I have to agree with Leah’s statement as well as Dan’s. If green has become a marketing effort, so be it. It allows more green products to be available to the public.
When I built a couple of years ago using a lot of green materials, it was really hard since finding them in my area was next to impossible. Now, there are so many wonderful products out there because people are receptive to them.
I am not going to deny that there is overconsumption and people will say they are green as a status symbol.
However, I also believe people are going to consume no matter what and telling people not to is naive. At least they will be buying green, which one more step that they may not have done before.
Would I like people to buy in moderation and reuse what already is? Absolutely. However, everyone has their own priorities and agendas whether the rest of us like it not.
Like Leah, I started a blog, http//:www.green-talk.com to help people to build green from my own experiences. It has morphed into more of a green living site. I try and alert people to reusing and recycling based upon my own experiences. I can only hope that some people who read my blog will learn by my way of life and try changing theirs. I know I have learned a lot from my own readers.
So, if I am considered an EcoMom, then I join the crowd, but without the preaching.
Like Dan said, baby steps for now as well providing choices. You get a lot more done with honey than vingear.
