I am getting pretty fed up with being asked to make sacrifices! My old car had a turbo charged engine and when I stepped on the gas pedal that baby accelerated like a rocket, my hybrid has no quick pick me up! Next they’re going to want me to separate my trash! Constantly we are being asked to give things up for a country that could put a man on the moon. Why can’t we fix the environment without so many sacrifices. Where are all the quick fixes?
In all seriousness, while we continue to “green” our technology, we need to realize that we can’t fight global warming and preserve the environment without making some lifestyle changes or sacrifices. Yes, we need to sort our trash — what we can recycle, what can be composted, what just needs to be thrown away — but is it really so hard to rinse and recycle your beer and/or soda can instead of tossing it in the trash? You can even get cash back for doing so! Is it really so hard to turn off the water while brushing your teeth? How much would you actually notice if you set the thermostat 1 degree higher in the summer and one degree cooler in the winter? Do you really care if your products don’t come with extra fancy packaging?
Little things like this really add up and perhaps as trite as it sounds, it does make a difference.