Hah,
Who knew I was eco friendly. I just thought I was cheap and messy. It’s hard to stay this way when everyone around gets a whole new wardrobe every season.
However, I think environmentalism has swung the pendulum into a good discussion that will yield a middle ground. It’s good to try to find paints that are less toxic, to have alternative sources of fuel. How about office windows that actually open instead of relying on air conditioning?
Environmentalism went from a fringe into mainstream. Yes, some things are extreme, and inconsistent, but good things have come out of this. America has recycling programs, there are biodegradable disposable products. When people see a problem, they figure out a way to solve it.
There are plenty of things that don’t make sense. My Dad was a chemist for Exxon, and he said that California had laws on allowed and unallowed chemicals that had nothing to do with chemistry. He also said that there are chemicals that you can’t smell that are much worse then those that you can, so educated people need to make some of these decisions.
A middle ground needs to be reached, and actual versus pretend problems do need to be identified these things take time and discussion, which is what is going on. Good Job America!
