It seems that everywhere I look – we are trying to be green, sustainable, eco-conscious, etc.
YAY! I couldn’t be happier, but…..wait.
From Apple, Inc. to Miss America, everybody is riding the green train. Yet, I wonder…… what is the “green” movement missing?
there are so many benefits to being green:
- food – organic, free-range, non-genetically modified food sources.
- conscious consumerism – fair-trade, locally-grown.
- cleaner energy – saving money on energy for our homes/gas for our cars.
- healthier families – distance toxins, harsh chemicals and other harmful material away from our children and families.
- reducing waste – buying recycled items and using renewable bags while shopping.
But what exactly are we accomplishing by being green?
Besides the personal healthier,sometimes- frugal benefits of being green, are we doing this to help our planet or are we being selfish for ourselves and children? How about the destruction of the rain forest? The pollution of rivers is a pandemic, yet have we made it a case to become aware of these issues and act on the atrocity of such environmental violation?
I am the biggest advocate for being green for whatever reason, but I often wonder whether being “green” is a trend or a global cause?
I am a big advocate of an internationalized collective sustainability, conservation and environmentalism, but I wonder if this is the case for all the green folk out there.
