Comments on: It’s Not Easy Being Green http://www.psfk.com/2007/09/its-not-easy-being-green.html Ideas & Trends Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:23:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Future Fashion White Papers on PSFK http://www.psfk.com/2007/09/its-not-easy-being-green.html/comment-page-1#comment-10551 Future Fashion White Papers on PSFK Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:29:59 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/09/its-not-easy-being-green.html#comment-10551 [...] really locate much information about the material, but after learning recently of bamboo’s shortcomings as an eco-friendly fabric, we’d be interested if anyone has any insight about [...] [...] really locate much information about the material, but after learning recently of bamboo’s shortcomings as an eco-friendly fabric, we’d be interested if anyone has any insight about [...]

]]> By: John Voelcker http://www.psfk.com/2007/09/its-not-easy-being-green.html/comment-page-1#comment-7982 John Voelcker Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:01:16 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/09/its-not-easy-being-green.html#comment-7982 IIRC bamboo plantations in some Asian countries are being created on former forest land, substituting monoculture for a diverse ecosystem. And, bamboo is a voracious weed in many climates, crowding out whatever's in its path and literally decimating existing plant species within a handful of years. Like everything else ... problematic and multi-faceted. Welcome to the world, kids. Things are COMPLICATED! IIRC bamboo plantations in some Asian countries are being created on former forest land, substituting monoculture for a diverse ecosystem.

And, bamboo is a voracious weed in many climates, crowding out whatever’s in its path and literally decimating existing plant species within a handful of years.

Like everything else … problematic and multi-faceted. Welcome to the world, kids. Things are COMPLICATED!

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