Crank Up The Rant Machine

Okay, at the risk of becoming a total tree-hugging, granola-eating, smart car-driving, environment freak here's another post about tree-hugging, granola-eating, smart car-driving, environmentally freaky stuff.

The more I think about how I impact my planet the more shocked I become. When did this attitude of total disregard for the consequences of our actions come into existance? Actually it's gone beyond disregard and become a non-issue; no one chooses to ignore his/her impact, we've just forgotton that there is one. Just take two seconds to stop and think about how much unnecessary waste we produce. How many napkins do you need to wipe up a spill or paper towels to dry your hands? How many lights do you need on at once? Do you need to drive everywhere? Now I'm not suggesting that we all buy hand-powered toasters, or even drive smart cars. I'm not even saying that we need to overhaul every facet of consumption or to go backwards in technology to wood stoves and no electricity. All I'm asking is that we stop and think about what we consume. Reduction is way more effective than recycling, but it's talked about less.

You don't have to run out right now and buy 100% post-consumer toilet paper, but just don't let apathy or ignorance reign. If you decide that you actually do need 20 yards of paper towel to dry your hands then so be it, but just think about it.

Tree-hugging, granola-eating, smart car-driving, environmentally freaky rant ended...for now...