Go Green Homie, Go Green

Here's a video found from over at ACE (Alliance for Climate Education). This video keeps it on point with real talk and some surprisingly decent hip hop (yea, I'm weary of 'rap for a cause' joints). I don't like people that get overzealous and pedantic with their causes and over exaggerate things for effect . Smash that hippy dippy soft talk. Watch this video.



I'm down for real changes that actual people can put in effect. For one, I would love it if there were better ways to eat more local/organic meat and produce, it just tastes better and it's healthier. If I'm in nyc it makes sense to be able to buy food from upstate instead of having it shipped from across the country (or world for that matter). Granted, there are always going to be some things that aren't going to grow locally like bananas, etc. but there's a ton of stuff that can be. There needs to be a way supermarkets can introduce more locally grown ingredients so that it becomes the norm instead of the exception, and to do it in an economical way unlike Whole Food$. I don't want to be extreme and go live on a commune but It'd be great if I could shop in a way that makes real change.

Humorously enough, I was just reading in Good Magazine how Wal-Mart of all places is making things more green. Energy wise it makes sense for them because making their stores/warehouses energy efficient is saving them tons of money. And also they are requiring their distributors do the same or they'll take their business elsewhere. Because Wal-Mart has so much leverage the distributors have to follow suit but they'll also end up saving money themselves in the long run. A trickle down effect that is causing real change. Think if Wal-Mart decided to do the same for trying get more local and/or organic ingredients in their stores. (I'll keep the post positive and not comment on the not-good effects Wal-Mart has on local retailers, that irony can be saved for another day)

-the thos