Green Living and Eco-Friendly Lifestyles are the New Black

Global warming is a touchy subject for some individuals. Now though it seems everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of green living. There are very few commercials out there that don't have the phrases, environmentally friendly, eco, or green. But in this new rise of green living how much of it really is green? More importantly, if it's mass-produced is it really environmentally friendly?

Walmart has a line of 'Eco' furniture made from 'Environmentally friendly' materials. It's cheep, accessible and perfect for a dorm room. This in my mind, places it with economy rather than environmentally conscious. When box companies bring in more environmentally friendly materials I think it's wonderful on one hand and the devil on the other. When Walmart, Target, Best Buy and many others offer green living solutions at an affordable price I think, 'hey that's alright.' I mean it's great that companies are seeing the need for reducing our footprint but at the same time the green monster called money slips into the equation. Face it big companies are in it for the money. The more stuff they sale, no matter how green it is, the better off the company is going to be. More stuff equals more money, which often means more growth and more waste. Living green is not about growth. It's about simplification, minimal waste, and living as low impact as we can. Now I'm not saying big box companies are the devil, far from it. I love Target, I love that they carry healthy choices for snacks and reasonably priced clothes, but I do not go to Target or Walmart for my green solutions.

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