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  Chump is as Chump does

  That was the most obnoxious article I have ever read on Grist.  It made me reconsider my subscription (decision pending).  

  I truly appreciate that Grist posts pieces challenging both conventional and unconventional wisdom, but this eco-chump article was just stupid -- and demeaning of people who try to make more environmentally sound buying decisions.

  The fact that the article focused on Doritos as a potential eco-product (what the #$% do you expect of Doritos?!?!?!?) is ridiculous, as is the part of the story about buying bark mulch as a drain cleaner.  Not everyone is so stupid.

  Penrose is right about one thing -- he gives credence to Barnum's saying about one being born every minute, but I think that adage applies more to him than the rest of us eco-chumps out there, even if we do occasionally buy the wrong paper towels.

  The article also showed Penrose knows nothing about how effective the power of consumers who care about the environment can be.  Praising McD's for ditching the styrofoam?  Duh -- that happened ONLY after a very effective grassroots consumer campaign concerned about CFCs and recycling forced Ronald McDonald's hand.

  I have a sense of humor -- really.  Maybe if this article was funnier, or more clever, the point and the attempt at satire (??) would have worked. Alas, it was neither funny nor clever.  Instead, although Penrose claimed not to be discouraging people from trying to buy more ecologically-friendly products, I can't see how it did anything BUT that. On When it comes to green products, who's zoomin' who? posted 4 years, 4 months ago 14 Responses