Effects of Going Green

Today we are going to look at the effects of going green, along with their positives and negatives! While going green may be a nice sentiment as a "protect the future of our children" bias, actually going green is going to be difficult. Yet, the benefits of going green is also great so we as humans must be able to make some sacrifices to be able to go green.
One advantage of going green is you get to protect the environment!

A cleaner land gives us something better to look at. We can enjoy this on a daily basis at home and also when we travel to remote, scenic areas. If we take care of the soil through organic agriculture, it will continue to provide us with high quality food and if we take care of our landscape, it will continue to provide us with essentials such as clean air and potable water. Going green also benefits future generations, who will inherit the restorative effects of the positive changes we make as well as the damage we cause.

Going green even just at home is great because you teach your children to go green as well, and at that early age going green will definitely leave a large impression and keep their children to go green starting a chain reaction within your future generations.

A green world also produces health benefits. By changing the way we travel and reducing green house gases, we as a people can enjoy cleaner air and healthier bodies will come as a result.


Going green will also help you save money in the long run by plugging leaky faucets and taking advantage of programs set forth by the government in an effort to increase going green!

Although there are these great advantages to going green, there will also be disadvantages. 

The small inconveniences of going green can be a deterrent. Actions that almost anyone can do that include biking or walking instead of driving, using less water while showering, or using the air conditioner and heater less can make an impact on the environment. Many people think, however, that these small efforts are merely inconvenient and are of no help to the bigger issues in the environment. It is better to make small trade-offs for the environment now rather than dealing with the even larger inconvenient harm we are placing upon the planet later. If everyone were to just change their way of thinking and contributed to these small green actions then a huge impact will be seen!

The time commitment associated with green living is a major disadvantage for many. Most are unsure whether their efforts in going green are useful at all because effects of their attempts cannot be seen instantaneously. As a result, we believe that people should be educated more thoroughly about the massive advantages going green can have on our future generation and our planet because efforts do pay off in the long run. 

Another major disadvantage of of going green is the up front cost. As stated in our previous posts, solar panels and energy efficient light bulbs are a great way to go green and save money in the long run. The costs of installing these items, however, run quite high. While we can assess the cost benefits of using these items in the long run, there really is no way of assessing the cost of the damage we have the ability to cause to our planet if we keep going on with our harmful ways of living. 

Those who are intending on going green also have to be quite meticulous. Many products on the market that are advertised as "green" may actually end up doing more harm to the environment than good. In order to prevent great efforts from going to waste, it is advised to always do research and ask questions so efforts are used to their full advantages!