Instant Survey: Green Living - Sea Change or Pet Rock?
by Erin Courtenay - Madison, WI on 05.18.06
"Green Is The New Black," "Green Is The New Red, White and Blue," "Green Living: Is Sustainability the New Luxury?" April found popular lifestyle magazines and newspaper features gleefully pondering the (apparently novel) concept of living with the Earth in mind. Of course we were all thrilled with the attention that was showered upon our little project - though I can't help but wonder: was it a flash in the pan or did the latest frenzy of eco-coverage signal a new era for green living?
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Green is the new greed - I particularly liked this usage in yesterday's NY Times article "Feel Good Investing With Profits, Too" where is suggests money managers are substituting "an 'n' for the 'd' at the end of 'greed'"
My bet is on it dying out if gas prices ever go back down.
That'd be a possibility if not for peak oil. I mean, it might go up and down, but the general trend over the next years will definitely be upward.