Even though the "Green Movement" started more than a decade ago, it is only now becoming the trendy thing to be, do and buy.
With everyone talking about going "Green", more and more companies are advertising how green they are.
But are they really "Green" or are they just talking the talk to grab your hard earned dollar.
It takes more than selling a few green products to be called a Green Business.
The true nature of going green goes so much deeper than that! In my opinion if a company wants to be green they should: oSell a majority of Green products and not just some.
oUse recycled packaging for their products and shipping.
oUse Solar, Wind, or any alternative energy to run their business.
oAnd support their community on "Green practices".
I realize that many of the big companies such as GE, DuPont, McDonald's, S.
C.
Johnson, and many others, are taking steps to change the way they do business, but they must step up their timetable and stop using harmful chemicals such as, polyvinylidene chloride, Ethylbenzene, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Styrene, and many more which are chemicals associated both with cancer and endocrine disruption.
Ideally their manufacturing plants should run on Solar, Wind, or some kind of alternative energy.
Today you can find many small businesses that make their products using green practices.
They use Organic Cotton, Hemp, Kapok, Buckwheat hulls, Natural Latex and Recycled Poly fiber.
You can find Organic coffee that is responsibly Grown & Delicious, Organic tea that is made from the purest ingredients on the planet with full organic tea leaves and no added oils or flavorings, Organic Vegetables Seeds, Lawn care, Soil care, and more.
These products more often than not, come from small family run businesses that sell their products with the planet foremost in mind.
With the energy crisis among us today there are many small companies that sell solar lighting, panels, heaters, batteries, and so many other solar products.
You can find small scale wind generators that are an economical method to produce your own energy while reducing your carbon footprint.
The upfront investment for a small scale wind generators is significantly lower compared to solar panels and makes wind power a more cost effective solution for geographic areas with an abundance of wind.
Shopping Green has gotten a lot easier with new small businesses looking to offer better products for the eco-conscious person.
To consciously choose to be a "Green Shopper" can be daunting when all the variables are taken into consideration in terms of a person's individual environmental footprint.
Computing the equation includes transportation habits, household energy consumption, food, clothing and other buying choices, it all starts to get very complex.
Keep it simple with the popular mantra, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Consider carefully everything you do, determine how it affects your everyday living conditions, and your quality of life going forward.
Whether you realize it or not your individual choices bring global consequences.
Will you choose to continue to be part of the problem or bring about the solution.
Choosing to shop "Green" you can make a difference.