Archive for July, 2007
Here is an interesting article in the New York Times called, "Buying into the Green Movement" which discusses how green consumerism may be conterproductive, and "the millions of people whom environmentalists have successfully prodded to be concerned about climate change are experiencing a SnackWell’s moment: confronted with a box of fat-free devil’s food chocolate cookies, which seem deliciously guilt-free, they consume the entire box, avoiding any fats but loading up on calories."
They quote Paul Hawken, an author and longtime environmental activist who says,“green consumerism is an oxymoronic phrase,†he said. “The fruit at Whole Foods in winter, flown in from Chile on a 747 — it’s a complete joke. The idea that we should have raspberries in January, it doesn’t matter if they’re organic. It’s diabolically stupid.â€