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Great Indoors

June 20, 2007

Posted by Jon Coifman in Living Sustainably

Tags:
framing, outdoors, recreation

Big piece in the Washington Post yesterday about how kids never get outdoors anymore. The basic story is always out there, but is enjoying a flourishing resurgence thanks to some new statistics. It has been all over the place the past week or so.

So what does this mean for environmentalism in the long run? Who knows. One thing is for sure: it validates the need to frame our conversation around the idea that The Environment is not just something that you visit. From purple mountains majesty to your back yard, your dinner plate, and on rover's flea collar.  http://www.simplesteps.org/

 

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Tom Schreiber — Jul 25 2007 07:27 PM

thanks for posting jon - this is really a huge topic. if kids grow up thinking nature is only something 'out there' to 'go to' that's going to have a definite effect on the future of environmentalism. my mom used to make us go out and run around when we were kids. "go and get some fresh air" matter of fact - i'm off to do that now. off the to park! i like this new nrdc blog very much.

cheers! -tom

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