The green movement is moving forward at a rapid pace. Not a day goes by that the TV, Radio, newspaper or other media doesn't tell us that the world must correct its wicked, wicked way and go green. The conscientious consumer must purchase the newest, latest, better product in order to right the wrong that has been made by the very same consumers. The big push does make me wonder if the green movement isn't just a new way to get the consumer to open their wallets.
Before you open your wallet one more time to make a purchase to ease your conscience think about following the trail of the product you are purchasing. For example -
- A national insurance company is telling us we can save some green by allowing them to e-mail policies to us. It would save not only a stamp but paper. But you are going to print it once it gets to you aren't you?
- And those cars that have two engines - one gas and one electric. Think about the manufacturing process in making two engines. Is the plant that is making two engines doing its part for the environment or just elevating our guilt? And how is that car getting to your local dealer? Is the transporter environmentally friendly? And each of the car dealers employees?
- Corn is being grown for ethanol, but are the cars that use ethanol as efficient as the car you are driving now? Are the farmers growing the corn doing so in an environmental friendly way or are they polluting the corn with pesticides?
- Not long ago I read something about a couple who were going to replace their Formica counter tops with granite. Granite is a more sustainable product, but it made me wonder if the old counter tops needed to be replaced. Gaining granite from the earth leaves a scar on the planet. Granite is sustainable and will last a very, very long time but at the cost of deposing your old counter tops and marking the earth.
The green movement is a good thing in my mind. The population of the planet is acquiring more and more knowledge on what we think is right and what is wrong in how we treat the place we live. I'm all for education. But don't buy into everything you read, think before you open your wallet. Your money can be used to buy non-toxic, biodegradable, sustainable earth friendly products.
Please just follow the trail, make sure your money is buying things that are working for you not against the rest of us.
Some time ago I wrote a short post called STUFF
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