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Is the Green Revolution finally here? (Original Post)
notemason
Jun 2016
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JonathanRackham
(1,604 posts)1. Finally?
I thought it was alive, well and thriving for some time?
Blanks
(4,835 posts)2. It is significant...
That the segment continued to grow despite the low gas prices.
there is a sense of desperation involved. I sure feel it.
JonathanRackham
(1,604 posts)4. I've always done green things because it was the right thing to do.
As a kid conservation was a necessary life style for budgets. It became a habit. As a hiker-camper, everything was low impact on the environment. I taught my kids and the scout troop this.
I wear my socks and jeans to a two micron thickness before I shop for replacements. I'm not cheap, just frugal. I abhor conspicuous consumption.
If people think from desparation I only see they make a temporary change.
Sitting in the backyard typing amongst the trees......