It ain't easy being green...

....so sayeth Kermit the Frog.

I have noticed an interesting trend developing during my commute to and from work lately. I'm seeing that a lot of Enviro-Crusher 4000s are being replaced by those darling, hybrid vehicles. This makes me very happy. I have never been able to comprehend why most people feel the need to drive gas guzzling, glorified station wagons. It's not my fault that you cannot control your reproductive habits and need a school bus to cart around a passel of children. It's not my fault that you are too vain that you cannot resort to driving a fuel efficient vehicle which would do the job sufficiently. You are killing Earth and I do not like you (although...I fancy those ballsy Eco-Terrorists who like to blow up car dealerships).

But listen here, you...you people who feel compelled to switch to a hybrid because the price of gasoline is beyond ridiculous. There is more to being green than trying to save your pennies. There is more to being green than driving one of those hybrids.

I have seen one person driving a Honda Insight down I-540. The license plate reads, "IMGREEN." No you are not. And I will explain why. This "green" person was zipping down the highway in their Honda with a bag of dry-cleaning hanging in the windows. The dry cleaning process is not green. Thusly...Mr "IMGREEN," you are not green either. Your vehicle may be green, but you are still part of the problem; not the solution.

This morning, I had the joy of following a Toyota Prius down Leesville Road. Here, we have another person who is so very proud of his greeness, that he decided to chuck a wad of litter from the driver's side window.

I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a die-hard environmentalist. I do all that I can, though. I realize the approach to solving the problems of pollution involves baby steps. People cannot switch value sets and methodologies over night. It is an expensive endeavour. These changes take time. But, people also need to be aware of their short-comings and crimes against nature. Don't insult my intelligence by pretending to be something you are not through your choice of vehicles.

You are not green. You are the cancer which is destroying my home.