8 Responses to “Écologique, mais à quel prix ?”

1. P-L dit :

   8 juillet 2009 à 13 h 33 min

   C’est sûre que si je restais dans un pays totalitaire  »communiste » comme Cuba et que le téléphone sonne, me demandant au nom d’un sondage, si je suis heureux, ma réponse serait très définitivement OUI TRÈS et que je m’assurerais d’avoir le portrait de Castro en belle évidence dans mon salon, sachant que la Policia va probablement venir me voir…

2. P-L dit :

   8 juillet 2009 à 13 h 38 min

   Très humoristique 😀

   Costa Rica comes top of the Happy Planet Index 2.0. Costa Ricans report the highest life satisfaction in the world, have the second-highest average life expectancy of the Americas (second only to Canada) and have an ecological footprint that means that the country only narrowly fails to achieve the goal of ‘one-planet living’: consuming its fair share of the Earth’s natural resources.
   Latin America dominates the top of the index. Nine of the ten top-scoring nations on the Index are in Latin America. The highest-ranking G20 country in terms of HPI is Brazil, in 9th place out of 143 nations.

   Sérieux? Le Costa Rica? Le Brésil?

   CRIME: Crime has become an increasing concern for Costa Ricans and visitors alike. Day time robberies in public places occur, and thieves have been known to brandish weapons or threaten violence if victims resist. Over one and a half million foreign tourists, the majority American, visit Costa Rica annually. All are potential targets for criminals, primarily thieves looking for cash, jewelry, credit cards, electronic items and passports. U.S. citizens are encouraged to exercise the same level of caution they would in major cities or tourist areas throughout the world. Local law enforcement agencies have limited capabilities and do not act according to U.S. standards. Travelers should minimize driving at night, especially outside urban areas.

   For safety reasons, the Embassy does not place its official visitors in hotels in the San Jose city center, but instead puts them at the larger hotels in the outlying suburbs. Americans should walk or exercise with a companion, bearing in mind that crowded tourist attractions and resort areas popular with foreign tourists are common venues for criminal activities. Travelers should ignore any verbal harassment, and avoid carrying passports, large amounts of cash, jewelry or expensive photographic equipment. Tourists are encouraged to carry photocopies of the passport data page and Costa Rican entry stamp on their persons, and leave the original passport in a hotel safe or other secure place. Costa Rican immigration authorities conduct routine immigration checks at locations, such as bars in downtown San Jose and beach communities, frequented by illegal immigrants. American citizens detained during one of these checks who have only a copy of the passport may be required to provide the original passport with appropriate stamps.

   Travelers should purchase an adequate level of locally valid theft insurance when renting vehicles, park in secure lots whenever possible, and never leave valuables in the vehicle. The U.S. Embassy receives several reports daily of valuables, identity documents, and other items stolen from locked vehicles, primarily rental cars. Thefts from parked cars occur in downtown San Jose, at beaches, in the airport and bus station parking lots, and at national parks and other tourist attractions.

   Travelers should use licensed taxis, which are red with medallions (yellow triangles containing numbers) painted on the side. Licensed taxis at the airport are painted orange. All licensed taxis should have working door handles, locks, seatbelts and meters (called « marias »); passengers are required to use seatbelts. When traveling by bus, avoid putting bags or other personal belongings in the storage bins. At all times have your belongings in your line of sight or in your possession.

   Thieves may work in pairs or small groups. A common scam has one person drop change in a crowded area, such as on a bus, and when the victim tries to assist, a wallet or other item is taken. The most prevalent scam involves the surreptitious puncturing of tires of rental cars, often near restaurants, tourist attractions, airports, or close to the car rental agencies themselves. When the travelers pull over, « good Samaritans » quickly appear to change the tire – and just as quickly remove valuables from the car, sometimes brandishing weapons. Drivers with flat tires are advised to drive, if at all possible, to the nearest service station or other public area, and change the tire themselves, watching valuables at all times.

3. mathieu.daigle dit :

   8 juillet 2009 à 15 h 52 min

   C’est quoi ta solution? Continuer à surconsommer et tuer la planète à petit feu?

   Je sais pas pour toi, mais mes enfants et mes futurs petits enfants vont m’en vouloir si je pense comme cela.

4. derteilzeitberliner dit :

   8 juillet 2009 à 22 h 11 min

   En fait, l’étude se fout du bonheur réel des gens. Leur but, c’était de démontrer que « using our fair share of Earth’s ressources » la chose à faire.

5. David dit :

   8 juillet 2009 à 22 h 12 min

   C’est quoi ta solution? Continuer à surconsommer et tuer la planète à petit feu?

   Voir le billet qui sera publié demain (jeudi le 9 juillet).

6. Frank1 dit :

   9 juillet 2009 à 9 h 27 min

   Cette etude est de la fausse science comme le rechauffement global. Ils etablissent de fausses correlations entre satisfaction, esperance de vie et empreinte ecologique.

   Ces trois faits n’ont rien a voir entre eux.

7. Frank1 dit :

   9 juillet 2009 à 9 h 29 min

   Continuer à surconsommer et tuer la planète à petit feu?

   Surconsommer est un mot biaise qui ne veut rien dire comme toute la propagande ecolo-marxiste. Quelle est la definition de surconsommation?

   D’autre part, affirmer que nous tuons la planete est faux.

8. Chiroky dit :

   9 juillet 2009 à 10 h 27 min

   D’autre part, affirmer que nous tuons la planete est faux.

   Exact, parcontre est-ce qu’on peut grandement affecter la qualité de vie des humains, ou même causer notre propre extinction?

   Oui sans aucun doute.

   Est-ce qu’on doit enterrer nos poubelles plus creux ou plutôt en jeter moins!?

   Savez quand je regarde un pick-up 8 cylindres qui se promène à 15-20 litres/100km je pense au mineur d’autrefois qui prenait la grosse veine payante et laissait 80% de l’or sur place croyant le gisement épuisé.

   On est pas pollueur, on est ignorant.