Comments on: Issues with green issues

By: Lara

Lara — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:09:04 +0000

So funny that you should write about this. I have been thinking and feeling the same for sometime now. And just when I thought that I have seen it everywhere possible…I see it pop up somewhere else. Honestly, it’s my sentiments exactly. There is always a point of overkill in our society/media. I’m really happy that it’s getting attention, but I want it to actually be making a difference in daily lives. I pulled out an article I saw today in New York magazine about the same thing (“So We’re Green. Now What?”).

Where is the line? And how do we keep a good balance? Only when “being green” is part of our everyday life…and not just some trendy, mainstream idea.

By: Lori V.

Lori V. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:26:45 +0000

My friend Risa & I were just discussing this; the same thing is happening with “eco living” books. They’re starting to sound the same. Exceptions go to The Better World Handbook, as it covers so much more than just environment! Have you bought a copy yet?

By: Rhett

Rhett — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:02:54 +0000

I totally feel you on this one, and I’m starting to wonder if green issues are in danger of jumping the shark like they were back in the early 1990s. Green is the hot topic right now, and eventually, the hype is going to have to wear off. At least this time nobody’s made a ridiculous kids cartoon. Back in the 1990s, the clue that we’d all jumped the shark was “Captain Planet and the Planeteers”. I mean…what?

That said, this wave of hype has been good. It’s brought capital investment to the table and helped keep the public aware of important discussions in the halls of power. It’s bringing new people around to a greener way of thinking. The thing to do is to enjoy the hype while it lasts and be prepared to roll up our sleeves and keep ourselves together when the hype is gone, because if we do, we’ll have a higher starting point than we did the last time around.

For us, that means doing what all bloggers do– preaching to the choir.

By: river2sea72

river2sea72 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:39:49 +0000

Yeah, I noticed this and wrote about it too.... Everyone's on the green bandwagon, it seems. What will be the lasting impact, though unless people and governments make significant changes?

By: Alina

Alina — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:06:04 +0000

Wow! Vanessa, step away from the biodegradable pen!! Don’t throw your life away, girl!

Seriously now, I guess it must be kinda obnoxious, but I personally am not so exposed to it, you know, living in Europe and all I only get it through the internet… Wanna move over here?

By: Preston

Preston — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:42:50 +0000

I don’t know quite what to think about it myself. Lots of it is good information, but I’ll say that some of it is feeding off the hype. We’ve got to remember that these companies are in the business of selling magazines, so green is selling right now. That’s good.

http://jetsongreen.typepad.com/jetson_green/2007/04/its_a_green_spr.html