On the green horizon

You’ve switched your bulbs; you carry a cloth grocery tote.

Experts suggest more earth-friendly changes are coming!

“Solar panels and electric cars are wonderful, but they’re still things.

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We need to de-emphasize stuff.

If stuff made us happy, there would be nothing but happy people in Beverly Hills.

We need to find less remedy in things and more in family and friends.

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My favorite is The Sustainable Dance Club.

Engaging people through things they’d do anyway makes it seamless and fun.

Companies now have people advising them on being eco-conascious.

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Disney has an entire department dedicated to it.

It’s happening all over; 1 person will turn into 2, and then 10.

Buildings will harvest their own water and electricity and recycle their own waste into nutrients for the community.

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Nature regenerates this way.

It’s a little metaphorical to say, ‘Let’s make a building like a flower.’

But if we don’t start thinking about these things, they’ll never happen.

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We’ll be able to feed ourselves with wonderful, healthy, better-tasting food.

“Goldie Caughlan, nutrition education manager at PCC Natural Markets in Seattle.

Caughlan served on the board that helped develop the USDA-certified organic labeling introduced in 2002.

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Air would smell better, and buildings would be more energy-efficient.

Living with plant life will be a constant reminder of how our actions affect the environment.

With that comes more bike lanes, more riders and safety in numbers.

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Not even Al Gore can direct this movement.

It’s not going to come from the big names.

It’s coming from you and your neighbors.

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“Reverend Billy, cofounder, Church of Stop Shopping and subject of the documentaryWhat Would Jesus Buy?