How can I contribute to greening?
I am confident that Barack Obama will do so much more for the environment than any president ever, but there is something that Newsweek is reporting that has bothered me.
According to information that often leaks to the media, apparently he was sometimes irritated by the stupid questions that get asked to politicians by the media. For instance, NBC anchor Brian Williams asked him about “what’s a personal thing that you’ve done [that's green].” He told his aides that if he told Williams that “‘Well, I planted a bunch of trees.’ And he says, ‘I’m talking about personal.’ What I’m thinking in my head is, ‘Well, the truth is, Brian, we can’t solve global warming because I f—ing changed light bulbs in my house. It’s because of something collective’.”
I think that is the wrong attitude many people have. Can I really make an impact if I take a green shower or reduce my paper consumption by printing on both sides of the paper? The answer is yes, it does make a difference, just because if everyone would think that they wouldn’t do it because no one is doing it or that their contribution wouldn’t matter, nothing would change. When we all make a small change, we set examples for others to follow, and it does have an impact.
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