So what do you think the future looks like? Is the green movement a fad or is it something that will last and eventually just become part of our society and the way we live our lives? Did people only care about fuel-efficient cars when gas was $4 a gallon and now that it’s down we don’t care?

While there are always people on the bandwagon I do believe that social responsibility, sustainability, green, environmental or whatever you want to call it is becoming mainstream. I totally agree with Brett’s comment…”"Green” needs to move away from being a subculture and an identity to just being a part of our lives.” And I truly believe that we’re getting there. I see more and more people using canvas bags, I see less people buying bottled water, I see more options for green cleaning products.

I think the real challenge is to get people to understand why. Why should we begin to change these habits. I’ve already mentioned a few but there are so many other things we can do in our daily lives…

• Stop buying bottled water (doesn’t a reusable water bottle just make more sense.) It saves money and greatly reduces your waste. Plus we all know “bottled water” is just tap water right?
• Turning off lights and electronics when we don’t use them. It’s truly just wasting electricity.
• Start using all-natural cleaners, I can tell you they work just as good. Plus they aren’t made with harsh chemicals and who really wants to use that many chemicals.
• Talk to other people about the changes you’ve made and let them know why.

I think we should really start to rephrase the issues. Stop saying don’t do this because it will destroy our planet and instead say do this because it just makes sense.

I’m certainly not the expert and I’m definitely not perfect. In fact right now I’m using a space heater (very inefficient) to heat my office. I bet if I checked I have a light on I don’t need. The point is not to be perfect but to begin looking at daily habits with a new perspective.