Over the holiday, my 16 soon to be 17 year old took me shopping to her favorite store "dEelias". While she was in the changing room, I snooped around and found some t-shirts that espoused the virtues of saving water. The shirt told how many gallons of water it took to do many things including making a car. Another t-shirt told about the virtues of solar power.
I was reminded of the clothing line while reading a column from "The Daily Green" on whether it's better to buy a new car that gets great mileage or hang on to a well maintained older car that gets good mileage. The point of the story is that in making these decisions, we need to remember the whole story...to see the big picture in making decisions.
The Daily Green suggested to hang onto the older car, as long as it kept getting the good mileage, because the manufacturing of a new more efficient automobile makes a big carbon footprint.
The t-shirts worn by my daughter and her friends are also reminders. It's a fashion statement to her, and an education tool for the rest of us.
