There was a brilliant article in the WSJ a few days back about the evangelizing church of green and the hypocrisy of the whole (bowel) movement. Definitely take the time to READ IT HERE.
A good passage from the article…
In reality, household recycling is mostly about absolving the guilt of Lexus liberals who just hate themselves for enjoying an affluent 21st-century lifestyle. The aim seems to be less saving nature than building self-esteem.
And it has worked. Too well. I can barely tolerate the proud recyclers, hybrid-car owners and “save the polar bear” button-wearers who smother us with their self-righteousness. A few weeks ago I was at the house of some friends, and I accidentally tossed a plastic Gatorade bottle into the glass recycling bin. You would have thought that I had made a pass at their daughter.
This is just another way in which the self-loathing liberals avoid true service to their fellowmen and the search for meaning.