Thursday, October 9, 2008

It's not easy being green.

I've been an environmentalist/conservationalist since 1965. We were called "tree huggers" back then and ridiculed by most. My friends and my family began a recycling collection in 1969 in Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey. My garage was full of smashed glass containers at one point. Today, towns and townships have recycle programs.

Now it's fashionable being "green." Windmills have been erected, water and trees are being conserved, and fear of global warming is being taken seriously. These green objectives are the same that we were pushing in the 60's. It took forty years, but folks are finally "getting" the message.
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