Comments on: What It Doesn’t Mean To Be Green. http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/04/07/what-it-doesnt-mean-to-be-green/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: jason http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/04/07/what-it-doesnt-mean-to-be-green/#comment-4349 jason Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:28:43 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2299#comment-4349 It all boils down to education. I didn't start eating organic till i knew what GM foods were and the horrible companies behind it. It's a learning experience. You start off with cleaner detergents, then a few months down the line it's personal care products, then a healthy mattress, and next thing you know you're just a person who's more aware and cares. Not knowing allows people to be careless. The more they know the more their conscious plays a part in their decision making. It all boils down to education. I didn’t start eating organic till i knew what GM foods were and the horrible companies behind it.

It’s a learning experience. You start off with cleaner detergents, then a few months down the line it’s personal care products, then a healthy mattress, and next thing you know you’re just a person who’s more aware and cares.

Not knowing allows people to be careless. The more they know the more their conscious plays a part in their decision making.

]]> By: Michele http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/04/07/what-it-doesnt-mean-to-be-green/#comment-4348 Michele Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:49:10 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2299#comment-4348 That's a good point! It's worrying how easy it is for any old product to be marketed as environmentally friendly. Sometimes even purchasing products that really are greener than what you might already have is wasteful (if you already have it, will it benefit the environment to get a new model?). I agree that we have to be watchful of consumerism in general, and if we still have that urge to go out and spend, why not buy a service, like a massage? I could use one of those! That’s a good point! It’s worrying how easy it is for any old product to be marketed as environmentally friendly. Sometimes even purchasing products that really are greener than what you might already have is wasteful (if you already have it, will it benefit the environment to get a new model?). I agree that we have to be watchful of consumerism in general, and if we still have that urge to go out and spend, why not buy a service, like a massage? I could use one of those!

]]> By: Meg from FruWiki http://thegoodhuman.com/2009/04/07/what-it-doesnt-mean-to-be-green/#comment-4347 Meg from FruWiki Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:24:45 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2299#comment-4347 In fact, I've heard that some recycling centers WON'T accept crushed cans. In fact, I’ve heard that some recycling centers WON’T accept crushed cans.

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