Is green realy green?

Question

If the average person really does what it takes to help the environment are they really helping when you consider the following?

If they buy cars that use less fuel or alternative fuels they usually save some money.
If they buy energy star appliances they usually save some money.
In other words living green saves you money. It also uses oil to manufacture these so called green items.

Now this person puts this money in the bank and the bank makes a loan to someone to buy a car their car pollutes the environment and also uses gas.

This person uses this saved money buys other needed items from the store (which probley had petroleum used in manufacturing). The store also had to pay a vehicle to get it there and that vehicle probably wasn't fuel efficient.

So what it looks like to me so far is that they are actually compacting the problem of global pollution and depleting oil more rapidly.

Would you all say that living green helps the environment when you consider these things? If so where am I loosing the big picture?

Answer 1

No, it's really a little bit of blue with a lot of yellow.....

In the beginning of change it's not cheap as you have noticed, but as you get used to items you make your budget work with what you need.

I think that we are too focused on what other people are not doing and we try to change and give up too quickly. As soon as they have something that really works......I don't think that the majority of the people will follow through for the longevity.

Answer 2

Just use community credit unions instead of huge corporate banks if you really feel this is a problem. Community credit unions take their money and invest it in local business ventures, as opposed to standard banks who could be sending your cash to who knows what ecological nightmare project.

You lose some of the convenience of a regular bank, but it would assuage our guilt and benefit your community.

Answer 3

That would be the whole point of spokemen and concerts to attempt to get the message out huh?