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The “green” phenomenon, if I can call it that, seems to be germinating lately. In fact, it was a continuous cycle, rather a spoke wheel that represents the various avenues of “green” resources linked to the hub that drives the ongoing process. It’s just that these seemingly different categories have come together to form one great “mulch ball” that rolls and affects every aspect of our earthly existence.
It’s the “Happy Green Recycling Cycle”! Jolly Green seems to affect everyone in some way. We are “going green” because we truly believe that it is the best way to conserve our natural resources and that it is the best way to preserve health, wealth and wisdom. Or because for “greening” we would be rewarded with cash, credit or in kind. And what kind of competition has this caused in the commercial world!
Today there is a “green” alternative to everything. In the case of electronics, there are “energy star” devices. Motorized lawn mowers have their spool manual push counterparts competing for the customer. To save energy, we have energy-saving bulbs as well as solar powered bulbs. The automotive industry, which struggles to stay above water, is taking a fight to find the best energy-efficient biofuel or electric car ever. Kudos to those auto companies that come out with an impressive number of “green” rides choices.
Needless to say, we “merry green” zombies will “dress to impress.” Yes, we just “have to” buy this new toy (oh sorry, electric car) to impress our company’s management (especially if we get paid for the car) or just to make our neighborhood neighbor jealous of our belongings. Enough of the auto industry – for God’s sake, what would we do without our cars? Coming back to the “dress to impress” section, we have organic (USDA-certified) cotton or silk garments that appeal to our sense of comfort and health and appeal to the popular belief that synthetic ingredients used in the production of artificial fibers do not suitable for sensitive skin types. This could be the clothes we wear or the bedspreads and sheets used in our bedrooms. Speaking of sensitive skin, you can find resources all over the internet about ‘organic’ baby clothes and bedding, organic baby food and baby bath products to protect the health of our precious little ones!
For interior decoration, we can choose from a huge collection of handicrafts that are not made by energy-intensive machines but by craftsmen and human hands, from natural resources such as bamboo, jute fibers, clay ceramics, organic cotton, boiled silk fibers and the list goes on and on . Even buildings are now built “green”, and this involves environmental design, bearing in mind energy and water efficiency and the minimum use of natural resources.
Visit the gardening department of any hardware or merchandise store and you’ll find alternative plant foods and fertilizers in addition to those loaded with chemicals, organic soils, compost, and kits and containers to set up your own, even recycled pots, unlike synthetically produced ones. In order for any of these and other products to be considered ‘green’, there are basic guidelines that are used to ultimately classify them as energy efficient, beneficial for the environment, of natural origin, recyclable and environmentally safe.
Touching the core of human existence, food sources are classified as natural, organic, farm-grown, as opposed to “genetically altered” vegetables, “hormone-injected” meat, processed meats, refined grains and flour. The latest standard is “organic home farming”, which is said to be even safer than organic farming. To promote this belief, local neighborhoods and towns are encouraging buy from neighbor programs that help people who grow their own vegetables profit and profit from their work by selling and buying from each other. Will the “Go-Green” phenomenon stay with us? From ‘twisted’ lights and hybrid cars to ‘organic’ decorations, clothing and food, even companies are leading the way towards ‘greening’. Yes … we are in the middle of a green revolution, for the better … or worse for a huge world population, be it ethically, hygienically or even religiously.