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5月2日

The flaw of the environmental movement

A recent article in The Boston Globe reads "...customers willing to pay a premium will soon be able to power their homes with environmentallly friendly wind power."  Okay great. I think it is a great step forward. I hope that more and more people will opt to pay the almost $5 dollars more a month. The more people who sign up, the more wind projecst that can be started. So yes, I am happy to see that Massachusetts has finally gotten it together to at least make environmentally conscientious choices available to people. I believe Seattle and Washington state and I am guessing but not sure, all of the West Coast did that years ago. Most of Europe has been using wind power for years. But why do we have to pay a premium to do something good for all of us? Why are we not given a reward? Why must we be forced to pay more to help our environment? Why doesn't Massahusetts give some sort of incentive to both the power companies and to customers so that everyone can afford to help our environment? Why do the "green-friendly" cleaning products have to cost a dollar more than the ones that both destroy our environment but also potentially harm our bodies? Why are all the gas-saving cars so expensive? Why should being environmentally conscientious cost more? That to me is the biggest flaw of the environmental movement. It needs to change. I am not sure how or why or who but some how some way being good to the environment needs to be economically viable for all. Period. Untill our politicians, companies, and our governments do that, we will not be able to stop the downward spiral of the destruction of our earth. The article goes on to say that this is a "prime example of how we can use market mechanisms to combat climate change." Yes great. So why can't we figure out how to bring cost-effective products and choices to the market for all of us not just to those who want and have the extra money to spend? Please, make it work for all of us!