Where is going green going

[homealone]

The amount of green technology sales is in the billions of dollars, actually more than 103 billion dollars just in this year alone. Toshiba along with Samsung who are global leaders have been given accolades from greenpeace for efforts which they have given to the environment. There is much money to be made when being eco friendly. Question is how can we all be sure that the impact of the environmental movement will have a lasting effect? Truth is there is only one way, and that is to change the social mindset and make it the priority. We can not allow going green to simply be a passing fad.
Though over the last several years the amount of waste which has been recycled has drastically increased, this is good news. Though this effect is not because more and more people are wanting to do what is right for our world, is simply that the habits of people are changing. This is what is keeping the movement motivated.
Due to the fast pace that we are all progressing, we are left with masses of left overs of our innovations. More than 425,000 cell phones are exchanged for newer and better almost daily. Granted there are several options everyone has for recycling electonic waste, but the mass amounts of it are daunting.
The going green movement is forcing us all to take a much closer look at our consumption and not just where our eletronics are concerned. Smaller living spaces, energy management control, better lighting, and so much more are becomming more commonplace. Though as places become even more crowded, we will depend more on technologies to help rework the infrastructure of urban life.
Dormitory's and businesses have begun to show much intrest in renewable energy. Even computer companies are investing in solor power developments.
Architects as well have jumped on board and are looking to design better housing or Zero Energy housing.
At the rate our resources are being used it is extremely difficult to guess as to when they will be exhausted, and there is no scheduled time for alternatives to replace them. The choice we are facing now is to either fight over the resources we have to maintain the life styles we are all accustomed to or we can ban together and continue to work for a greener planet, with reasonable consumption and possibly restoration.
The idea of helping to make a greener planet sure sounds better than living on lily pads.

Some habits should be broken, others should be praised.

[flip_it_fast]

I agree with you. We all do need to do more to help our planet be a safe place to live and be healthier for our children. I think one of the things we all must do is to be more conscience about green living and to teach our children about it starting at a very young age. If it becomes their way of life, the only way they know then we can be assured that it won't just become a passing fad. It will continue to grow and our world will be much better off for it.

[homealone]

Teaching children at a young age to care about the environment is truely important. Having recycling as well as other eco friendly habits a part of every day life so that they are second nature will help save our planet. Sadfully it is most up the younger generations to help clean up what the older generations have caused. No use in crying about it, all we can do is do our very best to keep our planet a clean, liveable place to thrive.

[badmomma]

I do have to say that we do waste way to many things. That is why we spend so much time talking about recycling our household products to make things we need. I do like to buy new things but I also like to make things also.
There is no need to throw out a ripped sheet you can find uses for it just think. As far as electronics. They are making them so cheap that you can not only afford to buy new but you have too. I have a dvd player that I got for about $50 and its broken so I will have to buy a new one. I don't know however what to do with the old one. I hate to see it end up in a landfill.