When I was a kid alpha amphibian Kermit the Frog lamented that, "it's tough being green..." Fast forward 30+ years and everyone is "going green".
I am not against saving the planet. After all, without Mother Earth we'd be homeless. (You don't see any Sunday Open House signs on the moon.) I dutifully bring my cloth shopping bags with me to the grocery store. I recycle my empty soda bottles. I even use all-natural, biodegradable pine kitty litter. What I find irritating is the proliferation of eco-jargon.
So many individuals and businesses claim to be green or are going green. Just what that means depends on what's being sold or what they want you to believe. Honestly, the last time I "went green" was after eating a bad shrimp quesedilla at a Mexican restaurant.
Sustainability is another eco-buzz word making the rounds. On a personal level, sustainability means staying awake past 9:00 p.m. I don't even understand what a carbon footprint is, but it you track one into my kitchen, I will be seeing red.
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