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This week on the “Today Show” they had on a columnist from the New York Times who compared being green to being patriotic. He said, that developing alternative fuels and not being dependent on foreign oil is ultimately the best way to help our country. Is being green, the new red, white and blue?
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We all have to do our part, but it bothers me when a great movement starts to become a political movement!
I do agree that global warming is going to have far greater impact on the world than just warming. However, taking the term"green" and turning it into a political symbol is not cool. It should not be equated with apple pie and waving the flags.
Doubtful. Whenever I interact with people who aren't from places like SoCal, the Bay Area, or NYC, I'm surprised at the level of skepticism and dismissal of environmental issues.
Moreover, I experience defensiveness when anyone says the U.S. isn't the best at something, even if it's being "green." Take a look at this recent global survey conducted in part by National Geographic:
Americans least environmental, according to a new survey
http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0509-hance_survey.html
Which isn't surprising, when you look at consumer habits or energy usage, yet it raises the hackles of the red staters to no end to be told there's something wrong with their way of life.
Certainly some of us live green, even in red states, but unfortunately the bulk of our compatriots don't. That's a reality, not a political agenda. But leave it to the NY Times, tastemakers that they are, to make such a declaration...
Don't be so quick to dismiss the US in its efforts to go green, we truly have come a long way from where we were 50 years ago.
Sadly, a huge part of the slow progress is not a lack of information, but a lack of action. Only 50 percent of the US population is served by curbside recycling. Though the states without it are not known for being progressive, it is time that curbside recycling, along with other environmental programs, becomes the norm, because we are definitely trailing in becoming "green" compared to the rest of the world.