Happy Earth Day!
Posted April 22, 2013 7:20 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Today is Earth Day, and you’re being asked to tread lightly and look at changing some everyday habits to help the environment.
Leslie Garrett is author of The Virtuous Consumer, and she tells News1130 many people argue it costs too much to go green.
“I think that’s become a real misconception around the idea of making changes in terms of environmental choices. You should be buying less of what you don’t need,” she explains.
Garrett doesn’t think it has to be difficult.
“It’s almost become a stereotype that to be an environmentalist, you have to drive a Lexus Hybrid… and buy organic everything. I will argue that if you’re doing it right, you should actually be saving money.”
Earth Day was first launched in 1970 in the United States. Since then, it has become the largest environmental event in the world.
