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If you have signed up for my newsletter and received your copy of 10 Simple Actions to Environmental Improvement you will find that I have been talking about this - organizations that promote environmentally damaging products as green.

A term that describes it is Greenwashing. We have to put a stop to this. Do we really want to do something about the environment, or just feel good about maybe doing something?

I would suggest that writing a quick note to companies that engage in this behavior and letting them know about the negative publicity they will be receiving will make a difference faster than waiting for government legislation.

Here’s an excerpt from an article about the practice.
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If you read my posts regularly you will know that I’m a proponent of conserving energy. For instance, I make it no secret that I believe conserving energy is more important than finding alternative sources of energy.

By conserving energy we reduce our pollution in so many areas. Pollution can be caused during the energy generation process, during the energy consumption process, during the creation of the generator itself, etc. The less energy we produce and consume, the less pollution we create.

That all being said, I nearly choked when I read this article about an environmentalists who wants to draw a connection between drinking and driving and wasting energy. His thought process is that drinking and driving is considered anti-social behavior, and that’s the way we should consider wasting energy.

I’m sorry, wasting energy may be antisocial, but I see little connection to the two.

Drinking and driving creates a critically dangerous situation. Wasting energy destroys our environment, yes, but it is not something we need to treat with nearly the same urgency.

In addition, I suspect that trying to “shame” people into conserving energy is not going to change their behavior. Many still fail to recognize the damage that they are causing. If they are challenged in such an in your face manner, they may become obstinate and defend their behavior rather than changing.

I would suggest showing them the benefits that conserving energy will bring to not just our society, but to them personally.

In the article Dr Dixon says

I would agree that being able to afford to waste energy should not be the key factor in whether people decide to do so or not (obviously I want them to choose not). I’m just not sure he’s going to motivate people to change.

Am I out to lunch? Is he correct in his approach or am I? Let me know what you think.

You can read the full article at Fox News.