Welcome to the first post in the Green and Socially Responsible Consumerism series. The purpose of this series of short articles is to help us UUCRs better put our money where our principles are, and NOT put it where they AREN'T! Warning: Changing habits of a lifetime takes sacrifice, but the rewards of a better world are priceless!
This
first installation has taken a while, and a lot of asking,
web-searching and thinking on how to best grow "Green and Socially
Responsible Spending" in our UUCR congregation and beyond. I've been
reluctant to put any information forth until it was optimally concise,
powerful, valid and reliable. Since I found that such might take
forever, the following is a reasoned start toward that, with a plea to
your hearts to help us put even better info out there (see feedback note
below)!
The best information found so far has been from a website called Green America: The Responsible Shopper.
Where is the best place to buy gas for your car?
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The first item we are highlighting is gasoline. The following page
from the Green America site shows what they find to be the best place to buy gas for
your car: Responsible Shopper, Oil & Gas.
Unfortunately, the best choice, Sunoco,
is far from 'good' but it is the lesser of several 'bads' (it received a D, as opposed to a D- or F). We might as
well get used to this, as many of our most frequent and high expenditures will be for products that have no 'good' choices. At least we'll be supporting the best efforts of companies, and
making a real dent in the profits of the worst offenders. Future blogs will
similarly rate other common consumer products. Let me know which ones
YOU want Green and Socially Responsible ratings on!
