Is it easy being green? Is that really what prohibits people from making these changes, the thought that it’s either too hard, too much work or more expensive? Check out this blog post from a fellow Philly mom blogger, and there’s a giveaway in her post.
It’s Earth Week and with it come the stories of environmental catastrophe everywhere. We hear about the whale that died from ingesting plastic bags and see pictures from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, we watch news from Japan causing us further angst about Radioactive iodine 131 and grimace at the continuing effects from the Gulf oil spill and it’s never-ending clean-up. All of it is disturbing and overwhelming. Where is Erin Brockovich when you need her?!
With so much environmental turmoil, our attempts at being better caretakers of our environment can seem, well, futile. Most of us don’t have $100K to lay down for installing solar panels on the roof and sinking a geothermal heating and cooling system into the lawn. But, don’t throw in the green towel just yet. Have you heard the old riddle, how do you eat an entire elephant? One bite at a time. The same holds true for our efforts at caring for Mother Nature and let me clue you in, it’s not just a coincidence that Ecology and Economy have the same root word, Eco (house). They both affect our homes and our families. While we can’t all have a zero waste home, there’s plenty we can do and it can benefit our families in the long run.
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