Today is Earth Day and it is time to reflect upon how we are living on Earth as humans. A lot of us don't realize the impact we have on the environment and the planet itself. I think it is time to appreciate the earth as a whole and realize that resources even though there limitations, we as Humans need to appreciate what we have right now.
Although there are many who think they are actually helping the Earth with certain purchases of "green friendly" products, they don't realize the long term affects of their so called "good deeds". For example, many people have been buying hybrids, especially the costly Toyota Prius who don't realize that the battery just by itself is a big environmental hazard. It needs to be replaced every five years and the fact that it doesn't get created and shipped by the environmental stork, instead it is shipped by polluted container ships. Everyone is so concerned by the end result that they don't realize the environmental impact the companies are affecting with producing these "green friendly" products. Toyota does not have a total "green friendly" factory in producing these Hybrids, in the end you are just buying these to make yourself not mother nature feel better.
This is why, there should be more awareness and understanding of products that are "green friendly". As we continue, I believe more and more will realize the common sense in going "green friendly" and still benefit themselves and mother nature.
