Can’t afford it? Not necessarily true. There’s a lot of money to be saved by greening. Herb Hauser, president, Midtown Technologies: “Green means different things to different people…[For some, it’s about] the environment, but [for others] it has to do with money…”

The cost saving approach solves some of the inevitable conundrums that come with looking for the “right” way. If the “right” way isn’t obvious, choose the “cost-effective” way and be a market driver. Conundrums are not excuses for doing nothing. Remember: “Reduce what you use, reuse what you can, and then recycle the rest…”

Recycling is always right. Don’t let anybody say otherwise. Some wiseacre wrote NewEnergyNews complaining that the new compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) require special recycling because of their mercury content. To quote the Vice President, “So?” Recycling CFLs is not a big deal. They rarely burn out. Save them and take them when it’s time to recycle other electronics.

Is that too much to ask when it’s doing the right thing by the only earth we have to live on?

No complaints about all the savings from using CFLs, by the way.