So a couple of weeks ago I was out enjoying the change of seasons and I happened across this amazing photo. It really highlights the interaction of man and nature. It got me to thinking about how much are we willing to pay to be "green". With the economy in a major downturn and the pending "change" coming to the world how much are we really willing to spend?
My personal opinion is that this commercialized push to be green will be relatively short lived. Most corporations have jumped on this band wagon as a way to get good PR, not necessarily because they want to change the world. The one thing it has done is drawn attention to every aspects of our lives. I don't know about you, but I'm not willing to cut the TP down to 3 sheets per use like some have suggested. I work hard for my money and I would like to spend it myself. The last thing I want the government to do is dictate to me what I can and can't buy. I'm not saying that I don't believe in being green - I just would prefer to not be told that I have to be green in every aspect of my life.
I'm not into organic, but I'm into buying local - you go figure the difference. I don't mind recycling, but I'm not going to start piling my garage with garbage. I conserve on gas by running to several places all at once, but I don't want to drive a car that looks like a golf cart. Now the real question - how much are you willing to pay to be green? Are you really willing to pay 10 times the amount you pay now for your electricity? Are you really willing to pay $4 a gallon for gas? Are you willing to pay $3 for 1 organically grown avocado? Why shouldn't the free economy be allowed to sort these things out. Maybe there are enough people out there that will be willing to pay extra for these things, but don't force it on us. Between taxes and the necessities of life I'm tapped already. Just like that photo above, nature seems to do a pretty good job recovering from our obsessions. Yeah, it's going to be a little scarred, but over time it will bounce back just fine. I think it's more important for us to be responsible than it is to be fanatical.
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