While I still disagree that global warming is man made, or even admit that global warming is going to continue, "Green" ideas still make sense to me.
Are people "Green" just to feel good about themselves? Is carbon offsets just a ripoff to make folks feel better?
Let's say I buy into the cool aid drinking "Green" ideals, (I plant trees and recycle).
Why do we still buy products from Walmart, (China Mart)?
China's pollution is a world problem not just theirs. They do not have many environmental regulations, not to mention worker safety or product safety.
If we are super serious about being "Green", why do we still run air conditioners, clothes dryers, hair dryers, curling irons, take long hot showers several times a day and use several clean towels each time we do this and live in bigger and bigger homes?
If a person buys a fuel efficient car and still drives to work by themselves, are they truly green?
Would a person who consolidates trips and car pools with a gas guzzler be less green than a person who drives a hybrid to work by themselves?
Would a person who buys carbon offsets be better than a person who ensures they are helping the planet by stopping the reason for offsets in the first place?
If everyone in the United States changed their lifestyles, would the planet be better off considering the pollution China is spewing?
My point is, if we are going to save the Polar Bears, we need to do just that, not just do some small insignificant thing in our life to feel better about ourselves personally.
Are people "Green" just to feel good about themselves? Is carbon offsets just a ripoff to make folks feel better?
Let's say I buy into the cool aid drinking "Green" ideals, (I plant trees and recycle).
Why do we still buy products from Walmart, (China Mart)?
China's pollution is a world problem not just theirs. They do not have many environmental regulations, not to mention worker safety or product safety.
If we are super serious about being "Green", why do we still run air conditioners, clothes dryers, hair dryers, curling irons, take long hot showers several times a day and use several clean towels each time we do this and live in bigger and bigger homes?
If a person buys a fuel efficient car and still drives to work by themselves, are they truly green?
Would a person who consolidates trips and car pools with a gas guzzler be less green than a person who drives a hybrid to work by themselves?
Would a person who buys carbon offsets be better than a person who ensures they are helping the planet by stopping the reason for offsets in the first place?
If everyone in the United States changed their lifestyles, would the planet be better off considering the pollution China is spewing?
My point is, if we are going to save the Polar Bears, we need to do just that, not just do some small insignificant thing in our life to feel better about ourselves personally.