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Interesting mission, you must be receiving a lot of flack from your colleagues. My long experience with realtors is they promote massive amounts of development in
I have worked with or for several developmental groups in
It`s the same here in AZ where we`re going from brown to green; I don`t get how some sleep at night. I took the time to find out what that guy was talking about because I thought it was "green spoof" but changed my mind on it after reading the overall position (if the users actually follow and all that jazz is something else indeed).
Still not sure if "Glad to be `Green`" is about selling or living green, or just a topic on feeling good about being environmental (it`s bad and not glad state as there`s so few bright shining lights) ... and I`m not sure if every service or product can even be green(er), but I`m convinced many will try to at least market as such (e.g., Exxon seems kind of evil to me) ... but I did think these forums are more about products than politics (is it possible to split the 2?~)
Bert,
Actually I don`t get any flack about it from my associates. Some really agree with what I`m doing and others respect me for it whether they agree or not.I`ve gotton people who never gave it a second thought to really start giving this some serious thought. I`m sorry you had so much bad experience with realtors, hopefully not to the point where the ones of us who are sincere in what we do are prejudged. As for my sincerety in this, I consider my time, money and reputation too valuable to waste on something that I`m not passionate about.
If my clients are not interested in the environment, at least for the most part I can convince them they doing certain things like saving energy, cleaner air quality, etc. will benefit them by saving money and greater comfort level. If saving the environment is not a motivator, then saving money usually is.
Chris,
Thank you for taking the time to look it over before just dismissing the idea. It is a great start in trying to make a difference, and that`s what I`m trying to do is to make a positive difference. EcoBroker.com has a lot of info on our mission, not sure if that`s where you read about it or not.
Sherry,
I think your efforts are great. I am sorry to hear your clients do not see its value. I am sure market demands from clients like that have been a big part of all the environmental and energy problems we have in
Bert
One of the things I think needs to be clarified is the definition of a Green Business. There are a ton of web sites and business out there giving it a stab. I think this is great! Many are doing it because it is a business opportunity since it is “in” to be Green right now. This makes me skeptical. I found this web site today and I feel it`s “About Us” section has a good definition of a Green Business:
Being a Green Business is more than just doing one thing. It requires a change in many habits and things we all think we cannot live without. I do not agree. The truth is we do not need to do without. We just need to change our priorities and our desires. Creating a Green Business is just like any other business venture. Talking about it is a good way to plan and come up with good ideas. Doing the plan and adjusting for mistakes along the way is what it takes to get the job done. Many people need to stop talking for marketing reasons and start doing. I am really happy to see so many at SuN doing exactly this in very innovative ways.
I think we all know we are really just getting started. In some of my recent posts, I have been talking about irresponsible development in
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20077092 00361
This is only one of many issues in South Florida we are facing because businesses put making money at the expense of the environmental above all else. Sadly many of them that did the damage claimed to be environmentally friendly as they did their dirty work. Now many of those that have done the damage have taken their money and ran. Those left behind are now facing the potential of a terrible wild fire season, shortages in fresh water supply and an ever decreasing wetlands in the up coming winter months. This is because, even though we have received rain, our area has been so severely drained that our normal dry seasons are now very bad. This is not Green Business and why I am so skeptical when companies say they are in this area.
Bert
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