What is the biggest Hurdle People Face when Going Green?
Isn’t Money the issue with going green from the consumers stand point and even the producer perspective.
Do all the Materials just cost so much if not their is no reason that the world shouldn’t be going green.
Or are all of the companies waiting for the oil and coal to be completely gone.
So it’s partially the money, but it’s also the system in which we live.
For example, if you want to buy a "green" product, there’s a lot you’d need to know about the product: how were the raw minerals mined, how was it produced, and how will it degrade. The company that produced the product *doesn’t* have to tell you the answers to these things, right? No company ever told you "buy our soap! we used children in India to make it!"
So the company that has the information for a consumer to make a thoughtful choice has an *interest* in not sharing the negative stuff. Even if it did though, most of the products for sale today have gone through so many steps that you’d have to read a 100 page book to understand what all the effects are.
Companies are just doing whatever will help them turn a profit. As you note, the whole world would be "going green" if it was cheaper.
I think the solution is to legislate specifics about how companies can product products and how those products should degrade after disposal. Finally, I think reducing consumption is also a large part of the solution to living ecologically responsibly.
Telling everyone else why they are retarded.
Edit: Maybe I wasn’t clear enough as Steph couldn’t decipher but I’m pro-green. I was saying people that aren’t suck.
Obviously dealing with people like ‘Wally Bally’s ignorance & discouraging attitude. besides that i would say being misinformed and finding green products
That’s exactly it. Money. The way people are pricing eco friendly items is making no one want to buy them. That’s why we stand at the position we are today. People are afraid to spend too much money buying "green" items. But if everyone would open they’re eyes and see what we are doing to the environment with all this pollution and chip in and do their part in helping this world, we can save this planet we live on. That way we can have a brighter and better future so people that will be born in the future don’t have to suffer like we will if this keeps up. So I hope helped with your question.
Ignorance, a lack of concern and convenience. The price is controlled by supply and demand. If more people began practicing sustainability and also requesting green products, manufacturers would begin supplying the products more readily. Ultimately, this would drive the cost down.
When going "green" its difficult to discover the truth. For instance, the media & green groups keep pushing those compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. The EPA admits they contain mercury:
"CFLs contain an average of 5 milligrams of mercury. However, the amount of mercury can vary depending on the company that makes the light bulb and type of compact fluorescent light bulb."
http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/wastetypes/universal/lamps/faqs.htm#3
Mercury is a deadly poison and toxin. Here is EPA list of Toxic wastes, it is listed as D009:
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=9aca8fd181fcba8426e0a713ee0016bd&rgn=div8&view=text&node=40:25.0.1.1.2.3.1.5&idno=40
So as part of the "green" movement, our society is spreading mercury all over the land. We just spent the last 30 years getting mercury out of the air from industry, now we are putting it back! The exposure will occur only if the CFL breaks but once it does, its IN YOUR HOUSE WHERE YOUR MAXIMUM EXPOSURE IS! Does that make any sense? (look up "minamata disease")
Also, the next time you are in a grocery store pick up a "green" cleaner and compare it to commercial varieties. The ones I looked at had the same ingredients, in the same order. The only difference is one cost more. The "green" one.
The only real Green product are the hybrid cars, but then again, they cost a lot more and need a lot more nickel & cadmium (also EPA hazardous & toxic) for their batteries. Where will we dump those toxic metal batteries when they wear out? Do you want them in your dump?
As usual follow the money. Big Media is just as bad a big oil.
Lack of incentive.
I think it’s money. I would love to shop at Wholefoods, but it’s more expensive than my local chain supermarket. Even electric cars are getting out of my price range. I try to do my part on a smaller scale that I can afford, like recycling, using the same bags at the grocery store, composting, using green lightbulbs, donating instead of throwing away.
It’s stupid and doesn’t work. That’s all.