Monday, September 7, 2009
The "Going Green" Fad
"Going Green" is, indeed, a fad. People are just jumping on the bandwagon. No one really cares about the enviornment, they just want to seem "cool" by pretending to care. They are making futile efforts toward the enviornment that are actually harming us as a nation. Global warming: people are attempting to lower greenhouse gas emissions by driving hybrid cars, and not buying as much gas. While, in the long run, this could potentially help, but in the short run, it has made our economy tank. If anyone was wondering, its spending money that helps the economy, and our economy is substantially based upon gasoline. Besides that, cows produce as much greenhouse gasses as humans do, and one single volcanic eruption produces more greenhouse gas than humans will ever make. In the big picture, humans have very little impact in changing the world's climate; how do you think the Ice Age ended? "Going Green" is a fad; it is as meaningful as Pokemon cards or Beanie Babies. I hope no one will be sucked into its "making a difference" or "change" appeal, because, ultimately, it will leave you feeling very ashamed in yourself.
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This is very sarcastic and abrasive, but I like it and think it should be very effective. You will undoubtedly need to provide some proof to the wild claim about cows and volcanoes. If they turn out to be true then they are really strong points. You can also talk about "going green" as being a marketing ploy because it truly is a fad that just sucks in the customers. This is especially apparent in the fashion industry, with minimalistic, earthy looks very popular right now. I can honestly say I want to read more of this paper.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy this introduction, because it is attention grabbing, and also holds interesting facts. I don't know if they are true, so as Dirk said, you would need some proof. But it is truly a strong opening.
ReplyDeleteThis is very strong and I can tell you feel strongly about this. However, I would be careful- if someone was reading this that was part of the fad this may put them in a defensive stance after being called a fake and one who's been tricked. The cows and volcanoes statements are great, they really put it into perspective. I'd also be careful about generalization. There are some people out there who do care about the environment. Now whether their caring is hopeless or mis-guided is another thing. So be careful with claiming no one really cares. Other than that, great paper. I want to know more.
ReplyDeleteI really like the topic. The way you connect the going green fad to the tanking economy is great. The cow and volcano comments are great too, but just like the first to comments said, they do need proof. But overall, great idea, and great intro.
ReplyDeleteThis topic appeals to me because i have the exact same opinion. You make some god points in the end about it's meaningless. The only other argument is why does it matter if people want to go green. It's not hurting anything just like Pokemon cards don't hurt anything. Let people try to to help because if they think they are it makes them feel better and then they won't whine to people like me about the environment.
ReplyDeleteGreat opening! I myself was going to do this topic, but changed my mind. However, where are you going from this? You never really left anything to wonder, you put out your statement and it felt like that was it. So maybe work on transitioning to an actual paper. I really enjoyed the comment on pokemon and beanie babies....it really is just a fad!
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