Fresh greens usnews Forgive me, blogosphere, for i have sinned.I took a really
long shower the other day, and i didn't bring a canvas bag to the grocery store,
so i had to use(Gasp! )Plastic bags.I used a styrofoam cup while my reusable
water bottle was in the office dishwasher.For penance, i'll be sure to eat
vegetarian more frequently this week.Amen. One of the surest signs of a massive
cultural switch is some good oldfashioned guilttripping.Take smoking, for
example.Smokers once were sexy and cool;Now, they're relegated to huddling 50
feet away from the building in the rain to feed a smelly addiction that most
americans shun.Now, with an avalanche of books about going green and even a tv
network devoted to the cause, being a mindlessly ecodestructive consumer is our
next scarlet letter. That's why, on the first day of yet another green blog with
a snappy name, i felt that i had to make my aforementioned confessions.As the
green movement gains disciples faster than a whole foods stock boy can shelve
boxes of granola, you should know:I'm not here to preach.Rather, i'm still
figuring out how to be a green consumer have money left over to pay my bills at
the end of the month like many of you.And that's why i trip up every once in a
while, necessitating the use of plastic bags or styrofoam or paper plates, just
because it's easy.Sure, i feel a little twinge of guilt each time.But i also try
to make up for it by not owning a car(I bike or walk to work), buying organic
and/or local when possible, recycling, and turning off the lights whenever I
leave a room. It's hard to put the"Green"In your greenbacks, especially when
you've iaelorshandtasensale got other bills to
pay, but i'll guilttrip over a teeny sometimes necessary bag nonetheless.Am i
the only one?What are some of your ecosins? Ecofriendly is one thing, zero
carbon footprint is another.It seems to me awareness at this point is more
important than screaming mia culpa's from the rooftops every time you use a
gallon of hot water more than michael kors handtaschen sale absolutely
necessary.Awareness facilitates reduction, which is the whole point of
ecofriendly. The fact is, no human alive can have a zero carbon footprint in any
society modern or primitive.We have to eat, and what we eat produces carbon(And
other green house gasses)Far in excess of our own.Cooking releases
carbon.Breathing releases carbon.It's not only impractical to have a zero carbon
footprint, it's literally impossible. But reducing what carbon we do use will
have an impact if we all do it.In order to do it, we must be aware that we need
to.Conspicuous excess is going to continue, but i expect as awareness of
ecofriendly alternatives(And affordability of ecofriendly technology)Goes up, it
will be conspicuous consumption that will become the scarlet letter item rather
than the occasional and utterly human slip of the ecofriendlyaware
mind.Awareness should lead to a desire to be increasingly ecofriendly,
especially as more and more of us become aware and are willing to do our part.
Maura(And others like her)Shouldn't beat herself up over these minor lapses,
rather she should be glad she is aware of them at all.Most people aren't, or
couldn't care less, or can afford not to care.Awareness is the first step.Save
the guilty feelings until everyone shares an equal awareness and desire to help
the planet.
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