Greening Up With The Joneses

An article in the NY Times looks at the change in American attitudes towards eco-issues.

Conservation is becoming a subject of recrimination and debate inside many American homes, perhaps to the greatest extent since the 1970’s. Whether prompted (or shamed) by rising gas prices, a dependence on foreign oil or dire warnings about global warning, some Americans who have never allied themselves with the environmental movement are taking it upon themselves to drive less, consume less and recycle more, environmental organizers said.

Over the last two years, environmentalists say, they have been fielding more inquiries from people seeking practical solutions to combat global warming.

Greening Up With the Joneses – New York Times