The Cult of Green Consumption 5/6/08 | Issue Letters

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Issue 1007
May 06, 2008

The Cult of Green Consumption 5/6/08

I enjoyed Fred Bernstein's insights on what being green really means. But he needs to brush up on his gay research, or dial down his sarcasm a bit. Bernstein claims that "no gay person has bought a riding mower -- ever." Sorry, Fred, my partner Tom and I bought a riding mower when we purchased our house a couple of years ago. Only about an acre and a half of our seven-acre property is lawn that needs to be mowed, but a riding mower is really the only practical way to mow it. I know, vast stretches of green lawns are not exactly "green," but the grass was there when we bought the house. We might consider getting rid of the lawn but -- here I go trashing another gay stereotype -- we have a limited amount to spend on our home and yard and we just can't afford to do that.

Dan Weiller
Kinderhook, N.Y.

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