How To Make Balanced Environmental Ethical Decisions? (Not Fanatical And Not Ingorant)
Majority of us are hesitant to become aggressive environmental activists. We have our own occupations and activities that consume most of our time. At the same time, environmental ethical considerations (especially those linked to global warming) can not be ignored anymore. How should an ordinary person like you and me (assuming we are ones) incorporate eco-friendly thinking and habits into her/his own lifestyle and decision-making?
There are lots of advice and messages on what to do and especially on what not to do to become more eco-friendly or to go green. With lots of imperatives one can become confused, suspicious or even downright hostile to the environmental gospel. Assuming you want to avoid this attitude but at the same time you are not willing to go lay down naked on the glacier in protest or block the airports with demonstrations etc. there are some important issues you need to think about.
In ethical decision-making we are prioritizing our values within our value systems. Some concerns are more important to us that other ones. For most of us, for example, the...