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We were all just waiting for it to happen, the ubiquitous articles on greening your Christmas. Well the Washington Post was right out there in front of the pack with a full spread on how to have a green Christmas. From presents, to trees, to wrapping paper, to lights. The Post article goes on to discuss which is greener, a fake tree, a real tree that is recycled into mulch, or a burlap-root tree. In the end, they couldn’t decide. I do, however, have an alternate suggestion. It’s environmental because no trees were cut down, and apparently 100% recyclable: a Festivus Pole! And, as a bonus, if you want to leave it up all year long, it converts into a basketball net. What could be better?
Perhaps this post is a bit less serious than my usual, but I simply could not resist.
Elizabeth Striano
Consultant and writer on sustainability and the environment
www.agreenfootprint.com
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At the risk of showing my dorkier side, I just have to say that I was happy to see Thomas Dolby (of “She Blinded Me With Science” fame for those who haven’t kept up with this genius) is planning to record his next album using only solar and wind energy. More impressive I think, is that, as he says himself, “It may be perceived by some as me jumping on the current green bandwagon, but that’s really not the case.” He goes on to talk about his family’s other, longer-term “green” habits.
My point in mentioning this is that I wonder if the expanding celebrity greening is a positive sign for the growing Green Wave, as coined in the book Green to Gold. I was surprised to learn that there is even a blog dedicated to celebrity green gossip. What I find intriguing about this type of news, is that it’s more about celebrities DOING green rather than PREACHING green. We all tire quickly when some rich and famous celebrity tries to tell us how we should be living our lives. But it’s a different thing all together when they are doing actually doing something themselves (something positive of course) without being preachy about it.
Could we all, as Americans, be persuaded by this more gentle push to become more environmentally sustainable?
