Comments on: The Situational Consequences of Consumption http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/the-situational-consequences-of-consumption/ Wed, 22 May 2013 05:13:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ellie http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/the-situational-consequences-of-consumption/#comment-13917 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:51:09 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/?p=4362#comment-13917 I should download the entire paper before I make a comment, but I just have to say that there is a lot of social injustice to eco-friendly products. For one thing, greenwashing (advertising products as eco friendly when they’re not) is killing the chances of environmental improvement. It should be illegal and flagged as false advertising.

Also, why should the consumer be motivated to buy something that costs 4 times as much? $7.50 for organic butter, are you kidding me?? I’m earning a master’s degree in conservation biology but I cannot afford a hybrid and I can barely afford to eat when I buy organic. People living in poverty have to tolerate all types of pollution, while they would starve if they had to shop at Whole Foods.

If the USDA wants to charge over $1,000 per year for farmers to be certified organic than only big Agri will survive. Government has to help local businesses survive before they can expect the consumer to pay outrageous prices for eco-friendly products.

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