The whole %26quot;Go Green%26quot; thing is irritating me SO BAD!!!!? I care for the Earth enough to relize this whole going green thing is a total scam. Companies are trying to get us to buy their product because their company is %26quot;heloing the environment%26quot;. People go waste time,money, and gas to go out and buy it. They want us to think we are helping, but we are really doing nothing. They are using up our LAST BIT of Fossil Fuels to make thousands of their stupid product (a bit of an exageration, but you catch my drift). Its sooo annoying to me. I want to acually HELP the environment, not buy a product from some place that %26quot;claims%26quot; to help save the world. If they were really helping, they go to the Polar Ice Caps and save some animals, but what ar they doing? Advertising. And once the media%26#039;s attention on the world dies down, its going to get worse and a lot of people will forget about the environment!! Are you getting annoyed by this too? Its really bugging me.

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4 months ago

To the 5th person: You need to be getting our facts straight. I know about turing off lights, recycling, compost piles, etc. Apparently you must not own a tv. You musn%26#039;t have been listening to all the Car Commecials about how they are making Hybrids and using %26quot;less energy%26quot;. But how do you think those cars got there? Magically? NO!!! They burned fossil fuels we could be saving, just to make cars. Same with everthing else. http://www.greenwashingindex.com/what.ph... look at this. Type in greenwashing in google. You%26#039;ll get tons of stuff.

4 months ago

I never said there was anything wrong with Hybrid cars. I never said they were bad. I%26#039;m just saying companies just need to acaully start helping, isntead of advertising. And I%26#039;m sorry I didn%26#039;t put your name Meme. I wasn%26#039;t sure if that was your real name of Screen name and I couldn%26#039;t remember it by the time I started writing my response. And I wasn%26#039;t really directing twoar you. I just put %26quot;5th person%26quot;. So I%26#039;m sorry. I guess we just have to get over the fact we both have different opinions right? I was just trying to get my point across and not offend anybody. I was just hurt that you got so mad at me. I mean I%26#039;m still only 12 so its not like I can do much but tell my things to Yahoo. =[
So once again, I%26#039;m sorry Meme. I hope you forgive me and atleast see where I%26#039;m coming from. I understand you point alot, and I do agree- but I have my own opinion.
♥Marlana

But of course there are some purchases which really do help the environment. For example, CFLs and hybrids (and I mean real hybrids like the Prius, not the massive SUVs that are slightly better than non-hybrid SUVs but still get 20 mpg - that%26#039;s greenwashing). So it%26#039;s just a matter of filtering out what%26#039;s really beneficial for the environment and what%26#039;s just a company trying to make a buck off pretending to be green.

First of all I%26#039;m not %26#039;catching your drift%26#039;. What is THAT about?
And second of all YOU%26#039;RE annoying ME.
You don%26#039;t need to buy anything to help the world and the environment. You just need to do simple everyday things. Like turning off lights, using less water, picking up trash, recycling, and walking more than driving.
Who the heck ever said anything about buying stuff as a way of helping. You could be a freak%26#039;in hobo and still contribute to saving the environment. And what products are YOU talking about????
Ya know, maybe you should get your facts right. Well first of all I do have a name. If you haven%26#039;t noticed it is MEME! Alright?
Ok well to get to your stupid coments- what the f are you talking about, SERIOUSLY?
If hybrid are going to be beter than other cars then jeez. Its better than polluting the world. Gosh. If you don%26#039;t want a hybrid than don%26#039;t buy one. It is thast simple. I%26#039;m not sure why you think it is such a huge inconvienence to you? Well I hope you get smarter really soon because if not than people will seriously start to pissed off.

I guess I WAS over reacting. I%26#039;m just very... opinionated. I%26#039;m sorry if I made you upset in any way. I totally respect your opinions and I do see where you%26#039;re coming from, I just don%26#039;t agree. But hey, that%26#039;s life.
So yeah, sorry for being hostile. Forgiveness is being asked.

Its called awareness not brainwashing or green-washing as you call it. This is the problem w/ ppl! You wreck things and then want to ignore it. The world didn%26#039;t wreck itself, it was humans and for the moment being its going to have to be humans to do something about it. Get over yourself! If you don%26#039;t like what you see ignore it like you do already w/ problems.

Of course the companies want to make money, but so what? It is keeping people employed! And as far as your comment about %26quot;we are really doing nothing,%26quot; that is simply not true! If every person in this country bought one energy saving product instead of the regular product, it would have a measurable impact!

I agree with you 100%. There%26#039;s too much corporate profiteering around the %26quot;green movement%26quot;. All the major energy companies are trying to sell us their %26quot;green credentials%26quot; when actually they%26#039;re desperately exploring for, pumping and refining fossil fuels to keep their profit margins high. The only %26quot;green%26quot; energy companies are the ones solely devoted to renewables and they are few and far between when compared to the majors.