago		 Astroturfing ads in papers is a great way to rally the people into thinking that something positive is getting done. "Clean Coal" is real too. Rating: -4
   
 
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1 years ago		 Do our children need this planet's resources? if yes....go green! George Hussen Rating: + 6
   
 
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1 years ago		 Protecting the environment starts by eliminating chemiclas used in your own back yard (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and all the other poisons the chemical companies sell us). Go CLEAN and watch the birds and other wildlife prosper! You will save a lot of monet too. Rating: + 16
   
 
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1 years ago		 I wrote “Sustainable Gardening for Florida” to help people save water, time and $$. Using my suggestions, they can also eat from their yards, reduce their lawns, and retain more storm water by using rain barrels and installing rain gardens. Rating: -3
   
 
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1 years ago		 I'm going to be a Sustainable Architect and help found the next generation of homes that are made from older ones and run on themselves, producing no waste and hurting not a single blade of grass. Rating: + 70
   
 
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1 years ago		 SAVE THE PLANET BY RIDING A BICYCLE. STOP WAR BY RIDING A BICYCLE GET MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HEALTHY BY RIDING A BICYCLE Rating: + 64
   
 
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1 years ago		 Turn down the heat, wear a coat and hat indoors, and use less electricity during non-peak times. Rating: + 58
   
 
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1 years ago		 This is the only world we have, let's look after it! Please! Rating: + 46
   
 
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1 years ago		 I want to be part of a major oil company's greenwashing campaign so that they look like the opposite of what they really are. For example, by turning off my computer at night, I can help undo some of the damage that Shell did in Nigeria. Right? Rating: + 81
   
 
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1 years ago		 Highly recommend use of efax.com to save paper and reduce energy and money, use pdf and word documents to fax and share using Google Docs or MSN, share using Facebook, and Twitter and use of Videos. More on this how to save more on paper at http://www.twitter.com/veddpro3 Rating: + 73
   
 
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1 years ago		 DROID 907 was born doing the green thang! Rating: + 62
   
 
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1 years ago		 greenwash. Rating: + 72
   
 
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1 years ago		 There is a deep disconnect between personal actions & global impact for most people. I try to share information about how everything you do effects the environment and your own health. Rating: + 1
   
 
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1 years ago		 Intall power strips for your computer and peripherals, and for your TV set and DVD player; then just click the switch each night. Clean your refrigerator coils and your dryer vents. Install energy saving lightbulbs. Do these things and save 15-20% on your electric bill.......I did! Rating: -11
   
 
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1 years ago		 what I want is for you NOT to drill in the artic. John A. Blackwell Shell Retiree Rating: + 0
   
 
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1 years ago		 All the commitments to individual action that people offer here are laudable. But such action is a companion, and NOT a substitute, for corporate and governmental accountability that must be legislated. Rating: -10
   
 
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1 years ago		 alison hope more free recycling programs to save from dumping on our lakes/lands. Rating: + 16
   
 
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1 years ago		 Cleaning up industry and changing policy & minds takes time - so for us to read comments please display longer! Rating: -1
   
 
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1 years ago		 reduce energy waste and energy efficiency Rating: -16
   
 
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1 years ago		 RAWR IM A DINOSAUR Rating: + 23
   
 
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1 years ago		 Recycle clothing at stores such as One Green Shoe in Freehold, NJ. Rating: + 6
   
 
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1 years ago		 GREEN IS THE FUTURE... Rating: -4
   
 
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1 years ago		 I promise to not buy Shell gasoline, unless I have no choice. Rating: -5
   
 
J R K
1 years ago		 Do the right thing, SHELL, and invest in Renewable Energy R&D! Rating: + 25
   
 
Saul Levinson
1 years ago		 I always have unplugged my computer when not using it. Almost all my home lighting is flourescent. I gave up my car years ago. I am a retired engineer and am quite aware of where energy goes - and wasted. Rating: + 5
   
 
wania martins
1 years ago		 I have been doing little actions to minimize the negative impacts in enviromental. As a teacher I can stimulate my students to do the same . These atitudes could help to garantee the life of next generations. Rating: + 11
   
 
DeVere Pentony
1 years ago		 I am trying to go green in every way i can. This is one of them. Prof D.E. Pentony Rating: + 85
   
 
David Petty
1 years ago		 Fusion reaction for electricity and hydrogen cells for automobiles is the future ! Rating: + 21
   
 
Kristian Beadle
1 years ago		 Plant a tree this year... and waste less... trash, energy, water, time! Rating: + 14
   
 
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1 years ago		 I write an energy and sustainability column weekly, and have turned my small cottage into a green energy demonstration site. We drive a Prius and have switched to a pellet stove, turned our front yard into a garden for organic produce, can our own tomatoes, peppers and fruit, compost, recycle, and purchase energy efficient appliances. Rating: -1
   
 

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