Ed Begley speaks at Davenport Monday

Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. will speak at Davenport University Monday night in an event that kicks off Green Week at the campus.

[Eric]

I'm not going to give up cooking burgers on my charcoal grill in exchange for lukewarm veggies baked in a solar oven. If Ed Begley and his animal rights buddies had his way, it will be illegal to eat meat.

[abranger]

I personally think the guy's a flake but hey, to each his own.

[Seenitbefore]

Personally I wish it were otherwise that people only really hear the radical side of, any really, issue. Instead of listening and thinking enough so "it" doesn't get to the point of having to take radical action(s). And Ed Begley Jr. is the radical side of what I think we should have been paying attention to all along.

Never-the-less I think some of what he says should be heeded.

Indigenous Americans had a much better sense of where our place on and responsibility for this rock was for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.

[Rule Is]

Will Al Gore be there too?

[just saying]

At least he really lives what says, Al Gore certianly doesn't do that.

[jpz]

i prefer my gas, oil, loud dual exhaust straight through the hood and smog...think gray people....
think gray...

[johnny]

silly hollywood liberal, needs to check his facts...

[Sitting Bull]

Hope he flew into GR in a green jet .

[Grant]

Is this the best they got? Not newsworthy on any level!

[Michigan]

Sitting Bull wrote:

Hope he flew into GR in a green jet .

Maybe he rode in on his little bicycle they always show him riding?

[Just Stunned]

As a Alumni of Davenport I am sadden that they are allowing someone who believes 9/11 is a conspiracy to be given a voice at a education event; even if its for "Green" week.

There are far less crazy people who they could have asked to speak about environmental improvements, etc..

[jenn]

I think Ed has great idea's in concept. But I don't know how many people would be able to do them themselves. I would have really enjoyed seeing him speak though. I am all for finding alternative energy sources, but I think Global warming is a whole lot of hooey. But I also think you can be a good conservative and care about what you are doing to the environment.

[Beam-James Beam]

Eric wrote:

I'm not going to give up cooking burgers on my charcoal grill in exchange for lukewarm veggies baked in a solar oven. If Ed Begley and his animal rights buddies had his way, it will be illegal to eat meat.

I hear that!Yesterday after blowing with my 2-stroke leaf blower and burning them,I grilled a nice juicy Porterhouse over Kingsford with mesquite.Mmmmmmm.....The grill police can take mine after they pry my cold,dead fingers off of the handle!The same goes for my 2-stroke snowmobile and outboard.I'll consider 4-stroke when they price them so that Joe Sixpack can afford them.Drill baby,drill!

[4o4err0r]

Only in GR is this frontpage news?
Seriously, there was nothing else going?!?

[Picket]

Just Stunned wrote:

As a Alumni of Davenport I am sadden that they are allowing someone who believes 9/11 is a conspiracy to be given a voice at a education event; even if its for "Green" week.
There are far less crazy people who they could have asked to speak about environmental improvements, etc..

Will there be protesters outside the meeting?

[Photon]

While I agree that a more sustainable lifestyle is better for the environment, the only green in most of the solutions that I've seen so far is in the price tag. Ever price out a solar solution for your home? Gas and electricity from the grid is still less expensive. Plenty of sun for a reflector oven in Cali though.

[Just Stunned]

Picket wrote:

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Will there be protesters outside the meeting?

Yes, protesting your lack of adding to this forums discussion point.