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How confusing can going green be?

When I first decided to try and make a small difference in my little corner of the world
(my home office) I was excited about all the possibilities of how I could go green.

It seemed like such as easy thing to me, go green in my home office, be eco friendly, help the environment.

Boy was I wrong, or was I?

It seems these days everyone is going green and has advice on how to do it correctly.

I am really bothered by the condemning approach many of the so called experts are taking to every action.

Example, if I am using reusable bags instead of a bazillion plastic bags at the store that’s not good enough, oh no now I have to make sure my reusable bag is made of organic cotton. And the condemning doesn’t stop there; I am supposed to check out what kind of processing plant the maker of the organic bag has. Do they use green energy?

PLEASE give me a break!

I think I am a reasonable woman and I want to make reasonable efforts to make my home office green. The way I see it, using a reusable bag over and over again is better for the environment than a one use plastic bag even if it’s not the PERFECT solution.

I really worry that this all or nothing approach is going to scare off the average person from making any change at all. And don’t forget, it us average folk who really hold the power to make a real difference, there are only a few AL Gore’s in the world.

If you want common sense changes to help your home office go green subscribe to my RSS feed, and by all means share your tips here too. I’m going to do my best to provide a voice of reason and keep posting easy to implement tips here every week.

Today’s Tip – Take back your power, use any reusable bag you choose