tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post3189876680286713401..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Husker Football Balloon Releases & Nebraska LitteringBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-30551011682998898182016-05-12T14:29:00.241-05:002016-05-12T14:29:00.241-05:00Ashley -- Rock on! Love it. Fight for all life and...Ashley -- Rock on! Love it. Fight for all life and you fight for own lives. Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-76283871702621970062016-05-12T13:27:53.362-05:002016-05-12T13:27:53.362-05:00Hi Ben,
I think it is absolutely great that you a...Hi Ben,<br /><br />I think it is absolutely great that you are doing this. My high school Marine Science Classes are leading a similar campaign for our graduation. Please look into us and share this information. I have been sharing your story with my school, and I've reached out to newspapers that have written about the Nebraska story as well. <br />Facebook: FWBHS Balloon Campaign 2016<br Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620739378007417278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-81898499317720815432016-05-11T23:08:42.662-05:002016-05-11T23:08:42.662-05:00do every Saturday?do every Saturday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-52700653447931658272016-05-11T22:59:49.970-05:002016-05-11T22:59:49.970-05:00My sister favorite part is when the balloons go of...My sister favorite part is when the balloons go off and she is so happy to see all of those balloons. So what is she going to look forward to know every Saturday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-18545422697596831502016-02-03T18:41:09.098-06:002016-02-03T18:41:09.098-06:00Thanks for the article Ben and all you do to raise...Thanks for the article Ben and all you do to raise awareness for a better environment. Doing without balloons in the sky does not to seem like a very big sacrifice to me, but change is hard, particularly when tampering with football traditions. The quote from above is a good one-"I say that the life of the earth and its well-being is made up of millions of little causes. If each of us take stmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035096284559062062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-38028845148739257362015-03-25T09:35:06.301-05:002015-03-25T09:35:06.301-05:00Thank you for calling attention to unnecessary bal...Thank you for calling attention to unnecessary balloon releases - It is simply littering the sky, and ultimately the earth. The athletic department wouldn't be able drop 5000 balloons on the ground without a littering violation how is it logical that they can release them into the sky with out a violation? For those who say its a tradition they should take a quick look back at history at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-45677726922439543402014-10-03T08:23:50.473-05:002014-10-03T08:23:50.473-05:00I support your efforts, there are always people wh...I support your efforts, there are always people who don't understand that changes can be small and have a big impact. Attitudes are hard to change, but if you change one person, it can have a wave effect and touch many more. I admire California's law makers, BTW. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-86646644548449250222014-10-02T16:32:59.277-05:002014-10-02T16:32:59.277-05:00Wow! I was going to make a wisecrack about biodegr...Wow! I was going to make a wisecrack about biodegradable balloons being an oxymoron...but it seems to me the responses you have gotten are even more...moronic??? Wow! Such venom.<br /><br />It does sound like those Husker balloons do cooperate and nicely observe the state boundaries! <br /><br />Hang in there. For those who are insisting that you "find a bigger cause" I say that the Julie @ Southern Wild Designhttp://southernwilddesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-14140713330341685862014-10-02T13:09:50.896-05:002014-10-02T13:09:50.896-05:00I am all for making the environment a better place...I am all for making the environment a better place but at this stage it is just an opinion. There really is no proof to prove that these specific balloons husker fans release pollute the environment. You say these mimic jelly fish but Nebraska wildlife do not even know what jelly fish are because we are not on the coast nor near an ocean therefore many will view this a irrelevant. However I will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82442986995047566552014-09-29T21:56:42.573-05:002014-09-29T21:56:42.573-05:00I am also shocked at all of the negative responses...I am also shocked at all of the negative responses you are getting. It makes me sad that people care more about a stupid tradition than saving the environment. I support you. Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-70115689995142282652014-09-25T02:01:30.123-05:002014-09-25T02:01:30.123-05:00It's interesting (and honestly a bit disturbin...It's interesting (and honestly a bit disturbing) to read the vitriolic comments here, on your Facebook page, and especially on the Watchdog.org article. I applaud your efforts, you liberal, radical, attention-seeking, pissed-off, environmental contrarian. ; ) Know that your fellow contrarians appreciate all that you are doing and are signing your petition at change.org. <br /><br />You Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912346342350135756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-67401837302156007762014-09-24T20:21:14.937-05:002014-09-24T20:21:14.937-05:00Wow!!! Please find a real problem to solve!!Leave ...Wow!!! Please find a real problem to solve!!Leave this tradition alone!50 years later and Nebraska and its environment are just fine the way they are!!The ballons are even more enviro friendly then they used to be!! I'm so ashamed of people who attempt to gain attention by being a contrarian! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-83219421674435999532014-09-24T16:37:59.703-05:002014-09-24T16:37:59.703-05:00similar issues to Sea Rescue asking people not to ...similar issues to Sea Rescue asking people not to release 'sky lanterns' as they can be mistaken as distress flares - and the issues of litter and marine life.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-60096037692076554692014-09-24T14:20:57.949-05:002014-09-24T14:20:57.949-05:00I love how we post a picture of a seagull to make ...I love how we post a picture of a seagull to make people in Nebraska feel bad. You have no numbers no tangible proof that these balloons are affecting the wildlife in Nebraska. I'm trying to be a jerk but there is enough environmental overreach in our lives. I think you should back off of this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-12774485294338089952014-09-24T08:57:24.388-05:002014-09-24T08:57:24.388-05:00Go take your tradition ruining hippie attitude to ...Go take your tradition ruining hippie attitude to California you Liberal Husker Hater! If you don't like our balloon tradition then you can GET OUT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-34558762096516034342014-09-23T21:45:29.236-05:002014-09-23T21:45:29.236-05:00I believe this to be a noble attention-grabber for...I believe this to be a noble attention-grabber for a greater cause. And that's the issue I have, because there are far more significant avenues & lower-hanging fruit to pursue. This speaks to "Hey! I know the perfect way to get attention!" and that perceived intention is bad form. Especially considering you likely don't possess credible data that specific red latex has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-3257805070987797192014-09-23T21:28:05.425-05:002014-09-23T21:28:05.425-05:00Get a life or move to California with the other ra...Get a life or move to California with the other radical idiots. GO big Red Oh yea that helium stops Global WarmingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-36646651450251783532014-09-23T20:35:54.430-05:002014-09-23T20:35:54.430-05:00Just an example of someone, after 2 years of a bal...Just an example of someone, after 2 years of a balloon landing in his yard, is still pissed off and wants to ruin a deep tradition. If you really want to make a difference go and chase waste company's that improperly dispose of chemicals, automobile manufacturers that continue to pollute the sky's and the air YOU breathe in every day. Let it go Ben and try focusing on a battle that willAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579591096248960722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35236019101888872102014-09-23T17:46:09.980-05:002014-09-23T17:46:09.980-05:00Lighten up, Francis.Lighten up, Francis.Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-39393390684884930312014-09-23T13:02:02.390-05:002014-09-23T13:02:02.390-05:00This Week In "Litterland"
http://www.lit...This Week In "Litterland"<br />http://www.litterpreventionprogram.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/13036366/litterland_2.031.pdflitterpreventionprogram.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025102829171254280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-11331862202409856482014-09-23T13:01:03.475-05:002014-09-23T13:01:03.475-05:00I appreciate what you are trying to do and would l...I appreciate what you are trying to do and would like to draw attention to it in an upcoming edition of my newsletter.<br />http://www.litterpreventionprogram.com/litterpreventionprogram.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025102829171254280noreply@blogger.com