Do you think this going green movement is a joke?

Question

i am currently living in japan, i have seen so many eco friendly effort here. epically before the g8 summit,

but see what they came up with?

they set a target at reduce co2 to haft in 2050!!!

and every company producing eco friendly products here seem to have only one same target.

get people to buy their stuff as much as it possible!!!

i am no kidding.

they all say something like, help save the earth by buy, buy, buy and please don't forget to buy this too!!!

people talk very little about re-use, and "say nothing" about re-duce!!!

people talk a lot about recycle because those big company behind recycle biz make big money, then again buy buy buy and buy our eco friendly product!

how is the going green movement in your country doing?

is it all about gov's pr and big company making money like what i see here in japan?

Answer 1

Got the same problem over here. Too many people act before they think on this subject. Reducing is the first major step to solve most of the problems we face in the Industrialized World (especially the US). The AFTER we have reduced do we go to the reused and greener alternatives. For example, just because we start using a green fuel, doesn't mean that we should go back to 15 mpg highway for a car. I am a big supporter of Capitalism, but this is one of the downsides. However, we, as smart consumers, can save both the environment and our bank accounts if we just think a little before we buy.

Answer 2

It sounds like our countries are very similar on this subject. This is our second era of going green, in the 1970's we called it Ecology. The principals are the same, leave less of an impact on the earth.

In our country the economy seems to be the number one concern of governement. They see any growth as a good thing. We haven't reached a "tipping point" yet. We have commercials with the CEO of a cleaning company saying they are green because they use solar power to fill plastic bottles with toxic cleaners. We have car companies saying they have a fuel efficient vehicle because when you are stopped you SUV shuts off 2 of it's 8 cyclinders.

Fortunatly we have a lot of people out there educating people on what going green should be. And all the marketing in the world can't fool someone who has become enlightened.

I live in CA and we seem to be the most progressive state when it comes to reducing carbon emissions and renewable energy. We have recently enacted a couple laws that will make a true difference, but it is still baby steps in the right direction. We now have mandatory reporting for all stationary carbon emitting facilities. Basically anything that sends particles into the air and isn't on wheels has to report how much and what it is releasing. The next step will require them to begin reducing their emission, the goal is to reach emission levels of 1990 by 2012. We have the toughest vehicle emissions standards in the nation, all cars that are registered in CA have to get a smog check every other year so they all have cataletic converters, we also require semi trucks to shut off their engines when they are waiting or parked. Ca also gives rebates for renewable energy for both home and businesses. I'm getting a $10,000 rebate for my solar PV panels.

It's a start, we will continue to do more.

Answer 3

Its all about the money.

Answer 4

"thinking green" is a universal "trend". Trend or not though it was about time to do something about the planet, no?! in greece where i live its not "buy buy buy" as you said its just save energy recycle etc etc...

Answer 5

As of now...from what I see, the green movement in America is poisoned by idiots that will jump on any bandwagon without actually thinking it through.

After all, who can explain Ethanol ? Fuel made from food, less efficient, more heavily subsidized...meaning the government wastes our tax dollar to make it more affordable or competitive with oil...so we are all paying more for Ethanol without being conscious of it. It has to be trucked since it can't be piped, it burns up small engines ......... all in all its just a bad idea that gained ground.

On the other hand, i'm seeing some of the actual intelligent people push for what we need ...more Nuclear energy to power cities...Solar power supplements......BioReactors look promising for producting biofuels, food supplement and reduce co2. Not that I think Co2 is the evil culprit that mindless eco-freaks make it out to me.

But it is tiring to listen to the noice of bad science, lying scientists, inaccurate data, knee jerk reaction activist and losers that do'nt have a life and think they've found a worth cause to make them feel like they matter.

Stop the noise, find out the truth, study and cross-reference a little before you open your mouth and s***w up our lives I say.

Answer 6

ABSOLUTLY! Finally were thinking smart.

I been green since the 70's when it was a color name and not a new fad word.