is going green trendy?

Question

why don't we all just not exist..... eat grass, live in recycled cardboard boxes, walk to the beach from kentucky, not wear clothes, etc, etc. face it, producing and consuming is what makes the world go round. it really irritates me that everyone is preaching about going green. solar panneling and special light bulbs arn't built from thin air, and neither are home appliances, and hybrid cars. they are built at factories. that produce polution. it really is a lost cause. honestly, i really think it is a scam and i don't buy it.

Answer 1

Just on March 14th, kind of goes with the Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Answer 2

Going green is definitely becoming a trend. This is both a good and bad thing. Good because the fact is, we waste a lot, we want a lot, and we make the world worse for it. Our kids will pay for our misdeeds if we don't do something. Therefore, it's a good idea to do certain things, like recycle, reuse, and try to be "clean" in our consumption. It is a whole cultural change, which is most necessary to change things, not changes in the law, which we need less of anyway.

It's bad because the lead towards green seems occurring with the worst offenders. They will make sure that products that are "green" cost more, there is virtually no regulation as to what is green and what isn't.

It's not the trend that's important. It's what you do overall and your awareness of how you fit in the grand scheme of things. For instance, I don't drive a prius - I just drive very, very rarely. I live in an area where that is possible, and that's one of the main reasons that I live where I do. I do recycle quite a bit. I do give to charity. Etc. It's more the big picture that counts.

It's good to be skeptical, frankly, because so many things are scams. Don't let the skepticism get in the way of the reality of the situation, however.

Answer 3

I don't buy into any hype either, however I recently have gotten into recycling. It's amazing how 85% of everything we use from shampoo bottles, to newspapers to tin cans can be recycled. I think what is important that you do what you feel is right for you and your family. IF you feel that recycling is valuable (which it is) then go for it! I have also recently started buying some recycled things such as plastic garbage bags, paper towels, etc. to help support recycling. I believe that if we can reuse and recycle things we use it does help us and the environment. Everything is a cycle, I don't think it's a scam though. I won't buy a hybrid car until the prices come down! These things have to be on my level, I am not going to pay more for something just because it is currently in high demand! Of course we are a capitalist and consumeristic society, you can't go completely green it's impossible, but I believe we can all reduce our impact from our daily lives on the planet. If everyone does something small it will make a difference.

Answer 4

So what do you prefer to let people keep with their lives?

Our Planet is in a Great Crisis and Al Gore whas not the one who started the green movement. The problem is that people like you havent been paying attention to what is happening in the world and prefer to live in your superficial lives without thinking in the impact that you are having in the world.

The polar caps are melting and by an estimate of 2030 the will be almost gone. 1 million species will become extinct or endangered. Millions of people Worldwide will have to evacuate and complete countrys will cease to exist. Go to Micronesia and see the effects.

Do You beleive that this Katrina Hurricanes is a fluke of nature?

No It is all Global Warming. GW is something natural but we (HUMANS) are responsible for its acceleration. animals will not have a change to adapt. It is not the same to tell you that you are moving in a year yo tell you that you are moving in an hour.

Going Green is a good choice. There are a lot of scammers out there but the overall goal is a safer planet. You have to see what is good and what is bad and take the best choice. If you have to pay more for green things its because they will cost more to produce. Yes they are produced in factories but the cost will be minimal compared to if it was unchanged. Tell me the same Co2 You use to produce a hybrid is the same o produce a regular car. But in the long run you wont use the same amount of gas and thus you will have a lot of savings.

The time for being a selfish race is over people. Stop the drama that you are the center of the universe because you are not. It is time to help our planet it is time to educate HUMMERHUNGRY beasts that it is not velocity and that it is cuality. Our planet cannot support longer this way of life and if we dont change poor of your children who will cry why did our parents dint do something when they had the time.

Answer 5

Going green doesn't mean giving up everything.
It means being more responsible for our own actions.
Even small things can make a big difference if we all do just the small things.

Things are made in factories, and that causes pollution.
But if one factory can make a coffee maker in a more eco-friendly manner and we bought their coffeemaker instead of one made in a major polluting factory - that is green.

Instead of getting a new plastic bag for groceries every time we go shopping, we take one from home or use a canvas bag or tote bag - that is green.

Instead of buying the latest greatest newest gadget every 3 months because "this one is so last week!", we use them for a little longer. And when we do buy a new one we recycle the old one - that is green.

Instead of turning on the A/C whenever it gets just a little warm, we open the windows, draw the blinds, use a table fan - that is green.

Instead of insisting on driving a huge SUV that burns a lot of fuel simply because "but its so cool, and that actor guy drove one in that movie I liked", we buy hybrids or fuel-efficient vehicles - that is green.

Instead of driving everywhere all the time (including driving the kids one mile to the mall or store) we walk, bicycle, or take public transit once in a while - that is green.

Instead of using old light bulbs that not only burn out faster but use a lot more electricity, we switch to the halogen bulbs as the old ones burn out - that is green.

Instead of leaving all the lights on in the house at night because we might go into that room sometime, we turn out the lights when we aren't in the room - that is green.

Its not an all-or-nothing thing. Each small change makes a difference. And we don't have to give up everything.

Answer 6

My, aren't you the cynic.

One woman's trendy is another woman's lifestyle. I was a vegetarian decades ago, when it was hard to dine out and shopping meant preparing my own meals if I wanted a varied vegetarian diet. Now I can dine where I please and shop easily even at the major chains. It took time for the process to evolve that gives me these choices. The same is true, I suspect, for the green or sustainable lifestyle. It might be expensive now, the choices may not be perfect, but give it a decade or two, and choices will abound, and the green lifestyle will be commonplace instead of something relegated to the dedicated few.

I don't preach, and very few I know who embrace green living preach their lifestyles, either. It's not a lost cause, you're just a green party pooper.

Answer 7

I hope it is going trendy!!

This is a very serious problem we are facing with global warming. This could cause a deadly fate for the human race and probably most of the remaining species on the planet if something isn't done. We need to rethink how we are abusing the earth...we keep cutting down tree's and our rivers are going to dry up!

Before you decide it's all B.S.. why don't you try reading up on it and make an educated decision rather than getting irritated at people for wanting to make a difference.

If it becomes the new trend...who knows what kind of impact going green can make.

Noone is asking you to go live in a tree....
plus they will soon be gone anyway.
and will no longer be able to protect us from the sun and help produce oxygen rich air for your lungs to breathe...

your summer's will be so hot and your winters so cold.

It is important to reuse what we have rather than using up all of our resources..when they are all gone...then what? what do you suggest?

Answer 8

I'm glad to see that "going green" is becoming more mainstream, but the only reason it is is because energy is becoming so much of a concern that it is getting to the point where it could actually save people money. Only when big businesses have good incentive to do a given thing will they try to launch it as a trend.

Did you know that a few people before the 2000s used to drive Biodiesel or Hybrid cars when they were expensive because they cared about the planet? Now lots of people do it because it could save you a lot of money!

Answer 9

Does it really matter if environmental harm is a "scam"? Wouldn't you want to help the environment even if we weren't in this crisis?

One of the best and easiest ways to go green is to stop eating meat. Did you know that a vegetarian saves an acre of trees each year? And the animal agriculture industry emits more greenhouse gases than all of the automobiles and trucks in the world.

Find out more at www.goveg.com.

Answer 10

Part of going green is actually saving yourself money too. My family built the house we're living in now, and we have saved a ton of money on our electric bills because we have a lot of insulation, we use energy star appliances, and we built our house tightly.

Going green is more about providing sustainable resources for the community. The thing with the solar panels is, while they do cost a lot, whatever energy you produce but don't use, you can sell back to your power company. So you're not only using less energy produced by nonrenewable sources, but then you are also providing energy that is "green"

Answer 11

At least the little steps help a little bit. If we did nothing at all, then you'd complain about that. I agree that there is a "green trend" going on right now, but it is helping to make people more aware of what they are doing to the environment. A lot of times investing in "green" actually saves money. Reusing cloth bags instead of getting plastic bags every time should help reduce costs. Energy efficient appliances and bulbs help save electricity/water/pollution. Walking/biking to work instead of driving saves on gas money. Get rid of your car and you save on car payments/insurance/maintenance/gas, which also helps the environment....