Response to “Going Green? Easy Doesn't Do It"

After reading the article “Going Green? Easy Doesn't Do It” by Michael Maniates, I would say that I agree with the argument presented. Doing the little things to help the environment just doesn’t cut it anymore. More people do need to focus initiative on taking on a more prominent role in their green actions, but without enforcement I doubt people will get serious. Most people will argue that they don’t have the time or that it involves more effort to play a bigger green role. Without someone forcing individuals to tackle the bigger actions, they won’t. One could argue that people do the little things to clear their conscience, doing a little in their minds is better than not doing anything at all. At this point though, Maniates is correct, the time for doing little has passed and more people need to step up to the plate. People need some nudging though to get started, more would be interested or compelled to do greater things if the United States had more legislation devoted to decreasing our ecological footprint. Legislation would also set an example of what actions are expected in order to start truly making a greater environmental difference.

Brittany Stewart