With the rise of global warming fears and need for sustainable alternatives, everyone seems to be jumping on the Going Green bandwagon. I am starting my undergrad study related to the Environment and love what I’m learning because I believe improving our surroundings will inevitably improve our lives. It’s a simple logical conclusion I came to without ever soaking up any of the knowledge they’re projecting about the Environmental crisis in books, movies (Inconvenient truth anyone, lol), etc. You can hardly call me the passionate green activist, but I believe the Environment is extremely important (even if I don’t yet go to great lengths to preserve it or voice my views). But as soon as I tell certain people what I’m studying and hoping to do a career in, they are immediately skeptical. I’ve met friends, professors, etc. that believe the concept of “global warming†is a complete myth, and is mainly used by affluent personalities to stir up controversy. Others think it’s just an image, with several celebrities using it as a device to increase popularity. So it’s hard for me not to feel that there ARE a number of people that refuse to believe in conservation, sustainability etc. and are rejecting it merely because they feel it is a mainstream trend. However, there is no way anyone can convince me that protecting the Earth can in any way be a bad thing. What does everyone else think? Are you skeptical about all this fascination with everything Green?
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