Do people actually care about helping out the environment, or are they just following the new fad to "go green"? It seems to me that people have started to recycle and become conscious of the things they throw out or the energy they use now that advertisers, celebrities, and other influences have told them to. Does anyone really care? In this article, they argue that people only found out about global warming because a celebrity made a movie and the media picked up this story. CLICK I'm pretty sure that this is the case. Media and merchandiser have latched on to the stories of the polar bears and what celebrities have been doing to make a profit.
My little step sister started caring about what she wore last year and would buy so many outfits. Among the accessories to go with her clothes was a bag with a peace sign and the words recycle and going green. She obviously didn't believe in recycling and conserving when she put that bag in the give away pile along with the other clothes she wore for a month. She was doing the right thing by not trashing the clothes and donating them, but she didn't even wear them long enough to wear them out to a point where someone would donate them. The trend that made that bag for my step sister probably didn't even donate profits to an organization to help the environment.
I don't see many bags with the recycling symbol around campus. Do people not care anymore? These celebrities seem to care. But the question is, would we care if they did not? There are the few people that have been die hard environmentalists and tried to support the movement for a long time. I guess I shouldn't complain about people bandwagoning on something actually worth while. This fad probably saved a couple of land fills from being created. O well.
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