With everyone jumping on the green bandwagon, it seems we are going to need a grassroots “Green Watchdog.” Companies that claim green status should be scrutinized for veracity. Industries believe that the public can be easily misled; they may be right, but I think that we will find a few flies in the soup in the next few years, as we begin a belated trend towards true eco-consciousness. It is important, I believe, to not let a few unscrupulous individuals and companies to jade us into complacency regarding the impact of all our actions upon the environment.
I think that the way to implement this watchdog is to run it at a grassroots level with social networking and volunteers. Anonymous reportage from individuals within organizations, and voting systems in a virtual online portal would be most effective. Don’t leave it up to any governmental organization or company. For an idea of how this virtual world might run, see my articles on Building Community on FreshAsylum.wordpress.com
http://freshasylum.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/building-a-community-with-natural-ethics/
http://freshasylum.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/building-community-article-2/
http://freshasylum.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/building-community-article-3/
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Lackadaisicalness says : I absolutely agree with this !